So New England with Ian Brownhill

Johnny Hilbrant aka the “PE Guy” joins the So New England Podcast to talk Boston culture, private equity stereotypes, and why New Englanders are blunt, loyal, and allergic to fake people. From Chicago vs Boston to weddings, wealth, bad weather, and brutal honesty, this episode perfectly explains why New England just hits different.

Boston rapper Token joins the So New England Podcast to talk growing up on the North Shore, using music as therapy, and why East Coast artists carry a different work ethic. From mental health to the grind behind half a billion streams, this episode is a real look at what it takes to build something lasting in New England.

Gary Bolles joins Ian and RJ for a raw, funny, and brutally honest conversation about growing up in Southie, fighting through addiction, and finding a second life in standup comedy. We get into Boston culture, viral content, therapy, and what it really takes to put yourself out there. One of our most genuine and meaningful episodes yet.

Origin USA founder Peter Roberts shares how a New England entrepreneur rebuilt American-made manufacturing, partnered with Jocko Willink, and helped launch Jocko Fuel out of the woods of Maine. From losing his first business to resurrecting looms in old New England mills, Pete breaks down how jiujitsu, grit, and “built by freedom” thinking turned Origin USA into a movement, not just a brand. If yo...

Competitive eating, speed eating, and wild food challenges take center stage as Zona Eats joins So New England for one of our craziest episodes yet. Zach “Zona Eats” Zona breaks down how he went from posting a random meal-prep video to becoming a 250K-follower competitive eater who crushes Big Macs in under a minute. We talk training, stomach capacity, staying in shape while eating 25,000 calories...

Chef Ryan Scanlon went from growing up on Martha’s Vineyard to cooking under Gordon Ramsay on Next Level Chef. In this episode he breaks down the reality of filming the show, how chaos in the basement kitchen REALLY works, what it’s like having Gordon as your mentor, and why New England shaped the chef he is today. We dive into Vineyard summers, wild restaurant stories, Boston food takes, private...

And just like that another episode down and another amazing New Englandah we have here to share with you! Today’s guest, NASCAR driver Tyler Tomassi and boy is this episode pure speed! Tyler joins the boys to discuss where his story began and just how he got into one of the fastest sports around. Tyler gives us an in depth feeling of race day and just how one gets into this field to become a race...

When it comes to music there are so many talented beautiful people out there who can command your presence with their voice and on this installment of the SO New England Pod we introduce one of those voices and we get to know Rhode Island’s very own, Nick Casey. Nick joins the boys and shares his passion for music and how it’s a true family affair learning that both his mom and dad also have talen...

If you know, you know 🍋 This week the boys sit down with Ben Morris from Del’s Lemonade — the frozen treat that’s been cooling New Englanders since 1840. From the brand’s roots in Cranston, RI to its spot at Fenway Park and Gillette, Ben shares the history, flavors, and New England pride behind the lemon that defines summer.

Welcome back to another amazing episode of the SO NE PODCAST, this weeks guest is Sammie Herrick who joins the boys to share her lifestyle, stories, travels and much more! Sammie comes to us proudly from the Seaport of Boston and dives right into her life story of growing up in N.E., becoming a demon deacon and even her time spent over seas. We get a crash course on the vegan lifestyle and some am...

On today’s episode of the SO New England Podcast the boys head out of the studio for a field trip! We were lucky enough to get invited to a staple in New England, Legal Sea Foods where we got to sit down and interview COO Matthew King. We learned all about Matt’s journey and how he started out going to school for culinary all the way up to present time where he is the head of one of the biggest st...

On this episode of the SO NE POD we dive in with our amazing guest, Rhode Island native Elizabeth Beisel. This former Olympian now turned musician shares her journey as a young teenager filling out a life long dream, to a now proud musician as she learns an entirely new passion. Elizabeth joins the boys and discusses growing up and being in such a different place than most kids her age. She shares...

As New Englandah’s we always get so caught up in our “typical” food with the flare of being so close to the ocean sometimes we forget we can slay the meats as well! And look no further then Dom’s Sausage and owner Mr. Domenic Botticelli! Since 1936, three generations providing Boston with some of the tastiest meats around. Don joins the boys and let me tell you, the mouths were watering and the ta...

Nothing describes a New Englander best then words like grit, integrity and determination but when it comes to exemplifying that, look no further then our guest Thomas Smith! From big dreams to big purpose Thomas is what defines New Englanders through and through. He joins us on the pod and tells his story as an up and coming hockey star, to the first person to be paralyzed three separate times and...

Hope you guys brought your appetite for this episode because once you finish listening you are going to be pretty darn hungry. When it comes to food this episodes guest doesn’t miss and my man came with receipts! We welcome Michael Petrigno to the pod! This mass native spends his days eating all around New England so if you are ever in an area that you may not know much about and are hungry, check...

Was it the chicken or the egg? Well, we still don’t but we did learn an awful lot about chickens when we welcomed Lisa Steele aka Fresh Eggs Daily to the pod. We asked her anything and everything there is about chickens and learned so much about farming these popular birds! Lisa shared with us how her career started on Wall Street and what changed for her to become a farmer up in Maine. How her ch...

Episode 54 has come and gone and we can’t wait to introduce this hilarious New Englandah! From behind the mic and on stage to here in the studio, we bring to you, Comedian Jay Martin. From Methuen Mass holding it down for all you comedy lovers, Jay shares his background in film and love for writing. We dive into how that translates into comedy and how over the years it takes practice and reps to g...

Who doesn’t love a good feel good song, or maybe just something with a good tune that makes you smile. Well on this episode of the SO NE POD we are going to introduce you to singer/song writer Mr. Lou Bello!! Lou performs all over New England showing people you don’t have to be from the south to crush country music! With his Boston roots making music was always a passion for Lou, he shares how it...

When it comes to New England it doesn’t get more homie than our boys down at Fenway! And who better to represent them on the SO NE POD, then one of New Englands biggest Red Sox fan, the one and only Jared Carrabis. He joins the boys to discuss his love for the Sox and just what baseball means to him. Jared brings us back in time to good ol MySpace and how everybody’s best friend Tom helped him out...

THE BOYS ARE BACK!! After a small summer hiatus filled with fun, projects and tons of memories we are excited to announce we are back for a “season 2” if you will. We’ve missed you all and we hope you missed us. Here is a little bit of what the last few months for us entailed and also a sneak peak of what’s to come. We got some amazing New Englandah’s in the queue and can’t wait to show them off t...

EPISODE 50!! Can you believe it, what a milestone we have accomplished and we couldn’t have done it without you, our amazing fans. This episode being such a milestone needed an amazing guest and I think we nailed it, but you’ll have to listen and let us know! The man, the myth, the legend… Mr. Justin Straight aka The Bean Wizard (insert bean yodeling) joins the pod! We’d also like to show some lov...

Well buckle and get ready bc today’s episode may just SPOOK YA! We have a very special guest as Amanda Noel aka Spooky New England joins the pod! She came prepared to talk all things paranormal that go bump in the night. Amanda shares with us her origin story, what made her go down this path and just how important what she does is to her and her fans. She takes us into a few of her favorite places...

When it comes to the word Tenacity our guest for episode 48 sets the bar as high as it can go! During this installment of the SO NE PODCAST we sit down and get to know Paralympic athlete and fellow New Englandah Noelle Lambert! Noelle shares her journey as a young athlete playing sports until a tragic accident changed her life forever. But did that stop her you ask …. SHE IS A NEW ENGLANDAH of cou...

When it comes to this weeks guest we got the honor to get to know him in the ever so beautiful MGM Grand in Springfield Massachusetts and as always they did not disappoint. The accolades alone for this guest could take up the whole screen so you’ll just have to listen to RJ’s intro to hear em all! The SO NE POD brings to you, one of the members of the Patriots Dynasty that set the standard for yea...

Andddd ACTION!! This episode brings us to the big screen as the SO NE PODCAST steps from the spotlight to behind the camera and gets to know this fellow Rhode Islandah currently holding it down in New York, the ever so talented Director, Writer and Producer Manya Glassman! Manya shares with the boys how her passion for the arts at a young age started and how it lead her pursuit her dreams from lil...