Two Guys on Block Island

In this episode Rich conducts an interview with Block Island's most notorious Rock and Roll outfit, The Booze Beggars. This time around Marc finds himself on the other side of the mic along with his bandmates Steve "Lightnin'" Lighty, John Whitaker, Dominic Nardini and Peter Voskamp. And there's no shortage of stories here although some of the facts get...hazy...to say the...

At first glance Scott Comings might appear just another earthy-crunchy, tree hugging hippie. And while Scott may not entirely disagree with this assessment his conversation with Rich and Marc reveals a person with an encyclopedic knowledge of our avian inhabitants. Basically, there's nothing that Scott doesn't know about birds. In our chat we find out that Scott's love for fine feat...

Rich and Marc are rarely the two smartest guys in any given room. This has never been more the case than when Chris Warfel stopped by to chat.  In our interview with Mr. Warfel we discover what it takes to operate and maintain Sun Farm Oysters, Chris's oyster farm located on a secluded inlet off the Great Salt Pond. Turns out that the area is the perfect spot to raise some of the most delicio...

Cam Greenlee's grandparents came to Block Island many years ago and purchased a home on Cormorant Cove. The house served as the backdrop to Cam's first memories of an idyllic Block Island childhood. Cam's family shuttled back and forth from their home in City Island, NY to Block Island every summer. We talk with Cam about his family life and early years on Block Island and learn muc...

Blake Filippi grew up with his two brothers at Ballard's. His father Paul Filippi Sr. purchased the infamous beach bar after spending a week camping on the beach in a tent. Before that Blake's Dad had opened the first desegregated night club in Providence where Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and other greats performed. Blake's early days on the island were filled with t...

In the second part of our interview with Lisa Starr we FINALLY get around to discussing poetry with the former Poet Laureate of Rhode Island. We all know Lisa can talk but it's her prowess with the written word that has garnered her the most attention. Don't get me wrong, we talk about a lot of other stuff too. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

Pat Cobb truly loves Block Island. Not only has he chosen to make his life here but he also has taken it upon himself to become an expert on the indigineous people who resided here before the island was "discovered" by Adrian Block. At one time Native Americans lived on Block Island and created a culture rich in tradition. The artifacts they left behind are plentiful and provide a stunni...

Dr. Westchesterson may be the most famous rapper in Western Massachusetts, but he's no stranger to Block Island either. In fact, he just might be more well known here than there by this point. But the Dr. has a secret...he's not really a doctor. Actually, he's Rich's podcast partner Marc Scortino. Although- we’re not quite sure whether that's really true either. It could b...

Life doesn't always go in a straight line. Sure, there are some things that are the same for all of us. We're born...yada yada yada...we die. But what happens in between those two events is what makes up a life. And what a life Everett Littlefield's had. And much like Everett's meandering life, our conversation (delightfully, we might add) did just that. From growing up on Bloc...

PLEASE support the members of the Block Island Tourism Council who are being sued by current president, Steve Fillipi. We are urging you to all write letters to the Block Island Times and ask that Steve step down from the Tourism Council IMMEDIATELY and drop his frivolous lawsuit that is causing undue stress and possible financial harm to these hardworking people who truly have the best interests...

Allie Kiley's late father, Dick Kiley, was one of the most beloved First Wardens to ever grace the Block Island town council. Although he left us too soon, his legacy can be seen and felt everywhere. Rich and Marc spend a good deal of time discussing this legacy with Allie. It's hard not to as the man who first brought mopeds to Block Island (only to soon after get rid of them at the tow...

Town Council member Sven Risom's jovial demeanor masks a sharp wit and keen intelligence. In this episode we find out about Sven's early days on the island and how he came to found North Light Fibers with wife, Laura. It's a true cottage industry that is unique in many ways.  Sven then indulges Marc who grills him about growing up the son of Jens Risom. Jens was an innovator of mid...

Meg Vitacco and Josh Maldonado came to Block Island specifically because they were looking for a place that was dog friendly. While living in Brooklyn a Google search for "dog friendly" beaches returned Block Island as an option. The self proclaimed club kids packed up their pooch, Radar, and hopped on the ferry. The rest is history! It was love at first sight. While many people visit Bl...

We felt that with the 4th of July having just passed, now would be a good time to drop this episode. Our guest this week is head of the Block Island American Legion, Charlie Weber. Marc and Charlie met each other in 6th or 7th grade. Lots of shenanigans back then. Both set out for college but Charlie's life ended up on a different course. But before we delve into that, we talk about Charlie&a...

In this episode Rich's daughter Lindsay stops by to chat about what it's like to grow up on Block Island. When you spend your formative years on an island, certain things mainland youths might take for granted were a whole new kettle of fish for Linds. We discuss Lindsay's experiences working for her Mom and Dad at Sharky's the restaurant owned and operated by Rich and Gary Cen...

This episode brought to you by: BI Fishworks - Captain Nick's - Mar Mar Jewels/Blockstar - Diamond Blue Surf Shop Todd Corayer is an interesting guy. Not only was he Block Island's first oyster farmer, he's also a talented writer. He's parlayed his all around knowledge of fishing into a career. His columns about fishing and other outdoors-y activities have been published far an...

Happy Father’s Day!