Two Guys on Block Island

Andre Boudreau returns for part two of our in depth conversation with the town councilor currently running for First Warden. While part one was a hilarious stroll down memory lane, in part two Rich and Marc ask some tough questions. Andre explains his reasons for running for town council and underscores the difficulties the council has encountered in trying to make progress happen amidst a revolvi...

lo·qua·cious:      /lōˈkwāSHəs/      adjective Tending to talk a great deal; talkative. "Always loquacious, Andre was never at a loss for words" Rich and Marc had a laundry list of issues to discuss with Block Island Town Councilor and candidate for First Warden, Andre Boudreau. That simply didn't happen. Instead, the conversation meandered uncontrollably for well over an hour befor...

"It's only an island if you look at it from the water". Amity Island's Police Chief Brody from the movie JAWS had his own way of rationalizing the insanity that can come with being the man in charge on a small rock surrounded by water. In the game-changing 1976 Blockbuster we're treated to a thumbnail sketch of some of the more mundane aspects of an island Police Chief&apo...

Dan Cahill's long, strange trip from life as a 60's hippie radical to Block Island icon is chronicled in Episode 5. Before landing on Block Island in 1984, Dan had served as an extra in "Dirty Harry", bumped into Jerry Garcia on a bicycle ride from Seattle to San Francisco, helped build the stage at Woodstock (where he snubbed Jimi Hendrix) and joined the Hare Krishnas to hide...

Rich and Marc dive right in with Lars Trodson- Editor in Chief of The Block Island Times.  No stone is left unturned. Journalistic integrity? A must. But sometimes all the "news" isn't fit to print. I mean...because the mainstream media is a racket. Right? News networks owned by multi-national, global corporations serving as propaganda machines crank out content that bleeds and lead...

Our friend Mike O’Brien, the Block Island School’s special education teacher stops by for a chat that includes some toilet talk. Not THAT kind! For some reason, we end the topic of rest rooms keeps coming up. Mike’s family has a long and storied history on Block Island going all the way back to Settler’s Rock. He’s got Ball blood  in him. His ancestors have done everything from forming the Museum...

Episode Two and our first interview...ever. It's with a pretty big wheel but she'd never cop to it. Her name's Jessica Willi and she's one of the people responsible for how the rest of America percieves Block Island. No pressure- right? But there's a lot more to Jess than just being a one-woman propaganda machine for her little slice of paradise in the middle of the ocean....

Where the hell is Block Island? Good question...  Rich and Marc give you the basic rundown and answer some FAQ's about Block Island. Never heard of Block Island? This is the episode for you. If you already know about Block Island don't break your arm patting yourself on the back, Mr. Smarty Pants. There's still a lot you don't know. So leave it to a couple of locals to give you...