We took a trip to the Bull City to interview the star of NBC's "New Amsterdam," Ryan Eggold, and the show's executive producer, Peter Horton. The show held a special screening at Full Frame Theater on Feb. 6, 2020, followed by a question and answer event with fans. In this interview, we talk about James Spader, who apparently shot Peter in the head twice while he was in bed with Terri Hatcher in a 1996 film. We also talk about Ryan being squeamish on set. (Find out which cast member throws fake ...
Feb 11, 2020•23 min
Player's Retreat Chef Beth LittleJohn has wanted to cook since she was a small child watching PBS cooking shows. She just loves feeding people. On this episode, she tells us why she got into cooking, what foods she hates and how she is shaping the menu at one of Raleigh's most popular sports bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 05, 2020•26 min
This week, we talk with Joey Eshleman and Lauren DeAlto about Work., a new LGBTQ bar on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh. In addition to a killer dance floor, Work. is also about giving back to the community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2020•24 min
Two people died and 25 people were injured, including nine firefighters, after a gas explosion shook downtown Durham and destroyed buildings on April 10, 2019. Kong Lee, 61, who owned the Kaffeinate coffee shop, was one of those killed in the blast. Nearby businesses, including Saint James Seafood, experienced damage and were forced to close. After nine months, Saint James will officially reopen on Thursday, Jan. 23. Owner and chef Matthew Kelly talked with the Out and About podcast about the ex...
Jan 21, 2020•42 min
From Hamilton to Baby Shark, Durham Performing Arts Center is hosting a ton of events this year! We chatted with DPAC Senior Director of Marketing Rachel Traversari about this season at DPAC, including Broadway shows, comedy and music. She also tells us when you can grab single show tickets to Wicked and when Hamilton's upcoming dates will be announced. You can find out more about upcoming shows, buy tickets and sign up to get show announcements on their website - DPACNC.com, plus if you really ...
Jan 15, 2020•33 min
Sometimes we just want to stay in and when we do we need something to watch. This week, we slowly come out of our holiday hibernation by sharing some of our favorite TV shows to binge. Our friend and fellow podcaster and producer Michael Baylor drops by to share some of his favorite shows to stream, plus we try to figure out why anyone would want to work at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital since it is apparently haunted or something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 08, 2020•44 min
Triangle Food Guy aka Sean Lennard breaks down the biggest restaurant headlines for 2019, plus looks ahead to restaurants opening in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2019•29 min
Demetri Ravanos has been reviewing movies for a decade. He talks about Star Wars, Marvel movies and the best and worst films of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2019•35 min
Five years ago, Pinetop Distillery was formed in Raleigh. All of their products begin with 100 percent grains. Ashley Roddy talks with founder Tom Sibrizzi about how the business got started and their age your own moonshine kits! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 17, 2019•23 min
Ashley is recovering from a broken toe and she's still sad that Santa didn't get her a pair of boots for Christmas when she was a kid, but have no fear the Out and About podcast has a list of local gifts to brighten your day! Products we mentioned: Moravian Sugar Cookies Nellino's Sauce Counter Culture coffee Big Spoon Roasters Nut Butter Moon and Lola Photo charms Edge of Urge Edge Saint Celebrity Candles Edge of Urge Hand Stamped lyric cuffs Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh Light Years Jewelry Learn m...
Dec 11, 2019•29 min
Longtime TV host and newly minted TV judge, Jerry Springer shares some of the interesting cases he's covered on his show and what it is like to constantly hear "Jerry, Jerry!" chanted at him. Out and About caught up with him before his appearance at WRAL Winter Wonderland on Nov. 23, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 04, 2019•24 min
She's helped retell some famous stories on "Drunk History" and now she's sharing the behind the scenes details. Comedian Jen Kirkman is the latest guest on the WRAL Out and About Podcast. In this week's episode she shares how she spent Thanksgiving with Jennifer Aniston and her now-ex Justin Theroux at friend Chelsea Handler's house. Kirkman appeared many times on Handler's late-night show "Chelsea Lately." Kirkman also gives us the inside scoop on what it is like filming "Drunk History." "The h...
Nov 26, 2019•32 min
WRAL anchor Jeff Hogan has been with the station for nearly two years, but shortly after joining the station he was in a horrific accident that nearly took his life. He talks about that accident and what lingering affects it still has on his life. We also talk about what lead him to North Carolina and what he likes to do in his spare time! Hogan and anchor Renee Chou are hosting WRAL's coverage of the Raleigh Christmas Parade on Nov. 23, starting at 9 a.m. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Nov 20, 2019•29 min
Did you know WRAL used to host an opera company? And that wrestlers used to share a dressing room with the news anchors? This week, we chat with WRAL Photographer Jay Jennings who has some fun history to share about the station, including details about the WRAL Tower Lighting and Sky5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 13, 2019•35 min
Host Kathy Hanrahan caught up with "Hamilton" star Leslie Odom Jr. when he was in town performing with the North Carolina Symphony. Odom talks about his upcoming album, which drops Nov. 8, and what's next for him since his big role as Aaron Burr on Broadway. Plus, we take a trip with Out and About TV to the newly opened restaurant ko-an in Cary. The restaurant, which is owned by the folks behind buku, features a diverse Asian-inspired menu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Nov 06, 2019•18 min
The Ghost Guild's Nelson Nauss visits to talk about his group's investigation into Mordecai Park, plus shares some spooky audio recordings captured from his investigations. Also, check out their footage from an investigation at Theatre in the Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2019•23 min
Out and About had a ghostly experience at The Grove Park Inn when doing a podcast about the Pink Lady Ghost. Grove Park's Director of Public Relations & Community Outreach Tracey Johnston-Crum shares her personal experience with the Pink Lady and also tries to help us make sense of the weird stuff happening to us. Our audio equipment wouldn't work. We were seeing weird timestamps on our blank recordings and a very odd text clipping file appeared in one of our memory cards. Listen to the podc...
Oct 24, 2019•32 min
Get the scoop on the new food headed to the N.C. State Fair. We tried some of the new items and tell you which one are worth checking out. Are the deep fried olives on a stick really good? What about the pumpkin spice roasted corn? We have the deep fried dish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019•33 min
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Oct 09, 2019•34 min
The Ghost Guild's Nelson Nauss and Nicholas Wendling stopped by WRAL to talk about some of the most haunted places they've investigated, including a story about a ghostly Ned Flanders! The group has an exclusive contract with Mordecai Historic Park to do paranormal research there. They will be revealing their findings during an event there on Oct. 26, 2019. You can also catch up with them at several libraries this month. Check out their website for more information. Learn more about your ad choi...
Oct 02, 2019•30 min
Raleigh siblings Colin Fickes and Mary Holt Collins started Humdinger Juice nearly eight years ago. We discovered it during Hopscotch 2013 and have been fans ever since. Fickes is also a former actor. You might remember him from a little show called - ONE TREE HILL! He played Jimmy Edwards from 2003 to 2006. He's also appeared on Law and Order: SVU. Fickes is returning to acting with a Lifetime Christmas movie (A Christmas Wish) with his some of former OTH co-stars, including Hilarie Burton. Lea...
Sep 25, 2019•26 min
On this episode, we go inside the world of movies with Alamo Drafthouse's Kristy Breneman. Stay tuned for scary clowns, breaking the law, Britney Spears and more fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2019•26 min
On this episode, we chat with Colleen Minton, founder of the Terra Vita Food and Drink Festival. The annual festival will come to close in October after 10 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2019•21 min
On this episode, we chat with our local music expert, Jake Seaton, about Hopscotch Music Festival and some of the bands you need to see! Then, we somehow segued to Flavor Flav and the history of reality TV before making our way to the Carolina Ale House to check out their pimento burger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 04, 2019•21 min
On this episode, we chat with Amber Watson, who started the successful blog Bites of Bull City five years ago. And then, we stay in the Bull City for a trip to Maverick's Smokehouse and Taproom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2019•19 min
On this episode, we chat with Eat Raleigh blogger Elliott Acosta about how his blog got started and why he considers himself the "Homer Simpson" of Raleigh bloggers. Then, we get to know Dank Burrito chef and founder Clarke Merrell, who has some big plans for his growing portfolio of businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 07, 2019•35 min
On this episode, we chat with Hummingbird Chef and Owner Coleen Speaks about going to school in Louisiana and how she ended up in Raleigh. Then, we join Out and About TV for a trip to Big Dom's Bagels in Cary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 24, 2019•16 min
From shaking your groove thing to the Disco Demolition, find out what built, and what ultimately broke, the disco scene in the Triangle and around the nation. Jessica Patrick interviews Billy Warden in this special bonus episode of the Out & About Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2019•22 min
On this episode, we chat with Chef Teddy Diggs about his upcoming pizza restaurant, Coronato, which is set to open this summer. Then, we take a trip with Out and About TV to The Parlour ice cream shop in Durham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 10, 2019•18 min
On this episode, we chat with Jared Plummer, owner of Two Roosters, about everything ice cream. Then, we join Out and About TV for a visit to Boulted Bread in Raleigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 26, 2019•19 min
