Inspiring stories about the people & businesses of New Hampshire & Maine. This weekly interview show features in-depth conversations with local business owners, creatives, entrepreneurs, and more. Hosted by former ESPN & Spotify producer Troy Farkas.
Latest episodes
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1 h 12
What Living With a Millionaire Taught This N.H. Couple About Money, Health, & Happiness (The Fitness Project)
Brian & Lindsey Pickowicz witnessed firsthand the immense pressure faced by the world's top performers.After a few years in Los Angeles, the ex-bodybuilders (and N.H. natives) move…
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1 h 30
Victoria Arlen on Near-Death Experience (Again), Struggling In Plain Sight, & FINALLY Feeling Happy (LIVE @ Th…
Victoria Arlen nearly died (again).Late last year, the Seacoast celebrity experienced another setback in her physical health, causing her to (temporarily) give up on her new book,…
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1 h 09
EXCLUSIVE: Ohana Kitchen Owners to Open Pearl Fish House in Portsmouth's West End! Plus, the Unexpected Story…
Ohana Kitchen is one of the most recognizable restaurant brands on the Seacoast. With locations in Portsmouth, Exeter, Kittery, and Dover, the fast-casual poke bowl joint is a fan…
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1 h 01
BREAKING NEWS on the Future of Flight House Gym, & Jay Collins' Quest to Build the Nation's TOP Fitness Brand!
Flight House Fitness is on a mission to revolutionize the fitness industry.And Jay Collins will not stop until that vision has come to life.Formerly the owner of MaxEdge Fitness, t…
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58 min
This Ogunquit Bar Started as a Gay Men’s Hangout. 40 Years Later, It's Everyone's "Happy Place"
Ogunquit has become a "three-season" town in recent years.The Front Porch is a big reason why.Started in 1980 exclusively as a gay men's bar, The Front Porch has become an all-incl…
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51 min
Just Ask Nora! Beloved Seacoast Native on Buying Portsmouth City Lifestyle Magazine + Building a BIG Social Me…
Local media has a bad reputation these days.Nora Happny McMorran wants to do something about it. The beloved former host of "Just Ask Nora," a social media series started in the la…
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1 h 01
Pre-Dead Social Club: The One Thing Every Human Has in Common (And NOBODY Wants to Discuss!)
We don't know how to talk about death.Longtime Seacoast resident Laura Cleminson wants to change that.At the Pre-Dead Social Club, Seacoast residents of all ages gather monthly for…
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55 min
Inside Two BELOVED (and Wildly Successful) Seacoast Businesses: Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier + Popzup Popcorn!
Two stories in one podcast?!In this special Labor Day episode, host Troy Farkas hears the stories of two beloved Seacoast businesses.In Part One, Farkas travels to Somerworth, N.H.…
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1 h 06
"I Put My Life on the Line!" World Champion BULL RIDER on Dangerous Career + Owning a Top Seacoast Venue!
A cowboy in York, Maine? 🤠Yes, it's true.For nearly two decades, Kenny Churchill was one of the very best bull riders in the world, competing on stages big and small across the cou…
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1 h 00
From the Cutthroat Kitchens of Rome to the Idyllic Streets of Portsmouth: A BTS Look at Mamma Luca’s (Unlikely…
Mario LaPosta had a dream (literally).Following a nightmare about a kitchen incident, paired with his deep Italian roots and love of family meals at a long dinner table, LaPosta kn…
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1 h 03
New Hampshire Has Everything Young People Want ... So Why Are They Leaving? (Portsmouth Parking UPROAR, Seacoa…
The future of New Hampshire is at stake.Luckily, brilliant young minds are on the case for building a better New Hampshire.In a rare roundtable discussion, popular past guests Cori…
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1 h 11
She Weighed ONE POUND & Grew Up In Fear. Now, She's Built the Life She Never Had! (Lauren Atwood of Otter Cree…
Lauren Atwood entered the world against all odds.Thirty-three years ago, the lifelong Seacoast native was born three months early as the product of an abusive relationship between…
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1 h 10
She Lost the Biggest Deal of Her Career ... Then Everything Clicked. Plus, TROUBLING Fitness Trends (Kick It B…
She built a global fitness brand without investors, business degree, or plans for becoming an entrepreneur.When Eliza Shirazi graduated from UMass, she thought she'd spend her care…
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60 min
The Rise and Fall of Portsmouth's Most Beloved Bar! The Red Door Ex-Owner on FAMOUS Espresso Martinis & How Po…
How does a tiny, hidden cocktail bar with no sign, no advertising, and (almost) no rules become one of the most beloved institutions in a city's history?Cresta Smith, the co-founde…
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1 h 08
Musician Laura Fox on "Unethical" AI & Why Seacoast Locals Dislike Newcomers. Plus, Her NEW ALBUM & (One-Way)…
Laura Fox needed a change.Late last year, at our 3S Artspace live podcast, the Foxglove lead singer and Maine Fox Marketing founder announced that she'd booked a one-way trip to Me…
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1 h 16
The Success Everyone Sees ... & the Pain No One Knows About (Arete Chiropractic's Dr. Mychal Beebee)
Dr. Mychal Beebee is one of the most decorated chiropractors in the industry, and patients from all over the country flock to Portsmouth's Arete Chiropractic to seek treatment from…
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1 h 13
"Social Media Has Changed My Life!" The VIRAL Seacoast Sensation Whose Wooden Spoons SELL OUT in Two Minutes!
Chad Coll just wanted to be an artist.A lax bro from Maryland without any dreams beyond that, Coll moved to the Seacoast in 2009 after joining the Coast Guard. From there, he fell…
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1 h 34
"Medical Mystery" Victoria Arlen on Surviving a 4-Year Vegetative State, Severe Mental Health Battles, & New B…
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This podcast contains discussion of suicide. Listener discretion is advised.It's a miracle that Victoria Arlen is still here.Before the age of 10, she entered…
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1 h 04
The Ogunquit Playhouse: Inside the WORLD-CLASS Theater That's Created Broadway Hits, Hollywood Legends, & 93 Y…
The Ogunquit Playhouse is not just some theater on the side of the road in Ogunquit, Maine.Every summer for the last 93 years, this "little white box" in one of New England's most…
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1 h 01
"There's Something BROKEN!" Andy DeMeo of Granite Goodness on Turning a Good News Newsletter Into a Local FORC…
The world is burning down.At least, that's what the modern media landscape convinces you into thinking. But what if there were a different way to present the news? What if, instead…