Hey Rhody Podcast

On this episode of Hey Rhody Podcast, we chat with Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival's Shawn Quirk and Ericka Joy Atwell-Cardona. Experience Hollywood glamour at Flickers' annual Red Carpet Experience—a black-tie optional event featuring cocktails, dinner, awards, and a live Oscars telecast at the Graduate Hotel. We discuss the festival's impressive Oscar connections (six nominated films this year!) and keep an eye out for Hey Rhody's Chris Revill and Jenna Kaplan on the red carpet. Shawn and Ericka share their Rhode Island roots, their love of film, and their journeys to working in the industry. We also talk about every Rhode Islanders favorite things, and restaurants, from Olympia Tea Room to Stanley's Famous Hamburgers

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This episode was recorded at Quahog Creative Studios

On this episode of Hey Rhody, host Revill sits down with Dean Jason Evans, Dean of the College of Food Innovation and Technology (CFIT) at Johnson & Wales University, and Chef Matt Britt, Organizer of The FIT Symposium, instructor, and co-host of the Culinary Now podcast, to discuss the exciting 2025 Johnson & Wales FIT Symposium. They delve into what attendees can expect from this year's event, exploring the key themes, workshops, and speakers that will be featured. Dean Evans and Chef Britt share their insights on the importance of the symposium for the food innovation and technology landscape, the current challenges in our food system, and possible solutions.

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In this episode, we sit down with the multi-talented Carl Byrd. You might know him as the co-host of Rhode Island's longest-running podcast, Code X Prime, or DJ Mr Byrd spinning tunes on WBRU. Carl's been everywhere from moderating panels at RI Comic Con, AEW wrestling events, CIC, and Ecas Theater

We dive deep into his childhood in South Providence, and how Code X Prime became a cornerstone of his friendship with co-host Victor. The Rhode Island creative community is crucial for success and how we all support each other. Old school hip hop and the balancing act of raising a family and working a full-time job while pursuing your passions.

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Welcome to Hey Rhody Rewind, where we dive deep into the 100+ episode back episodes of Hey Rhody Podcast.

In this week’s episode we are joined by Mads and Caroline Vericker, owners and founders of HeartLeaf Books a new Co-Op bookstore on Federal Hill. Mads, Caroline, Nick and Sascha talk about how Mads always wanted to start their own thing, how a yard sale kicked off HeartLeaf Books, finding their spot on Federal Hill, why starting a co-op was so important to them, and more! 

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This episode is a recorded interview with Steven Schirripa for HeyRhody.com

Steven Schirripa is best known for playing Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri on The Sopranos and Detective Anthony Abetemarco in Blue Bloods. This month, Schirripa brings the popular Talking Sopranos podcast to The United Theatre on November 23 to celebrate The Soprano's 25th anniversary. Along with co-stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti), and Vincent Pastore (Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero), Schirripa chats about his connections to Rhode Island, why the best meatball he has ever had is here in Lil Rhody, and what we can expect from a Talking Sopranos live show.

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Brendan Kirby is a comedian, co-author of Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook, and co-host of The Rhode Show. On this episode, Brendan chats with Revill and Jenna about his early days in public access television hosting Wicked Late, and his journey to L.A that brought him back home to host The Rhode Show, the origins, of the Seinfeld cookbook, his time interning for David Letterman, interviewing celebrities such as Drew Barrymore, and much more.

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Vanessa Volz is the President and CEO of Sojourner House a nonprofit that focuses on victim services that promote healthy relationships by providing culturally sensitive support, advocacy, housing, and education for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking; and to effect systems change.

On today's episode, Revill and Jenna chat with Vanessa about what brought her to Rhode Island, and the journey that led her to work at Sojourner House. The Rhode Island Food scene, the importance of self-care, and Sojourner House's upcoming 14th Annual Masquerade Ball!

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Bryan Molloy is the founder of Meteor Trail Creative. Bryan has almost two decades of experience in graphic design, working with a variety of talented people & companies. Bryan's work can be seen both locally and nationally. Past clients of Bryans have included Mike Tyson, Jenna Fisher, Providence College, Barstool Sports, Neil Young, and many more.

On today's episode, we are joined by guest host Hey Rhody Editor Ken Abrams. Bryan and Revill share their origin story of meeting at the Providence Flea. Bryan chats about working with his high-profile clients. The importance of logos, album art, and music posters and Revill and Ken share their experiences at this year's Newport Folk Festival seeing acts like De LaSoul and Conan O’Brien. Bryan shares how being a family friend of The Farley Brothers led to being a background actor in Me Myself and Irene. We also chat about the best food and breweries in Rhode Island.

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West Broadway Neighborhood Association Presents Dexter Park’s Halloween Extravaganza on October 26th! 12:00 PM  7:00 PM 1560 Westminster StreetProvidence, RI,

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On this episode of the Cold Soup podcast, host Adam Hogue muses on classical music and previews the URI Guitar & Mandolin Festival. The episode is a companion to the full October 2024 article in Hey Rhody Magazine. 

JoJo Loves You is a handmade jewelry brand from Rhode Island that makes you look and feel glam, gorgeous, sparkly, and fabulous. Whether you're 5 or 105, you can rock your bling in jammies, yoga pants, jeans, or the most amazing dress imaginable.

Revill and Jenna sit down with sisters and owners Missy Pagios and Kristen Cassisi, taking plenty of tangents as they share the origin story of JoJo Loves You. Ever wondered what kind of animal Revill or Jenna would be? They did! We also dive into how a strong support system is crucial for entrepreneurship. The sisters open up about their struggles—starting a business as new moms, balancing marriage, family, and friendships, and navigating the challenges of the pandemic. They also reveal how the JoJo Loves You community grew out of the pandemic and continues to thrive.

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