That Newport Show: A podcast about Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Rhode Island is exciting and fun because the people who live here make it that way. We put our hearts and souls into making magic, and in this episode, we meet another interesting resident who contributes to it all with her commitment to her kids, her own personal joy, and her thriving business. Plus, as we Work to #discoverhappiness, the discussion about self-observation continues with some humbling revelations from your hosts.

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Freebie of the Week, 1:35-3:30

Buck shares his secret to free parking for access to shops and restaurants on lower Thames – one of our favorite places to SHOP! (See EP 93) for our chat about window shopping)

A Navy Mom’s Journey from Iowa to Newport   4:05-20:20

Frances Connelly is the mother of four kids, all of whom she has home-schooled. Originally from Iowa, Frances found herself in Newport, and unexpectedly a single mom who refused to give up the greatest job in the world, but who needed to get those bills paid. Hear her story in this segment, which includes a few beauty tips for healthy summer skin.

Discovering Happiness Continues 20:20 – End

The truth is sometimes painful, but observing it within us is the first step to healing and happiness, because in accepting the truth about ourselves, we experience real freedom. Helena and Buck share some painful and interesting observations they have made about themselves. Humility is often the byproduct of self-observation. It is also strangely liberating. Listen in!

 

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, The Newport Buzz, and Little Compton Real Estate.

Show Notes & Links:Hosts: Buck & Helena

Free Things to Do: Free parking in Newport Rhode Island. Listen in to find out where!

Our Guest: Francis Marie Connelly

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Music: Bensound

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Don Gardner works on Broadway and he loves it! Don returns to the show this week to tell us what’s new on Broadway, why the locals go there, and who makes a killer espresso martini. Plus, Helena dives into more Work, as she discusses how observing the many “I”s within us is another step toward real happiness.

Freebie of the Week, :40 – 4:10

Purgatory Chasm is a stunning and easy place to visit while in town. The rock formation was created thousands of years ago by glaciers. The chasm is the result of weathering and from the effects of the sea.  Today the chasm is about 10’ wide at the top, 120’ long, and over 50’ deep. Upon arriving at the park’s entrance, you’ll take a short walk to the chasm area. Once you’re there, you can enjoy the beautiful view from the cliff overlooking Second Beach, the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge and Sachuest Bay, or walk to the small pedestrian bridge, allowing you a view straight down into the center of the chasm.

Don Gardner Says “Go Where the Locals Go”, 4:10 – 21:40

Don Gardener joins us once again to share updates on what’s happening in this other hub of Newport. While there are no water views from Broadway, there are (in our opinion) some of the absolute BEST restaurants and bars in town. If you want to feel comfortable and at home, Broadway is where the locals go.

More on the Work of Discovering Happiness, 21:40-end

At the tail end of this episode, Helena dives in to the Work. She picks up where we left of in Episode 90 and talks about self-observation and the many “I”s that live inside of us. Self-knowledge is the first step toward clearing the obstacles in our way to happiness. Are you in? Hit the PLAY button and find out!

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, The Newport Buzz, and Little Compton Real Estate.

Show Notes & Links:

Hosts: Buck & Helena

Topic: Broadway and Observing our “I”s

Free Things to Do: Purgatory Chasm

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Music: Bensound

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From the adventures of a delinquent, paddleboarding mom from North Carolina, to free stuff, and an elegant Dine & Dish, this episode is chock full of summer Newport magic!

Freebie of the Week, :40-6:20

Shop Newport! Window shopping is a TON of fun. Find out where we like to browse for unique, chic, and podunkique! Strolling through the many shops in Newport is an activity unto itself. You don’t have to spend a dime to have fun, but you might be tempted…

A Delinquent Mom Who Loves Newport and Will Convince You to Try Paddleboarding  7:00-23:00

What does a paddleboarding, southern mama do when she brings her family to Newport? Find out from our guest in this episode, Jaimie Lang, a teacher and mother of two from Wilmington, North Carolina. She’s adventurous, kind, and a bit of a punk – like her cousins.

Dine & Dish at The Spiced Pear 23:00-end

Helena had a milestone birthday this year, and in true Buck Daddy fashion, was spoiled for an evening at the Spiced Pear restaurant. Of course they loved it, but you need to listen in to find out why.

Thanks a million times over to Buck for the best birthday gifts evah!

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, The Newport Buzz, and Kate Leary, CPA.

Show Notes & Links:Hosts: Buck & Helena

Topic: An adventurous visitor’s perspective, shopping in Newport, and an elegant Dine & Dish at The Spiced Pear

Free Things to Do: Window shopping! Some shops we love:

Mandarine, Newport Mansions Store, Royal Male, Jason and Co., Swanky Newport, Coastal Contemporary Gallery

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Music: Bensound

Feature Photo courtesy: The Spiced Pear.

(FYI, the restaurant is undergoing a name change in July 2018. It will now be known as Cara.)

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Dine & Dish and Adventure Island – Italian Family Style

Vacation in Newport, RI with family doesn’t have to be stressful. If you have a group of people of different ages or with different interests, Aquidneck Island has a lot to offer and that is easy to manage. In this episode, we share how we got eight people in and out of Newport in one day, and without any bloodshed. We started off with a harborside lunch at The Landing, then some retail therapy, and finally, a youngster-friendly adventure through parts of Brenton Point State Park that were a little spooky and a lot of fun!

The Reviews are In

Find out what we thought of the food, service, and atmosphere at The Landing. Plus, there’s a secret to avoiding summer crowds on the weekends. We tell you how in this episode. Listen in!

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This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, and for the latest news from the City by the Sea, our media partner, The Newport Buzz.

Show Notes & Links:

Hosts: Buck & Helena

Topic: Adventure Island and Dine & Dish

Free Things to Do: Brenton Point State Park

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Music: Bensound

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The warm, happy days of summer are a great time to slow down, reflect, and think about what makes you happy. Is it the beach? How about boats, traveling, or little bitty kittehs? What if we told you that happiness isn’t something that comes with visiting your happy place and then disappears when you go back to reality? The truth is, happiness isn’t something that we have to constantly chase. In fact, it is often very close by, just buried under layers of, well, under layers of Us.

The Journey to Happiness

To begin the journey toward long-lasting happiness, we must first have some basic self-knowledge. Understanding ourselves involves a process that opens up a ton of doors (some good, some bad) to happy things, therefore, in this episode, we introduce you to Harry Benjamin’s classic book: Basic Self-Knowledge. It’s a bit off the beaten path, but stick with us. In time, you will come to see how ridiculously effective this stuff can be for balancing out your crazy life and delivering big doses of glee to your doorstep. At the very least, it makes for good entertainment while chilling at the beach. Listen in!

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, and for the latest, coolest Newport news, The Newport Buzz.

Show Notes & Links:

Hosts: Buck & Helena

Topic: Basic Self-Knowledge

Free Things to Do: Bike Newport

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Music: Bensound

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What’s going on at Newport Shipyard this summer? Veronica Brown, the Shipyard’s marketing manager is great at articulating exactly what makes NSY such a key player in the Newport boating community.

One of the Shipyard’s big events of the year is the Newport Charter Yacht Show. This is an event where yacht owners and brokers showcase luxury vessels that are available for both short- and long-term charters. This will be our third year covering the show, and it is a favorite for a number of reasons, not the least of which is how deep the layers of service and hospitality go in this industry.

Listen in to find out how this harbor-front hub can be a part of your travel plans this year.

Plus, the Newport Bermuda Race starts Friday (June 15, 2018). Watching the race start is free!

The race starts close to land, and there are a lot of shoreside spots available to the public so you can enjoy the excitement. The northern end of Fort Adams State Park is great for watching the boats (171 of them!) depart Newport Harbor. Other great spots for spectating are the west side of Fort Adams and Brenton Point State Park, or Fort Wetherill and Beavertail State Park in Jamestown.

“The starting line itself will be located between a yellow buoy near Castle Hill Light and a staff displaying a flag aboard Whitehawk which will be anchored near mid‐channel.”

Keep in mind that Castle Hill does charge for parking, but it’s a pretty spectacular place to watch this whole shindig go down. According to the official race website, if the weather cooperates, the race start will last about two hours.

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This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina and our media partner, The Newport Buzz.

Show Notes & Links:

* Hosts: Buck & Helena

* Topic: Newport Shipyard in 2018 

* Free Things to Do: Join our Facebook Group for freebie details.

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Music: Bensound

Photo: Steven Cloutier, courtesy of Newport Shipyard.

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A 45-acre farm in Newport plays host and matchmaker to some beautiful and important creatures. Many people don’t think about Newport’s agricultural assets, but with a unique microclimate right on the Atlantic coast, raising rare livestock in the name of preserving biodiversity, is actually a very Newport thing to do!

Sarah Bowley, Program Director at SVF Foundation, is with us in this episode, talking about rare, heritage livestock they raise at SVF, and why the research they do there is so important.

Biodiversity is an important word if you’re at all concerned with the environment, human health, and the evolution of the species – including our own. SVF Foundation works in partnership with Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine to preserve critical genetic material through a process called cryopreservation. In fact, SVF is the first organization to successfully birth a rare-breed embryo; a Tennessee fainting goat named Chocolate Chip. On a less heady note, this stuff is really important for locavores, which are people whose whose diets consists only, or mostly, of locally grown or produced food.

Your hosts are not fans of factory-farmed food. At all. In fact, we believe that there needs to be a major paradigm shift in food production in our country. Moving away from massive meat and produce operations to smaller, local farms is healthier for both the livestock and the people who consume them. It’s especially important to provide a humane and natural life for the animals who will eventually help sustain ours. You will really enjoy our conversation with Sarah about it all.

Plus, we introduce a new segment in this episode that we hope to make a regular part of our show. “Newport Freebies” introduces interesting and FREE things to do in Newport, as well as throughout Newport county, including: Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Little Compton.

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Listen in!

There’s a great article in the New York Times from several years ago that explains SVF further. Enjoy >

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina and our media partner, The Newport Buzz.

Show Notes & Links:

* Hosts: Buck & Helena

* Topic: SVF Foundation

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Music: Bensound

“Let’s just get dressed up and stay home.”  -Buck Daddy

Kickoff the 2018 Newport RI summer season with two easy and fun things to do: Newport Polo and a tour of the Newport Mansions. In this new episode, Buck and Helena dish out the details about the super fun polo matches held at the Glen in nearby Portsmouth, RI. Go casual, go dressy, tailgate, or go top shelf. No matter what you do when you get there, you are sure to have a great time watching horses, polo players, and other spectators! Plus, your hosts have an interesting discussion about what they love (and don’t love) about visiting the Newport Mansions, including The Breakers, the Elms, and Rosecliff. Click the play button above to listen in!

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina and our media partner, The Newport Buzz.

Show Notes & Links:

* Hosts: Buck & Helena

* Topic: Newport Polo and the Newport Mansions

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For previous episodes about Newport Polo: click here.

For previous episodes about the Newport Mansions: click here.

Music: Bensound

 

 

Florida is a popular destination for New Englanders during the winter months, and then again for spring break. For those of you looking to break out of the dark and cold for a spell, this new podcast takes you on adventures throughout the sunshine state, with hosts Glenn and Jemmie. Let’s find out what out of the ordinary things they discover that will entice you to visit. Plus, we do a dance and dish this week, from Newport Blues Cafe. Was it a blast or a bust? Listen in!

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina and our media partner, The Newport Buzz.

Show Notes & Links:

* Hosts: Buck & Helena

* Topic: Finding Florida

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Music: Bensound

Christian Winthrop, founder of The Newport Buzz, joins us in this episode to catch up on surviving the winter in Newport and what we can all look forward to this spring and summer in our favorite city by the sea. Join us for another hilarious conversation that includes offending people, gun rights, green scooters, and more. Listen in!

This week’s sponsors: Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina and our media partner, The Newport Buzz.

Show Notes & Links:

* Hosts: Buck & Helena

* Topic: The Newport Buzz

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Music: Bensound