If you know, you know 🍋 This week the boys sit down with Ben Morris from Del’s Lemonade — the frozen treat that’s been cooling New Englanders since 1840. From the brand’s roots in Cranston, RI to its spot at Fenway Park and Gillette, Ben shares the history, flavors, and New England pride behind the lemon that defines summer.
Welcome back to another amazing episode of the SO NE PODCAST, this weeks guest is Sammie Herrick who joins the boys to share her lifestyle, stories, travels and much more! Sammie comes to us proudly from the Seaport of Boston and dives right into her life story of growing up in N.E., becoming a demon deacon and even her time spent over seas. We get a crash course on the vegan lifestyle and some amazing lessons on the way. Sammie explains her love for N.E. And what it’s like balancing content creation and a full time job. Also, spoiler alert, we get the backstory of her beloved Fig! Definitely an episode you don’t want to miss so as always please enjoy and remember folks. Life’s Bettah in New England!
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On today’s episode of the SO New England Podcast the boys head out of the studio for a field trip! We were lucky enough to get invited to a staple in New England, Legal Sea Foods where we got to sit down and interview COO Matthew King. We learned all about Matt’s journey and how he started out going to school for culinary all the way up to present time where he is the head of one of the biggest staples in N.E. We got to hear some awesome stories from Matt’s travels and even some hard lessons he learned a long the way. We get to dive into some cuisine and hear all about the inspiration that Matt and his team try to accomplish when it comes to bringing dishes to life and making their customers want to come back. This was a super fun episode and we hope you enjoy and if you head to Legal Sea Foods anytime soon, tell em the SO NE POD Sent you! And remember folks, life’s Bettah in New England!
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On this episode of the SO NE POD we dive in with our amazing guest, Rhode Island native Elizabeth Beisel. This former Olympian now turned musician shares her journey as a young teenager filling out a life long dream, to a now proud musician as she learns an entirely new passion. Elizabeth joins the boys and discusses growing up and being in such a different place than most kids her age. She shares her love for swim and what lead her to join some of the most amazing athletes on the planet as an Olympian showing her skills on the biggest of stages. Not only repping New England but making the USA proud as well. She shares why little Rhody will always be home and what life is for her now that she conquered her dream and what’s next for her on this wild journey we call life. Enjoy as the boys host this amazing New Englandah and remember folks, life’s Bettah in New England!
As New Englandah’s we always get so caught up in our “typical” food with the flare of being so close to the ocean sometimes we forget we can slay the meats as well! And look no further then Dom’s Sausage and owner Mr. Domenic Botticelli! Since 1936, three generations providing Boston with some of the tastiest meats around. Don joins the boys and let me tell you, the mouths were watering and the taste buds were sizzling because this episode was delicious! Dom shares with us the history of Dom’s Sausage, starting from his grandfather in a small 2,000 square foot building to now a 10,000 square foot space AND growing! The journey it’s been to learn and adapt as the times go and just how much fun it can be a long the way. He shares just enough of his secrets to keep you wanting more and talks his personal favorites with the boys! Make sure if you listen to this episode you have eaten because if you haven’t, you’ll be salivating the whole time. Enjoy this episode with guest Dom Botticelli of Dom’s Sausage and remembers folks, life’s Bettah in New England!
Nothing describes a New Englander best then words like grit, integrity and determination but when it comes to exemplifying that, look no further then our guest Thomas Smith! From big dreams to big purpose Thomas is what defines New Englanders through and through. He joins us on the pod and tells his story as an up and coming hockey star, to the first person to be paralyzed three separate times and everything in between. Thomas shares early life memories of picking up hockey and being a family orientated young man. We learn about all three different incidents and how each time was a different physical and mental battle. He shares with us his new found purpose in life and how that started him on his journey and confounded his foundation. Thomas’s story isn’t about sadness or being bitter, he’ll be the first to tell you that. But it’s about triumph and purpose. One man’s journey leading to a profound difference to helping others. We hope you enjoy this amazing episode and as always folks Life’s Bettah in New England!
Hope you guys brought your appetite for this episode because once you finish listening you are going to be pretty darn hungry. When it comes to food this episodes guest doesn’t miss and my man came with receipts! We welcome Michael Petrigno to the pod! This mass native spends his days eating all around New England so if you are ever in an area that you may not know much about and are hungry, check this man’s page because he has probably been there and you’ll find something. Michael shares his passion for food and why he does what he does. He shares some of his favorite spots all around N.E. And recommends many more for all different styles of food. Michael gives us his hidden gems and spots you may have never heard of but are worth the visit. We even get some hot takes on some big names they may be a wee overrated. Come ready to eat because if you don’t you will probably be quite hungry! As always we hope you enjoy and remember folks. Life’s Bettah in New England!
Was it the chicken or the egg? Well, we still don’t but we did learn an awful lot about chickens when we welcomed Lisa Steele aka Fresh Eggs Daily to the pod. We asked her anything and everything there is about chickens and learned so much about farming these popular birds! Lisa shared with us how her career started on Wall Street and what changed for her to become a farmer up in Maine. How her childhood dislikes turned into her now career and what wisdom she had learned along the way! We learned about her cookbook and soon to be 2nd cookbook (coming 2026) and just what was behind her writing passion. Along with tons of fun New England moments this is quite the intuitive episode. We hope you enjoy and as always folks, life’s Bettah in New England!
Episode 54 has come and gone and we can’t wait to introduce this hilarious New Englandah! From behind the mic and on stage to here in the studio, we bring to you, Comedian Jay Martin. From Methuen Mass holding it down for all you comedy lovers, Jay shares his background in film and love for writing. We dive into how that translates into comedy and how over the years it takes practice and reps to get up in front of a crowd and a strong will to handle both rejection and applause. Jay takes us into his personal life and shares some fun stories of being a new dad and a family man! Jay defines the grit it takes to be a New Englandah and is a pretty funny dude too! We hope you enjoy yet another installment of the SO NE POD and remember folks! Life’s Bettah in New England!
Who doesn’t love a good feel good song, or maybe just something with a good tune that makes you smile. Well on this episode of the SO NE POD we are going to introduce you to singer/song writer Mr. Lou Bello!! Lou performs all over New England showing people you don’t have to be from the south to crush country music! With his Boston roots making music was always a passion for Lou, he shares how it all started and how it’s all going. Lou discusses the challenges in the music industry but also how rewarding any success can be. He shares some fun stories on tour and also brings us in to discuss how being a dad makes him the man he is. Another amazing New Englandah on the pod and we hope you enjoy. And remember folks Life’s Bettah in New England!
When it comes to New England it doesn’t get more homie than our boys down at Fenway! And who better to represent them on the SO NE POD, then one of New Englands biggest Red Sox fan, the one and only Jared Carrabis. He joins the boys to discuss his love for the Sox and just what baseball means to him. Jared brings us back in time to good ol MySpace and how everybody’s best friend Tom helped him out. Joining Barstool and becoming one of the original members of the social media juggernaut it is today. Taking all that and turning into a career where he truly gets to do exactly what he loves, Talk baseball! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always folks! Life’s Bettah in New England!
THE BOYS ARE BACK!! After a small summer hiatus filled with fun, projects and tons of memories we are excited to announce we are back for a “season 2” if you will. We’ve missed you all and we hope you missed us. Here is a little bit of what the last few months for us entailed and also a sneak peak of what’s to come. We got some amazing New Englandah’s in the queue and can’t wait to show them off to you all to continue to spread our beloved region! Stay tuned and remember folks Life’s Bettah in New Englandah’s!
EPISODE 50!! Can you believe it, what a milestone we have accomplished and we couldn’t have done it without you, our amazing fans. This episode being such a milestone needed an amazing guest and I think we nailed it, but you’ll have to listen and let us know! The man, the myth, the legend… Mr. Justin Straight aka The Bean Wizard (insert bean yodeling) joins the pod! We’d also like to show some love to his amazing wife Hope who couldn’t join us but holds it down with the ideas behind this awesome content. Justin comes to us with absolute heat right off the rip, sharing his love for New England and just how the “Bean Wizard” came to be. He shares what it has been like through their journey of content creation and how it’s created a life that has brought so much happiness and some amazing opportunities. Justin shares his opinions on New England sports, and food, even throwing in quite the first for the boys on the pod. We also get the privilege to hear so future endeavors that some may not know about just yet. Probably the most pure content you’ll see on any platform and some of the most genuine New Englandah’s around! We hope you enjoy the 50th, yes that’s right the big 5.0. Installment of the SO NE POD and remember folks Life’s Bettah in New England!
Well buckle and get ready bc today’s episode may just SPOOK YA! We have a very special guest as Amanda Noel aka Spooky New England joins the pod! She came prepared to talk all things paranormal that go bump in the night. Amanda shares with us her origin story, what made her go down this path and just how important what she does is to her and her fans. She takes us into a few of her favorite places and tries to indulge the boys with a few stories of her journey with the other side! Amanda shares her thoughts on the spiritual world and how she connects with it in her own way to show respect and boundaries as this job isn’t for the feint of heart. Oh and don’t let all this get you bc when she isn’t exploring New England’s most haunted places she is taking her talents in the medical field as an award winning nurse! Yet another New Englandah with a plethora of talents. What can we say it’s in our D.N.A. We hope you enjoy as always, maybe bring extra undies for this episode and remember folks Life’s Bettah in New England!More Spooky New England:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spooky.new.england/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@spookynewengland
When it comes to the word Tenacity our guest for episode 48 sets the bar as high as it can go! During this installment of the SO NE PODCAST we sit down and get to know Paralympic athlete and fellow New Englandah Noelle Lambert! Noelle shares her journey as a young athlete playing sports until a tragic accident changed her life forever. But did that stop her you ask …. SHE IS A NEW ENGLANDAH of course it didn’t! Life changing was just a phrase as Noelle took her new life and embarked on a journey to become a Paralympian and represent the proud U.S. of A! Noelle discusses what it was like soon after her accident and how it molded her into the person you see today! She shares her love and passion for sports and how that’s rices her to keep going and most importantly, give back! Noelle is the truest form of the girt and determination they makes New Englandah’s so proud and we hope you enjoy!! As always folks, life’s Bettah in New England!
When it comes to this weeks guest we got the honor to get to know him in the ever so beautiful MGM Grand in Springfield Massachusetts and as always they did not disappoint. The accolades alone for this guest could take up the whole screen so you’ll just have to listen to RJ’s intro to hear em all! The SO NE POD brings to you, one of the members of the Patriots Dynasty that set the standard for years to come on what was expected to be a N.E. Patriot. We welcome MR. TY LAW! Ty shares with us his upbringing in a PA town known for football and how at the end it was all sunshine and rainbows but that didn’t tell the whole story of the hard work and determination that goes into being a Hall of Famer. We learn all about being a NE Patriot during the dynasty years of the early 2000s and just what it took to be the lockdown corner that opposing wide receivers feared when they saw the pats were on the schedule. Ty was even kind enough to share with us some entrepreneurial endeavors including his deliciously smooth Corvus vodka! Another amazing guest and another episode in the books. The SO NE Pod hopes you enjoy listening to these episodes as much as we enjoy making up and remember folks Life’s Bettah in New England!
Andddd ACTION!! This episode brings us to the big screen as the SO NE PODCAST steps from the spotlight to behind the camera and gets to know this fellow Rhode Islandah currently holding it down in New York, the ever so talented Director, Writer and Producer Manya Glassman! Manya shares with the boys how her passion for the arts at a young age started and how it lead her pursuit her dreams from lil Rhodey all the way to the big apple. We learn just what it takes to stand behind the camera and how fulfilling that seat can be. She gives us a detailed breakdown of just how the film industry works and sheds some light on how many different roles it takes to make a production thrive. We even get a little in depth look at some future projects and even one that should be dropping as this episode airs with some serious sentiment behind it. We throughly enjoyed getting to know this fellow Rhode Islandah and can’t wait for you to enjoy so CUT! Oh wait, I almost forgot… remember folks Life’s Bettah in New England!
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ROUND 2!! Although we try our best to make things right the first time, accidents happen, and our guest for this episode in true New England fashion said “ALL GOOD, let’s run it back!”, SO we did and we could appreciate her more. Hailing from Mass representing all of N.E. And its glory we have the lovely, Narcolepsy Betsy joining us on the pod. She brings us all over N.E. With her upbringing and how the ever so talented came to be. We learn how getting into content creation was always there just needed a wee push and how the city of Boston is now, HOME. We go down the path of how she learned of her Narcolepsy, what it is, how it started, and what it takes to have the everyday life you desire no matter what. We get some details and the unside scoop of inner city dating and she shares with us some events from the past, and how that’s going to effect the future as she helps facilitate amazing events all over to join singles across the city to potentially find true love. Yet another amazing episode in the books and we hope you enjoy! And as always folks, Life’s Bettah in New England!
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A legends tail isn’t born every day. It’s forged over countless years of hard work to master your craft and become a household name. During one of the worst droughts in New England sports history the Boston Redsox were down bad but found the strength and perseverance to push through and finally BREAK THE CURSE!! With studs all round this man took the mound and pitched his way to becoming World Series champ. His name, the closer, Keith Foulke joins the SO NE POD! Keith shares what it was like to play baseball on some of the most recognizable fields greatest cities, and how coming to play for the Red Sox at historical Fenway Park was a life changing decision he will never forget. He shares the ups and downs of pro ball and just how much hard work and mental toughness it takes to play on the biggest stage. We learn what breaking the curse meant to him and how even to this day 20 years later, Boston fans know the man who helped BREAK THE CURSE throwing out the last pitch, and getting the last out to become… A CHAMPION! We hope you enjoy this Boston legend and episode brought to you by our friends at MGM who graciously let us film in the MGM suite at historical Fenway Park! and always folks remember Life’s Bettah in New England!
Nothing screams Rhode Island quite like slamming back an Awful Awful, and for this episode’s guests, they don’t just serve it — they live it! We’re joined by Katelynn Dodson and Leroy Sanderson from the legendary Newport Creamery, and let’s just say things get wicked creamy.
From milk bar beginnings to becoming a true Rhode Island institution, Newport Creamery has been serving up nostalgia, comfort food, and thick-as-heck Awful Awfuls for generations. Katelynn and Leroy give us the inside scoop (pun very much intended) on the history, the menu staples, and what makes this local gem such a huge part of New England food culture.
We learn how the Awful Awful got its name, what goes into making one (spoiler: it’s not ice cream), and even step behind the counter to whip up our own! We’re talking cookie monsters, coffee milk, and maybe a little chaos in the blending process.
Oh—and of course we had to assign Awful Awful flavors to every New England state and our sports teams. You know how we do.
This episode is packed with laughs, local love, and ice cream truck dreams. Whether you're a Rhode Island lifer or you've just heard whispers of the Creamery legend, this one’s for you. And as always folks — Life’s Bettah in New England!