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The Rant

Billy Liggett, Gordon Anderson, Jonathan Owens

The Rant is a news organization based in Sanford, North Carolina. It consists of a daily news site, monthly printed publication and weekly podcast. The Rant is your friend.

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45:22

Friends of The Rant | Sanford Spinners coach Jeremy...

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2022/06/24

Sanford Spinners head coach Jeremy Palme joins us to talk about Season 2 of the Sanford Spinners, and hosts Gordon and Billy talk about this week's big news regarding the Prince Down Town motel.

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29:49

Friends of The Rant | Oscar Moreno from Central...

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2022/06/15

Oscar Moreno, director of patient services for Central Carolina Hospital, talks to The Rant about new programs and services being offered (and on the horizon) for CCH. This episode also offers an insight to what's coming at Fonda Lupita's new location and the news this week of a longtime Lee County Schools board member stepping down.

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45:27

Friends of The Rant | Kevin Baldes from Lit talks...

The Rant ·

2022/05/06

Kevin Baldes from Lit — the SoCal pop/punk band that had a string of hits in the 90s, including "My Own Worst Enemy" and "Miserable" — joins the podcast to talk punk music, Lit's rise to fame in the 90s and the band's upcoming performance at the Wampus Cat Music Festival in Sanford, May 13-15. Music aside, the rest of the podcast we talk local news — which, you know, is important.

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41:13

Friends of The Rant | Country artist Jenny Tolman on...

The Rant ·

2022/04/22

Country singer/songwriter Jenny Tolman is one of the 90-plus artists scheduled to perform at the upcoming Wampus Cat Music Fest in Sanford May 13-15. Tolman joins the podcast this week to talk about her music, her songwriting approach, the humor in her lyrics and her influences.

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39:51

Friends of The Rant | Nitro Nitra returns to Sanford...

The Rant ·

2022/04/15

Nitro Nitra and her band lit up the stage at Carolina Indie Fest, and the rising artist is excited to return to the area for next month's Wampus Cat Festival. Listen to our interview and stick around for frivolity and yuks.

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40:45

Friends of The Rant | J.R. Richards, former Dishwalla...

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2022/04/01

J.R. Richards, the former lead singer of Dishwalla and current independent solo artist, will be among the many big names performing at the Wampus Cat Festival near Sanford on May 13-15 at Gross Farms II. Richards talks to The Rant about growing up with music, the songs that inspire him, how a massive hit like "Counting Blue Cars" changed his life and his engagement with fans on social media as a solo artist.

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41:19

Friends of The Rant | Wampus Cat country artist John...

The Rant ·

2022/03/25

Country artist and Sanford native John Norris — our first in a series of performers for the upcoming Wampus Cat Music Festival — joins the Friends of The Rant podcast to talk about his career and the upcoming three-day festival. Learn more about John here: https://www.johnnorrismusic.com/about

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34:38

Friends of The Rant | Jeff Popka shares Wampus Cat...

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2022/03/17

Jeff Popka, CEO of Indie on Air Records and organizer of the upcoming Wampus Cat Music Festival, shares details on the May 13-15 event that will include acts like Everclear, Lit, Sister Hazel, Thompson Square, the Swon Brothers, J.R. Richards (Dishwalla) and more than 90 acts.

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50:44

Friends of The Rant | Dr. Raj Swamy from Central...

The Rant ·

2022/02/10

Dr. Raj Swamy of Central Carolina Hospital joins the Friends of The Rant podcast to talk about heart month and the remarkable cardiac procedures available to patients in Sanford and Lee County. Swamy is the head of cardiology at CCH in Sanford. He received his undergrad degree at Duke University and his medical degree from the University of Chicago-Pritzker. He specializes in cardiology, coronary intervention, echocardiography, arterial and venous ultrasound, vascular medicine, peripheral vascular

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56:40

Friends of The Rant | Jimmy Randolph talks pottery...

The Rant ·

2022/01/11

Jimmy Randolph is CEO of the Sanford Area Growth Alliance, but he joins us today wearing another hat — organizer for the Sanford Pottery Exhibition & Marketplace, a reboot of sorts of the old Sanford Pottery Festival which took place here for several years and is set to return on April 30 and May 1 at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center.

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34:42

Friends of The Rant | Tracy Carter talks his final...

The Rant ·

2021/12/23

Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter will end 30-plus years in law enforcement when he officially retires on Jan. 1. He took some time to talk about his career and not only his future, but the future of the sheriff's office, on our Friends of The Rant podcast.

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35:02

Friends of The Rant | Richard Sullins, government...

The Rant ·

2021/12/07

Government reporter and political science authority Richard Sullins joins the podcast to talk about his experience writing for The Rant and his first impressions of local government in Lee County.

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56:24

Friends of The Rant | Dr. David Watson and his book,...

The Rant ·

2021/11/19

Dr. David Watson, a humanities instructor at Central Carolina Community College, is author of “Truth to Post-Truth in American Detective Fiction.” The book, Sanford native Watson’s first, is described by its publisher as examining “questions of truth and relativism, turning to detectives, both real and imagined, from Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin to Robert Mueller, to establish an oblique history of the path from a world where not believing in truth was unthinkable to the present, where it is common to

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38:40

Friends of The Rant | Movies, music and more

The Rant ·

2021/10/20

The Friends of the Rant podcast returns with hosts Gordon Anderson and Billy Liggett talking about Squid Games, Many Saints of Newark, last month's Carolina Indie Fest and other local news stories of interest to your listening ears.

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42:52

Friends of The Rant | Paleface excited to return to...

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2021/09/10

Carolina Indie Fest headliner Paleface talks with The Rant about his upcoming performance — his first live performance since the beginning of the pandemic — and the musicians who have influenced him in his storied career.

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46:29

Friends of The Rant | Indie Fest band HaHa Charade +...

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2021/08/20

Full podcast this week as we interview Carolina Indie Fest band HaHa Charade and talk to Beth List about this Saturday's POP!-Con at the Lee County Library.

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32:58

Friends of The Rant | Nitro Nitra is a badass

The Rant ·

2021/08/13

A self-styled “astral-pop” and “soul rock” artist from Delaware who has been singing her whole life, Nitro Nitra began a career in music in 2019 after having a “mystical, spiritual awakening” she says freed her from “repetitive loops of mental bondage.” Nitra’s goal as a musician is to create a shared experience by lifting her fans up to a place where they can open their minds to new levels of existence and awakenings of their own. Her voice has been compared to Amy Winehouse, Erykah Badu, Tina

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52:38

Friends of The Rant | Addie Tonic from Carolina Indie...

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2021/08/06

Continuing our series of interviews with artists performing at the upcoming Carolina Indie Fest, this week we're joined by Denver rock duo Addie Tonic. We also talk local news, because this is a local news podcast, friends. Addie Tonic: Founding members Meghann5k and Matt Youngblood spent the last 4 years touring small venues under various names and with several lineup changes before deciding on “Addie Tonic” in 2020. After a series of singles released by Indie On Air Records, the band released

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25:17

Friends of The Rant | The Accidentals join our...

The Rant ·

2021/07/31

"Among the most emotionally compelling songwriters of our time." ~ NPR "Defiant, young - powerful, and undaunted.” ~ Texas Lifestyle Magazine This week, we interview The Accidentals, the Michigan trio who will bring their eclectic blend of indie folk, pop, bluegrass, rock and more to downtown Sanford’s Carolina Indie Fest in September. Listen to our interview and a couple of awesome Accidentals jams in our Friends of The Rant podcast.

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42:53

Friends of The Rant | Tough on Fridays, Carolina...

The Rant ·

2021/07/23

Georgetown, Texas-based Tough on Fridays talks about their music, the music scene in Austin, the origin of their name and what Carolina Indie Fest-goers can expect from their set. Carolina Indie Fest is scheduled for Sept. 18-19 in downtown Sanford, North Carolina.

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