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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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Friends of The Rant | Megadeth, horror movies and the...

The Rant ·

2020/10/23

This week's episode of The Friends of The Rant podcast talks heavy metal horror movies, all while reminding you very politely to get out and vote on Nov. 3 (or before). Enjoy.

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Friends of The Rant | Aslan Freeman on the music...

The Rant ·

2020/10/09

Aslan Freeman — a songwriter, musician, producer and engineer in Nashville and guitarist for country star Lainey Wilson — joins the podcast this week to talk about his career, the state of the music industry during the pandemic and his love for North Carolina-based rock bands.

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29:50

Friends of The Rant | Britton Buchanan talks life...

The Rant ·

2020/10/03

Britton Buchanan talks about his career since leaving the Voice and shares big news about his upcoming debut album.

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49:20

Friends of The Rant | Our friends from Boys & Girls...

The Rant ·

2020/09/26

Jaslyn Walker, Bob Bridwell and Meg Moss — representing Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Carolina — join Friends of The Rant to talk about fundraising for their nonprofit (including an upcoming golf tournament) and the impact the organization has on the community, especially during the pandemic. Hosts Gordon Anderson and Billy Liggett also share drive-in movie memories and talk local headlines.

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47:03

Friends of the Rant | Tina Gross and local fall...

The Rant ·

2020/09/18

Tina Gross, co-owner of Gross Farms in Sanford, joins the podcast to talk about Gross Farms' fall offerings — the annual corn maze and pumpkin-picking — and the importance of agritourism for the state's economy.

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52:38

Friends of The Rant | Bob Joyce and Sanford's...

The Rant ·

2020/09/11

Bob Joyce, economic development executive director for the Sanford Area Growth Alliance, talks about the state of the economy in Sanford and much more. Hosts Gordon Anderson, Billy Liggett and Jonathan Owens also share their 9/11 memories.

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33:56

Friends of The Rant | Sept. 5, 2020

The Rant ·

2020/09/05

No guest and an abbreviated episode this week — still a fun time had by all (and a look back at a classic Rant radio skit involving Jon and a Vince Gill concert from nine years ago). Enjoy!

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46:19

Friends of The Rant | Susan Keller and the proposed...

The Rant ·

2020/08/27

Susan Weber, co-chair of the Lee Grow Play Succeed campaign to pass a bond in November to fund a multi-million dollar sports complex in Sanford, joins The Rant to talk about plans for the complex, the upcoming bond referendum and what a complex could mean for Sanford's future. Hosted by Gordon Anderson, Jonathan Owens and Billy Liggett.

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53:06

Friends of The Rant | Lisa Mathis and Brandon Jones...

The Rant ·

2020/08/21

Lisa Mathis from the North Carolina Board of Transportation and engineer Brandon Jones from NCDOT Division 8 join The Rant to talk about road projects in and around Lee County and to share a little highway trivia.

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48:00

Friends of The Rant | Ricky Secor and a different...

The Rant ·

2020/08/14

Ricky Secor, the principal at Broadway Elementary School for the past four years, talks about the preparations he and his faculty have taken to start the 2020-2021 school year — which begins Monday with online classes. Hosted by Gordon Anderson, Billy Liggett and Jonathan Owens.

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01:08:52

Friends of The Rant | Beth List and everything you...

The Rant ·

2020/08/06

Beth List, the director of library services for the Lee County Library, talks about how they've adapted to the pandemic to continue to offer books, internet and other services to the community. She also answers questions we all want to know about the library (Dewey Decimal system, anyone?) and shares updates on upcoming events. The Rant also discusses the most recent edition of The Rant Monthly, the demolition of a historic home on Hillcrest Drive and more.

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01:06:20

Friends of The Rant | WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler, Scott...

The Rant ·

2020/07/28

Scott Mason, known throughout North Carolina as the Tar Heel Traveler on WRAL, joins The Rant to talk about his career, what goes into making a Tar Heel Traveler segment and why The Rant was on his radar.

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54:18

Friends of The Rant | Laura Brummett talks journalism...

The Rant ·

2020/07/23

Sanford native, UNC senior and Rant contributor Laura Brummett joins The Rant's Friends of The Rant podcast to talk about her passion for journalism and college life during the pandemic. Hosted by Gordon Anderson, Billy Liggett and Jonathan Owens.

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52:03

Friends of The Rant | Ari Wright Thompson talks...

The Rant ·

2020/07/14

In the July 2020 edition of The Rant Monthly, Morehouse College student and Southern Lee grad Ari Wright Thompson wrote about his experience growing up in Sanford and racism he faced. Ari talks goes into more detail for the podcast and talks about how studying political science and law will make him a better advocate.

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56:33

Friends of The Rant | Chad Blackwelder talks food

The Rant ·

2020/06/26

The Rant was joined this week by Chad Blackwelder, longtime chef and current food service marketing specialist for the N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Blackwelder talks about the industry, how restaurants have adapted to COVID-19 regulations and why Thousand Island dressing is frowned upon. We also play a little game of “guess that tune” in the beginning.

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55:43

Friends of The Rant | Cardinal & Pine’s Billy Ball on...

The Rant ·

2020/06/17

Cardinal & Pine managing editor Billy Ball (formerly a writer for The Sanford Herald), talks to The Rant about starting a news site from scratch, the state of journalism today and how his site has covered COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests in North Carolina. Hosted by Gordon Anderson, Billy Liggett and Jonathan Owens.

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52:39

Friends of The Rant | Our old newspapering days and...

The Rant ·

2020/06/12

The Friends of The Rant podcast had a little bit of everything this week. Hosts Gordon Anderson, Billy Liggett and Jonathan Owens relive their newspaper days, discuss local news regarding COVID-19 and controversial commissioners and share a ukulele cover of an Oort Patrol tune performed by a 10-year-old girl. Fun times were had by all. Thanks for listening.

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53:18

Friends of The Rant | Margaret Murchison on losing...

The Rant ·

2020/06/03

Margaret Murchison, longtime news director at WWGP in Sanford, joined The Friends of The Rant podcast this week to talk about losing her sister, Renda McRae, to COVID-19 last week. She also gives her thoughts on the nationwide protests of the death of George Floyd and her own experiences facing segregation in Sanford during the 1960s.

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43:47

Friends of The Rant | Jimmy Randolph talks big job...

The Rant ·

2020/05/28

Sanford Area Growth Alliance Existing Industry Development Manager Jimmy Randolph joins the Friends of The Rant podcast to talk about the recent announcement of clothing manufacturer Through6 coming to Sanford and other recent big job announcements made in the past six months. Hosts Gordon Anderson, Billy Liggett and Jonathan Owens also talk ukuleles and post-WWII Germany.

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43:32

Friends of The Rant | Restaurant reopening talk

The Rant ·

2020/05/22

The Rant discusses today’s second phase of “reopening North Carolina” and talk about restaurants, as well as other tangents in what is a mostly rambling, incoherent beautiful mess of a podcast. Enjoy.

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