Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino live on Block Island, a seven miles-long by three miles-wide rock thirteen miles off the southeastern tip of Rhode Island. Life can get...well...kind of interesting out there. The island is populated by a host of colorful and eccentric characters who coexist the best they can in extremely close quarters. When summer hits and the ferry boats roll in packed with tourists, chaos sometimes ensues. Tune in to find out how the inhabitants of Block Island deal with ...
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Ep. 116: Judy Gray- The Rising Of The Tide
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Ep. 115: Rich Tretheway- One Man's Rich Island Life
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Ep. 114: Charlie Dodge- Shocking Stories
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Ep. 113: Marty Milner- Don of the Moped Mafia
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Ep. 110: Alan McKay- Another Silver Fox
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Ep. 109: John Breunig- Water Water Everywhere...
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Ep. 108: Marc Scortino- Who's Got A Spare Pool House?
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Ep. 107: Marguerite Donnelly- Paying It Forward
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Ep. 104: Zena Clark- Block Island's Warrior Princess
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Ep. 103: David Graham- The OG Block Island Socialite
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Ep. 102: Julie Natalizia- The National's Treasure
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Ep. 101: Dave Sniffin- Restaurants, Recreation and Reptiles
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Ep. 100: Happy New Year and our 100th Episode!
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Ep. 99: Chuck McMellon (Part 2)- All About The Adventure
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Ep. 98: Chuck McMellon (Part 1)- All About The Adventure
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Ep. 97: Tanya Brenton: The Wedding Planner
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Ep. 95: Miles Willi- Little Man With Big Plans
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Ep. 94: Molly Price- Acting, Sandwiches and Death
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Ep. 93: Kevin McBride- An Expanded View of Native American Culture
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Ep. 90: Rob Davis- Guitars and Beach Chairs
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Ep. 89: Jeff Wright- Power To The People
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Ep. 88: Gail Ballard Hall- Makes a Mean Brandy Alexander
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We sat down with Peter Wood in March of 2023 to discuss his long and storied history on Block Island. As owner of the Block Island Times back in the 70's-80's Peter kept island residents abreast of what was happening on the island. It wasn't always an easy job. Sadly, the island lost Peter a bit over two weeks ago. Please enjoy this episode and our…
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Ep. 86: Dickie Stinson- Stories About Dorries
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Dickie Stinson’s grandfather was a commercial fisherman who moved his family to Block Island in 1900 from Swan’s Island, Maine. His boat was amongst the vessels that helped rescue survivors of the Larchmont disaster. Dickie was born in 1948. At eleven years old he followed family tradition and also became a commercial fisherman who honed his harpoo…
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Please enjoy our chat with Bryan Wilson from Season One. We will miss you, Bryan.By Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino
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Ep. 85: Sue Hagedorn- Radical and Miraculous Growth
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Sue Hagedorn arrived on Block Island for the first time on a boat named, “Tor” (“Rot” spelled backwards). Sue and her family would cruise around Long Island Sound, land on Block Island and simply hang out. A self-proclaimed hippie, Sue definitely stuck out like a sore thumb amongst her family’s well-healed Yacht club friends. But that never bothere…
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Ep. 84: Doc Willis (Part 2) - Painting a Picture
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Ep. 83: Doc Willis (Part 1) - Painting a Picture
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Doc’s grandfather’s cousin Hiram Willis had a wholesale fish market down on Ballard’s dock waaaay back in the day. But Doc didn’t arrive here until many years later at the behest of Power Company Owner, Cliff McGinness. In 1972 (following a harrowing airplane ride) Doc swooped on to Block Island and saved the day. That winter the island was facing …
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Play ball! Welcome to Season 4 of Two Guys on Block Island! Rich and Marc are back to dust off the microphones and bring you more great interviews with some of Block Island's most interesting characters. It's been quite a winter for our hosts. Rich discusses his newfound "hipness" and a new plan for his taxi cab as well as plans for another Trethew…
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Welcome back! First full episode of season 4 drops April 19th!By Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino
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Whew! What a season it's been! In Season Three's first interview with Steven Wright, the groundbreaking comedian and long-time summer resident likened summers on the island to a book. Each summer- a volume in a series -that at the end of the season is closed and put on the shelf amongst the volumes from summers past. But before Rich and Marc put Su…
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Ep. 80: Claire Costello- Salt Pond Savior
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Rich and Marc find themselves continuously amazed at the amount of really smart people here on Block Island. Claire Costello ranks at the top of the list. Her days as a trial attorney in New York City found her arguing (and winning) a case before now Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. These days Claire serves as a philanthropic consultant to gl…
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Ep. 79: Block Island Ghost Stories (Vol. 3)
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Fall is always a BOOtiful time of year on Block Island. As October winds down and the island becomes quiet, one has time to notice how gloriously spooky this place can be! For the third installment of Block Island Ghost Stories Rich and Marc call on some pros to help discuss a few of the island's spectral specimens. Rob Coakley, Dave Wilkins and Je…
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Ep. 78: David Lewis (Part 2)- The Codfish Tongue Salesman
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Ep. 77: David Lewis (Part 1)- The Codfish Tongue Salesman
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David Lewis was born and raised on Block Island and his stories are of the stuff that draw most people to our podcast. Tales from the island's simpler days abound. From David's days as a schoolboy at the Block Island School to his college days at Harvard and beyond, one yarn spills into the next seamlessly. Although David was instrumental in starti…
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Ep. 76: Molly O'Neill- Scarlet Begonias
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Molly O'Neill started visiting Block Island at a young age. What's more impressive is that she opened what would become one of the island's iconic retail shops while still in college. The Scarlet Begonia graced Dodge Street for decades and cemented Molly as one of the "Dames of Dodge St." But beyond that Molly's been a key player in the Block Islan…
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