Archive for July, 2008

Podcast: The Rant, July 30

Posted in Show Podcast with tags , on July 30, 2008 by billyliggett

Three tired guys took to the studio Wednesday, but we had a great guest — Ty Stumpf of the Lee County Young Democrats — and he livened us up at the midway point.

Other topics discussed:
• Pat McCrory vs. Bev Perdue
• This Thing We Did
• Illegal immigrants in N.C. community colleges
• What exactly makes a “young” Democrat so darn “young”

AS PROMISED
Information on the Young Democrats:
Young Democrats of Lee County
www.leedemocratsnc.org
youngdems@leedemocratsnc.org

Young Democrats of North Carolina:
www.ydnc.org
secretary@ydnc.org

The Rant: July 23 Podcast

Posted in Show Podcast with tags , , , on July 23, 2008 by billyliggett

The Rant was a man short this week, but we came together and produced what I thought was a pretty good show, especially if you’re a fan of local sports.
Herald Sports Editor Alex Podlogar was our guest, in the studio to talk about the upcoming high school football season and a little ACC football as well. We hope you enjoy:

Subjects we touched on …
• Billy being a klutz
• Gordon’s sickness
• Jon was a band geek
• Smoking bans and why Jon likes them
• Lee schools don’t meet AYP standards
• Lee County, Southern Lee football seasons

Tune in Wednesday at 8 a.m.: Guest Alex Podlogar

Posted in Announcement with tags , on July 22, 2008 by billyliggett

Sometimes, you just gotta talk sports.

Join the Rant Wednesday, July 23, as we talk with Herald Sports Editor Alex Podlogar about the upcoming high school football season, the upcoming ACC football season and how things are unfolding in Major League Baseball.

It’s a sports-lovers dream, really, and not like the kind of dream where you’re on the pitcher’s mound in your underwear.

Listen from 8 to 9 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) on WDCC 90.5 FM Sanford.

Podcast: The Rant (Guest: Eric Griffin)

Posted in Show Podcast with tags , , , on July 16, 2008 by billyliggett

Click the play button below for this week’s Rant, hosted by me, Jon and Gordon. Our guest was great … Lee County Emergency Management Director Eric Griffin, who brought a good blend of humor and knowledge to our humble show.
I do apologize to Eric for killing him in Batman trivia.


Other highlights:
• Jon Owens reveals his man-crush on John Crumpton
• Superintendent discussion, why The Herald published this week’s lawsuit story
• Talk of Geese euthanasia at Carolina Trace
• Josh Hamilton praise
• Dark Knight nerdlinger roundtable, trivia

The Rant on Facebook

Posted in Announcement with tags , on July 11, 2008 by billyliggett

Become a true “fan” of The Rant by joining us on Facebook.
Our page includes Rant-related videos (Fourth of July pie-eating contest and more), announcements, a message board and more.

Click here to check it out. You must have a Facebook account to be involved.

July 16 guest: Eric Griffin

Posted in Announcement with tags , , , on July 11, 2008 by billyliggett

Join The Rant on Wednesday, July 16, from 8 to 9 a.m. as we talk about this week’s headlines and chat with Lee County Emergency Management Director Eric Griffin, who’ll talk about Lee County’s vulnerability to a hurricane, why we don’t get tornadoes touching the ground here and more. Griffin, a huge fan of the movies, will also give his take on the upcoming release of the new Batman flick, The Dark Knight.

Listen on 90.5 FM, WDCC in Sanford, NC. If you miss the show, come back for the podcast at this site.