Justin gave his guests a break this week and flies solo to get you up to speed with where you can find a hot meal this Thanksgiving and what fun can be had this upcoming holiday season. You can see everything Justin mentions online at https://outerbanksthisweek.com/events Everyone at the Outer Banks This Week Podcast would like to wish you and your…

Visiting with Justin this week is Coach Chad Williams, athletic director and varsity basketball coach at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills. Chad talks about his charity benefit Good Guys vs. Cancer, which is happening December 4 through 7 at First Flight High School. This high school basketball showcase brings talented basketball teams f…

In this special podcast edition, Jen Crossman of Kill Devil Grill and Susan Stanovsek of Noosa Beach Grill talk with Justin about the first Misfit Bars of Christmas Crawl beginning November 26 and going through New Year's! With 15 OBX restaurants to bounce around to, there will be nothing but a jolly good time to be had with a sleighful of Christma…

Justin hit the road again this week and headed down Highway 12 to one of the last stops in Hatteras Village – Teach's Lair Marina. He spoke with Manager Victoria Dunn, tackle shop Pro Lee Scarborough and Chef Tyler Naughton of Toucana Grill, the food truck on the property, about the many different aspects of Teach's Lair and how they all come toget…

Elisabeth Silverthorne, executive director of the Beach Food Pantry, talks with Justin about the mission of the organization and the upcoming Chef's Challenge Fundraiser happening at the Pavilion at Pirate's Cove on Saturday, November 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information on how to buy tickets to the event or donate to the Beach Food Pantry. Out…

In this special podcast edition, Justin ventures down to Buxton, NC to sit with local author Mrs. Jan Dawson and talk about her life coming to Hatteras Island as a young girl, moving here permanently and what inspired her to become a writer. Jan has written two fiction books (and a third on the way) called 'Storm Season' and 'Hooked on You', both c…

Greg Smrdel, tour guide, author, radio personality, trivia host and comedian, joins Justin in this week's episode to talk about all the many things he does to bring family fun & entertainment to the Outer Banks! If you've been to a trivia night at one of the many watering holes there's a good chance he's hosted it or has a hand in it! To learn more…

Justin welcomes Jordan Suzanne from Jordan Suzanne Designs to talk about her history of interior design on the Outer Banks and how she would love to help you create your dream home, whether it's from the ground up or a remodel. Visit her online at jordansuzannedesigns.com to read more about her and to see her work. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Pre…

In this special edition of the podcast, Geno Seay stops in to talk about the 13 Nights of Halloween Island in Downtown Manteo. This spooky adventure showcases the Downtown Manteo Social District in a way to celebrate the Halloween holiday! While you're visiting, be to grab one of their commemorative Halloween Island t-shirts, with all funds raised …

Joining the show this week is Brenda Fann of Wanchese Marina to talk about all the new and exciting things going on for the 5th Annual Harborween Spooktacular! Harborween started in 2020 as a way for kids to get out and have some safe fun for Halloween during COVID and has exploded into an annual Outer Banks Halloween destination! Check out OuterBa…

Justin takes the show back on the road to The Inn on Pamlico Sound & Cafe Pamlico to talk about favorite activities that go on during the fall season on Hatteras Island and the fun that can be had at The Inn on Pamlico Sound and Cafe Pamlico. He speaks with management, staff and author Jan Dawson, who writes fiction books about Hatteras and other l…

Bud Elkins aka "Mr. Jingles" and Shane Heath "Mr. Jangles" join Justin in the studio to talk about 11 years of Wicked Woods fun! Wicked Woods, northeast North Carolina's number one haunted attraction, runs every weekend through the month of October. For more information click on the link below to their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/profil…

Justin visits with his friend and fitness coordinator Crystal Corbin to talk about the Virginia Tillett Community Center in Manteo as well as how you can be a participant in the Dare 2 Scare 5k coming up on October 26th! To sign up for the race visit them online at https://www.facebook.com/share/TRcMu9xr7oxHWFCr/ or https://www.darenc.gov/departmen…

In this special edition of the Outer Banks This Week Podcast, real estate and property management experts Brook, Heather and Tiffany join Justin to talk about how things have been in their world overall in 2024 and tell a few "interesting" stories from the field this year and in years past!Di OuterBanksThisWeek.com

Tracy Colson of OBX Jeep Invasion joins Justin on the show this week to talk about their upcoming gathering Friday September 20th thru Sunday September 22nd at the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head. OBX Jeep Invasion is a three-day event with different activities, vendors and fun all to raise money for different charities each year! This year the c…

Justin brings in his boy (and yours!) Matty P. from OBX After Dark to talk about events that will be taking place on the Outer Banks this fall. You'll want to mark your calendars! If you are planning any events, email Justin at podcast@outerbanksthisweek.com, and he will gladly help promote them for you. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: …

Listen up, baseball families! Coach Ballgame, who teaches life lessons through baseball and aims to revolutionize youth sports by emphasizing fun and building character alongside skill development, is coming to Dare County on September 22. His mission is to replace a toxic, win-at-all-costs youth sports culture with one that celebrates the joy of p…

Holden McOwen of Kiiind Cocktails dropped by the studio to talk to Justin about the Kiiind Cocktails' BBQ Showdown in Downtown Manteo on Sunday, September 15 from 2 to 5 pm. For more information on how you can be a contestant in the BBQ Showdown or to buy tickets, visit Kiiind Cocktails on Facebook, Instagram or online at kiiindcocktails.com. Outer…

Justin has taken the show on the road again to The Outer Banks Sports Club in Nags Head. He talks with owner Manny Golasa about how he transformed a movie theater into a state-of-the-are fitness center. He also gets some testimonials from a few individuals (one being your boy Matty P!!) who frequent the place and a staff member who helps with their…

In this episode, Justin grabs his gear and heads on over to NC Coast Grill & Bar in Duck to chat with Chef Wes Stepp, owner of NC Coast Grill & Bar and Red Sky Cafe. They talk about what brought Wes here from "West By God Virginia" and his story about working in the restaurant industry on the Outer Banks since the 1980s! Outer Banks This Week Podca…

Justin invites in his brother in-law Michael MacLean (or "Mike Mike" as Justin calls him) from Master Heating and Cooling in Kitty Hawk to talk about the "Feel The Love" campaign being put on by Lennox Air Systems & Master Heating and Cooling to help someone in needs of a new HVAC system in their home. You can go online to feelthelove.com to nomina…

Justin and his buddies Phil Forslund and Mike Weaver take a trip over to Currituck County and hang out with Buddy Byrum and his gang at Buffalo City Distillery in Point Harbor. They go through the history of Buffalo City, talk about the events and happenings at the distillery and sample a few of their drinks! Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented…

Thanks to Vusic OBX yet again, Justin chatted with 311 Bassist Aaron “PNut” Wills about the band, the music and the tour bringing them to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on Friday, August 9th. Fun fact: 311 played a show at the old Atlantis Night Club in Nags Head on July 29th, 1994 - 30 years ago! How cool is that?! Outer Banks This Week Po…

Capt. Marty Brill rejoins Justin on the podcast to talk about the ins and outs of billfish tournaments. They go over the upcoming local tournament schedule to include the 21st Annual Carolina Boatbuilders Billfish Tournament, the 35th Annual Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Only Billfish Tournament and the Pirates Cove Big Game Tournament. Outer Banks T…

Justin is back in the studio this week with his childhood friend and longtime podcast sponsor Ryan Walker of Wanchese Off Road Diesel Performance of Kill Devil Hills. Ryan is a very generous, kind and giving person. He and Justin talk about his childhood dream of owning his autoshop and the types of work he performs at his garage in KDH! Outer Bank…

Once again Justin took the show on the road to visit with Joel and Jess Sheingold of The Wreck Tiki Bar at Hatteras Landing. Accompanied by Phil Forslund, they conversed with the owners, weekly entertainer Rory Live and a six year old customer named Brett who shared his review of one of The Wreck's menu items! No vacation to Hatteras Island is comp…

Justin went back out on the streets to Owens' Restaurant at Milepost 16 in Nags Head to experience the new nightlife environment they've created. Jazz Nights at Owens' are currently Friday night through Sunday night, but they plan to do it nightly if possible! Between the drinks, the late-night food menu and the entertainment, you're bound to have …

Thanks to VusicOBX, Justin conducts a one-on-one interview with Niko Moon, 2021 CMT Music Award Nominee for Breakthrough Video of the Year for his hit "Good Time" and 2022 iHeartRadio Nominee for Best New Country Artist. Niko takes the stage at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on June 30 as part of the 2024 Togetherness Tour with Michael Fran…

Justin takes the show on the road to Nags Head and hangs out with Chris and Ashley McGrath of McGrath’s Burger Shack in the Outer Banks Mall. If you’re looking for amazing food, fun and atmosphere, this place is a MUST! Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Sponsored by: Wanchese Marina and Landing Grill Stripers Bar & Gril…

Jamie Wentz, assistant coach of the First Flight High School Nighthawks Football team, drops by to chat with Justin about the rebuilding of the team and how you can support them at their carwash this Saturday 6/22 from 9-3:30pm at Longboards in Kitty Hawk.Di OuterBanksThisWeek.com

Summer is on the horizon so Justin brought in the C.O.O. of Outer Banks This Week, former Nags Head Ocean Rescue lifeguard Phil Forslund, to talk about the do's, the don'ts and things you may not have thought about or considered when going to the beach. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Sponsored by: Wanchese Marina and…

Sitting in with Justin on this episode are Carol and Shelly, programmers and DJs from Radio Hatteras 99.9 & 101.5, to talk a little about the stations and how you can help show them some love and support. The mission of the non-commercial, nonprofit Radio Hatteras is to provide island-specific broadcast radio communications that enhances the safety…

Justin recruits the help of his nine year old son Austin and his buddies Mira, Braxton aka "B", Maddax and Ben to get their take on fun things to do for kids while they're here on vacation. Also your boy (and mine!) Matty P. makes his reappearance on the podcast for the summer with 'OBX After Dark' to promote the newest addition of a popular Outer …

Coming aboard the podcast with Justin this week are Beau and Kevin, brothers and also the captain and mate of the Harbor Star to talk about their NEW boat and what to expect this year while out viewing the bottlenose dolphin up close! Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Outer Banks This Week Podcast Sponsored by: Stripers…

Justin takes the show down the street from the studio to the Creef Boathouse to experience the first Downtown Manteo Market of 2024. He speaks with young entrepreneurs, the town police chief, a new resident of the town and a few different town officials to help unveil their newest campaign "Meet Me in Manteo." Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presente…

In this stand-alone episode of the podcast Blake Taft, director of "The Little Mermaid" musical, originating from Cape Hatteras Secondary School, talks with Justin about his background in theater, how the production was brought to life by students of Cape Hatteras and what other plays and/or musicals are on the horizon.…

Kickin' it on the podcast with Justin this week is Laura, a bartender at a local watering hole, and Tiffany from Beach Realty & Construction. They chit-chat about the dos and don'ts of bellying up to a bar on the Outer Banks, and Tiffany offers a quick vacation rental forecast for the upcoming 2024 season. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by…

Alexandra Nolte, fitness director and outreach coordinator at Roanoke Island Fitness Lab (or R.I.F.L. as you will hear them say) in Manteo, joins Justin to tell her health story, share some info about the gym and discuss places and activities for people to stay active & exercise while enjoying their vacation. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented…

With OBX Bike Week in full swing, Justin decides to shine a little light on the topic of road safety (for bikers and regular motorists alike) and places where you can congregate if you are a radical biker guy (or girl)! Joining him on the show this week are Michael Parrish and Aaron Burgess of ELS OBX to chat about some of the "electrifying" jobs t…

Justin burns on the topic of how to properly execute maneuvers in the center turning lane in Manteo, Nags Head, KDH and Kitty Hawk, talks a little about the "excitement" surrounding the grand opening of the Wawa next month and welcomes in Kelly Midgett from Kelly's Automotive in Manteo. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive…

In this episode, Justin goes over the previous weekend’s happenings from Wrestlemania 40 to March Madness, and even talks about the solar eclipse. Bradley and Chelsey from High Seas Pools & Spas are joining him to give everyone a glimpse of what they do and the pool biz here on the Outer Banks. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Au…

Matt Khouri of Outer Banks Boil Company & Holden McOwen of Kiiind Cocktails join Justin on the show to talk about the EPIC Project's mission, how it got started and what to expect at the Second Annual Round on the Sound Golf Tournament at the Currituck Club in Corolla. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Sponsored by: Wan…

So Justin wasn't able to do the podcast from The Wreck Tiki Bar in Hatteras Village as planned (dang you, March weather!!). Instead, he brought in his good buddy Raymond Schwartz (aka Uncle Ray) to talk about what it's like going from a long-time vacationer to a permanent resident of the Outer Banks! Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kell…

Sam and Emily Walker, two Outer Banks locals and creators of "The Sam and Em Podcast," drop by the studio and chat with Justin about who they are. Plus we figure out exactly why Justin mentions them every week on the Outer Banks This Week podcast. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Sponsored by: Wanchese Marina and Landi…

Justin welcomes Mike Kelly and Mary Ann Newman of the Kelly's St. Patrick's Day Parade into the studio to chit-chat about the history of the parade and what you can expect from it this year. Outer Banks This Week will be participating in the festivities! The Kelly's St. Patrick's Day Parade is happening Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m. in Nags Head. Oute…

Geno Seay, owner of Lost Colony Tavern in downtown Manteo, drops by to hang out with Justin and talk about the celebration of The Month of St. Patrick during the entire month of March! Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Sponsored by: Wanchese Marina and Landing Grill High Seas Pools & Spas…

In this episode, Justin brings in Pit Master Mike Weaver, owner/operator of Carolina Barbecue Company in Manteo, to talk about his restaurant and eastern Carolina-style barbecue. To Mike, barbecue is a noun – not a verb! Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Outer Banks This Week Podcast Sponsored by: The SaltBox Cafe Wanch…

Sandy Pace and Jackie Frappier stop by the studio on the one-year anniversary of the podcast. They chat with Justin about the mission of Dare County Special Olympics, the activities they do and their big Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser coming up on March 9. Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Sponsored by: Wanchese Marina an…

In this episode Justin brings in the newest member of the Outer Banks This Week team, Capt. Marty Brill! A former charter boat fisherman, a local radio icon for more than 25 years and a retired N.C. Marine Fisheries port agent, Capt. Marty tells us about how he came to be the legendary Outer Banks figure that he is today (Justin's words, not his!).…

In the 50th installment of the podcast, Justin goes on location to Colington Island to sit and chat with Randolph & Amanda Sprinkle, owners and chefs of The Saltbox Cafe, and to celebrate 10 years of Saltbox bliss! Outer Banks This Week Podcast Presented by: Kelly's Automotive Sponsored by: Wanchese Marina and Landing Grill…