Each week, the RaleighSkyline.com Podcast team of Dustin and Matt discuss current happenings in and around downtown Raleigh (and maybe a little extra). Perhaps you are bored, at work or even on the go and have 20 minutes or so to spare, give us a try!
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GT Cast Part 1 - GT Cast (part 1) - On this experimental podcast, Dustin and Matt attempt to cast from different locations within Raleigh. They discuss the current happenings of the website and a few downtown topics. Stay tuned to part 2 of this podcast.
Return of the Cast - With the writers back in full force, the RalSky cast crew whips up a short podcast. With the first episode of the year, they catch up on what has been going since the last cast. Some downtown topics include the new outdoor music venue, the numerous lists that Raleigh made recently, and a few construction updates. Runtime: 24:35
Over The Hill - The guys take a break from their Hover Rounds to talk about downtown Raleigh, NC. Gramps takes his dentures out and talks about his recent trip to New York City, NY. For the second week in a row they whip out the fan favorite, "We Hope Your Embarrassed" segment. Old man Matt briefly talks about the 2007 North Carolina State Fair, and then they ramble on about the local water restrictions and Plesa back in the area. The gray crew hopes you don't fall and can't get up. Pass the prune juice. Runtime: 55:14
Downtown Wedding - What is it like to have a wedding in beautiful downtown Raleigh, NC? You're about to find out. The cast crew discuss Matt's recent wedding that was (where else?) downtown. Discussion isn't only about wedding stuff, they also find time to talk about current skyline construction and a fan favorite section of "We hope you're embarrassed." Come for the wedding talk, but stay around for talk about sports and the North Carolina State Fair. Enjoy the long cast. Runtime: 69:12
Wii Back - After a month of playing Wii Bowling, the Cast Crew returns to the microphone to tell you what time it is. In this fresh episode, Dustin and Matt briefly talk about the downtown area, include information on the Edison project and a quick Raleigh Wide Open recap for 2007. Other topics include the local hot and dry weather, upcoming "special" photo series, and the start of fantasy football and real football. The guys slip up and leak some secret details on upcoming special edition podcasts. Drop us an E-mail to join the Podcast Alert Mailing List to get a reminder when new podcasts are released.
Welcome Back - Live from the favorite outdoor studio of Bagwell Plaza. After a six week break, the cast crew is back behind the mic and discussing the happenings of the Raleigh area. Main topics include RalSky making an appearance on WPTF 680 AM, speculation about Block B on F-Street, the new sign initiative upcoming to downtown, the recent opening of another segment of I-540, and all the events you can swing a bat at.
Live from the Sheraton - Live from beautiful downtown Raleigh, NC, the cast crew records on Fayetteville Street inside the Sheraton hotel. The gusty winds forcing them inside and away from their normal cast spot, Bagwell Plaza. The wind can't stop them from bringing you topics like the new North Carolina license plates, toll roads coming to the triangle, the high gas prices, and the upcoming Raleigh Wide Open for 2007. If time permits, they may play some listener calls from their voice mail. Lay back, get a room for the night, and enjoy the ear candy. Runtime: 45:13
Year of the Plastic Cup - In this new edition of the podcast, the guys give a recap of the second annual world beer festival and discuss the origins of "Woo!". Other topics include include the aftermath of making front page of the News & Observer, the Dorthea Dix land use poll controversy, along with a few Raleigh Quickies. Back by popular demand, the "Hope you're embarrassed" segment makes an appearance. Stay tuned to the very end of the cast where we have interviews with patrons of this years beer fest. Thanks for listening.
On the Road Again - With Dustin in the Raleigh studios and Matt on the road, the guys attempt another skypecast. With any luck this one will turn out better than the last. In this pre-Beer Fest cast, the guys discuss what Matt's doing in the plain states of the US. Other topics include new updates to the front page and a possible RalSky blurb in an upcoming edition in The Raleigh News & Observer about the future Raleigh Skyline. Look out for that.
Vichyssoise - Cleanse your pallet and make way for the second Raleigh Restaurant Review. The Review Crew visits the downtown restaurant, 18 Seaboard. How many acorns will they get for their rating? In addition to the mouth watering review, the guys talk about some downtown topics and events including the upcoming World Beer Fest. Grab your knife, fork, glass, and dive in.
Ice Ice Baby - All right stop collaborate and listen, the RalSky Podcast is back with my brand new edition. Some topics like the Boston trip, Fayetteville Street sidewalks, and Soleil construction delays grabs a hold of the listeners tightly. Will Crabtree or North Hills be "Midtown", I don't know. Turn off the lights and my iPod glows. To the extreme, the RalSky cast team rocks the mic like a vandal. The "Hope you're embarrassed" section may start up a scandal. Check out the hook while the Runtime is: 45:27
European Vacation - Take a little trip with the RalSky podcast team. On this journey, the guys visit many interesting hot spots like Hillsbourgh Street renovations and Wake county public schools to check the myspace account. On the way home, the team stops by Virginia and Georgia to pick up Mega Millions Lotto tickets. Enjoy the end of the cast where they review some sports topics including the ACC Tournament and some television talk. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Runtime: 52:39
One Year Later - On this one year anniversary of the RalSky podcast, the team doesn't celebrate with a cake, presents, or party - just another podcast. The guys catch up on what's been going on since the last podcast. When they stop talking about RuneScape and finally get to the topics, they include jobs in Raleigh, the approval of the new Reynolds building, and Dix 306. There is some discussion about upcoming page content, like photo series and 3-D models. Runtime: 37:10
Exploding High Five - In this chilling new cast, the North Carolina Lottery makes a return in the lineup. With the help of some listener input, the guys investigate the case of the missing "Welcome to Raleigh" sign. The cast continues with some banter on valet parking downtown and a little talk of Windows Vista. Will you upgrade? In conclusion, Runtime: 55:32
Episode 28 -Two Hour Delay: 01/22/07 - With a fresh dusting of snow on the ground, the guys venture into the winter weather for the next cast. This week they discuss the happenings of the web page, the snowy weather in the area, the US top tech towns, Google coming to NC, a new stretch of 540 opens, the NFL playoffs, and The Krispy Kreme Challenge. Runtime: 37:34
A new Year, a new You, a new Cast - The guys start the new year cast with a holiday break review with Christmas presents and Runescape. Downtown topics include new Reynold's building announcements, the new West at North development, Sir Walter Raleigh statue, first night Raleigh returns to F-street, and Extreme Home Makeover visits Raleigh. Sport topic includes Bill Cowher's retirement....err, resignation as the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Welcome to your new home Bill! Runescape: 41:30
Late Night with Tom O'Brien - It's the late show with Tom O'Brien - In this fresh episode of the Raleigh Skyline dot com podcast, the guys ramble before the holidays. They begin with a little web page news, the new (and now gone) "Welcome to Raleigh" sign, and Dustin's trips to the DMV. Next, the guys bring back the popular "We hope you're embarrassed" segment. Then they move into a few downtown topics including downtown holiday decorations, panhandlers, and construction. They end the cast with a little engagement news, uncle news, and a sports segment talking about NC State University's new football coach, Tom O'Brien. Happy Christmaskwanzaahanukkah to all, and to all a goodnight. Runtime: 63:52
Goodbye Chuck - On this "Chuck Amato Farewell" edition of the podcast, the guys recap the Christmas Carousel Holiday Festival and the 62nd Annual Raleigh Christmas parade. They also touch on the Dorothea Dix land bids that are going on. What to do with all that land? The cast is rounded off with an extended farewell Chuck sports section with their views on how Chuck did during his tenure at NC State University. Who will be the next head coach of the NC State Wolfpack? Runtime: 38:28
For this weeks "winter-cast" the guys are getting ready for the holidays and discuss the happenings of the Raleigh area. New photo series have been showing up with increasing frequency recently, and they touch on what's new. A majority of the cast is the downtown segment which hits on a number of topics including, construction update of the new Convention Center, Campbell University coming to downtown, Dorthea Dix land plans, and 170 new condos around Moore's square. The cast crew then brings you the list of the week about the safest cities in the US, which includes many cities within North Carolina (including Raleigh!). Stay tuned for the end of the cast where they discuss local upcoming events. Runtime: 42:15
Play along with the Podcast Crew. Join us and play the BASE Jumping flash based game and let us know how you do. Our results will be in the Cast Comments. Play here ---> (Base Jumping!).
In this weeks indoor edition of netcast, the guys return to the warm confines of the studio. Main downtown topics the week include the slow condo sales at the Soleil Center and The Lion King leaving town with a bang. Local news includes a local college football coach exodus and a special exhibit at the art museum. They end the cast with some NC State Fair 2006 recap and reminiscing on the magic eye.
Runtime: 40:25
After another week off, the guys head back to the trusty local of Bagwell Plaza to recap the downtown Raleigh news. Discussions break out on the new Reynolds Tower, resigning DRA president, Wachovia Building sale, a magazine list for Raleigh, the Apex explosion, the NC State Fair and of course much more. Be sure to tune in!
Runtime: 53:06
For the first week of October, Dustin and Matt return to Bagwell plaza for another "live" episode. Downtown topics include the sale of the Sheraton Hotel and the future opening of a long closed section of a DT street. Crema on Fayettville opened since we casted last week among other observations. We touch on some sports and bring back a tech section and talk about the 'Zune'.
Runtime: 36:05
For this special "Live" podcast, the guys take it to the streets at
secret location. On this windy cast, they bring to you the typical
segments you have come to expect. The downtown segment breaks the
news about the upcoming mixed-use development call "North Hills East."
With the sound of trains in the background, they talk about the
ground breaking of the new RBC headquarters on Fayetteville Street.
They end the cast with some sport topics and local upcoming events.
Where will they record next???:Runtime: 46:09
Finally we unleash the debut of the RaleighSkyline.com Restaurant Review. Other topics: Plensa project goes belly up, Downtown Ambassadors, a Carter-Finley Patdown, and more. We run a little longer on this one as the runtime is: 50:21
And we're back...Matt and Dustin finally wake up and put out another
cast. The fellas review what's been going on since the last podcast. Downtown segment includes a Plenza update, companies moving downtown, and Smartville (aka - Raleigh). The local shorts touch on the tainted Cary water, the Pullen Park catastrophe, and a local TV station change up. The guys squeeze in the sports segment with random football news (it's hard out here for a coach). Runtime: 39:47
In this super sized episode of the podcast, the major segments include
listener feedback, an embarrassment segment, downtown segment, along with a few local "shortz." The guys explore the future of Plensa's Plaza, a newspaper
review of the reopening of Fayetteville Street, and pipe trouble at The Court House. With
the help of the listeners, Matt and Dustin talk about their favorite
Old School Movies (P.B. Solution,
Neverending Story, and much much more).
The sports segment will have to wait until next week. Runtime: 65:24
The first contest winner is announced in cast 16. Look forward to other contests soon. This week's topics include a web page issue explanation, The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores trip, brief temperature talk, and the main topic of the opening of Fayetteville Street (Raleigh Wide Open) recap. Off topic ramble of how to beat The Crane Game. Dustin and Matt give you a small preview taste of the Official RaleighSkyline.com Raleigh Restaurant Review (the real reviews to come in the future). Listeners still have time to submit their list of favorite childhood movies. Runtime: 36:37
This week has more talk about the Farmers market, the new "Best Places to Live" list, a tech section, some listener feedback, and previews for next week. Runtime: 30:16
On this week's adventure with Matt and Dustin, the guys introduce the first official contest! (The yes/no game?) They begin with a chat about their 4th of July weekend, and then move right into regular mix of things. Main topics for cast 14 include the new Moore's Square Farmers Market, grand opening of Fayetteville Street, TTA public transportation, and a little sports including the Stanley Cup. Runtime: 31:32
For lucky cast 13, Dustin and Matt return to the grind after a few weeks off, with Matt out of town. Main topics include NC State property cleanup, RBC center facelift, two new downtown buildings, a few downtown shortz (include a church move), ending with a few local sport snippets. Later Dustin hi-jacks the show with a rant and techology section where they discuss Blu-ray and HD DVD. Runtime: 40:51
Matt returns to the studio for number 12. Within is discussion on the Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup, downtown road closures, Atlantic Hurricane Season, Powerball and more. Runtime: 28:22
Low quality audio ahead! A special 11th version of the cast has Dustin and Matt in different locations of the country. Topics include stormchasing, the new RBC design, Powerball, the Bud Light Downtown Live concert series, and of course our normal ramblings. Runtime: 42:25
Our 8th cast is mainly a review of the Raleigh World Beer Festival including interviews and viewpoints. We also touch on the recent NFL draft, another implosion and some Soleil Center news. Runtime: 21:24
The 7th cast debuts the new listener feedback section, discusses the proposed Site 1 developments, once again plugs the Raleigh World Beer Festival, and requests downtown interview questions. Runtime: 21:41
Our 6th cast covers more of the Raleigh World Beer Festival, the new RaleighSkyline.com Spring Photo Series, our new voicemail line, the NCSU coaching search, and the NC lottery makes another appearance. 29:39
Dustin and Matt play the new NC State Lottery, discuss the drought, the Raleigh World Beer Festival, losing Herb Sendek, and bring up last weeks question. Don't miss it! Runtime: 26:59 (No enhanced this week).
In the fourth cast, we discuss the Marriott (for the last time), Lenovo, Dustin's trip to Atlanta, comparisons of Raleigh and Atlanta, another question of the week, the NCAAs and this weather we are having. Runtime: 17:32
Our third episode hits on the proposed Plensa Plaza downtown; more stucco talk; the RS Poll; a history lesson, and some local sports talk. Runtime: 16:53
In the second episode, Dustin and Matt talk about what's left of the convention center, downtown safety, Willie Parker, Hillsborough street and more. Runtime: 15:41
In our debut episode, Dustin and Matt discuss the new logo for downtown Raleigh, the convention center implosion, and an update on the Quorum Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Runtime: 9:16
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