Snackin' and Yakkin' with BIG Ben Kennedy

Jessica Veal of Pitch a Friend Charleston stops by Snackin' & Yakkin' with BIG Ben Kennedy for a funny, honest, and wildly relatable chat about modern dating, real-life connections, and why a slide deck might be the new wingman.

Pitch a Friend started in Philadelphia in 2022 and has grown fast, with chapters opening in new places and people getting back to face-to-face introductions instead of endless app swiping. Jessica breaks...

Bill Walsh from Live 5 News stops by Snackin' & Yakkin' for a fast, funny, and very Charleston chat with BIG Ben Kennedy. This one has Weather talk, News stories, wild local memories, and a few side roads that somehow end up in traffic, socks, crab dip, and old-school TV lore.

Bill shares how he got started in broadcasting, how he landed in Charleston, SC, and why he's stuck around for 40 years. He and Ben swap stories about Liv...

One year in, episode 56, and I'm still here, still snackin', still yakkin', and still somehow talking my way into a brand-new season of this weird little show I love.

This episode is my one-year anniversary, and I'm not gonna lie, I got a little sentimental about it. I'm talking about the new intro, the new hat, the new look, the new season, the whole deal. I also got to hear voicemails from some of the best people around, and they ...

Mini donuts, black coffee, food truck stories, and a whole lot of nonsense with Dave Magdeburger of Donut Daddy SC. This one has it all.

Big Ben sits down with Dave from Donut Daddy, Charleston's mobile catering doughnut service, and the conversation goes exactly where you'd hope it would go, food truck life, the jump from tacos to donuts, the South Carolina Food Truck Coalition, weddings, festivals, and why mini donuts just work be...

A cross-country van adventure, whale facts, Alaska stories, and oatmeal cream pies. Yeah, this one goes everywhere.

On this episode of Snackin' & Yakkin', BIG Ben Kennedy sits down with Vickie Griffin, a fellow medic with a whole lot of stories and one serious road trip behind her. Vickie spent 2025 chasing a new life on the road, building out her tiny van, heading west, and ending up in Alaska with a front-row seat to whales, g...

Big Ben Kennedy is snackin' & yakkin' with Coach Chef Frank of Dirt Road Grub, and this one gets wild fast. We're talking beef brisket hot dogs from Charlotte, NC based company Gleezy, with a twist, and a whole lot of talk about coaching, teaching, cooking, bourbon, and building something real from the ground up.

Coach Chef Frank came through ready to work. He brought the history, the hustle, and the flavor. We talk about his jo...

Devin Dukes and DJ Dukes of the Shrimp City Report stopped by Snackin' & Yakkin' for a long one, and this one goes everywhere in the best way. Charleston podcasting, Best of Charleston 2026, Wikipedia rabbit holes, old encyclopedias, brisket, wrestling, ghosts, the Battery, the RiverDogs, and yes, a whole lot of snackin' and yakkin'.The Shrimp City Report is a Charleston podcast built around local people, local stories, and the...

Sweet treats, big laughs, and a Charleston bakery that knows how to show up. This week on Snackin' & Yakkin' with BIG Ben Kennedy, Chasity and Nate Brown of Daddy's Girls Bakery drop in with the goods, the stories, and a whole lot of family pride.

We talk about how Daddy's Girls Bakery started at home in 2016, how the shop opened during the pandemic, and why a bakery named after their daughters makes perfect sense once Nate expl...

Sam Pagano from Low Tide Brewing joins BIG Ben Kennedy for a wild, funny, beer-filled hang on episode 50(!) of Snackin' & Yakkin'. This one has everything, a brewing deep-dive, Charleston heat, food truck talk, ocean paranoia, and a very serious debate about Bruce the shark from Jaws.Sam shares how he got to Low Tide Brewing, what it took to grow into a bigger operation, and why the new Johns Island expansion is such a big deal...

Pizza, dirty sodas, local music stories, and one seriously good hang. This episode of Snackin' & Yakkin' brings in John Kenney of Johnny's Garage for a conversation that covers way more than lunch.

BIG Ben Kennedy sits down with John to talk about the rise of Johnny's Garage in Hanahan, the long run of The Royal American in Charleston, and the kind of neighborhood spots people actually want to come back to. Along the way, they g...

Construction noise in the background, snacks on the table, and absolute chaos in the best way.

In this episode of Snackin' & Yakkin', BIG Ben Kennedy hangs with Red for a long, funny, very real conversation about karaoke nights, Charleston comedy, local fame, bad relationships, good storytelling, and the strange honor of being called someone's "ginger." It starts with chips and spirals into TikTok, stand-up, Bangkok Lounge, Wits...

Red Bull, gummy bears, Airheads, ice cream sandwiches, and one gloriously derailed conversation. Episode 47 of Snackin' & Yakkin' brings in Charleston comedian Noah Brockett for a funny, weird, and surprisingly honest sit-down with BIG Ben Kennedy.

This one starts chaotic and stays that way in the best possible sense. Noah talks about doing comedy as a blind comedian without making blindness the whole act, how his vision changed...

A comedy talk that actually goes somewhere, and two comics swapping stories about stage life, day jobs, Disney, coaching, and why making people laugh still matters. Episode 46 with David Furr is funny, loose, and packed with the kind of conversation that feels like hanging out after a great set.

David Furr joins BIG Ben Kennedy for one of the wildest snack choices the show has seen so far, an Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Onion and Co...

Josh Bates came to Snackin' & Yakkin' and this one goes gloriously off the rails. Comedy clubs, Mountain Dew, oatmeal cream pies, giant laughs, and a real talk moment about mental health in comedy, all in one episode.

Josh, comedian and owner of Wit's End Comedy Club and Lounge in North Charleston, hangs with BIG Ben Kennedy for a wild, funny, and weirdly heartfelt conversation about building a comedy scene, running an intimate ...

A Charleston chef, a startup founder, a recovery story, and a whole lot of truth. Ben Ellsworth pulls up a chair and gets real about food, addiction, work, and what it costs to build a city people love.This episode of Snackin' & Yakkin' with BIG Ben Kennedy goes way past small talk. Ben Ellsworth shares how he went from working the line and living hard to getting sober, rethinking his life, and helping reshape the hospitality i...

Matching orange shirts, career-ending jokes on standby, and a bag of Zapp's Voodoo that never stood a chance. In Episode 43 of Snackin' & Yakkin' with BIG Ben Kennedy, Charleston comedian MK Kern pulls up for chips, Baja Blast, roast battle talk, and the kind of comedy shop talk that only happens when the mic's hot and the snacks are loud.

Along the way, MK and Ben get into:

* Winning a roast battle without going for the low-hang...

DI-Why? pulls up with two Lunchables, pink coconut water, and a whole philosophy on making art without waiting for permission.

Episode 42 gets weird in the best way. Big Ben Kennedy and DI-Why? talk Charleston music, Julian Smith's one-take magic, why "DI-Why?" is more than a name, and how building something yourself feels equal parts thrilling and terrifying (especially when you signed the lease before your family saw the space).

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Coffee, laughs, and a pink toilet quest for a Barbie bathroom. Candace Patterson from City Lights Eastside pulls up with house drinks, flavorful sandwiches, and South African flavors that hit the spot.

This episode gets into the real story behind City Lights Eastside, the 1889 building, the two-year permit marathon, and the DIY buildout that somehow ended with all fingers intact. Then the snacks start talking: hibiscus Arnold Palmer...

Apples, the first return guest, is back for a chaotic hang with BIG Ben Kennedy. Pants get mentioned, demons of demonetization get summoned, and the snack table turns into a science lab. Combos meet Yoo-hoo, coconut cocorolls get promoted to straw status, and somehow the conversation swerves into comedy life, friendship separation, movie theater snack smuggling, and the eternal battle of salty plus sweet. It's loud, weird, and weir...