Pickens people, businesses, and debates up close.
Pickens Local keeps its focus close to home. Ed Lease brings local business owners, guests, trainers, and neighbors into a casual interview format where promotion, practical details, and town conversation sit side by side.
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Pickens Local is a local interview show with a strong front-porch rhythm. Ed Lease hosts from the Market at the Mill and frames the program as a place for Pickens people to be seen, heard, and requested by the community. The format is simple. A guest arrives, the stream gets shared, sponsors are acknowledged, and the conversation turns toward whatever that person brings to town. That can mean cars. It can mean dog training, acupuncture, small shops, public office, or a heated library discussion where the stated goal is to understand why people are upset on both sides. The show is promotional, but not slick. It lets business owners and community figures speak at length, often with the kind of repetition and side comments that make a live local broadcast feel human. The interviews favor practical questions. When Kobbie Miller talks about Kar Tunes and Mustang events, the conversation makes room for dates, travel plans, hotels, and the scale of the crowd. When James Phillips talks about Upstate Dog Academy, the discussion moves from a personal story into a philosophy of relationship-based dog training. The show likes that move. A guest tells a story, Ed Lease reflects it back, and the point becomes easier for neighbors to use. There is humor in the room, but the main promise is access. Pickens Local gives airtime to people who might otherwise be known only by a storefront, a Facebook post, a county argument, or word of mouth. The production can be messy. Ad reads, repeated sponsor copy, live-stream prompts, and occasional clipped excerpts are part of the texture. Still, the core identity is clear. It is a request-driven civic and small-business conversation for people who care what is happening around Pickens. The show does not float above the place it covers. It stays in the room.
Made for: Pickens Local is for people who want a close, conversational read on Pickens-area businesses, events, personalities, and civic friction. It especially suits residents, local business supporters, and viewers who follow community life through live streams.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its request-driven, hyperlocal access: guests are often people the community asks to hear from, not distant commentators. Its live, lightly improvised feel makes it more like a town room than a polished interview product.
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Pickens Local makes civic life tangible through practical interviews with the candidates, organizations, trainers, and event figures shaping its community.
Pickens Local brings the town's public life to the microphone through live, conversational interviews led by Ed Lease. Guests range from local candidates and the Pickens County Humane Society to Upstate Dog Academy and a figure connected with a major Mustang gathering.
Pickens can move from a sheriff candidate to dog-training philosophy, if your curiosity stays stubbornly local.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose but grounded local interview about Mustang culture and the scale of Ponies and Smokies.
Pickens Local keeps things close to the ground: car culture, Mustang talk, and the annual Ponies and Smokies gathering. Ed Lease lets Kobe Miller do most of the talking, and the episode works best when it sticks to the practical parts, including the March timing and the crowd…
A practical dog-training chat that treats good behavior as a relationship, not a command list.
The episode keeps its attention on the practical side of dog training, with James Phillips outlining how food and play shape the way he works with dogs.
A sheriff race conversation that keeps returning to service, faith, and public safety.
Pickens Local keeps its focus on the Pickens County sheriff race, with Ed Lease steering the conversation between Joey Hudson and David Harrison and keeping it rooted in local concerns.
A Pickens City Council discussion that treats growth, town services, and preserving local character as practical concerns.
A Pickens City Council conversation focuses on growth, development, and the effort to keep the town's small-town feel intact. Mrs. Allie Winter lays out a practical case for managing change rather than resisting it, while also warning against adding strain to town departments.
A friendly local conversation that mixes community radio warmth with practical support for the humane society.
Pickens Local comes through as a friendly, unmistakably local conversation with Jenny Thompson from the Pickens County Humane Society, hosted by Ed Lease.
Ed Lease opens Pickens Local from the market of the mill and brings in Kobe Miller from Cartoons.
Pickens Local sits down with James Phillips, the Upstate Dog Guy, to walk through the Upstate Dog Academy approach to training.
This episode features interviews with Chris LaCava from Southern Hospitality Community Acupuncture and David Michael from DDM Works, highlighting local businesses in Pickens, with sponsorship from Market at the Mill.
This episode of Pickens Local features host Ed Lease introducing the show from Market at the Mill and previewing an interview with Chuck Carter from 123 East Coast Ink while promoting local community engagement and events.
This episode of Pickens Local features an interview with South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, including sponsor promotion for The Market at the Mill.
A local news and interview show discussing community issues, including a library controversy, with guests Henry Wilson and Lori Osborne.
Hosts interview local business owners Lindsay Edens and Tiffany Bowles, promoting community businesses and events.
A local news show covering Pickens County with interviews and updates on community leaders and politics.
A live local news show interviewing a city council candidate and covering community events.
Host Ed Lease welcomes listeners to Pickens Local, discusses Halloween and Reformation Day, and introduces a guest, Rick Tate, a candidate for utilities commissioner.
Pickens Local goes out live from the Market at the Mill.
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Host Ed Lease covers local news, promotes a market, announces a festival date change, and interviews a comic book store owner.
Hosts Ed Lease and Justin Ray Williams discuss local news, the end of COVID-19, and invite community engagement in Pickens.
A live local news show featuring community updates, sponsor highlights, and an upcoming interview with a student exchange program representative.
Host Ed Lease interviews local business owner Hunter Meadows and introduces a neighboring cryptid podcast.
The hosts discuss local events and interview a guest from Marantha's Garden Exchange, promoting community engagement.
A live local news show interviewing community leaders and promoting local businesses in Pickens.
Host Ed Lease and Justin Ray Williams introduce a live local news show featuring an interview with Jack Kleinert from Jack's Emporium.
Ed Lease opens the show from Market at the Mill in Pickens and welcomes Jenny Thompson from the Pickens County Humane Society.
This episode of Pickens Local features an interview with Bob Serkis from Veterans Helping National Guard Families, focusing on community support and local sponsors.
Host Ed Lease introduces a live local news show focusing on community events and interviews with market vendors.
Host Ed Lease introduces the show, promotes social media engagement, and interviews Jennifer Miller of Tidbits and Tasties while highlighting sponsor Market at the Mill.
A live local radio show covering community news, weather, and upcoming interviews with a humorous tone.
A live local news show covering community updates, interviews with business owners and politicians, and sponsored segments.
A live local news show covering community events, interviews, and updates in Pickens, South Carolina.
A live local news show interviewing community figures and promoting local events.
A live local news show interviewing community leaders and politicians in Pickens.
This episode of Pickens Local features an upcoming interview with Stetson Owen about the grand opening of Bee Well Natural Market, preceded by community engagement and sponsor announcements.
A live local radio show covering community news, events, and interviews in Pickens, South Carolina.
This episode of Pickens Local features host Ed Lease broadcasting live from High Top market, with a focus on local community events and sponsorship by the Market at the Mill.
This episode of Pickens Local features a live interview discussing local wildlife rehabilitation efforts and recent flooding in the community.