This pair Lunches Out Loud
Duo’s weekly podcast focuses on fun in Ottawa
Ottawa is a great city with a lot to do and so many things going on. So why do residents constantly flock to places like Montreal and Toronto to have a good time? Nick Bachusky and Andrew Miller are looking to change people’s opinions about the Ottawa scene through their weekly podcast Lunch Out Loud
Bachusky, a mortgage broker with Mortgage Forces, and Miller, a real estate agent at Keller Williams Ottawa, are constantly going to events within Ottawa and know that the city has a great amount of potential.
“There are plenty of great things to do any night of the week, regardless of what your hobbies or interests are,” said Bachusky.
“We wanted people to be more aware of what’s going on in the city all the time,” said Miller.
In mid-November Bachusky and Miller launched their first podcast, which introduced themselves and their reasoning behind the weekly podcasts. These podcasts are linked on their Facebook site for listeners to access after the live broadcast. Since then they have showcased local bands, restaurateurs, politicians, the Ottawa mayor and any interesting events happening in Ottawa. They wanted to be the first of their kind to bring a podcast that showcases a variety of things, not just one aspect.
“We won’t curtail to one thing,” said Bachusky. “When you have people that are passionate about sports, music, or anything interesting that goes on in the city, like Andrew and I, you’re going to get a variety of great things.”
They haven’t limited themselves to just events in Ottawa. Lunch Out Loud has featured accountants and real estate lawyers that provide their listeners with advice.
“We want to add some value,” said Miller. “The majority of our listeners are between 25 and 35, people who are trying to do some sort of life planning. So any tidbit of info we can help them out with we will.”
Since the announcement of the Ottawa Bluesfest lineup, Bachusky and Miller have been featuring, weekly, a local Ottawa band that will be performing at the festival to allow people the opportunity to hear some of the local talent they would be missing if they just show up for the headliners.
The podcast lasts 30 minutes and is released on Thursdays. They have guests booked for a month in advance to ensure they have content weekly.
Bachusky and Miller want the podcast to be an informal chat with their guest to give them more time for people to get to know them and what they do. They also go to the person’s place of business or home to do the interview rather than having the guest come to them.
“It’s just us sitting down with someone having a conversation, more than an interview,” said Miller. “People feel more comfortable in their own element (in their own space). You meet them where they are and they have home field advantage. Then they don’t feel out of place and it flows better. Most of the people we’ve interviewed like it. They say ‘hey, that was really fun’.”
“We connect in the first 20 minutes we’re there. We get to know them, get comfortable, connect and let them know what we do,” said Bachusky.
Both men are confident that their listeners will grow and are looking constantly for the next great thing in Ottawa to talk about.
“No one is off limits to who can be on our show,” said Miller.