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LOCAL PODCAST INFLUENCER

From a local podcast to a dinner club powerhouse.

How Seacoast Stories podcast became the first-ever dinner club and redefined how community is built in local media.

Portsmouth, NH · Seacoast Launched June 17, 2025 $15.99 / seat Podcast-driven

11k+

INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS

EVENTS IN 10 MONTHS

600+

DINNER CLUB MEMBERS

$3k+

DINNER CLUB SPONSORSHIP REVENUE

$12,038

DINNER CLUB TICKET EARNINGS

Community overview

Trust built behind the mic. Friendships built at the table.

Seacoast Stories is a podcast and local media brand created by Troy Farkas, a former producer at ESPN and Spotify. Based in Portsmouth, NH, the show tells the stories of the people and businesses that shape the New Hampshire and Maine Seacoast — and now reaches 11k+ followers on @seacoaststories.

Troy, the first-ever DNNR user, extended the audience trust he built into in-person experiences, often pairing dinner club nights with live podcast tapings at venues like Prescott Park Arts Festival and 3S Artspace. He's also the first dinner club to attract sponsors, often earning $1k in exchange for partners being embedded in dinner club marketing & communications. The result: one of the platform's most active communities, expanding city-by-city across the Seacoast.

Location: Portsmouth, NH · Seacoast NH/ME
Launch: June 17, 2025
Ticket price: $15.99
Type: Podcast-driven local community

"The Seacoast already had stories worth telling. DNNR gave us a table where neighbors could finally tell them to each other."

Troy Farkas

Creator of Seacoast Stories

Growth timeline

From a single podcast post to monthly multi-city dinners.

Jun 17, 2025
Community launches on DNNR
Troy spins up Seacoast Stories' dinner club, sending his 4.5k+ Instagram followers to 7 local tables and the model clicks instantly.
Nov 12, 2025
Hampton, NH milestone
16 groups and 92 attendances in a single night — the first proof that demand scales city-by-city across the Seacoast.
Feb–Apr 2026
Multi-city, 2x per month rhythm
Recurring dinners across Newburyport, Amesbury, Manchester & more. 16 groups / 91–95 attendances now routine.

Voices from the table

What Seacoast Stories diners are saying.

"I came alone, sat down with six strangers, and by dessert we were already planning the next one. Troy built something real here on the Seacoast."

Hannah

Seacoast Stories' #1 Dinner Club Member

"Pairing the live podcast with a dinner the same night was genius. You watch a story unfold on stage, then go tell your own across the table."

Marcus T.

Recent transplant · Portsmouth, NH

"I've been to four dinners across Hampton, Kittery, and Newburyport. Different rooms, same warmth. It actually feels like a community, not an event."

Priya R.

Small business owner · Seacoast region

See it in the wild

Troy's dinner club, in his own words and on the record.

From podcast interviews to local press and Instagram reels — here's how Seacoast Stories is sharing the dinner club story.

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