My Hometown

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn about SADD, Students Against Destructive Decisions, with their guest, Rick Birt, the President & Chief Executive Officer of SADD.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn all about Lucia Footwear Company - a New York-based footwear design service that provides hand-painted designs and artwork for all types of footwear, is owned and operated by our guest, Anthony De Lucia, who got the opportunity to make custom cleats for David Wright of the Mets and other celebrities.

Bill Horan and Matt Leonard learn all about The Long Island STEM Hub, an organization consisting of industry, academic, and not-for-profit volunteers working to advance science, technology, engineering, and math - otherwise known as STEM - here on Long Island, with Ken White, Long Island STEM Hub Co-steward and Brookhaven National Laboratory's Manager of Educational Programs, and Andrew Parton, Lo...

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard earn about Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Long Island, a non-profit organization that provides children facing adversity with strong relationships that change their lives for the better, with their guests, Meredith Michaels, their Director of Development, and Fabiola Turner, their Director of Programs.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn about a unique Long Island-based business called Favor Coffee - a one-woman roastery that offers single-origin coffees from regions such as Colombia, Ethiopia and Guatemala. Their guest is Christina Chin, the Founder and Roaster at Favor Coffee.

Bill Horan learns about The Filipino Children's Fund, a non-profit organization based on Long Island that is concerned about the future of the children of the Philippines, the majority of whom live in poverty. His guests are Lara Ciamician, their Executive Director, and Evangeline Manjares, their President.

Bill Horan and Matt Leonard learn about efforts on Long Island to try to get people to quit smoking from their guests, Paulette Orlando and Carol Meschkow, who are Community Engagement Specialists both representing the American Lung Association and the Tobacco Action Coalition of Long Island.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts, which is focused on addressing the nation’s opioid crisis with Dr. Karen Scott, their President.

Have you ever wondered how to become a published author? Bill Horan and Matt Leonard learn how Jeannie Moon, a Huntington resident, a school librarian by day, and a USA Today Bestselling author by night, did just that - and how Long Island was her inspiration to write her novel. Her latest book is titled Christmas in Angel Harbor.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn about AHRC Nassau, a nonprofit organization that ensures people with intellectual and developmental disabilities lead self-directed lives, from their guests Shaun Weathers, their Senior Director of Programs and Services, and Carmela Azzarelli, their Recruiter.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn about The American Kennel Club, a non- profit organization that considers itself the experts in breed, health, and training information for dogs, who advocates for responsible dog ownership and is dedicated to advancing dog sports with Alan Fausel, the Executive Director & CEO of the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.

Bill Horan learns about a local nonprofit organization that serves hungry and homeless Long Islanders through soup kitchens, homeless shelters and a variety of supportive services called The INN with his guest, Dana Lopez, their Director of Marketing and Communications.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about The March of Dimes, an organization that focuses on ending preventable premature birth, preventable maternal death and morbidity, and increasing health equity for mom and baby, from one of their volunteers, and a local utility that is a big supporter of The March of Dimes - with their guest, Suzanne Brienza, Director of Customer Experience & Utility Marketi...

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman talk with Polly Talbot, and learn about her unique business as she is the owner of A La Carte Culinary Services of Lynbrook.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about the Long Island-based business, HOPE Skills Presentations, with its founder, Bob Wolff, who is also a College & Career Skills Readiness Trainer.

Bill Horan talks to James LaMantia, the Chair of Gift of Life Long Island and Secretary for Gift of Life International, as well as the owner and founder of LaMantia Gallery in Northport, about both Long Island-based organizations and companies.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about the only full-service JCC on Long Island’s North Shore - the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center - and a program they offer called the Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center, for people who have been diagnosed with, or have recovered from cancer, with guests Connie Wasserman, the Associate Executive Director of the Sid Jacobson JCC and Randy Hight, the Director...

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about a non-profit corporation called New York Operation Lifesaver that promotes public safety education, with the purpose of ending collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and along railroad rights of way, with their guest, Phil Merens, the New York State Coordinator for New York Operation Lifesaver.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about a youth development, recreation, sports and leisure time activity program happening in Nassau County called the Hicksville Boys and Girls Club. Their guest is Thomas Bruno, their Executive Director.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about EAC Network, whose mission is to empower, assist, and care for people in need across Long Island and New York City, with their guest, Tania Peterson Chandler, Vice President of Operations and Interim President & CEO of EAC Network, and find out how they have handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman talk about the controversial topic of the legalization of marijuana with Benjamin Leiner, the Executive Director of NYC NORML and a member of the board of directors for Empire State NORML, along with Steven Abreu, Co-Director of Long Island NORML - which stands for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about Spectrum Designs, a unique non-profit company that wants to help individuals with Autism lead full and productive lives through the world of work called Spectrum Designs, with our guest, Patrick Bardsley, their CEO.

Bill Horan learns all about the business of local microbreweries and gets a beer education from Mark Heuwetter, the owner and operator of the Six Harbors Brewing Company, located in Huntington, Long Island.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman welcome back Eugene Alletto, CEO and Founder of the Long Island based company, BEDGEAR, who creates personalized bedding products that are literally cool - but since the start of the pandemic, they’ve expanded their business into masks & more.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about a unique business on Long Island called Live Love Organize, that wants to help you organize your life, with its creator (and professional organizer) Michele Goldsmith.