My Hometown

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.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman talk about a non-profit organization called Live In Light Institute, which is a global initiative trying to erase the stigma of mental health conditions while providing access to reliable resources and raising the standard of care, with Danielle Kirk, the Founder & President.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman get reminded that Long Island can be a tourist spot, by learning about an organization dedicated to promoting Long Island for tourism, meetings, conventions and sporting events, with our guest, Kristen Jarnagin, the CEO of Discover Long Island.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman speak with Marc Suntup, Vice President of Development at Island Harvest, about how their food bank has changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman talk with Paule Pachter, Chief Executive Officer at Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank, about how they have helped Long Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic - and beyond.

Bill Horan learns about how the way we shop for food - and how much we are spending - has changed a lot since March with Stew Leonard Jr., the President and CEO of Stew Leonard’s Farm Fresh Foods, which has two Long Island locations, in Airport Plaza in Farmingdale, and on Front Street in East Meadow.

Bill Horan and Dr. Bruce E. Hirsch, from Northwell Health, who specializes in Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, discuss the Coronavirus and myths surrounding it, as well as give an update on how Northwell Health has been able to flatten the curve.

People want to find new ways to help during the Coronavirus pandemic, but may not know the best way to do that - so Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman talk to Diana O’Neill, the Board of Directors Member & Treasurer, and retired Executive Director of the Long Island Volunteer Center, along with Evangeline Manjares, the Dean of Academic and Student Services here at Nassau Community College, to find out w...