Suburbural Tongue

Rich Falvo is the chairman of the board at Craftwork Studios as well as an employee safety specialist at PENNDot and a lifeguard at the YMCA. Enjoy!

Ezekiel's Cherubim is a two-piece acoustic/electric guitar group with members Ron & Clint. In this episode we talked about their history together as friends and musical collaborators, the various bands they've been in, their songwriting methods, their faith, and more. Enjoy!

Robbie Ward is back for another episode! He is the sole artist and creative mind behind the AMAZING "Animal Math", as well as other projects in both the arts and music spheres, and is, therefore, worth you checking out!

Thomas Smith is the principal at Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, PA. He has worked at various schools in the area, and has coached wrestling and football teams along the way. I was initially interested in talking with Thomas to learn more about McCort's new Bright Futures Fund, an alumni-created fund to provide tuition assistant for high performing students. Our conversation touched on thi...

Frank is a political activist, organizer, and communicator for the Pittsburgh branch of the Party for Socialism & Liberation.   This was a fun one, this is the first time I've had an explicitly politically themed episode. This is meant as the first step for conversation, no matter your own beliefs or ideologies

William (Bill) Thwing is a musician, poet, pastor, and environmental activist. He has written several memoirs and books of haiku poetry. This was an incredible episode - Bill shared so much wisdom even in the short hour we got to talk. Enjoy! Check out more of Bill's work: His music Link to his books on Amazon

In this episode I talked with Duncan Ellinwood, an Oregon-based carpenter, chocolate maker, and folk educator.   Check out Duncan's work below: Substack Website

I talked with Richard Jimenez, a California-native turned Johnstown-resident who has been helping with the arts and poetry scene in our area. He himself is a writer, poet, and aspiring environmental scientist. Enjoy! I know, it's been a LONG break. What started as an extra week for the New Years became a month, but we're back at it. Expect new episodes every three weeks, with a special one thrown...

Clare Welsh is a PA-based photographer, artist, musician and writer. Check out her work at: https://www.instagram.com/cwn_annwn_/ and her Substack: https://substack.com/@clarewelsh  

Stoker is a producer, news anchor, singer/songwriter, and photographer. Check out his work at his Website  & Instagram

Alex Ragsdale is a New Jersey turned Johnstown, Pennsylvania based poet, musician, and event organizer. I met Alex earlier this year when he was setting up the Bardstock festival to commemorate Gazebo Park in Johnstown before its reconstruction by spotlighting poets, musicians, and artists from all around the country. This will be the first of many of his appearances on the podcast!

Robbie Ward is an artist, animator, musician, and the sole mind behind the stop motion short, "Animal Math". Robbie was awesome to talk to, and I'm really excited for you all to get to listen to this conversation!

Matthew Orr is the creative director at Wet Ink Games, the creators of games such as "Into The Cess & Citadel", "heckin' good doggos", "Garbage and Glory", and more! Check out Matt and team's work at their website: https://www.wetinkgames.com/

Josh Putnam is the author of Heavy Metal History and is ex-Army, where he served from 2011 to 2020. I had a great time recording this episode with Josh, his passion for the history that inspired heavy metal is really inspiring. Check out his book! https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Metal-History-Lesson-ebook/dp/B0DQLP97L5 Josh's Substack: https://substack.com/@joshputnam    

Sam is a freelance and commission artist. His art has appeared in Wet Ink Games' new release "Garbage and Glory", Ohio-based brewery Gemüt Biergarten's products, various writing and grammar textbooks, his original prints, and more! Check out his work at: https://www.brieckdraw.com/ or his Instragram @brieckdraw

Ryan is a spiritual thinker and teacher who posts vlog-style videos on YouTube going over these concepts. This was an incredible interview! We had our share of scheduling and technical problems, but, out of all of that we got a really deep, insightful conversation out of it. Enjoy! Check out Ryan's talks on his Youtube channel, ryan robinson.

Ryan is a reference librarian at the Cambria County Library. He also is a street photographer, writer, filmmaker, AND musician! We didn't get to touch on all of those sides of his life in this episode, but luckily, we will have him back on in the future for more conversations! I met Ryan through his work at the library, and we are teaching a podcasting class together starting in August 2025!

Wow! This episode was an absolute joy to make! Adventure Time has been in my life ever since I was a kid, and Jesse's involvement in that show as well as his other projects have influenced me an indescribable amount throughout my creative journey. I hope you enjoy this episode, and thank you again to Jesse for making time to have a TWO HOUR conversation with me ranging from art to music to creativ...

Welcome back to another episode! Today I sat down with Stephanie, a photographer and business-owner based in Johnstown. We met officially whenever she took the photos for my piece in the Johnstown Magazine about my book "To House A Mouse", but we had actually known each other beforehand and I had just not realized! This was a great episode, I hope you enjoy it!

This was such a great episode to get to record! I loved getting to sit down and talk with Vic Mietus, a Canadian artist, about her creative process. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode! This week I talked with Lauren from Butterfly Crafts. She makes and sells decals, stickers, and other specialized crafts; as well as is a substitute teacher and coach. I hope you enjoy!

In this episode I talked with Creedence Questions about faith, the creation account and how it pertains to science, "The Chosen" television series, spiritual warfare and the broader spiritual realms, Jesus and how his earthly mission disrupted Satan's control over the earth, and if there is any validity in the doctrine of predestination. You can find Creedence at: https://www.youtube.com/@creedenc...

In this week's episode I talked with Pastor John Lawley, the lead pastor of Emmanuel Church in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. We talked about the Mosaic Law, Christ's fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies, his life leading up to and involving ministry, and the past and future of the global church. Enjoy! Some verses we talked about but didn't quote exactly: Ephesians 4:11-13 : "And he gave the apo...

In this episode I got to talk with Scott Schlichter, founder of Warrior Poet Games and co-owner of Task Automation Partners. I say this about every episode, but this has to be one of my favorites so far, Scott is an awesome guy, and was such a great, insightful guest to have on the show. Check him out at: Warrior Poet Games: https://linktr.ee/warriorpoetgames Task Automation Partners: https://www....

I'm excited to welcome David and Andrew back to the podcast for another laid back, no real questions kind of episode! I've been sitting on this episode for a month or so, so some of what we talked about will be a little bit outdated at this point, but overall we had a great time recording this one!