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As the pro football teams engage in the playoffs, Judge Dan Brabender, Erie County's most prolific historian of Erie area high school athletes, joined us Friday to tell the stories of hometown football heroes who went onto greatness in college and the NFL.

Erie People for Life's Director Tim Broadrick joined us Thursday to discuss the pro-life organization's January activities, and their work through the year.

We asked our social media guru and founder of Revox Media, Chris Norris to join us in our Downtown Erie studio to unpack the potential ban of TikTok and what it means to creators and influencers locally.

On Tuesday, we interviewed Jordan Pine, the Founder and CEO of Greenlight Operation. Jordan is a leading voice in Pennsylvania educating about human trafficking and how to strategically combat it.

Christine Temple of Visit Erie visited our TalkErie Studio on Thursday with a preview of Erie Restaurant Week, and the brand new 2025 Erie Visitors Guide, now available.

On our Wednesday health focus, Coroner Lyell Cook returned to The Joel Natalie Show with some good news: fentanyl deaths in Erie County were down last year.

We had our first conversation of the new year with Erie County Executive Brenton Davis. We dicussed the aftermath of the snow emergency response, as well as the recent judge's decision over vetos in the 2023 and 2024 budget.

It's a new year and many are looking for a new fitness routine. On Monday Joel interview Chris Rosato Jr., the General Manager of the Ascend Climbing Gym, our neighbors at 5th and State. We discussed the unique exercise benefits of climbing, and how this growing downtown Erie business is doing.

Theatre performers, directors and producers Fr. Shawn and Almi Clerkin join us for a review of the performing arts in 2024, and a look into the future.

On Thursday, The Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, Roman Catholic Bishop of Erie joined us for a Christmastime conversation, along with an update on the major initiatives of the Diocese, and the 2025 Jubilee year.

A broad retrospective of Erie newspaper royalty, Kevin and Patrick Cuneo, who along with their late father and mother Gene and Patricia Cuneo, made an incredible impact at the Erie Times-News for well over a half-century.

Erie City Council member Chuck Nelson joined us Monday to go over the challenges and positive outcomes in next year's city spending plan.

For our Thursday education focus, we invited another senior leader at our local universities, as Dr. Ralph Ford, Chancellor of Penn State Behrend joined us. He reviewed the academic year, as well as the big investments happening on campus.

On Tuesday, we sat down with Aaron Snippert, Executive Director of RedevelopErie, to talk about the issue of blight and the authority's efforts to mitigate it.

On Monday, State Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie), joined us for some post-election analysis and an outlook of key policies from Harrisburg to look toward to in the new year.

On our Thursday education focus, we got an update from the Hill, as Dr. Kathleet Getz, President of Mercyhurst University, joined us. We learned more about the institution's transition to NCAA Division I status, and the academic programs students are gravitating to.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so better late than never, we invited our expert, local endocrinologist Dr. Fernando Melaragno of LECOM Health to share the latest learnings about treating and mitigating diabetes.

Our monthly meeting with Erie County Executive Brenton Davis caught us in the middle of an active snow emergency which began on Black Friday and required a major multiagency respsonse. The County Executive explained what was happening and advice for residents.

Having a relevant conversation going into the holidays, Dr. Anil Singh, senior vice president, executive medical director, population and curated health for Highmark Health, and Aimee Girod, VP clinical strategy & performance joined us to discuss maintaining mental wellness during a stressful time of year and beyond.

On Tuesday, Joel shared the studio with his adult children: Joel Jr, Joshua and Jennifer Natalie in a conversation about our culture and community's current moment.

On a health focus Wednesday, Mary Machuga, the Executive Director of White Pine Center for Healing was in studio. We discussed the importance of body image in adolescents and the significant impacts it has on not only mental health but also sustainability.

It was all about cars on our show Tuesday, as we were joined by Ben Jeffreys, General Sales Manager of Hallman Auto Group. We got an idea on the state of the market, new features, and pro buying tips.

The CEO of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, Drew Whiting, helps us start the week with a year-end update of the work the organization is accomplishing in their footprint north of Perry Square.

It was all about the budget when Erie Mayor Joe Schember visited TalkErie on Friday for his monthly on-air meeting.

On Wednesday, we sat down with the recipients of Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ recent investments in local AI startups. The big checks are going to make a big difference for Eventio and OttoQa. Our guests were: •˜Brian Slawin, Regional Director & Portfolio Manager, Ben Franklin Technology Partners Central & Northern PA, • Thomas Laird, founder of OttoQa • Erin Kerner, Co-founder and CE...