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On the Tuesday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, the big issue we tackled was career exploration, with a focus on apprenticeships. Joining us was Mary Bula, Director of Erie Together to discuss about career exploration; and TJ Sandell from the Pittsburgh Plumbers Union was our expert on apprenticeships.

We began the week, and ended the month, with an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Evaluation for Erie. Our panel included Brian Slawin, Director and Portfolio Manager with Ben Franklin Technology Partners; Jordan Fuller, Program Lead for the FIRE Accelerator and ICE, part of the Erie Regional Chamber; and we met Mike Wahlster, as he shared his experience and perspective on what the potential for startups...

On our Thursday episode, we discussed making investments in a rocky financial climate. We like to bring you the most informed guests and experts, so on this show we welcomed back to the microphone Ben Reiter, Certified Financial Planner and Partner with Kingdom Financial Group, the sponsor of our downtown Joel Natalie Show studios.

On our Wednesday health focus, we dug deeper into the concept of physical health being affected by psychological health, by welcoming back Dr. Mathew Sipple, CEO/Founder and practicing physician at Bay City Psychiatry, and Center for Focused Care. We had a very important conversation about our health and the impact that stress has.

On our 2-22-22 episode we welcomed TWO newly-elected city council members: Chuck Nelson, and Jasmine Flores. Our extensive in-studio conversation centered around how their perspectives on their new leadership roles in Erie, relationships on Council and with the Executive Branch, and solutions for some of Erie's biggest problems.

On this back-to-business Monday episode, we discussed the issue of inflation and it's impact on the Erie economy. Our expert was Dr. Ken Louie, Director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie (E.R.I.E.) and Associate Professor of Economics and International Business programs at Penn State Behrend. Our conversation centered around the causes and effects of inflation and how the various economic...

On our Friday edition of the program, it was our Monthly meeting with the Mayor, Mayor Joe Schember of the City of Erie.  Our conversation centered around the hot topic of snow removal, the ARP funds, new police officers that were just added to the force, and more.

On Thursday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, our focus was on Gannon University, as we hosted our latest Inspire Interview with Lisa Goddard McGuirk, Director of Athletics, and Cleve Wright, Head Women’s Basketball Coach for the Gannon Lady Knights. In addition to learning about the upcoming improvements to the university arena, now known as the Highmark Events Center, we talked about the transfe...

On a Health and Wellness Wednesday we were happy to welcome Dr. Howard Nadworny to the microphone. Dr. Nadworny is our expert on infectious diseases, and received his perspective on such topics as masking mandates--especially in schools, the Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness, along with the role of natural immunity.

We began the new week with coverage of the United Way. We had a conversation with Laurie Root, President of the United Way of Erie County.  Although she’s been with the United Way for over 11 years, she was named President just this past August. We learned about her background with the United Way, and what she has planned for her leadership of this local social impact organization as they pur...

The Joel Natalie Show put its Friday Arts & Culture focus onto Erie's hip-hop scene. One of the region's top artist in the genre, CEE Brown was our guest. CEE is a rapper, spoken-word artist, actor, journalist, and all-around Renaissance man committed to ensuring that voices from every neighborhood in Erie is represented in the community conversation.

The big topic on our Thursday program was Trauma, as we learned about the upcoming Community Resilience Conference, hosted by the Erie Coalition for a Trauma Informed Community.  Joining us was Dr. Adrienne Dixon, President and CEO of the Sarah Reed Children’s Center; and Dr. Mandy Fauble, Director of Clinical Care Services at UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor.  We increased...

February is Heart Month, so for this Health and Wellness Wednesday, we welcomed the American Heart Association back to the microphone.  Gina Klofft, Division Director of the American Heart Association Erie Chapter returned to the show to tell us about their life-saving work. Joining Gina was a survivor who benefited from the help of the American Heart Association, Andrea Mailliard.

On our Tuesday broadcast, we were talking politics with one of our local politicos, Dr. Jim Wertz.  Dr. Wertz is the Chair of the Erie County Democratic Party, and also an Associate Professor of Broadcast Journalism and Digital Media at Edinboro University. Our conversation centered on President Biden’s potential picks for the open seat on the Supreme Court, and we’ll get his take on the loca...

On the Monday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, we were learning about Jobs for Life, a mission for which Jim Willats is passionate. Willats is the co-founder and president of Machining Concepts, and we’ve spoken to him on the show a several times about his own successful business.  We found out about how Jobs for Life is inviting manufacturing experts to lead the next generation into sustain...

We’re glad you’re catching this podcast from our First Fun Friday broadcast from the Kingdom Financial Group Studios of the Joel Natalie Show. On Friday, we welcomed some of our fellow Erie podcasters, as the cast of Idiotville joined us. In on the conversation was Anna Hartvigson, Jake News and Dill Spears. We got their perspective on podcasting in Erie, how their show has grown in popularity ove...

On our Thursday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, we met with the newly-appointed District Attorney of Erie County, Elizabeth Hirz. Hirz’s appointment is historic for the county, as she will serve as the first woman to hold this position. We learned about her career thus far, and about her plans for the future of the DA’S office.

We’re glad you’re tuning in for the most informed conversations on Erie radio. On Tuesday, we had a conversation with our news partners at Erie News Now.  We talked to some veterans such as Lisa Adams and Adam Snow, and some younger folks on the ENN team, including Elspeth Mizner, Ethan Kibbe, and Keelin Berrian. We learned their perspectives in reporting local news, and what they feel are st...

We began the month of February 2022 with a seismic-change for our show. We move to a new studio space at 429 State Street, in the heart of Erie's downtown renaissance. To mark this major milestone, and to talk all things downtown, was John Persinger, the CEO of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation and John Buchna, the Executive Director of the Erie Downtown Partnership. In our rare, expansive...

This is the Joel Natalie Show, and we’re glad you are tuning in for the start of a brand new week.  On our Monday show, we were happy to welcome Senator Dan Laughlin back to the microphone.  No stranger to the Joel Natalie Show, Senator Laughlin joined us for an update on happenings in Harrisburg as they relate to Erie, and including a discussion of the Senator’s invitation to National F...

Even in the dead of an Erie winter, with the Omicron variant raging, we are starting to see green shoots when it comes to the live music scene in Erie. So on our Fun Friday broadcast, we turned to a few of the artists making music happen to get their perspective. We first chatted with Corey Cook, Director of Operations & Logistics for the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, about the Flagsh...

Thanks for listening to the Joel Natalie Show, where we are truly all about the news, events, people, and advancement of Erie.  Our Thursday episode was a matter of faith, as we welcomed back to the microphone Bishop Lawrence Persico of the Erie Roman Catholic Diocese. Our conversation with Bishop Persico centered around Catholic Schools Week, pastoral planning, and along with the effects of...

On Monday we were back for another week of talking Erie on the Joel Natalie Show.  On this episode, we welcomed Brenton Davis back to the microphone, from his new role as County Executive.  We learned his perspective on the pressing concerns in Erie County, and his take on managing a community still in the grip of a health crisis.

Mayor Joe Schember joined us for the first time in 2022 and he and Joel discussed his State of the City address. It was a far-flung discussion of the journey the city has taken in the past year.

At the Joel Natalie Show, we continue to bring you the conversations that matter, with the people who are actively advancing the narrative in Erie. On our Thursday show, we were talking about a true gem in the Erie community: the Jefferson Educational Society. Angela Beaumont, director of operations at the Jefferson, joined us to talk about the JES winter term, including the distinguished visiting...