TalkErie.com - The Joel Natalie Show - Erie Pennsylvania Daily Podcast

On our Friday episode, we were happy to welcome back Susannah Faulkner to the microphone. As the Executive Director of Erie Arts and Culture, Susannah and her team connect artists with organizations, and engage the community by promoting diverse culture experiences.

Brian Johansson, CEO of the Erie City Mission joined us Thursday to share plans for feeding Erie families for Thanksgiving, along with plans for expanding its outreach to women and children.

On a Wednesday health focus, we met with Maria Baker, Highmark Vice President of Health Strategy and Delivery to discuss a new collaboration between Highmark and Noom to improve member health through behavior change and personalized support.

On Tuesday, we met the new leader for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania, Greg Hall. We discuss the essential services of Second Harvest to its 11 county footprint, and the highly-increased demand it's experiencing since the federal government shutdown.

In the wake of last week's municipal election, Erie County Executive Brenton Davis returned to our studio for his November monthly meeting.

On Friday, Erie-native, nationally-renowned journalist and talk show host Steve Scully returned to discuss the Jefferson Educational Society's Global Summit, the mood in DC, and latest in media issues.

On Thursday, Joel was joined by former chaplain of the Erie VA Medical Center, Rev. David Fugate and Jim Hertner, retired real estate broker and former Navy Medic serving US Marines in the Vietnam War. We discussed the hidden wounds of war, including PTSD and moral injury.

Political consultant Jezree Friend returned to our microphones Wednesday to share his hot takes on the General Election Tuesday.

The CEO of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, Drew Whiting, joined us Monday to review the latest developments in their service area, including new Food Hall businesses, the opening of Serafini's, and the upcoming launch of Dave's Dinor.

Gannon University Women's Basketball head coach Cleve Wright joins us about the upcoming Tip-off Classic and his new season

Mayor Joe Schember, along with EPD Chief Dan Spizarny, and EFD Leonard Trott join us

The President and CEO of the Erie Regional Chamber, Brandon Mendoza joins us

Millcreek Township Supervisor Kim Clear joins us to discuss township business.

John Oliver of Visit Erie recently announced his retirement. He joins us to discuss his career here in Erie and tourism in general.

Dr. David Reardon will be speaking at the annual People for Life Pro-Life Dinner on Friday, Oct. 24th at the Ambassador Conference Center.

Dr. Matthew Platz, Executive Director of the Corry Higher Education Council talks about new programs and the impact of the state budget impasse on organizations like his.

The President of Pennsylvania Western University Dr. Jon Anderson joins us to talk about the system and the Edinboro campus in particular

Justin Dombrowski - author of the new book "The Murder of Debbie Gama"

Jefferson Educational Society VP Ben Speggen joins us to discuss the remaining events ahead for the Global Summit XVII.

The owners from establishments on our block where the radio studio is located, joined us. Our guests were Louis Geramita from Primo Tailoring, Tony Arrigo andT om McQueeney of Hazards Mini Golf and Social Pub, and Amanda Serafini, of Serafini's Trattoria.

On Oct. 1st, the Davis Administration delivered the 2026 County Budget to Erie County Council. We discussed it on Tuesday, with Erie County Executive Brenton Davis.

On Monday, we explored opportunities to grow Erie's capacity in multiple sectors with the Executive Director of Infinite Erie, Kim Thomas.

On Thursday, we were talking about strategies for solving the teacher shortage, both locally and in the Commonwealth, as Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Chief Talent Officer, Rick Levis joined us.

On our Wednesday program we followed up on a big deal announcement between the Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Erie Insurance. Brian Slawin, Director and Portfolio Manager at the Ben Franklin Technology Partners joined us.

On Tuesday, we sat down with the recently-appointed Executive Director of Erie Center for Arts and Technology, Jude Shingle. We learned his vision for ECAT, as the organization continues to offer adult career training programs and afterschool arts programs for teens.