From teacher to coach to sports podcaster. It's always been a dream to do sports communication and now I'm finally making it come true. Though I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and will always be a Steeler/Penguin/Pirate Fan--my podcast is about the love of ALL SPORTS. Join me weekly for guests, takes, and other news tidbits about the wonderful world of sports.
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Saluting our Veterans who turned Professional Athlete
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OSP 5/26 Memorial Day Special episode 10 Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember those who have served in the military, so it might be fitting to tie in sports themes that honor and respect the sacrifices of service members.We will be honoring Memorial Day through the lens of sports, whether by celebrating veterans in athletics, examining the …
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O.S.P. with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Looking into the Crystal Ball at the 2024 NFL Schedule
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Now that the dust has finally settled on the much ballyhooed 2024 NFL schedule we decided since we are all NFL amateur experts to randomly choose teams and dissect their potential wins and losses for the 2024 season. We are adding our own flare so stay tuned to see if we select your team and what the future holds for them based on the crystal ball …
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: "Drew" Druzynski breaks down the Fury vs Usyk Boxing Heavyweight Championship
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As we work towards summer at a fast and furious pace our show finds itself at a crossroads of sports. Playoff basketball and hockey are in full swing, baseball has reached the quarter point and we are well underway with the golf majors and football mini camps. Sometimes I think I am swimming with all the stuff I have to preoccupy myself from the cr…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Cleaning up The 2024 NFL Draft with S.I.'s Noah Strackbein
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A sense of optimism comes over every NFL fan after the draft happens. Every analyst paints a great picture of the latest and greatest rookies that each team has selected and winning the Super Bowl seems to be a realistic possibility for each team in every division. Is it really though, come one! Our guest this evening is Sports Illustrated writer N…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: 2024 NFL Draft Chat with ESPN Analyst Matt Miller
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Monologue: It's early April and we have been talking draft since the final gun of the Super Bowl. So much has been made of so many players. Some climb the ladder to earlier selection slot and others well they fall like rocks into the abyss. Our guest is none other than a man who makes a living doing draft previews and analysis, Matt Miller of ESPN.…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: 2024 NFL Mock Draft Show
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Everyone thinks they know what every team is going to do year in and year out in the NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr hasn’t hit on a draft pick ever I don’t think. Some people do multiple mock’s and still don’t get it right. Today the Crew and I will take our own shot the first round and how we think it will fall. Chops will do some commentary to add a lit…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Life and Times of NBA 1st Rounder Jumaine Jones
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The OSP is honored to have former first round pick and 27th overall Jumaine Jones join this week. We will talk about the NBA past, present and future with him along with his journey post basketball career. His transformation and daily battles make this show an inspirational and must listen. Spontaneous Reactions: Coach Prime's influence NHL's Top 2…
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Original Sports Podcast w\Mark Maradei and the Barbershop 💈 Crew: Power Movin’ into SZN 5
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Monologue: Welcome everyone to our first show of season 5 of the OSP. When I started doing this in March 2020 I never thought for a second I would still be going in 2024 but here I am. There have been revisions, changes and gaps along the way but I feel like I’ve finally settled into a good place with it. Thank you to my Barbershop Crew: Rashene, T…
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OSP "6in5er 5pecial" :What's a Title anyway!!!
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OSP “Yinzer Special” Nothing but Black and Gold and a ‘Burgh” thing. Us Pittsburghers would be remiss if we did not completely dedicate a show to the Steel City. Steelers: Russell Wilson yes or no and why… Justin Fields is he the future starting next year? Kenny Pickett showed his true colors in the end…… Queen, Elliott, Van Jefferson(?) : who is n…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: The Ides of March celebrating Females in Sports
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Monologue: Complete vision and purpose! It's tough to do but we manage to keep the ship steering straight ahead as we embrace a wealth of sports happenings in the world. Why do we love sports? We will talk about that so you can see that our reasoning for doing this podcast is mental health for us and others.....This week’s show is the last of seaso…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Spinning into Winning
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I told you guys the NFL never ,ever goes away right. We get this weeks show rolling with a special guest who will talk basketball, his career and the Big Dance. Next, we roll out our views on the NFL combine and who made a case for themself and who, well, created question marks. Spontaneous Reactions, T-Sizzle Quizzle and "The Dream" question are a…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew:Vanishing at iL Forno
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OSP 3/2 Live at Il Forno We are coming to you Live this first Saturday in March of 2024 from iL Forno Pizza/Vanish. When we get out like this it’s a whole new world. We’d like to thank JP and everyone at iL Forno for having us out here again. The food and beverages you can not beat. It will be a sports smorgasbord of the sports today. So much to di…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei: Opening up the Mailbag
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OSP 2/20 Look let me put this to you straight, the NFL season never ends. It goes into hibernation to a certain degree for a few weeks but it is year round. We will continue to visit current happenings but it’s time we start turning our attention to things like basketball, especially college, some NHL action and spring training. Baseball used to be…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew:The Aftermaths
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I gotta ask what kept you engaged? was it the actual game? Maybe it was the officiating and their poor judgment, perhaps it was million dollar commercials or Usher. At my house, we had some friends over. I pulled out the football drinking game and away we went. Gotta keep it real right? We look at all I mentioned and significant plays that impacted…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: 2023 Super Bowl Preview
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Coming at you live from Monocacy Brewing in Frederick Maryland a day away from Super Bowl 58. The Crew and I will be looking at this match up and breakdown all factors that could impact the outcome. These two teams certainly earned their way to the big game and it promises to be one of the better confrontations in years with the new evil empire the…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew presents Our All-Time Super Bowl Players
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OSPer's we are in the Super Bowl spirit. On this episode we are going through the usual and then we will discuss, contemplate, argue and battle over who we believe are the all-time greats and their performances in the big game. Please don't hesitate to add your opinion but don't be offended if we burst out in laughter. Let's keep it real.... our pi…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Head Scratching Moments
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OSPer's It's coming to a screeching and abrupt halt. The NFL 2023 season has offered many different changes, growth and "ah ha" moments capped off by the championship games setting the stage for the big game. We will get down and dirty talking about the good , the bad and the ugly of both games. We dive into what could have been done to change the …
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OSP with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Il Forno will not be the SAME bring on Raiden Kovacs
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OSP 1/27 Raiden Amadeus Kovacs Monologue: We are out here on location at Vanish at Il Forno restaurant in Frederick Maryland today. Gotta love our live shows you never know what to expect and I am sure today is gonna be no different. From all walks of life people make choices in a variety of directions to go. Our guest today decided to make fightin…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew:Super Duper NFL Wildcard Weekend
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Monologue: Who would have thought that these teams in the playoffs would perform like they would in the blistering cold or the domed confines. Matt Stafford returning home to his beloved Detroit, the injury riddled Dolphins winning a game by scoring 70 points this year and of course Patrick Mahomes falling back to earth after such a tremendous star…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew That s a Rap!
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18 Weeks of NFL bliss, the 2023 NCAA football season, done! We will tackle both along with the NBA ROY candidates, NHL All-Star voting, the Great 8 and his pursuit of the Great One’s goal scoring record. For good measure we will talk the merger of the XFL and the USFL. Can you name last year's champions in each league? This will either be a learnin…
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If you are gonna have a career or plan to work after you retire, at least make it something you thoroughly love to enjoy and if you are really lucky a loved one will be able to join you on your next chapter of life. The journey for Steeples and Peoples podcast this week brings us to Mazzaroth Vineyard in Middletown Maryland. I’d love to tell you we…
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OSP with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Really?!? New Years Resolutons
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Hey OSPers! We know New Years is the time for new you! Ya, right! You make the commitment to the gym, eating right and God forbid, dry January but how many of you really stick with it. By the way we talk bowl games, playoffs, “Do you remember” trivia and much more on this episode. Let’s do this men! BSC intros: How was your holiday cheer? When do y…
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The foundation of our world is rocks. They come in many different sizes, shapes, colors and textures. On the Steeples and Peoples podcast this week Richard Bailey, long time owner of Earthly Elements joins us to talk about his passion for these treasures from the ground. He shares about how as a young boy in Dallas he became fascinated with rocks a…
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Original Sports Podcast Funky Christmas Throw Down
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Buono Natale everyone! Welcome to this special edition of the Original Sports Podcast. I’m MM and with me today is the Barbershop Crew. We are going to have some fun with some good food, drink and a few guests (hopefully) along the way. Feel free to reach out and get your 30 seconds of fame by joining us on the show. We will send you a link and you…
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OSP with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew The Whacked out World of NFL
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Things don't always fall into place like you necessarily want them to and on this episode of the OSP with the BSC we ran into a snag but the fall out was amazing. A surprise guest pops on and talks some crazy Steeler football, we investigate what's a good and not so good hit today in the league and we much more. Thanks for jumping in and don't hesi…
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Elk Run Vineyards One of Frederick County's finest since 1979
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In 1979 it started then 2 years later a migration to Frederick County occurred and a small piece of land was purchased with a dream of growing a vineyard and creating one of the best wines that your palette could enjoy. The Steeples and Peoples podcast visits Elk Run Vineyards and talks with majority owner, Fred Wilson. Fred shares with us what led…
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Tucked away in a tranquil setting in a serene location with plenty of wildlife naturally roaming the grounds looking for their next meal. The Steeples and Peoples podcast ventured out to Fox Haven Organic Farm and talked with Joann Coates-Hunter the Farm Director. Joann shares with us the history of the farm along with its transformation over the y…
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OSP with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew Unleashing Hell in December
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In the words of future Hall of Fame Coach Mike Tomlin “We are gonna unleash hell in December” starting with this episode. As the season in college and the NFL winds down to bowl season, college footballs playoffs and of course the NFL playoffs we take a dive into who the “real ones” and frauds potentially are. Make no mistake about, we dot our I’s …
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The Steeples and Peoples Podcast 2nd Anniversary show
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It has been a growing year 2 for the Steeples and Peoples podcast. We have continued to learn and grow and hopefully, inform Frederick County through our mission statement all of the amazing things that happen right at your doorstep. From Emmittsburg to Adamstown to Urbana we scoured and met with people who had amazing stories about how they've cre…
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and Barbershop Crew:Rebuilding from the Ground Up
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We have seen some really blah football and some really bad football. On this show we are going to become philosophers and dream a bit. We are given the ability to create from scratch let’s just say our own expansion squads. Yes we sprinkle in our regular segments but it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty and let us”experts” do our job! Building…
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Liquidity Ale Works: Banking on growth after Year 1
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Not even a year old and our guest is putting their thumbprint on the Mt. Airy community. Jumping in at any opportunity to work and have fun is what our guest this week on the Steeples and Peoples podcast is all about. We sit down and talk about all things Liquidity Ale works with owners, Billy Deavers and Ray Tignall . The property in and of itself…
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OSP with Maradei and T-Sizzle featuring former NHL Bruiser Darius Kasparaitis
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Kick back and Enjoy the life and times of one of the NHL toughest guys over the last 30 years. He brought his "A" game wherever he was and was always a cult favorite. Terry “T-sizzle” Young : Instagram and Twitter @1youngterry Michael “Coach Neubeiser” Neubeiser: Instagram and Twitter @coachneub Rashene “Real Deal” Hill: Facebook @RasheneHill and I…
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The Sights, Sounds and Smells of A Gettysburg Christmas Festival
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SleighBells ringing, Carolers caroling, the festive time of year that warms the heart and brings good cheer to all. We take a short drive up route 15 to Gettysburg Pennsylvania this week on the Steeples and Peoples podcast to talk with Jill Sellers, the President and CEO of the Main Street Gettysburg non-profit organization. Jill shares with the or…
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A Frederick Tradition: Sailing through the Winter Solstice
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As winter sets upon in the next month, Frederick has annual traditions that keep spirits high, when it is dark at 5 pm and cold. We were fortunate enough to connect with one of the key people behind the Boats on the canal or Sailing through the Winter Solstice. The Steeples and Peoples podcast sat down with Peter Kremers,who has played an intricate…
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OSP with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: The NFL mid-season Studs and Duds Awards
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Yo, this episode is one that we are gonna lay it out there about these overpaid, underachieving pro athletes. PSYCH! After the spontaneous reactions segment we are going to get into Week 9 of the NFL season before we share our picks for mid-season Awards. We finish up with week 10 selections and just where everyone stands with their picks heading i…
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In today’s world there is zero excuse for drinking and driving! Take the keys from a friend if you can, call them an Uber or better yet listen to this episode of the Steeples and Peoples podcast and find out about a non-profit organization that has your life in mind. Wayne Dorsey, founder of SOS Saferide discusses with us the origins of his company…
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OSP with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Talkin' All Football and the Ice Hockey Tragedy
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Sometimes life gets in the way so you take those lemons and make lemonade. After working so feverishly to get ourselves in the barbershop and do our thing life got in the way but didn't stop our show today. We hit on some interesting spontaneous reactions that will get you thinking. Do our recap of top games in the NFL in week 8 then finish out dis…
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The Wonderful World of Wizard's Escape Air B & B
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Slytherin, Griffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Harry Hermonie, Ron, Hagrid, Dementors, and the list goes on and on. Harry Potter has been one of the most engaging movies for the last several years reaching generations and captivating minds alike. On this episode, the Steeples and Peoples podcast talks with Nate Johnson. Although a realtor by trade, …
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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: "Redoin' what's already been done"
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Monologue: Just when you thought college football couldn’t get more exciting, things start to play themself out at the midpoint. Real ones rise and pretenders stop contending. Our show plays out with spontaneous directions, the top games in review from Week 7 of the NFL season, the impacts of NIL on college sports and we finish up with our picks fo…
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Fingerboard Farm embracing the new "4/20" Laws with unique Festival
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All it took was one glimpse and they knew that this place was a future home for Frederick Counties next farm. Although it was only five years ago, our guest this week on the Steeples and Peoples podcast has grown in leaps and bounds. Fingerboard Farm, COO Tiffany Lewis, Daughter of CEO and owner Dawn Gordon sits down with us to take us through the …
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Original Sports Popdcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: The Professional Business of Betting
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Nothing like an episode of the OSP talking something near and dear to my heart, and NO it’s not my family, seriously we are talking betting in sports. Particularly the NFL. We kick things off with our spontaneous reactions, recap some of the best games of week 6 of the NFL, make some week 7 predictions and get down to business with the money game i…
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Linganore Wine Cellars: Transcending through the Years
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As the story goes, moving and opportunity have helped this business grow to the heights it has achieved. All it starts with is a dream and opportunity. Melissa and Eric Aellen of Linganore Wine Cellars took a break from their busy schedules and joined the Steeples and Peoples podcast to talk all things Linganore Wine Cellars! We get into the rich h…
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Origina;l SPorts Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: College Football Chatter
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The Crew and I divulge into things like Messi's place in history with sports, the London Jaguars and the pitiful support of baseball from Americans. Get a salary cap or spending floor for Goodness sake! We continue with our weekly recap and inpout on. the NFL season and pick week 6 games Have to take a look at college football thus far and who is l…
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South Mountain Heritage Society’s Spook Hill Cider & Wine 4 Mile Run
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Exercise, wine, and cider, now that sounds like a fun time to me. As the leaves turn colors and the weather becomes crisp an annual event occurs in another one of Frederick County Maryland’s hidden jewel towns, the Spook Hill Wine and Cider 4K in Burkittsville. The Steeples and Peoples podcast was able to sit down with race director, Bill Susa and …
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South Mountain Creamery: More than just a Dairy Farm
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Family is everything and this week’s episode of the Steeples and Peoples podcast will get in depth on how a local family run business has thrived and grown for years. Tony Brusco, CEO of South Mountain Creamery, took some time out of his jam packed schedule to talk with us about all things South Mountain Creamery. We discuss their humble beginnings…
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OSP with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew Head Scratchin' in Week 3 of 2023 NFL Season
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Week 3 sure showed some ugly teams rearing their heads and Oh the mighty,mighty Dolphins and their "almost" record breaking effort. Mike McDaniel certainly has compassion for his fellow Head CWe dive into all Week 3 games, make our predictions for Week 4, and our new sement "Spontaneous Reactions". Enjoy this week's ride :) Terry “T-sizzle” Young :…
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A Chocolatier creating the "Perfect Truffle"
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Chocolate as we very well know comes in many shapes, forms and sizes. Sometimes we think that you can never have too much chocolate. It soothes the soul and comforts during struggling times. Now that I think about it, chocolate is almost like a religion. On the Steeples and Peoples podcast this week we feature the owner and chocolatier of Perfect T…
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OSP with MM and the Barbershop Crew Unabridged Recapping Week 2 of the NFL Season
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Looking at pertinent questions after two weeks may sound crazy to you but not to us. So many things that are puzzling already about the 2023 NFL season and oh! by the way we don't miss Tom Brady one bit. After we go sideline to sideline with all the games we award our players of the week on both sides of the ball then make our week 3 picks. Shame o…
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Art at the Park Festival returns at Point of Rocks
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After a small hiatus the return of the Art at the Park festival is rejuvenated and ready to rock again in late September. The Steeples and Peoples podcast made the picturesque drive out to Point of Rocks Maryland and spoke with Pamela Lesch and Shannon Sutter about the return of this incredible community event. They shared with us some history abou…
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OSP "Outside the Lines" with Judge Cheryl Yakopec
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In life your journey can be one in which many different twists and turns can lead to some great and some really poor circumstances. We get into the life and times of a Pittsburgh suburban judge who is heading into her 30th year as a public servant. Judge Cheryl Yakopec has been a public defender and understands just exactly how difficult life can b…
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