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PA BOOKS on PCN

PCN - Pennsylvania Cable Network

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PA Books features authors of books about Pennsylvania-related topics. These hour-long conversations allow authors to discuss both their subject matter and inspiration behind the books.
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Welcome to Idiotville - Erie, PA’s Liberal Conscience: We want you to be better, Erie. But you just keep screwing it up. Every time someone opens their mouth with a good idea, someone has to have a reason why not. That reason usually isn’t very well thought out, it usually involves thinly (or not so thinly) veiled racism. This town can move forward, but until we confront the demons that lurk here, we aren’t going anywhere. If you don’t like what we’ve got to say, come at us with a good take. ...
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Welcome to the weekly podcast of McLane Church, led by Senior Pastor Brian Kelly, located in Edinboro, Erie, and Union City, PA. To learn more, visit our website at http://mclanechurch.org.
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Pastor Daryl Grimes of Flagship Church in Erie, Pa shares his sermons, interviews, and more to give hope to the hopeless and encourage believers in Christ. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daryl-grimes/support
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A short segment discussing some of the issues that face African Americans in Erie, PA, which was recently listed as one of the Nations worst places to live for a member of the Black Community Cover art photo provided by Autumn Studio on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@autumnstudio
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Environmental Voices: The PennFuture Podcast

PennFuture - Hosted by M. Travis DiNicola

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PennFuture (pennfuture.org) is an environmental advocacy nonprofit leading the transition to a clean energy economy in Pennsylvania and beyond. We are protecting our air, water and land, and empowering citizens to build sustainable communities for future generations. PennFuture's Environmental Voices podcast was created for one simple reason: to lift up voices in communities across Pennsylvania who are fighting against pollution, environmental injustice, and for healthy communities and peopl ...
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Underfunded

Public Interest Law Center

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Public school funding in Pennsylvania has been on the skids for decades now, but today, it’s doing real harm all over the state. And this isn’t by accident. PA’s legislature has created a system where the kids who need the most, get the least, usually because of where they live. So much so that across the Keystone State, 86% of public school students are attending schools that are underfunded. And lots of Pennsylvanians are saying enough is enough. Some of them have gone so far as to take th ...
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THIS WEEK: Dill and Brent! Angry about politics? So are we! We also want to plan the Idiotville Games! Someone get Smith's on the phone! We need a hot dog eating contest! =========== Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast (c) 2024 Idiotville Productions. This c…
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THIS WEEK: Brent sings! (Imagine!) Jake explains the Sunshine Law and we debate the right to know. Erie Pride on the Bay is happening! The lads discuss the idea of the Idiotville Olympics! And so much more! =========== Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast (c)…
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Erie Society for Genealogical Research and the Hagan History Center cohosted a Family History Fair on June 9th, assembling historians and archivists from across the region. Janice Castro & Ruth Cacchione of the Society, shared about the event and their expertise on how folks can discover more about their ancestry.…
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This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Keystone State's formal and informal political institutions and players, past and present, and elucidates the place each holds in governing the commonwealth today. Covering a period of more than three hundred years, this volume presents a clear and succinct overview of the commonwealth's politic…
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THIS WEEK: Dill, Brent, and Ryan talk about rib fest and baseball! ============ Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast (c) 2024 Idiotville Productions. This content may not be used without written permission of Idiotville Productions. ============ www.idiotvill…
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There are so many options for summer fun in the city, and on Friday we discussed the Erie Summer Recreation Guide. With us was Mel Witherspoon, Page Collins, and Erika Rutkowski about the Biddy Basketball Camp and the Spoon's League which is celebrating its 34th year in Erie, joined by Deanna Renaud for the YMCA and their summer food and Learn To S…
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With a recertification vote coming in July for the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance or LERTA program in the City of Erie, there are many conversations around City Hall about its impact and effectiveness in encouraging new building and investment. Chris Groner, Director of the Office of Development Finance was our guest.…
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Millcreek Township Parks and Recreation just released their five-year strategic action plan, and Ashley Marsteller, Director of Parks and Recreation, along with Matt Waldinger, Director of Planning and Development, joined Joel on Friday to go over the highlights of improvements and possible additions intended to improve the region's quality of life…
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THIS WEEK: Dill and Brent talk about the multiple summer concert series in town in 2024, as well as Dill's passive aggressive dog, and our Idiots of the Week! (This episode was recorded before the results of the Chicken Hearing) Special thanks to Councilwoman Cassandra Wilder for her notes about the situation! (we stole them) ============ Do you fe…
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The three top leaders of Erie's Public Schools joined the Joel Natalie Show Wednesday for a rare comprehensive conversation on the state the region's largest school district and its over 11,000 students. Our guests were Superintendent Brian Polito, and Assistant Superintendents Neil Brockman and Teresa Szumigala. Topics ranged from building project…
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THIS WEEK: Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, and the Honorable Jake News debate the idiot of the week (Harrison Butker, we're looking at you!) We all want to be able to keep chickens, but the naysaying Boomers are against it. ============ (c) 2024 Idiotville Productions. This content may not be used without written permission of Idiotville Productions.…
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In 1918, Bethlehem Steel started the world's greatest industrial baseball league. Appealing to Major League Baseball players looking to avoid service in the Great War, teams employed "ringers" like Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, and Shoeless Joe Jackson in what became scornfully known as "safe shelter" leagues. pcntv.com/donate pcntv.com/membership-sig…
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The rumors are true! Dill Spears, Brent N. Liberty, and Ryan tha Savior have returned! We took a year off from podcasting but the bug bit us again (We might need to get that looked at)! Where have we been? What have we been up to? How many Emmy nominations can we get at our real jobs? (With Brent and Dill having zero nominations each, Ryan will nee…
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Beginning in the early 1990s, Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood began to transform from the post-industrial morass it had been suffering for the last few decades. Artists began to rent empty apartments, what were once shot-and-a-beer bars became hip dive bars and entrepreneurs found inexpensive real estate to follow their visions. It was in this…
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In 1917, at the start of World War I, among global war and a global pandemic, Harrisburgers stepped up and served. The city experienced tribulations as residents feared espionage, suspected foreigners and demanded loyalty. Hospitals struggled with the 1918 flu at their doorstep. Join author Rodney Ross as he charts the World War I era and the Harri…
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George Washington has frequently been criticized for his first military campaign, which sparked the French and Indian War. While his campaign failed to meet its objectives, Washington experienced his first taste of military command, dealing with situations that ultimately proved beyond his control, and learned lessons that made him into the man who…
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March is National Nutrition Month, so we are discussing nutritional health. Are we really what we eat?! Our guest is Janet Chrostowski, a Registered Dietitian with Masters Degree in Public Health and is an Advanced Practitioner in Nutrition with 35 years at UPMC Hamot; and more than 40 in the field of Dietetics.…
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Groundbreaking Erie County-based startup companies completed the Ben Franklin Technology Partners Erie TechCelerator program and were presenting their pitches as they compete for $15,000. The companies we interviewed included: Zenedge, Bodha.ai, Erie Applications, Eventive AI, Brokenstraw Outdoors, Hikes & Hose, Hydrantcare.us.…
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