All about being gay And being a prepper/survivalist. Stories, tips, facts, and more.
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The Towncast is a podcast supporting the people and businesses of small communities. Every week we talk to businesses and people of interest in the community and get to know more about them. We encourage residents to support each other and our local businesses, get to know and appreciate one another as neighbors and new friends.
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Get Into the Van with Alt Country musician Mike West as he sits down with guests from all walks of life as they share their hard earned wisdom and insights, what makes them tick, discuss their craft and inspirations and all else in between. Mike chats to musicians, promoters, artists and anyone else passionate about what they do to inspire listeners to follow their creative outlets.
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S5 E20 Celene Bentacur Garcia - IBEW Local 3 Member
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Local resident shares her journey from building model airplanes as a child, to working on jets for Boeing and eventually putting in 25 years in NYC as a member of the IBEw Local #3. She encourages young people to consider the trades and consider joining the brotherhood of the unions. Please subscribe and help the Towncast going strong.…
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S5 E19 Guys Talking Sports Episode 3
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In this third installment of Guys Talking Sports, the guys talk about the baseball season at the All Star break. They make their predictions for the Home Run derby, the All Star break and, with the upcoming football season, they gave early predictions for the Jets and Giants' season.Make sure you subscribe and keep the Towncast going strong.…
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S5 E18 Sheri Roddy, author of "Rootin for Red"
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Sheri shares this incredible true story of what her and her family had to go through to help their son Christopher as he had to deal with medical mayhem and how their friends, church and their community rallied to help them through it.Please make sure you subscribe and help us keep the Towncast going strong.…
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S5 E17 Price is Right Winner - Alessandra Curcio
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Local resident Alessandra Curcio shared her journey from guessing puzzles when she was a little girl, to being on the 7,000th Wheel of Fortune show to being the big winner in June 2024 on The Price is Right. Congratulations Alessandra!!Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast going strong!!
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S5 E16 Mike Marino, Stand Up Comic and Presidential Candidate
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What a great time with Jersey born and raised stand up comic Mike Marino. He shares his journey growing up in NJ, getting into stand up comedy and touring the country and other parts of the world. Not to mention his campaign to MAKE AMERICA ITALIAN AGAIN. There are some curse words in the short clip of his stand up at the end of the episode.Please …
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On May 18, 2024, at 10:00 am, Passaic County dedicated the new Vietnam War Memorial Wall to everyone who served. All 58,479 soldiers who died during the are etched into the wall for eternity. Thank you to all who served in Vietnam, and the soldiers who served around the world and sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. God bless you all. Please su…
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Hawthorne (NJ) High School 2013 graduate, Ethan Ramos, talks about growing up wrestling and having the dream to make the Olympics. After achieving amazing success, Ethan will be going to the 2024 Olympics in Paris France.You can donate to Ethan Ramos and his family here, https://www.spotfund.com/story/3d928b1f-9645-48cc-a7c8-382cf8a871f7 Please sub…
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S5 E13 The Doctors - Dr. Jan, Dr. Steve and Dr. John
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These three doctors are working together to support and help us to live healthy, active lives well into our 70s and 80s. Dr. Jan Kasprowicz, Dr. Steven Geanopulos and Dr. John Puzio share their specialities and their focus and between the three of them, should put us on the path to a healthy long life!Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast goi…
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S5 E12 Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara County Commissioner
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County Commissioner, Sandi Lazzara, shares her journey from growing up in Passaic County, her family's bread business in Paterson, to running for office and most recently developing the Vietnam War Memorial in Wayne NJ. Make sure you don't miss the dedication on May 18, 2024.Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast growing strong!…
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Rogue Country Podcast with Subterranean Street Society
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Subterranean Street Society have just released their phenomenal new record "Bleep" and will be hitting the UK for the first tour since 2019! Mike chats to frontman Louis about their new album and tour, writing hooks and politically charged anthems, smart phones, classic films. getting a song on a Netflix show and so much more! Listen now and catch …
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S5 E11 Gina Cavallo - Advocate, Author, Human Trafficking Survivor
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This episode contains mature subject matter.Gina shares her incredible story of being caught up in the world of human trafficking and how she ultimately found freedom from the feelings of worthlessness. She is now the VP of the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking. www.ginacavallo.org If you need help go to www.safernj.orgPlease subscribe and hel…
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What a great event with Italians and people who love the Italian culture, coming together to celebrate the heritage. There was entertainment each day, celebrities, vendors and beautiful accordion music. If you missed it this year, make plans to attend in 2025!! www.paisancon.comPlease subscribe and help the Towncast keep going strong!…
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S5 E9 Jim Raffone - Founder of Jar of Hope
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Jim shares his journey from learning his only son has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy to running 10 marathons including running over 300 miles from Massachusetts to New Jersey, doing push up around the world and climbing Mt Everest, all to bring awareness to and helping find a cure for this terminal disease. www.jarofhope.orgPlease subscribe and help k…
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The executive director of the GSFF, Lauren Concar, joined me in the beautiful podcast studio at Brookdale College in Lincroft NJ to discuss this upcoming festival. She talks about some the great films that were selected from over 2000 submissions, including my friend Dan DeLuca's new film. Make sure you get your tickets very soon as they always sel…
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S5 E7 Dustin Scully, Ricky Wood and Grumbalo
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Catching up with Dustin Scully, who performed with Sesame Street, The Musical, in addition to developing the Four's a Crowd production company is now working with Ricky Wood in the new live show, Mr. Wood's Safe Space.Had so much fun with these guys!!Please subscribe and help the Towncast keep going strong!…
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S5 E6 Climbing Everest - John Gray part 2
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In this second part of a 2 part series, John Gray talks about the mountains he had to climb, literally and figuratively, to finally summit Mt Everest.Please subscribe and help the Towncast going strong!
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This is part 1 of a 2 part series. John Gray shares his story of how he got into mountain climbing as well as the mountains he climbed before tackling Mt. Everest. He shares some amazing pictures of his journey. Please subscribe and keep the Towncast going strong!
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With pulmonary fibrosis and one lung, Adam Faatz achieved the impossible and created a new world record by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in 9 days. He shares his story about why he decided to climb and the experience itself. Please subscribe and keep the Towncast going!
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The new GM of the NJ Jackals shares his journey from working as a radio disc jockey at 15 years old, to owning his own station, surviving a heart transplant and becoming the new general managers of the NJ Jackals. They have a lot of exciting things planned for 2024!Please subscribe and help the Towncast keep going strong! For the video version of t…
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Rogue Country Podcast with Kevin Romeo and Matt Bakken
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Join Mike for episode 72 as he sits down with Kevin and Matt from Rhino, A Story Company to talk about their work on the upcoming documentary "Where Ya Been?" - The Odyssey and Elegy of Luke Bell. Fans of Country music and Luke Bell, this film that is being funded on Kickstarter documents Luke's incredible rise from WY ranch hand to promising singe…
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Publicist Kathleen Carter shares her journey from Suffern New York to becoming a leading publicist in the NY tristate area, working on some great books that are being released over the next few months. She talks about what the job of a publicist is for the author and for the publisher. For the video version of this interview, visit our You Tube cha…
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Rogue Country Podcast: Rogue Round Up 2023
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Mike and Josh sat down to talk the Rogue shows that have happened this year, favourite releases of 2023 and the future of Rogue Country in 2024!By Mike West
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This is a brief episode to say thank you to all of our viewers and highlight some of the episodes in 2023. We are excited about the future of the Towncast and look forward to everyone being a part of it! You can view all of our episodes on our You Tube channel @thetowncast.Have a happy, healthy and blessed 2024.Please subscribe, spread the word and…
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S4 E37 Magdalena's Toy Drive - Patricia Rodriguez
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In our Christmas episode, we want to thank Patricia Rodriguez for the work she does in our community. What an amazing testimony to selfless giving, not only during the holidays but year round. Thank you Patricia for all you do for the children in our communities. Check out our You Tube channel for the video version of the podcast. MERRY CHRISTMAS E…
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S4 E36 The Mount Kilimanjaro Record Setter
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We have had Adam Faatz on the podcast 3 times in the past year and a half and in 2 weeks he is going to climb the highest free-standing mountain and the fourth highest mountain in the world. At 19,340 feet, Adam is going to climb the mountain with 1 lung (and a little bit of his second one). This final episode before his ascent highlights the prepa…
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What a great conversation with New Jersey Senator Kristin Corrado. We forget sometimes that they are moms, friends and neighbors. She shares growing up in Totowa NJ, working with her dad in their law office and ultimately winning her re-election as senator of the Legislative District 40 in northern NJ. To see the video version visit our You Tube ch…
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Author Ben Purkert takes us on his journey from growing up in Bergen County NJ to graduating Harvard and NYU and publishing his first novel. You can find him at www.benpurkert.com You can watch the video episode on You Tube @thetowncast Please subscribe and help support the Towncast.
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Steve shares the incredible work his foundations are doing as well as upcoming films produced at Wayfarer Studios. We also talk about the Wayfarer Theaters and the amazing films they screen along with the Q&As they conduct with people like Geena Davis, Rainn Wilson and Jane Goodall.Support your local theaters, local businesses and one another.Suppo…
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Our third video of Hedges at Hawthorne brings you inside the completed and 70% occupied upscale residence in the quiet and beautiful borough of Hawthorne NJ. Garret Bedrin of the Bedrin Organization takes us through the new cafe that's opening up, Cube Smart as well as Hedge at Hawthorne.
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Join Mike for episode 70 of the podcast with Texan Honky Tonk Trailblazer Summer Dean! Coming over to the UK for her first tour, Summer talks about her creative process, writing a song a week, the future, her brilliant new album The Biggest Life, Western Swing and so much more! Listen now and don't miss out Summer's first ever UK tour from November…
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Mayor Kristine Morieko shares her journey from growing up in Glen Rock to running for council and eventually mayor of this Bergen County gem and the challenges and rewards that comes with this position. Please subscribe to our channel and help keep the Towncast going!
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S4 E31 Dave Shelton, Lampoon Cartoonist and more
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The former cartoonist from the National Lampoon magazine, Dave Shelton shares his journey from growing up in northern New Jersey to moving to LA and working with many celebrities on his way to being an award winning writer, musician, podcaster and author. You can see the video of this interview at our You Tube channel, @thetowncast. You can learn m…
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We had the chance to meet with the mayor of Paterson NJ, Andre Sayegh, who shared some of the incredible revitalization projects they have completed as well as planned for the future. He also addressed many of your questions and concerns about guns, drugs, roadwork and much more. To see the video version of our podcast, click here, https://youtu.be…
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A great conversation with Cheryl Demartino, owner of Junk Chick Designs in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Cheryl shares her passion for refurbishing furniture and gathering some great collectables, vintage clothing, old record albums and so much more. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram and Threads under Junk Chick Designs or call/text her at 201-852-487…
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Great conversation with Ryan Moore from Montclair film. He talks about what Montclair Film is, the Montclair film festival, shares his background on how he got involved with Montclair Film, as well as sharing information on his very first feature film release! You can see his movie here, https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/details/Marijuana-Minutes…
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Brandon talks about his new book, "From the Bull Pen to the State Pen," and how we went from Major League Baseball, to serving a few years in prison. Now he is a coach and motivational speaker. To see the video of this episode, go the our You Tube Channel @thetowncast Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast going.…
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Detective Sergeant James Calaski, of the Glen Rock police department, shares his incredible wealth of historical knowledge with us, especially about the German American Bund and the Nazi that lived in Glen Rock, heading up the Bergen County division of the Bund. More information available at www.hunting-history.comPlease subscribe and help keep the…
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For almost 70 years, Wild West City has been entertaining children and adults alike. I had the chance to relive my childhood when I visited at the age of 10 with the owner Frank Benson. He and his sister are the third generation operating Wild West City. He offers an amazing discount for anyone mentioning the Towncast. Check out www.wildwestcity.co…
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S4 E24 Pulmonary Fibrosis Ambassador Adam Faatz
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We met Adam last year when he first announced he was going to climb Mr. Kilimanjaro, the fourth tallest mountain in the world. Adam was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a rare disease that affects your lungs. He will attempt to climb over 19,000 feet with one lung. Dr. Jan Kasprowicz, a training specialist, is helping him prepare for this challen…
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S4 E23 Don La Greca and the Mark Sasso Softball Game
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Anna Marie Sasso and Don La Greca join us to talk about the upcoming charity softball game for the Mark Sasso Foundation that offer scholarships to local area children. Don shares the athletes and celebrities that will be joining the ESPN All stars.To sign up your team or for more information go to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000665501…
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S4 E22 New York Giants' Executive Chef Angelo Basilone
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We had the chance to talk to the executive chef of the NY football Giants about his journey growing up in Summit New Jersey, graduating from the Culinary Institute of America to becoming the chef for this storied football team. Please subscribe, it helps us keep this podcast going! See our video version on You Tube @thetowncast…
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Richie has a chat with Domenic Romeo of End Reign (Recorded 2023-6-2023).By The Post America Podcast
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Marie Ciolleti and Pat Carnevale joined us to talk about Holy Bones, the ministry they started at St. Mary's church in Pompton Lakes NJ, hiring employees who are intellectually challenged and baking all natural dog treats. What a great ministry and great treats...I ate one myself! Please subscribe and help the Towncast.…
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Mike chatted to California native Jesse Daniel about his incredible live album "My Kind of Country. Live at The Catalyst", upcoming UK tour, fishing, The Sopranos, starting your own record label, the Punk DIY mentality and so much more! https://www.jessedanielmusic.com/By Mike West
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Richie has a chat with Mike Ryan of Missing Link (Recorded 6-9-2023).By The Post America Podcast
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Going from Wall Street to your street, Bob Major shares his journey and how he ended up the handyman who specializes in those odd jobs that no one wants to do.
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S4 E19 "Sons of Baseball" author Mark Braff
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Just in time for Father's Day (or any other day), Mark Braff's new book has just been released. There are wonderful stories about Major League Baseball players and their sons including Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, Cal Ripken Jr. and so many more. You don't have to be a sports fan to appreciate these great stories.…
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Rogue Country Podcast with Roseanne Reid!
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Roseanne kindly returns to the podcast to talk with Mike about her brand new album "Lawside", her tour with Steve Earle, being a mother and balancing being a musician and so much more! Listen now! https://www.roseannereid.com/By Mike West
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This new ceramic studio in Glen Rock NJ brings some fresh creative opportunities In Bergen/Passaic counties. From teens to retirees, this studio offers group lessons, one on one classes and the chance to use the studio as your own. Check out the video version on You Tube, @thetowncast.
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Rogue Country Podcast with Luke Hendrickson
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We sat down with Luke the day before he flew home after a whirlwind tour of the UK. We break down the shows, the touring, the ins and outs of being an independent musician, hopping a fence to see history and so much more!By Mike West
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