We delve into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship with Rebecca Paris. From starting her first business at 22 to becoming the Managing Director of multiple ventures, Rebecca has carved a unique path in the hospitality and training sectors. Discover how Rebecca navigated through economic shifts and identified unfulfilled niches in the market, leadi…

Meet Roann Junio, the driven Director, Founder & CEO of Cobber Technologies. Fueled by a desire to empower communities and fight inequality, Roann draws inspiration from both his Filipino heritage and adopted Australian culture. Inspired by the spirit of "Bayanihan" (communal unity) and "Mateship" (camaraderie). Roann has built Cobber Technologies …

In this episode, join Directors and Founders Johanna Herrera and Marissa Hankinson as they share the story of how Wavebreaker came to be. Discover the passion and drive that led them to create a company focused on helping podcasters achieve real success. Adelaide's video podcasting scene is also evolving, thanks to a new partnership between Wavebre…

In this episode, join Directors and Founders Johanna Herrera and Marissa Hankinson as they share the story of how Wavebreaker came to be. Discover the passion and drive that led them to create a company focused on helping businesses achieve real success through video podcasting. Adelaide's video podcasting scene is also evolving, thanks to a new pa…

In this episode, Lisa Pritchard opens up about her deep-rooted passion for helping businesses succeed. With over two decades of experience in the taxation field, Lisa shares her journey of working with countless entrepreneurs at various stages of their business lifecycle. From the excitement of start-ups to the challenges of growth and the complexi…

In this episode, Lisa Pritchard opens up about her deep-rooted passion for helping businesses succeed. With over two decades of experience in the taxation field, Lisa shares her journey of working with countless entrepreneurs at various stages of their business lifecycle. From the excitement of start-ups to the challenges of growth and the complexi…

April Hobbs is a dynamic global leader who has left an indelible mark on the worlds of sales, marketing, and publishing. She is passionate about innovation, viewing it as the catalyst for transformative change and growth. April believes that true magic happens at the intersection of innovation and opportunity. April serves as a publishing partner a…

Buckle up for an episode packed with fun, optimism, and achieving more together! Our guest is the inspiring Robyn Koldej, a multi-talented entrepreneur with a knack for building successful ventures. Robyn's not your typical one-title wonder. As Master Franchisor of Pulse Test and Tag and Managing Director of The Online Director, she thrives on new …

Discover the inspiring journey of Amanda Rose, the visionary behind Entrepreneurial & Small Business Women Australia (ESBWA) and Western Sydney Women. As a pioneer in advocating for women in business, Amanda has built a remarkable career as an entrepreneur, mentor, and media personality. From founding and successfully selling Business Women Media t…

Buckle up for an episode packed with fun, optimism, and achieving more together! Our guest is the inspiring Robyn Koldej, a multi-talented entrepreneur with a knack for building successful ventures. Robyn is not your typical one-title wonder. As Master Franchisor of Pulse Test and Tag and Managing Director of The Online Director, she thrives on new…

With nearly 20 years in recruitment, Anna Roussos, Founder & Director of ROUSSOS, joins us to discuss the power of happy employees. We'll explore how fostering supportive workplaces fuels success, delve into strategies for attracting and retaining top talent, and discover how to connect the right candidates with the perfect companies. This episode …

Meet Roann Junio, the driven Director, Founder & CEO of Cobber Technologies. Fueled by a desire to empower communities and fight inequality, Roann draws inspiration from both his Filipino heritage and adopted Australian culture. Inspired by the spirit of "Bayanihan" (communal unity) and "Mateship" (camaraderie). Roann has built Cobber Technologies …

April Hobbs is a dynamic global leader who has left an indelible mark on the worlds of sales, marketing, and publishing. She is passionate about innovation, viewing it as the catalyst for transformative change and growth. April believes that true magic happens at the intersection of innovation and opportunity. April serves as a publishing partner a…

We delve into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship with Rebecca Paris. From starting her first business at 22 to becoming the Managing Director of multiple ventures, Rebecca has carved a unique path in the hospitality and training sectors. Discover how Rebecca navigated through economic shifts and identified unfulfilled niches in the market, leadi…

Gathering a treasure trove of powerful, rare, and haunting original documents, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning historian Allen C. Guelzo presents a uniquely readable and intimate oral history of the Civil War's turning point. We hear from a Union staff officer, a Confederate amputee, artilleryman, a sympathetic Northern woman, a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In late 1975 and early 1976, at the height of the Cold War, two of the Soviet Union's long-dominant national hockey teams traveled to North America to play an eight-game series against the best teams in the National Hockey League. The culmination of the "Super Series" was reigning Soviet League champion HC CSKA Moscow's face-off against the defendi…

"Telling of the Anthracite" explores the various ways in which anthracite history has been represented and remembered since 1960, the chosen date for the start of the "posthistorical" era coinciding approximately with the Knox mine disaster (1959) and the beginning of the Centralia mine fire (1962-), two cataclysmic and fateful events that symboliz…

Irving College was the first college to offer degrees in the arts and sciences to women and that two of its buildings still stand to this day. Named after famed author Washington Irving, this college for women was part of a nationwide trend in the nineteenth century to finally educate women, but a trend that was always fraught with opposition. pcnt…

Of the more than seventy sites associated with the Civil War era that the National Park Service manages, none hold more national appeal and recognition than Gettysburg National Military Park. In "On a Great Battlefield," Jennifer M. Murray chronicles the administration of the National Park Service and how it educates the public about the battle and…

The September 11, 1777, battle of Brandywine, a defeat for General George Washington, is too often forgotten by historians. Brandywine was one of the most important engagements of the war, also the largest land battle. Lafayette began his rise to an American hero that afternoon when he shed his blood for American freedom. Artist Karl J. Kuerner and…

Turbulent rapids and wild shorelines of the Youghiogheny River highlight natural wonders of the Appalachian Mountains, and midway on the stream's revealing path, Ohiopyle State Park is a showcase of beauty and has become a recreational hotspot where the river thunders over its iconic falls and cascades through the wooded gorges of Pennsylvania. Now…

In this episode, we discuss the 2023 SEM Conference with local arrangement committee co-chairs, Dr. Anna Hoefnagels (Carleton University) and Dr. Judith Klassen (Canada Museum of Natural History), along with committee member Charlotte Stewart-Juby (Carleton University).By SEM Podcast

The British Army in North America conducted two campaigns in 1777. John Burgoyne led one army south from Canada to seize control of the Lake Champlain-Hudson River corridor resulting in the battle of Saratoga. Rather than assist Burgoyne's campaign, William Howe led his army from New York City on the Philadelphia campaign. Although Howe captured Ph…

The first installment (June 3-22, 1863) carried the armies through the defining mounted clash at Battle of Brandy Station, after which Lee pushed his corps into the Shenandoah Valley and achieved the magnificent victory at Second Winchester on his way to the Potomac. Caught flat-footed, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker used his cavalry to probe the mountain…

In 1777, Congress labeled Quakers who would not take up arms in support of the War of Independence as "the most Dangerous Enemies America knows" and ordered Pennsylvania and Delaware to apprehend them. In response, Keystone State officials sent twenty men-seventeen of whom were Quakers-into exile, banishing them to Virginia, where they were held fo…

Historic Philadelphia has long yielded archaeological treasures from its past. Excavations required by the National Historic Preservation Act have recovered pottery shards, pots, plates, coins, bones, and other artifacts relating to early life in the city. This updated edition of Digging in the City of Brotherly Love continues to use archaeology to…

George Marshall was one of America's most significant statesmen during the mid twentieth century. He was born and raised in Uniontown, PA and attended VMI before earning a commission in the U.S. Army in 1902. During World War II he led the Army as Chief of Staff and after the war served as Secretary of State where he initiated the Marshall Plan for…

George Nakashima began his furniture business as a reactionary movement against the practice of 20th century "modern" architecture, design, and art. With a solid background in architectural history and design, engineering and building practice, George turned towards a simpler life in which direct contact with materials, tools, clients, and craftsme…

In March 1791 Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton shocked the western frontier when he proposed a domestic excise tax on whiskey to balance America's national debt. As the months passed however the people of Western Pennsylvania grew restless with the inadequacy of the government's response and they soon turned to more violent means of political …

Given the news media's focus on national issues and debates, voters might be expected to make decisions about state and local candidates based on their views of the national parties and presidential candidates. The editors and contributors of this book examine the 2020 elections in six Pennsylvania districts to explore the level of nationalization …

On this episode of SPARK the Podcast, Jana Klosowsky shares more about God’s plan for community and connection in our lives. God uses other people to encourage us, speak to us and refresh each other! The importance of intentionally seeking community with other Christians is HUGE. The people we choose to do life with, that inner circle, those people…

The sniper killings of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, policemen William Davis and Richard Posey shocked the American public in November 1972 and garnered national coverage on the major news networks at the time. Fifty years later, this book, the first to cover the slayings, details the cold-blooded ambush of the two small-town law enforcement office…

A memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City - an unforgettable pilgrimage to the heart of America across some of our oldest common ground. Neil King Jr.'s desire to walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City began as a whim and soon became an obsession as he was determined to rediscover what matters in life and to see o…

Today on SPARK the Podcast we are going to be talking all about the hope the resurrection gives us! We just finished celebrating Easter and the good news that death could not hold our Lord. After being put to death on the cross, Jesus rose on the third day, defeating death and sacrificing himself for our sins so that we can have relationship with H…

In October 1948, a seemingly average fog descended on the tiny mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania. With a population of fewer than fifteen thousand, the town's main industry was steel and zinc mills—mills that continually emitted pollutants into the air. The six-day smog event left twenty-one people dead and thousands sick. Even after the fog lifted…

George Washington and his Continental Army braving the frigid winter at Valley Forge form an iconic image in the popular history of the American Revolution. Exploring the inner workings of the Continental Army through the prism of its encampments, this book is the first to show how camp construction and administration played a crucial role in Patri…

We’re back for another Coffee Talk on SPARK the Podcast with Jenna + Mekina. This time we’ll be discussing who influences us, Jonah + the whale, and God working in us verses through us. We’re also excited to share some quiet time techniques and a little Christian music that has really moved us over the years. We hope you enjoy this episode! Connect…

Today on SPARK the Podcast, we are talking all about worship and praise with our wonderful guest, Annie Herrmann! The Bible calls us to praise God! Psalm 150:6 says “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” Psalm 100:2 says “Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” Psalm 95:1 calls us to “come, let us sing to the …

During the memorable summer of 1941, no sports story loomed larger than Joe Louis versus Billy Conn, the hard-hitting heavyweight champion, Detroit's "Brown Bomber," battling the stylish and cocky "Pittsburgh Kid." Considered one of the greatest matches in boxing history, the fight saw the underdog Conn well ahead on points until Louis knocked him …

In this episode, we discuss environmentalism and Haitian music culture with Rebecca Dirksen. By investigating how colonialism and deforestation are related, Rebecca investigates how colonialism and dictatorship affect not only the landscape, but also the musical soul of Haiti. This conversation was recorded in the spring of 2021, prior to the assas…

The Delaware River defenses played a crucial role for the Americans in Philadelphia during the American War of Independence in 1777. Maintaining the integrity of the river defenses involved an attritional campaign waged by an intrepid group of defenders which brought together the efforts of the Continental Army, the Continental Navy and the Pennsyl…

Today on SPARK the Podcast, we are talking about big life intersections and following God's direction with Rebecca Haymes! Becca shares, "Recognizing these big intersections- whether in the moment or in hindsight - gives me such an appreciation for how great and vast and good God is. If we pay attention it also shows how intimately He cares for us …

The remarkable and inspiring story of William Still, an unknown abolitionist who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia. Learn the full range of Still's life and accomplishments. pcntv.com/donate pcntv.com/membership-signup pcntv.comBy PCN - Pennsylvania Cable Network

Although Philadelphia's Black community lived in a free city in a free state, they faced constant threats to their personal safety and freedom. The political and physical conflicts that arose over fugitive slave removals and the kidnappings of free Black people forced Philadelphians to confront the politics of slavery. pcntv.com/donate pcntv.com/me…

On this episode of SPARK the Podcast, we are so excited to welcome Stephanie Herrera back to share her thoughts about developing a vision board for the year! Stephanie shares, "A vision board isn’t about just quantity or checking things off a list. It's about developing a deeper relationship with God so you can get to know him and hear his voice an…