Doug's Front Porch

In this episode I welcome Andrea Dobrozsi up on the front porch. We discuss her time serving in Americorps in Chicago, her job as a high school counselor, our shared journey of losing a parent to cancer, and being the wife to a restaurant owning husband.

Check out: Fireside Pizza!

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The brotherly love is flowing in this episode as I welcome my very own brother, Steven Madenford, onto the front porch. We discuss our grandparents' legacy and their effect on us, his love of all things history (in particular the Civil War), his job as a manager of a manufacturing company, and his eternal drive and relentless work ethic.

To learn more about Randy Dietrich and his winery, check out his Facebook Page!

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In this episode I welcome Abigail Shrack up on the front porch. We talk about growing up on her family farm and her year spent in Venezuela. We discuss her transition from teaching to serving on her local school board. We conclude our conversation discussing and explaining what being on a "Sheep to Shawl" team is all about!

Learn more about "Sheep to Shawl"!

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In this episode Mike Connor joins me on the front porch. Mike is the choral director at the same high school where I teach. We discuss his childhood filled with music, the influential directors that he has had over his lifetime, and what it takes to lead not only youth choirs but also adult choirs.

Learn more about the Williamsport Civic Chorus!

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In this episode I take a break from interviewing a friend. It is mid-August which is back to school season here in the USA. I decided to dedicate an entire episode to discussing just what back to school means for me as a teacher. I reached out and asked some of my teacher friends for their input as well. They talk about what they are looking forward to in the new year and how teaching during Covid has changed them as teachers. Get your backpack in order and put on your new shoes because we are all going back to school on episode 32! 

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In this episode I welcome Brad Blymier up on the front porch. We discuss his childhood growing up around the PA Dutch in Hannover, PA. We also discuss his wild ride from selling software to starting his own oyster company. We talk about how Covid made him have to change his business and the future of aquaculture and the food industry.

To learn more about Brad's company, visit: War Shore Trading Co.

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In this episode I welcome my dear friend from college, Georgie Donnelly, up on the front porch. We discuss her childhood in England and Wales being the only girl playing soccer amongst a sea of boys, her move to Lock Haven University where she became an All-American, and her transition from a player to now a coach.

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In this episode I welcome Don Heminitz onto the front porch. We discuss his childhood as a boy playing the flute, a brief history of fife and drum music during the Civil War, and his current job as a Pilgrim living in the year 1627 at Plimoth Plantation.

To learn more about Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower II, please visit: https://www.plimoth.org/

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In this episode I welcome Seth Anthony up on the front porch. We begin with a discussion about his childhood growing up in the dog show world. The rest of the episode is dedicated to a talk about fraternalism in America. Seth tells us about his love of Fezes, the current movement to document fraternalism's story in American history, and how the various fraternal organizations might survive moving forward in the 21st century.

To learn more about fraternalism in America, please visit the J. H. Rathbone Museum's Website: http://jhrathbonemuseum.org/

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In this episode I welcome my childhood and kindergarten friend, Lauren Grim, up on the front porch. We discuss how in her career she has often found herself the lone female surrounded by men, her love of gardening, her competitive spirit, and her fear of hills. 

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