Eric McKenna Project

Episode #6 of EMP’s ‘Four Friends’ series included Mandi Pryor, Nathalie Steindl Fleck and Chad Lee Shipley. Topics include fitness and health motivation, personal drive, parenting, bullying and much more. Frank, unvarnished and ‘real’ talk. And some humor as well!

Eric sits down in the Boogie Street Studio with Mandi Pryor. Mandi is a Entrepreneur, TV Show Host at ‘Spotlight on Pittsburgh’, Marketing Company Owner and currently the Executive Director at South West Communities Chamber in Pittsburgh.

The EMP Squad reconvened for a 4th episode of frank, unvarnished and real talk. This time they cracked open topics including is free will an illusion, is social media an illusion, do humans truly desire what they say they do, why actions seldom match words, human expectations and much, much more. The deep and the hysterical in an amalgamation of fun!

Eric is joined by filmmaker Fred Vogel, Eric Wasinski and Sir Freddy Kowalo for an in-depth conversation on popular music. The guys crack it wide open with discussion and debate on popular music, rock & roll, greatest bands, greatest guitarists, greatest bass players and favorite decades. Spirited and fun music talk! Always ‘real’ and full of unvarnished stories and opinions.

Katie Smith joins Sir Freddy Kowalo and Eric in Boogie Street Studios. The trio crack open topics including the changing ‘norms’ in today’s society, the concept of asking questions instead of giving statements, the importance of birthdays, Katie’s karaoke skills, Fred’s hair and much, much more. Unvarnished, real and fun conversation with the expected hilarity.

Record producer, engineer and owner of Red Medicine Studio, Sean McDonald, sits down visits Boogie Street to share his thoughts on the challenges of the past year, his recording studio, insights into his projects and clients, both past and present, his history of working with PBS, recording innovations through the years and much, much more.

On EMP Show #196, Eric sits down with Steven Labate, an athletic trainer who has worked for the Carolina Panthers during their Super Bowl year and currently works for the Duquesne Dukes football team. Additionally, along with his family, Steven is passionate winemaker.

Duquesne University’s Economics Professor Dr. Matt Ryan, as well as Director of Student Affairs Philip Clarke, sit down with Eric in the Boogie Street Studio. Topics include thoughts on changes in higher education post 2020, the effectiveness of virtual classrooms, the value of higher education and potential changes in the college experience going forward. The 2nd half of the show is free-form discussion on major sports including baseball’s universal DH, the quality of umpiring, violence within the sports, rule changes vs tradition and much, much more.

For EMP’s ‘Four Friends’ Episode #4, Eric is joined by Alisha Fraizer DeLuca, Cassidy Bauer and Sir Freddy Kowalo. Topics include how difficult the year has been on the beauty industry and finding one’s own originality. And predictably, hilarity ensues with topics including the mystery of the McRib and the reveal of Sir Fred’s monker, ‘Long-haired Peaceful Warrior.’ Real, Unvanished and Super Fun discussion!

The UFO crew is back! Julia, Sir Freddy and Eric join UFO James Krug for another discussion. Topics this show include: Famous people and UFOs, Time Travel, Remote Viewing including Sir Fred’s personal experiences, The Battle of Los Angeles, Space Force and much more!