Galvanize means "shock or excite (a community) into taking action". How does a community spark into action? In this episode we talk about how taking care of our older adults can galvanize a community. We discuss this with Randi Vega, Project Manager of Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh. Age Friendly acts as a catalyst to promote policy, program and systems change that improves quality of life for all people, particularly for our oldest generations. They provide a neutral forum for collaboration, education, networking and advocacy.

We sit down with Bonnie Baxter, Founder/Doors Open Pittsburgh and architect Paul Tellers to discuss how architecture and neighborhoods galvanize communities. DOORS OPEN celebrates Pittsburgh's unique architecture and history with an annual event, bus and walking tours, and virtual storytelling.

Street performers and buskers Bill Shannon, Katie Clark, lead singer of Hard Fought Theory, Noetic, and Martin the Troubadour come to the studio to talk about how street performers can make a community through art and music. Arts in Community is a special section of In Community and Company investigating how art builds community.

We speak to Zaheen Hussain, former Sustainability Director from New Sun Rising about how a natural disaster can bring people together to create a sustainable community

We sit down with Jake Milofsky of Tree Pittsburgh to discuss how trees can galvanize a community

In this episode In Community & Company takes a deep dive into the relationships between the millennial generation and their commitment to how a company or organization is committed to making good in a community through corporate social responsibility. Our guest Dr. Brittany McDonald helps us investigate the nuances of this new working class and their demands on institutions to make good in the world.

Annie Fiffick, PhD student at Point Park University and Veronika Panagiotou, PhD Candidate answer how food insecurity galvanize a community into action.

In this episode, Justin Forzano, Executive Director of Open Filed, pays a visit to talk about how soccer builds community around the world.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Eric Hulsey about how prevention, treatment and recovery from substance use disorder impacts a community. Dr. Hulsey is an expert in substance use disorder and has over 15 years studying the challenges communities face dealing with overdose issues.