My Hometown

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn about SADD, Students Against Destructive Decisions, with their guest, Rick Birt, the President & Chief Executive Officer of SADD.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn all about Lucia Footwear Company - a New York-based footwear design service that provides hand-painted designs and artwork for all types of footwear, is owned and operated by our guest, Anthony De Lucia, who got the opportunity to make custom cleats for David Wright of the Mets and other celebrities.

Bill Horan and Matt Leonard learn all about The Long Island STEM Hub, an organization consisting of industry, academic, and not-for-profit volunteers working to advance science, technology, engineering, and math - otherwise known as STEM - here on Long Island, with Ken White, Long Island STEM Hub Co-steward and Brookhaven National Laboratory's Manager of Educational Programs, and Andrew Parton, Long Island STEM Hub Co-steward and President of the Cradle of Aviation.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard earn about Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Long Island, a non-profit organization that provides children facing adversity with strong relationships that change their lives for the better, with their guests, Meredith Michaels, their Director of Development, and Fabiola Turner, their Director of Programs.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn about a unique Long Island-based business called Favor Coffee - a one-woman roastery that offers single-origin coffees from regions such as Colombia, Ethiopia and Guatemala. Their guest is Christina Chin, the Founder and Roaster at Favor Coffee.

Bill Horan learns about The Filipino Children's Fund, a non-profit organization based on Long Island that is concerned about the future of the children of the Philippines, the majority of whom live in poverty. His guests are Lara Ciamician, their Executive Director, and Evangeline Manjares, their President.

Bill Horan and Matt Leonard learn about efforts on Long Island to try to get people to quit smoking from their guests, Paulette Orlando and Carol Meschkow, who are Community Engagement Specialists both representing the American Lung Association and the Tobacco Action Coalition of Long Island.

Bill Horan and Corey Kaufman learn about The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts, which is focused on addressing the nation’s opioid crisis with Dr. Karen Scott, their President.

Have you ever wondered how to become a published author? Bill Horan and Matt Leonard learn how Jeannie Moon, a Huntington resident, a school librarian by day, and a USA Today Bestselling author by night, did just that - and how Long Island was her inspiration to write her novel. Her latest book is titled Christmas in Angel Harbor.

Bill Horan and Matthew Leonard learn about AHRC Nassau, a nonprofit organization that ensures people with intellectual and developmental disabilities lead self-directed lives, from their guests Shaun Weathers, their Senior Director of Programs and Services, and Carmela Azzarelli, their Recruiter.