A backyard nature preserve filled with butterflies. Besides being an amazing and beautiful sight to behold, this type of garden features plant and insect life native to our area, which helps maintain a healthy ecosystem for all living things here. Barbara Rosenberg talks about her butterfly garden, and how her work as a citizen scientist and master gardener also helps provide migration data on monarch butterflies.

Produced at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cambria County Library⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Mentioned in this episode:

Monarch Watch

North American Butterfly Association

Penn State Extension Office - Cambria County

Master Gardener Hotline: (814) 472-7986

Music:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Dumm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lyrical Capo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Great American Racer⁠⁠⁠

Matt Lamb is a comics artist and publisher here in Johnstown. In addition to co-founding Hero Works Publishing, in his role as Executive Director at the Bottle Works in Cambria City, he's coordinated the various tributes our community pays to the late Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man and an inspiration to our active and dedicated comics scene. 

Matt talks to us about what makes comics such a popular and relevant art form, and how you can appreciate them here locally—or even become a creator yourself.   

Produced at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cambria County Library⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Music:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Dumm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lyrical Capo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Great American Racer⁠⁠

Wesley and Maria Ed are the owners of Wolf and Wyvern, a brand new gaming store downtown on Clinton Street. There are all kinds of board games, table top games, role-playing games, and card-based games there, but what they're really offering is a place for people who enjoy having some strategic fun to meet, hang out, and learn all about the ways games can entertain, educate, and empower us.

Produced at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cambria County Library⁠⁠⁠⁠, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Music:

⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Dumm⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Lyrical Capo⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Great American Racer⁠

There's a cool new place downtown where the prevailing attitude is that you—yes, you—are a creative person, and with the right atmosphere and equipment everybody can experience the joy of making something unique. Amy Henson, director at CraftWork Studio, talks about growing a community of people there who are discovering what it’s like to tap into to their creative selves.  

Enjoying the weather on two wheels is a great way to connect to our beautiful scenery, make friends, and save money. Justin Giuffre of the Rust Belt Rollers talks about why motor scooters are becoming more popular, why they're so fun, and whether they're right for you.

Produced at ⁠⁠⁠Cambria County Library⁠⁠⁠, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Music:

⁠⁠⁠Ben Dumm⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Lyrical Capo⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Great American Racer

Lots of people in our community are finding a creative outlet at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center. Melody Tisinger tells us what Bottle Works is about, and why going there—as a creator, learner, or observer—will enrich you as a person.

Produced at ⁠⁠Cambria County Library⁠⁠, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Music:

⁠⁠Ben Dumm⁠⁠

⁠⁠Lyrical Capo⁠⁠

⁠⁠Great American Racer

Until its recent resurgence in popularity, hunting for mushrooms was almost a lost art. But the world of fungi foraging is more complex than you'd think. For people like Daniel Foshee at mushroomnerds.com, it's a life-changing experience.

Produced at ⁠Cambria County Library⁠, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Music:

⁠Ben Dumm⁠

⁠Lyrical Capo⁠

⁠Great American Racer

Welcome to Renewed! In our first-ever episode, we explain what the podcast is about, and hear from author and journalist Bruce Siwy about his book on Joe O'Kicky, a local judge convicted on numerous corruption-related charges in the 1980s.

Produced at Cambria County Library, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Music:

Ben Dumm

Lyrical Capo

Great American Racer