TalkErie.com - The Joel Natalie Show - Erie Pennsylvania Daily Podcast

U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined us in studio after a day of meetings with Erie elected officials and other community members. Joel's conversation with the Congressman ranged from sand replenishment and the proposed naval shipyard, to workforce, and affordability.

Did you know that there was an amusement park and hotel resort in Lawrence Park at the turn of the 20th century?  We found out all about the The Stories of Grove House Park and Four Mile Creek Park with author Christine Lorraine Morgan and President of the Lawrence Park Historical Society Anna Mae Van Dyne,

On Thursday, we followed up with the Presque Isle Neighborhood Network to find out about their Forever Curious Festival, coming up on March 16th at TREC. Seth Trott, PINN President, and Jennifer Farrar, President & CEO of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center were our guests.

Dr. Fernando Melaragno, endocrinology expert with LECOM Institute For Successful Aging, is back to the microphone to talk about National Nutrition Month.

Gary Lee, Chief Administrative Officer of Diverse Erie, as we discuss the annual report from Erie County’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission.

Katie Kretz, Exec. Dir. at the Multicultural Resource Center, comes to discuss the ICE rider at the Erie County Prison.

On Friday, we were happy to welcome Mark Smith, host of the podcast “PennsylMania.” In his series, Episode 5 focuses on the Erie Triangle. Why does the map of Pennsylvania have that little right triangle of land in its northwest corner? Mark did a deep dive on our geography, as well as Erie's place in history.

Daria S. Devlin makes her first appearance on our show as the Mayor of the City of Erie on Thursday, hitting on a broad range of topics mostly from the Mayor's Transition Team report and initiatives.

Dr. Ron Cole, President of Allegheny College talking about the university and its connection to economic growth.

On Tuesday, John Hilbert, Sr., owner and CEO of PHB, Inc. joined us to talk about manufacturing in the Erie region, and the threats impacting the business.