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

A broad retrospective of Erie newspaper royalty, Kevin and Patrick Cuneo, who along with their late father and mother Gene and Patricia Cuneo, made an incredible impact at the Erie Times-News for well over a half-century.

Erie City Council member Chuck Nelson joined us Monday to go over the challenges and positive outcomes in next year's city spending plan.

For our Thursday education focus, we invited another senior leader at our local universities, as Dr. Ralph Ford, Chancellor of Penn State Behrend joined us. He reviewed the academic year, as well as the big investments happening on campus.

On Tuesday, we sat down with Aaron Snippert, Executive Director of RedevelopErie, to talk about the issue of blight and the authority's efforts to mitigate it.

On Monday, State Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie), joined us for some post-election analysis and an outlook of key policies from Harrisburg to look toward to in the new year.

On our Thursday education focus, we got an update from the Hill, as Dr. Kathleet Getz, President of Mercyhurst University, joined us. We learned more about the institution's transition to NCAA Division I status, and the academic programs students are gravitating to.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so better late than never, we invited our expert, local endocrinologist Dr. Fernando Melaragno of LECOM Health to share the latest learnings about treating and mitigating diabetes.

Our monthly meeting with Erie County Executive Brenton Davis caught us in the middle of an active snow emergency which began on Black Friday and required a major multiagency respsonse. The County Executive explained what was happening and advice for residents.

Having a relevant conversation going into the holidays, Dr. Anil Singh, senior vice president, executive medical director, population and curated health for Highmark Health, and Aimee Girod, VP clinical strategy & performance joined us to discuss maintaining mental wellness during a stressful time of year and beyond.

On Tuesday, Joel shared the studio with his adult children: Joel Jr, Joshua and Jennifer Natalie in a conversation about our culture and community's current moment.