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

On a health focus Wednesday, Mary Machuga, the Executive Director of White Pine Center for Healing was in studio. We discussed the importance of body image in adolescents and the significant impacts it has on not only mental health but also sustainability.

It was all about cars on our show Tuesday, as we were joined by Ben Jeffreys, General Sales Manager of Hallman Auto Group. We got an idea on the state of the market, new features, and pro buying tips.

The CEO of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, Drew Whiting, helps us start the week with a year-end update of the work the organization is accomplishing in their footprint north of Perry Square.

It was all about the budget when Erie Mayor Joe Schember visited TalkErie on Friday for his monthly on-air meeting.

On Wednesday, we sat down with the recipients of Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ recent investments in local AI startups. The big checks are going to make a big difference for Eventio and OttoQa. Our guests were:

•˜Brian Slawin, Regional Director & Portfolio Manager, Ben Franklin Technology Partners Central & Northern PA,

• Thomas Laird, founder of OttoQa

• Erin Kerner, Co-founder and CEO of Eventio

• Barry Snyder, Co-founder and CIO of Eventio

On Tuesday, Erie County Executive Brenton Davis returned to the TalkErie studio for his November monthly meeting, with the county budget and the recent general election hot topics.

Our Monday episode featured a profile of Bill Catania, who grew up in the tri-state area and made a huge impact in the arena of digital couponing, and now is succeeding with his logistics firm OneRail.

After a big political week, we took a comedy break on a fun Friday with national performing comic Lisa Chimenti, who shared her story of growing up in Erie, and the humor spilling from her many years as a school teacher.

After a full 24 hours since the US Presidential race was called for Donald J. Trump, we sat down with Jefferson Educational Society VP Ben Speggen for analysis.

On Monday, Election Eve, we were joined by Dr. Jeff Bloodworth, political science professor from Gannon University. He discussed his viewpoints about the election and political division, in the context of our bellwether community here in Erie.