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I really enjoyed this conversation with Natalie and her mother, Mary, because it reminded me how an unstoppable mindset is often built quietly, over time, through creativity, learning, and persistence. Together, they share what it has been like to navigate life across generations while facing learning disabilities, health challenges, workplace adversity, and the constant need to adapt. We talk about Natalie's journey with attention deficit disorder and anxiety, how creative outlets like baking, art, music, and storytelling helped her find focus and confidence, and why returning to school later in life became an act of self-trust rather than fear. Mary's story adds another powerful layer. She reflects on growing up with low self-esteem, navigating male-dominated workplaces, and dealing with sexual harassment long before there were systems in place to address it. As a mother, artist, and professional, she shares what it means to keep moving forward while supporting her daughter's growth. Throughout our conversation, we explore accessibility, creative entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, and why accommodations and understanding still matter. I believe you will find this episode both honest and encouraging, especially if your own path has been anything but linear. Highlights: 00:00 – Hear how creativity and resilience shaped an unstoppable mindset across two generations.08:35 – Learn how attention deficit disorder and anxiety changed the way focus, learning, and confidence developed.14:33 – Discover why stepping away from a demanding career can open the door to new growth.21:23 – Understand how workplace sexual harassment leaves lasting effects long after it happens.35:16 – See why protecting and celebrating local artists became a personal mission.59:09 – Learn why accessibility, accommodations, and empathy still matter in everyday life. About the Guest: Mary Dunn: Mary was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA.  She was the only child of Norman and Lucille Rump.  At a young age, she liked to draw and as she grew older she enjoyed painting.  Her first painting was in oil and Mary was eleven years old.  However, because of the expense of art supplies, it was difficult to pursue a continuous endeavor in that particular form of art. While in high school, nothing really exciting happened as Mary was on the shy side.  She didn't belong to any groups and she really just wanted to graduate.  She graduated in the upper third of her class.  The most momentous part of the graduation was that Jeff Goldblum was also a graduate of her class. After graduation, Mary continued her education at The Pittsburgh Beauty Academy.  There she studied cosmetology and acquired a teacher license.  Although she never taught, she did work at a few different shops and also managed a shop.  These experiences helped Mary to become less shy. At that time, she met her first husband and had two children.  The marriage lasted for eleven years, and Mary was left with two small children.  Mary realized that her background in cosmetology would not be sufficient to raise two small children. She decided to go to college. With the support of her parents, she was accepted to attend Carlow College which is now Carlow University.  There she studied business and minored in theology.  She almost minored in art, but she needed one more credit to have that as a minor.  It was important for her to graduate in order to take care of her children.  While in college she belonged to several organizations.  One organization was an honor society called Delta Epsilon Sigma.  There she became an assistant chair of the organization.  The second organization was OASIS.  The organization was for non-tradition students.  She was vice-president during her senior year at Carlow.  She graduated in 1991 cum laude. After Carlow, she found her first employment opportunity working the Equitable Gas Company as a “Technical Fieldman”.  In this position, Mary would draft pipeline installations, work up costs for those installations, and fill in for supervisors when they went on vacations.  The job was difficult as it had usually been filled by men prior to her.  She was thrust into a job that she learned on her own and was subject to sexual harassment.   At that time, sexual harassment was not spoken about.  Mary didn't even realize that her peers were doing these things to her.  When she supervised union personnel, they were nice and valued her expertise.  However, when she returned to the office, more harassment continued. During that period, Mary decided to get a Master's Degree and enrolled in Carnegie Mellon's Heinz school of Public Management.  Her classes were very valuable as she learned about leadership, information systems, and marketing communications.  She graduated in 1996 with distinction.  Even though after she graduated from CMU, she continued to be sexual harassed.  She thought it might be a good idea to document the issues that made her position difficult.  She began to take notes on these incidents.  When she went to Human Resources, Mary was told that she should confront these people and tell them how she was feeling.  Mary couldn't do that because she felt it would make matters worse.  She applied for another position within the company.  In 1997, Mary became Program Manager of Energy Technology. While there, Mary developed and implemented a marketing plan to promote the use of alternative fuels.  As a Program Manager, Mary became a member of Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities which focused on alternative fueled vehicles.  During this time, she became a board member and focused on grants and wrote the Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities Newsletter. In 1999, her position was eliminated at Equitable.  In some ways, Mary was relieved about the elimination, but in other ways, it was the first time this ever happened to her.  She was now remarried and was concerned about her children. It was very scary. Thankfully, Mary was not unemployed for long.  She was hired at Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission as a Transportation Planner.  In this position she implemented a newly designed client tracking system of their products and services that helped to increase revenue. Additionally, she worked on a communication plan to implement branding and crisis communications. Eventually, Mary became a Marketing/Communication Specialist for Southwestern Pennsylvania Communications.  She was responsible for multi-media communications connected with branding. Mary designed logos for special projects, arranged special affairs, open houses and conferences.  She remained a part of Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities.   Mary additionally prepared presentations for executive management to deliver regarding the Joseph A. James Memorial Excellence in Local Government Achievement Award that recognizes a municipal government elected or appointed official in any local government, agency, or Council of Government for a lifetime of exemplary governance or management. Unfortunately, a new Executive was hired to replace the past Executive who had passed away.  Because of this, our whole department was eliminated. After Southwestern, Mary was hired as the Manager of Administration and Human Resources for THE PROGRAM for Female Offenders.  While at THE PROGRAM, Mary was responsible for maintaining the policies and daily operations in THE PROGRAM.  She implemented a cost effective foodservice program, introduced staff ID cards and implemented the Windows NT network server and computer security using a Digital Subscriber Line which is a type of high-speed internet connection that uses existing copper telephone lines to provide internet access to three PROGRAM facilities. Additionally, Mary implemented a human resource database for directors and managers that targeted specific employment information. Mary maintained safety equipment and introduced a safe evacuation plan for her building.. Unfortunately, because THE PROGRAM was grant based and when it was time to acquire grant money much of the previous grants were not renewed and Mary lost her job.  Mary eventually was hired by Roach and Associates, Inc. as a Project Manager. In this position, she negotiated oil and gas leases for exploration and productions of future gas wells in Clearfield County Pennsylvania.  During this time, Mary was responsible for permitting activities with the state, county and federal agencies as well as prepared training seminars to meet pipeline safety regulations as per U.S. Department of Transportation, CFR49, Parts 192-193. Mary authored documentation regarding pipeline regulations for various housing authorities and gas production companies within Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York.  Besides working at Roach, Mary became part of the Transition Team for Peduto for Mayor of Pittsburgh.  That was such a memorable experience as my team focused on some of the issues facing the newly elected Mayor. It was nice to be a part of change. After working ten years at Roach and Associates, Inc., Mary decided it was time to retire in 2015. While working at Roach, Mary began dabbling in art again.  It had been quite a while since college and painting.  But she began to work in pastels and eventually more in the line of acrylic painting.  She became president of the Pittsburgh Pastel Artist League.  She no longer is president of that group.  Mary now belongs to the Pittsburgh Society of Artists where she was juried into the group.  She has had her work display at The Galaxie in Chicago,  Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Monroeville Library, Gallery Sim, Boxheart Gallery, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Saville Gallery in Maryland and various other galleries around Pittsburgh.  Her Study in Pastels won an Award of Excellence from Southern Allegheny Museum of Art.  Mary also came in second place in the Jerry's Artarama Faber Castel Contest. As time went on, Mary decided to focus more on her art work and began teaching students how to paint with Acrylic.  She also began a YouTube channel, Pittsburgh Artist Studio, where she gave free art lessons in acrylic to future artists around the country.  Unfortunately, Mary developed chronic back issues, and she had to give up her teaching.  She has had two back operations to alleviate the pain, but the second operation really didn't help.  It has caused more painful issues.  Therefore, it is difficult for her to paint a long period of time.  Currently, Mary devotes her time to illustrating her oldest daughter's books for children.  The books are a series about a little boy's adventures in his life.  Her books can be found on Amazon under her name “Nicole Leckenby”.  Additionally, she has illustrated a book for her younger daughter, Natalie Sebula, entitled “The Many Colors of Natalie”. In conclusion, now that Mary is retired, she has had more time to work on different art projects a little at a time.  She lives with her husband Steve and two dogs Grumpy and Sally.  She belongs to a group of wonderful women who review Bible Psalms each week. Since my minor in theology, I do enjoy reading various books on different religious subjects.  I am thankful for each day that I have and continue to work on the gifts God has given me. Natalie Belin: I am focusing on the arts. I am a creator with an ambitious attitude. I have no problem thinking BIG and dreaming BIG. While everyone else stays inside the lines, I boldly color outside the lines. Natalie resides near Pittsburgh, PA. She is 40 years old and loves adventures. Within these 40 years Natalie has experienced highs and lows. However, during the low points she was like water: adaptable, resilient, and always finding a way through. At toddler age, it was brought to the attention that she had high pressure in her eyes. However, nothing was really done about it because of her age. Typically, high pressures occur in older adults. After many years, one eye doctor took it seriously.  He prescribed eye drops and finally recommended a laser technique to open the tear ducts.  This alleviated the high pressure and since no eye drops have been needed. In 5 grade, she was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Her mother, Mary Dunn advocated for her until someone listened, and her teachers realized it was a real problem. Steps were taken to help Natalie focus more.  As she grew older, it was important to do activities that helped her focus such as cheerleading and possible careers in culinary. Because of the importance of focusing, Natalie decided that culinary arts would be beneficial.  Natalie graduated in October of 2004 from the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute with an associate's degree in Specialized Technology Le Cordon Bleu Program in Patisserie & Baking.  While there, she was elected class president. The Pennsylvania Culinary Institute offered externships to various prestigious areas to hone the craft.  Natalie's externship was at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulpher Springs where she was ultimately hired. However, Natalie decided to return to Pittsburgh after a car accident. Natalie continued to work as a pastry chef for about five years. After, she decided to further her education, and Natalie graduated in December of 2023 from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities. Some of her academic achievements are National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Society of Leadership and Success, Alpha Sigma lambda-Alpha Chi Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh, Delta Alpha PI Honor Society. During her academic life, Natalie became an Emmy nominated producer for Pitt to the Point (a class focusing on the news as well as behind the scenes of a news/magazine program that covers the City of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh regional campuses as well as national and international events.) Currently, Natalie is in a Graduate Certification Program which is also at the University of Pittsburgh. The Certification is in Sports, Entertainment, and Arts Law (SEAL). She hopes to use this program as a steppingstone to complete her master's degree in Sports, Entertainment, and Arts Law. In addition to the SEAL certification, one could say that Natalie is a woman of many colors.  She works full-time as an Administrator for the Rehabilitation Science Program in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. This is where she provides administrative support for general program management, advising and faculty. Another aspect of Natalie's many colors is writing.  Several years ago, she wrote a poetry book called The Many Colors of Natalie. This is a book for 18+. There are several illustrations in the book that complement the poems. Mary Dunn, Natalie's mother, created the illustrations. In August of 2020, Natalie launched The Many Colors of Natalie Blog. She started this blog to give a new perspective to Pittsburgh other than being known for sports. This allows individuals the ability to educate themselves on different variations of Pittsburgh's art or artists as well as bringing awareness to the art scene. Natalie's motto is Love Art & Support Your Local Artist! Additionally, Natalie has been a model/actor since 2012. Most of her work consists of being an extra in various music videos and movies. Furthermore, she is an ambassador for Ambassador Sunglasses and Just Strong Clothing. Just Strong Clothing's Mission “We are a clothing brand on a mission to empower those who are not just strong for a girl, they are just strong. Whether you are an experienced lifter, a new starter or have simply overcome great adversaries in your life, the JustStrong community are here to empower and motivate you to never give up.” “Ambassador was formed to extract, refine, and exhibit the marriage between what was and what will be in fashion culture. When wearing Ambassador, you break the mold of the mundane to embrace your unmatched individualism.” Besides being an ambassador, Natalie became a Creative Percussion Artist in 2020. “Creative Percussion is a family-owned business, established in 2018, and run by husband-and-wife team, Kevin and Cheri Feeney.” Her picture is on the site as a CP percussion artist. Not only is Natalie a musician, but she dabbles in various mediums in art. Her mixed media piece Peace, Love, and Woodstock is currently in the Woodstock Museum located in Saugerties, New York. “The purpose for the Woodstock Museum is: To gather, display, disseminate and develop the concept and reality of Woodstock, encompassing the culture and history of a living colony of the arts, with special emphasis placed on the exhibition of self-sustaining ecological technologies. To encourage and increase public awareness of Woodstock by providing information to the general public through cultural events, displays of artifacts, outreach programs, communication media events and personal experiences, and to contribute, as an international attraction, to the cultural life and prosperity of our region; and to engage in all lawful activities in pursuit of the foregoing purposes.” Lastly, Natalie and her mother Mary Dunn started a side hustle several years ago. Mother and Daughter Collaboration (vending show name) is a great opportunity for Natalie to showcase her entrepreneurial skills in addition to her art. Their Etsy name is Maker's Collab Studio. In conclusion, Nat is excited for the future, and to see what is in store. She considers herself to be dynamic and resilient. Even those who know Natalie would say the same.  Regardless of what she has been through, she keeps going. She realizes that the tough times eventually do end. In self-reflection, the “tough time” may have been a life lesson, or a possible steppingstone to what's next in her life. Only time will tell. Natalie will always be a supporter of the arts, and she will always create in some way. As Natalie ages, she sees the importance of advocating for the disabled. At one point in her life, she was embarrassed about sharing her learning disability because she felt that we live in a society where having a disability isn't necessarily welcomed and is frowned upon. Do not fear individuals who need special accommodations.  Instead, educate yourself. Try being that individual who needs certain accommodations, and the accommodations are not provided or easily accessible. Progress has been made in educating the ignorant. However, there is more work that needs to be done. Ways to connect with Natalie & Mary**:** Blog website: Home - The Many Colors of Natalie Personal website: Home | natalie-sebula-belin Book of poetry: The Many Colors of Natalie: Written by: Natalie Belin - Kindle edition by Dunn, Mary, Leckenby, Nicole, Merlin, Grace, Palmieri, David. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Facebook: (1) Facebook Instagram: Natalie Sebula (@themanycolorsofnatalie) • Instagram photos and videos Etsy: MakersCollabStudio - Etsy About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Michael Hingson  01:21 Hi everyone, and welcome to another edition of unstoppable mindset. We're doing something that we've done a few times before, and we get to do it again today. We have two people as guests on unstoppable mindset this time, mother and daughter, and that'll be kind of fun they have, between them, lots of experiences in art, but in all sorts of other kinds of things as well. They live in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, and I'm not going to say a whole lot more, because I want them to tell their stories. So I want you to meet Natalie bellen and her mother, Mary Dunn. So Natalie and Mary, both of you, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're here. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  02:03 Well, thank you for Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  02:03 having us. Yes, we're happy to be here. Thank you. Michael Hingson  02:06 Well, let's see. We'll start with mom. Why don't you tell us something about the early Mary growing up, and you know what? What life was like growing up? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  02:18 Well, growing up, I was born in Pittsburgh. I was actually born on in the south side of Pittsburgh, and it was called St Joseph Hospital, and now it's an apartment building, but we lived here. I've lived here all my life. I lived in Hazelwood until I was about the age of three. Then we moved to Whitaker, Pennsylvania, and now I'm in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. So it's like we hopped around a bit. Growing up in my family was a little bit difficult. I had been bullied quite a bit by my cousins, so it kind of like left you know how it does with bullying. You know, it's not like today. Of course, I didn't want to go out and do something terrible to myself. It's just that it left my self esteem very low, and I just kind of stayed and was by myself most of the time. So until I grew up, I graduated from high school, I went to West Midland, North High School, I graduated in the same class as Jeff Goldblum. Although I didn't know him, I knew that he was very talented. I thought he was more talented on a piano than he was with acting, but he is still he's still very good with the piano, with his jazz music, and that's basically it. I've been in West Mifflin now for she's been quite a bit Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  03:49 since I was in seventh grade, and now I'm 40 years old, so we've been here a long time. Michael Hingson  03:54 Yeah, so it's sort of like 3027 years or so, or 28 years? Yes, well, Natalie, tell us about you when it was like growing up in and all of that. Sure. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  04:08 No problem. So I grew up in Whitaker for the most part, my yearly eight years, like until about fifth grade, I guess about like fifth grade, and then we moved, well, we just moved to a different house and whatever. Yeah, that when we moved for the second time, it was more in a neighborhood with kids, so that was, like, a lot more fun. And we played like tag and all that. So that my early years, I remember that like playing tags, swimming, I love, like skiing on the water, jet skis, stuff like that. Definitely. I loved running around. And I loved dance as a kid too, that was a lot of fun. Michael Hingson  05:00 Okay, and so you went to high school? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  05:05 Oh, yeah, I went, Yes. I went to West Midland area high school, and I graduated in 2003 in 2004 I graduated from the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute as a pastry chef and part of the things that I had to do to graduate, I had to do, like, about a six month internship where I resided in white sulfur springs, West Virginia, and I got to do my externship at the Greenbrier, and that was pretty exciting, because it has quite the history. There. People love it there for Well, one of the things that sticks in my mind is Dorothy Draper, who decorated that resort. Her taste is very cool, because she went bold, like with flower print and stripes mixed together for wallpaper. There's stories in history behind the sulfur water there. And then most people might know the Greenbrier for their golf courses, for the golf course actually, or in history about the sulfur water Michael Hingson  06:26 now, you had high eye pressure for a while after you were born, right? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  06:31 Oh, yes, the eye pressures. That's quite the story, let me tell you so at a very young age, like different doctors and eye doctors that I went to. They knew that I had high pressures, but they didn't seem like it was a big issue. But my mom had the inkling that I needed to go to a different doctor when I was like, I guess you Middle School, Michael Hingson  06:58 yeah, yeah, you were about now, was there a lot of pain because of the pressure. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  07:02 I didn't even know was happening, so I wasn't in discomfort or anything. So they said, don't they kind of dismissed it. So I wasn't worried about it, Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  07:14 Neither was I. But you know, like eventually we did go to a doctor and he said, Oh, my goodness, you have these high pressures. And it's, it could be like glaucoma. We don't ever see that in a young person, you know, they haven't ever seen anything like that. He was just amazed by it. And go ahead, you can finish this. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  07:36 Dr Al, I have so much respect for him, because he truly took care of my eyes for a very long time. I started seeing him in middle school, and I saw him up until, like my late 30s, and he I would see him quite frequently, because he would always monitor those pressures, because he knew the importance of that and how they could damage my eyes and I can lose my sight. So he always had me do like fields test eye pressure checks, because your pressures in your eyes can fluctuate throughout the day. So I would come in in like different times of the day to make sure they're not super high and stuff like that. He would prescribe me on different eye pressure medications like eye drops, because the they like the eye drops would help my eyes to it to regulate the pressures to a certain point, and then my eyes would get used to them, it seemed like, so then we would have to go to a different prescription. I caused that doctor a lot of stress, I think, because he was always thinking about my case, because it was so rare. And he went to a conference, actually, and brought that up at a conference, and at that conference, they said for me to get the laser, laser procedure done to Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  09:10 open the tear ducts. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  09:12 Yeah, yeah. And luckily, that solved it. Michael Hingson  09:18 Wow, so you so the the tear ducts were, were small or not draining properly, correct? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  09:26 Yeah, it was points where, like, if I wanted to cry, no tears would come Michael Hingson  09:31 out, no tears would come out. Well, yeah, yeah. Then you also discovered, or somehow you you learned about being Attention Deficit Disorder. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  09:45 Yeah, so, um, when I was from like one or like, from kindergarten to third grade, I went to a Catholic school, and I didn't seem like there was anything. Being really wrong. But then when I went to a public school, I was really having a hard time grasping the material, and I would get really frustrated when I was at home trying to do the homework and I just wasn't understanding. I believe the educators there said like I was also behind, which could have been part of the issue. But my mom would like try to help me with my homework, and it was like Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  10:28 it was hard. She would, she would get so frustrated and throw the papers and just, you know it, because it was very difficult for her, and we really couldn't under I couldn't understand why. You know this was happening, because my, my other daughter, I never had issues like that with so we had, I guess we were told to go. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  10:53 I think that was Miss Lenz in fifth grade. Yeah, she had me get tested for a learning disability, and with all the testing that was done with that, they said that I had attention deficit disorder. So whenever that diagnosis was made, I was able to get like teacher teaching aids to help me through tests to help me understand the curriculum a little bit better. Tutors did the counselor Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  11:28 I well they I did take her to get tested outside of school, and that's they actually told me some things that could help her with this. And then I went to the teachers, and the teachers, some of them, didn't, like, actually take this into consideration. They, they didn't really realize attention deficit disorder at that time. It was new. And so they, they kind of said, well, we don't, we don't believe in that or whatever. And I said, Well, can you just have her, like, sit up front, because she would pay attention more and she would focus better, because that's the problem she couldn't focus on. So it took a while, and then finally, the principal in the fifth grade, he had a meeting with the teachers us, and he actually was the one who brought that to their attention, that this is a problem, that attention disorder, you know, does occur, and some of it is hyper, just hyperactive disorder. So it luckily she didn't have that part of it, but it was the focusing, and we just got her more involved in things that she could learn how to focus. They recommended cheerleading, they recommended culinary school, and I think that really helped her to learn more on focusing. But she still has anxieties and things like that. It's still Michael Hingson  13:03 it's still there. So why culinary school? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  13:07 So that is such a fun question. When my grandma used to watch me, she was very particular on what I was like watching. She didn't want me to watch anything like super crazy or out there. So I would always watch cooking shows, and I thought he was so unique, the different recipes and everything that these chefs were making. And I love some of their personalities, like emerald, he was always so hyper and loud, so fun. And it was interesting to see the different types of foods that they were creating that, like certain countries make. You know, I love Spanish food. It's so good. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  13:55 She decided not to even get into that part. That was the thing. She wanted to be a pastry chef, yeah, Michael Hingson  14:02 something to be said for chocolate chip cookies. But anyway, go ahead. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  14:07 Yeah, she makes a good one, too. At Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  14:10 this point, I don't even know why. What drew me to baking more than culinary I think the two different styles are cooking are very interesting, because like with cooking, you don't have to be so exact with the measurements and everything with certain things like the spices and stuff. If you don't like rosemary, you don't have to put it in there. But with baking, it's definitely more scientific. Have to be more accurate with the measurements of certain ingredients, like baking soda, because it's lavender and like, altitude will totally screw up your baking Yes, so many reasons that elevation is so important. So yeah, so Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  14:59 mine's to it. Or whatever, you know? Yeah, Michael Hingson  15:01 so you went and did an externship, and then what did you do? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  15:06 So with the externship, I was there for a little bit over six months, I was officially hired, and I graduated from culinary school, but, um, I got in a car accident. So that's like, why left? So I was in baking professionally for about a total five years, and then I went back to school. Sorry, that's grumpy. Can you hear him barking? 15:36 I'm sorry. I'll go. No, no, it's fine. Michael Hingson  15:41 So why did you leave culinary? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  15:43 Um, I was just ready for a change. Because I started working professionally when I was like 19, so by my mid 20s, I was just ready to go back. I mean, that is a very demanding field. You're working several hours. Um, you're working with all types of personalities, certain pressures, long days sometimes. And I was just ready to see what else was out there for me. Michael Hingson  16:12 So you went back to school to study, Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  16:15 yes, so my when I graduated in 2023 with my undergraduate degree, it was in humanities, and it focused on three areas of art, music, studio, arts and theater. The main focus was theater, okay? Michael Hingson  16:39 And so, what did you do with that? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  16:42 So with that degree, I did several different things. I wrote a poetry book, which I provided a link so people can access if they would like to purchase it. I created a blog in 2020 called the many colors of Natalie, and I created a blog to help bring a different perspective to Pittsburgh, other than just it being a city for sports, because there's a lot of talented artists out there, and plus, like during a pandemic, that caused a lot of strain on a lot of things, and I was really worried about certain venues that were iconic here closing and completely wiping out the whole art industry here, you know. So, um, with that too, I also, um, I was doing music at the time as a percussionist, and that's when I got introduced to creative percussion products, and I was using that with the different performances that I was doing. And I ended up being one of their artists featured on their page, website or website, yeah. Okay, yeah, and I also volunteered at a local dance studio called Lisa de gorrios dance, and I got to work with the younger kids, and I did that for a couple years. So that was interesting to see what it was like to teach and put on performances. It's a lot of you get to see the behind the scenes and time management and stuff like that. Also, I'm thinking here for a second, sorry. How about, oh, we, my mom and I created an Etsy shop. So we started a few years ago, called Mother Daughter collaboration, a vending that was like our vending show name, and we did that for Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  18:56 we've been doing that for a while. Yeah, we, we put different products up. I kind of tend to do my artwork, and she puts up some things also in art, we have, we have interesting things like CD, telephone, covers, cases, purses, you know. And we're working on a new product now to to put on to the Etsy shop this year. We didn't do many vending shows. I had surgery last last year on my back, and I had a hard time recovering because it was pretty expensive. So we're hoping to get that going again this year, or towards the end of the year, when the Christmas shows start happening, Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  19:47 we did, um, create an Etsy shop called makers collab studio, and we were focusing more on that this year. Um, so we do have, like, a variety of different products. Um. Um, which I also provided the link to the Etsy shop. If anybody wants to check out our products and what we have, that'd be great if you stop checked out that. Michael Hingson  20:11 Yeah, my late my late wife, was a quilter and tried to run an Etsy shop, but people didn't want to pay any kind of real prices for handmade quilts, because they just thought that quilts should be, like, 50 or $75 and that just wasn't realistic. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  20:30 But, well, that's, that's the trouble. What we're seeing also, yeah, we do, I do, like, we do t shirts and things like that too. But people it. I don't think people realize what's behind the whole process. No, or they don't care. No, you know, I mean, there's a lot involved as far as your equipment. When it was covid, I was, well, I'm retired, but I was working part time, and I was able to, you know, get what is it, you know, workers, whatever, yeah, you know, yes. And with that money, I actually bought like things to do, T shirts, like the heat press and different parts to like a cricket that we can do things with. And so, you know, like the things that you know, you still have to buy supplies, even with my artwork, it's so expensive anymore, when I first started back in, you know, when my kids grew up and they were on their own, where I really focused on it, and I can't believe the expense of it. You know, it's just, it's everything's expensive these days. So, yeah, really watch what you're doing and how you approach it too. You know, you can't spend a lot of money on things. We don't have, like, a whole backlog of products. I mean, we just do a few things and hope that the things that we make are sellers, you know, Michael Hingson  22:05 yeah, well, and I hope it, it can is more successful for you going forward. That's a useful thing. You You've done a lot Mary with with art over the years, but you've also had other, other kinds of jobs where you've worked for some pretty large companies, and you've been reading your bio, you faced some sexual harassment issues and things like that, haven't you? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  22:29 Yes, yes, that was difficult boy, and I didn't realize that at the time I went to college late in life because I was getting divorced and I needed a job that I could take care of my family, my girls, and so I decided to go to college and my my mom and dad watched my kids while I went to school, which was nice. And the first job I had was with the gas company here, and I was called a technical Fieldman. And what I would do is, like, I would draw pipeline installations and the and sometimes I would fill in as a supervisor. When I filled in first as a supervisor, it was great. I mean, the guys were decent. We always came to a conclusion. I always trusted what they're you know what they would say about pipeline? Because I knew nothing about pipeline. It was all new to me. But when I would go back to the office, it was, it was just like crazy things that would happen. I mean, I won't go into detail, and I started writing these things down because I thought this just doesn't seem right, that these people are saying these things to me or doing these things to me. I had a nice little book of all these incidents that happened, and I went to the HR department, and they wanted me to confront these people in my office, to tell them how I felt. Well, that, to me, would have made everything worse, because that's just that, you know, kind of work environment. So luckily, I was, I was promoted into a job that lasted two years, and then my job was eliminated. So that was my first, my first thing with that was the only time I really had sexual harassment that was really bad. I went on to another which was the program for female Well, I worked for a university for a while, and then I went into the program for female offenders, which was really interesting work. I enjoyed that it was like people that were out on that needed to, that were like drug addicts and and they were looking for a new way. They had been in jail and this incarcerated, and they came into this. Program they had that was part of their incarceration or parole. They had to do this, this program, and that was so interesting. I mean, it was just heartfelt, because you just saw these people that were trying so hard to make a good life for themselves and not to go back to their original way of living. And unfortunately, that was all grant money. And that job ended also so that, you know, and I was a transportation planner, I did a lot of things, and then I ended up going back into the gas industry. I worked for an engineer, and we were working in the production side of everything. So he had drove to you wells, and we had leases, and I took care of those. And I liked that job for about 10 years. I stayed there, and then I I retired. I was getting tired of it at that point. Michael Hingson  26:02 Yeah. Why was your first why was your first job at the original gas company eliminated? Or when you were promoted and you said it was eliminated, yeah? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  26:10 Well, that's what I like to know why it was eliminated. I think sometimes that job was just to keep me quiet. That's how I felt. I mean, I, I they, they knew that I was upset and that I didn't like what was happening. And I think it was just to keep me quiet, and they realized that that job wasn't going to last, but it was a marketing job. We were using different ways to use gas, alternative fuel vehicles, fuel cells, you know. So it was an interesting job, too, but it it didn't really have the supervisor we had was not really a person that pushed the product, you know. So that could have been the reason, too, that they eliminated a lot of that. Yeah, so I wasn't the only one that went I mean, there was another person in that at that time, and eventually that whole department was eliminated. Now that gas company, they sold all that off, and another gas company took it over and equitable. Still is EQT here, and they work, I think at this point, they work with the leases and things like that, and horizontal drilling, they call it. Michael Hingson  27:38 So now that you're retired, what do you do? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  27:41 Well, for a while there, Michael Hingson  27:44 in addition to Etsy, yeah, for Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  27:47 a while, I was actually doing hair. I was my first, my first, I guess, employment type, or whatever. I went to beauty school, and I became a cosmetologist, and I also became a teacher in cosmetology. So when I first became all that the money wasn't so great. I worked my first job. I was so excited I had this job because I thought I was going to be making millions. You know, they they really pump you up in in beauty school that you're going to really succeed and you're going to make this money. Well, my first job, I worked over 40 hours at that job, and I only got $15 in my first pay. It was like we had to stay there the whole time until everyone was finished working. So the girls that had their clientele that they worked the whole day and into the evening, like till eight o'clock. Maybe we had to stay till eight o'clock. Even though I didn't have anybody to do. I might have had one person that day, yeah, so that that wasn't too I just worked at that for a few years, and then I decided to leave and take care of my family. Yeah, well, that that I went back to it when I retired, and it had changed significantly, making pretty good money. I was only working three days a week, and I did pretty well. But then my back. I had the issues with my back, and I couldn't go back to it, which really upset me. I really love that job. Michael Hingson  29:29 Well, things happen. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  29:31 Yeah, it does. You know, I'm happy not to stay at home. I figured now that I'm actually 73 years old now, so I think I I should retire Michael Hingson  29:47 and enjoy my life a little. Well. So Natalie, you graduated in 2023 and so then what did you start to do? And what are you doing now? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  29:57 So what I'm doing now is I'm. Still focusing on the Etsy shop, but I also got into a graduate certificate program, and this certificate is in sports entertainment and arts law, and I really hope to use this program as a stepping stone to complete my master's degree in the sports entertainment and arts law program. Michael Hingson  30:25 What exactly is a graduate certification program, as opposed to a master's degree? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  30:32 So that's a great question. So the certificate program is like a newer program, and it's like the only one in the world, I'm pretty sure, that focuses on sports, entertainment and art. So it's like a newer, more modern type of learning program. And this certificate is a great stepping stone, and for me to check it out before I actually go in to the master's program. This is, like, my second week, and I love it so far, and all these classes that I'm doing, and if I keep my grades up and everything, will apply to the master's program if I get in. Michael Hingson  31:15 Okay, well, so Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  31:20 less credits than, like, what you would need for a master's program, and it's less I don't need a textbook. I have these things called nutshells, where I'm pretty sure, like, I'll be studying different types of cases or something like that through that. So it's like online stuff. Michael Hingson  31:43 The Okay? And how long do you think it will take you to complete that Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  31:49 the certification program should be about a year, and it's all online, okay? Michael Hingson  31:55 And how, how long have you been doing it so far? Just two weeks. Oh, so next August, yeah, yeah, yeah. And the hope is then you can use that to go forward and actually work toward getting a master's degree. Which, which sounds pretty cool, yeah, for sure. What do you want to do with it once you get a master's degree? Well, like Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  32:20 all those points like sports entertainment and arts, I think is Pittsburgh is a great city to represent all of those. And I hope to help represent like clients, maybe do like to protect their works and them as an artist. And I would like to hopefully get into paralegal work. That's what I'm focusing on right now. Michael Hingson  32:47 So is school pretty much full time for you these days? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  32:51 No, it's still part time, and that's what I like love about this program, because, like all week, you'll be doing 10 hours outside of so I still work full time as an administrator in the SHRS program, and I am the administrator for Rehabilitation Science. So yeah, it's great to have like, bosses and everything that support me in my educational journey, because that makes my life a lot easier too. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  33:26 Yeah, that's some great bosses. Michael Hingson  33:29 Well, it's good to have some people who tend to be a little bit more supportive. It helps the psyche when you get to do that. Yes, yeah. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  33:39 Because the one thing that I noticed with this program, it is definitely more manageable, because, like the undergrad program, I did enjoy the process. For most parts, some of it was really challenging. But the undergraduate program, it was really hard for me to get late night classes. Most of those classes that I had to take were I had to be in person, so like late classes were pretty hard to get, but my bosses allowed me to take earlier classes so I could help finish the program faster, but I just had to make up that time. Right? Michael Hingson  34:28 When did you discover that you had artistic talent? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  34:32 Um, I don't know if I ever really discovered that I had the talent, but I was very passionate at a young age, like when my mom was going back to school, I always loved watching her paint, because she had like the painting classes. I always thought so I like sit on the floor and watch her paint. And at a very young age, I was in the dance class. Do you remember the name? A France Dance School of Dance, France School of Dance. And I love dance class so much. I remember one time the dance school was closed because of a holiday, and I was, like, so upset, like, I didn't believe, like, the dance school was closed and I didn't understand, like, why I wasn't allowed to go. So they called the school and it went straight to, like, the answering machine so they could prove, like, it was closed and nobody was there. I was like, ready to show up. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  35:30 She wanted to go, yeah. She was just about three or four when she was taking the dance classes at that time. Yeah. But then it became on, you know that they both the kids were involved, but I couldn't afford it anymore. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  35:45 So dance is very expensive. Yeah? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  35:48 Well, you know, like, at that time too, I was going to school, and I didn't have much of a salary, and I was living with my parents, so, I mean, and they were retired, so it was, like, very tight. Yeah, right. Michael Hingson  36:04 Well, it nice to have an enthusiastic student, you know, Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  36:13 so true. Well, Michael Hingson  36:15 so you've created the many colors of Natalie blog, tell me about that. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  36:22 So I reach out to different artists that were that are located in Pittsburgh or at one time, working or living in Pittsburgh. So this is like musicians, photographers, actors and they, I I create questions for them, for them to answer in their own words, like advice that they would give, or funny stories that they had while working in the field. And that's that's the main point of the blog, because I want it to be a resource for people and for them to also see, like, why that genre is cool. And I think another reason that motivated me to create that blog is some people just don't see an importance to art, and I find that so offensive. Like, yeah, so I just wanted it to be as an educational type thing as well. Michael Hingson  37:28 How long has the blog been visible? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  37:33 So it's been visible for about five, six years now, five years, yeah, and I did over like 50 some posts. Michael Hingson  37:45 Do you do that with consistency? Or So do you have one, like, every week or every three weeks, or every month, or something like that? Or how does that work? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  37:53 So when I first started, I was consistent with the posts I don't ever leave my blog, like, not active for like a year. Like, I always try to post something, but it's a little more challenging to do a post. Like, every month, whenever I'm working, going to school, volunteering for different things, running the Etsy shopper, vending so I had to cut it back a little bit because that is just me running it. Michael Hingson  38:30 So you've also created a mixed media piece. First of all, what is a mixed media piece? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  38:35 You want to explain Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  38:36 the mixed media? Oh, well, a mixed media is like different mediums. It could be paint, it could be pictures, and it's posted on a board, a canvas, or whatever it can be in a journal. You know, you just use various types of mediums. It could be using lace, it could be using fabric, it could be using, like I said, pictures, paper, and they call it mixed media. So she decided she wanted to create a mixed media. I had a huge canvas that was given to me. It was like 36 by 36 giant. It was huge, and I knew I couldn't do anything on that, because I don't paint big. I like to paint on smaller canvas, like an eight and a half by 11, or eight and a half by 14. So she, she decided she wanted to use that Canvas for something. But you go ahead and tell them. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  39:38 So, um, whenever Woodstock had their 50th anniversary, and I believe that was around 2019 I had the opportunity to go to yaska's Farm and camp where the original campers from the very first Woodstock would stay in that. Campsite was like, right next to this yaska farms. So I took some pictures of it, like me with the yaska farm house. And so it was very inspirational to go to that because I was doing research on what Woodstock was, the original Woodstock. And what that was about, I talked to Uber drivers that were actually at the original Woodstock. Jimi Hendrix is one of my favorite musicians, and for him to not be there, I was like, so sad. Very sad. So with all the education experience. I needed to release that. And I took my mom, let me have that canvas, and like I created a mixed media giant collage, and I got that into the Woodstock Museum in Socrates, New York. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  41:01 Wow, it's actually there now, Michael Hingson  41:04 yep. How long has it been there? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  41:07 I believe got that in there? Yeah, about two years. Michael Hingson  41:13 Wow. So it's kind of almost a permanent piece there. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  41:17 I hope so. I hope they keep it there for sure. What? Michael Hingson  41:21 What prompted them to be interested in having it there. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  41:25 So I that piece was so giant, and I loved how it turned out, and I wanted that more than just in my house, my art pieces are very close to me, because that's like my soul and my work, and I want it out there to somebody who cares about it. So I reached out to Shelly nation, Nathan, because they, I believe, are the owners of the Woodstock Museum, and they were more than happy to have it. I had it shipped out there. And then, whenever the season was to reopen the museum, I went out there and visited it. And it's a very great it's a very cool place. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  42:10 Recommend, yeah, she, she was interviewed by them, also, right? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  42:14 Oh, yeah, we did go on a radio station. And that was also a cool experience, because I was never on a radio show at that time. Cool. Michael Hingson  42:25 Well, that's pretty exciting. I have not been to the Woodstock Museum, so that might be something to explore at some point when I get get back there next that'd Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  42:35 be great. Yeah, Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  42:37 all those things like, you know, like I grew up during that period, of course, I didn't go to the Woodstock. Original Woodstock wouldn't let me do that. I was only 16 at the time, and but I mean, you know, like, like looking back at that and and seeing how all those people were there, and not nothing terrible happened, you know, I mean, hundreds of 1000s of people, and nobody got hurt. Well, they might have passed out, maybe from things, but nobody was, like, shot or killed or and like today. I mean, you can't you're so afraid to do anything today, you don't know what's going to happen. And it just was a different time. And the musicians that were there. I mean, that music was is still good today. You know, it's it, it hasn't faded. And I wonder sometimes about today's music, if it will continue to be popular in years to come, or if it's just going to fade out. You know, we won't know that, and so well I won't be here, probably Michael Hingson  43:44 we won't know for a while anyway, yes, but I did hear on a radio station a rebroadcast of a lot of the Woodstock concerts that was kind of Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  43:56 fun. Yes, yes. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  44:00 Sorry I didn't mean to cut you. Go ahead. Go ahead. When I was talking to like the Uber drivers and stuff like that, and people who were at the original Woodstock, it seems like they were reliving that experience when they were telling the stories. I mean, it was great. Michael Hingson  44:15 Yeah. Well, you play creative percussion. First of all, what is pre creative percussion? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  44:23 So I actually have that written in some notes, what it actually is. So do you mind if I read off my notes? Michael Hingson  44:30 You're welcome to however you want to answer, perfect. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  44:33 So I was asked to be a creative percussion artist in 2020 and creative percussion is a family owned business established in 2018 and run by husband and wife team, Kevin and Sherry Feeney. They're great. I've had the opportunity to talk to them very much a couple of times, and my pictures also on the site. Um. Uh, under like my stage name now is a Bulla. So if you scroll down spell that it's S, E, B as a boy, u as in unicorn, L, L as in Len and a is an apple. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  45:16 Okay, what types of things, kinds Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  45:18 of there's various types of shakers that I played because of various bands that I was in, I was the percussionist, so I played tambourine and stuff. But like, they have uniquely shaped shakers, like there's the hatch shakers, which I love them. They had a baseball shaker, and these little golf ball shakers, and they all carry different sounds, and they really blended differently with the type of song that I was playing was playing, yeah, so it's cool, Michael Hingson  45:53 yeah, so interesting. So you you play them as part of being with a band, or what Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  46:01 for the most part, yeah, sometimes there was an acoustic band or just like a full band, and either way, I tried to have those pieces blend into the song. What I didn't learn when I was doing that is and an acoustic you really have to be on your game, because, like, if you mess up, like, people are gonna hear it more than if you're in a full band. So, yeah, right. Michael Hingson  46:38 So you do you still do that? Do you still play Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  46:42 at this time? I don't, um, just because I wanted to focus on other things, so I took a step back from that. Michael Hingson  46:51 Do you think you'll do more of it in the future, or Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  46:56 possibly, but like, that's how I am. I kind of just like, experience it, do it until I'm ready to move on to something else. Michael Hingson  47:04 So you flit, you flip from thing to thing, yeah, yeah, yeah. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  47:10 So, like, if you ever follow me, you might just see, like, me evolving and just trying other things. Michael Hingson  47:19 Well, you're adventurous. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  47:22 Yes, I love adventure. Michael Hingson  47:25 Nothing wrong with having an adventure in the world and getting to really look at things. So what are you doing now if you're not doing creative percussion and so on? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  47:38 Well, for the last couple months, I was helping my mom recover from like the back surgery. And then I was I was focusing on my blog, just really paying attention to that, getting certain interviews, and then schooling, getting ready to go into the certificate program. Michael Hingson  48:05 So you think you're gonna go ahead Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  48:09 and I'm setting up the Etsy shop. Michael Hingson  48:13 So you're pretty excited about seal, the sports entertainment, art and law. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  48:19 Yes, I'm very excited about that. I was very excited to get into the program. The professors are great. The whole programs like really good. The people involved in it, they seemed, they seem really organized and let me know what I need to do to get into the program. And they are really nice. If I have a question, they're happy to answer it. I love the curriculum, so I hope you go, Well, Michael Hingson  48:46 do you experience anything any more dealing with like attention deficit? Oh, 100% it still creeps up, huh? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  48:55 Well, it's more anxiety than anything. But like this program, I think, is to help calm my anxiety with just different things that are set up. And like, how responsive the professors are and how nice they are. But my goodness, when I was in my undergraduate program, like I was really pushing myself, and I would like, of like, when 2020, came around in the pandemic, I needed to talk to my doctor and get on meds, like I could no longer not do that without meds. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  49:29 Yes, she was, she was struggling. It was tough. Yeah. I mean, when I went for my Bachelor's, I I I wasn't working. She was working. When I went for my master's, I was working, but, and I know how hard that is, you know, trying to balance things, especially I was working at equitable at the time, and the things that I was going through and being, you know, filling in for supervisors was I. I was on call, like, 24 hours a day, and it, you know, like that was, I can see how difficult it is to do both. It's just, I know what she was going through there, and she goes through it, but she did well. She graduated sigma, sigma cum laude. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  50:17 Yeah, I did get some honorary, like accolades for like, whenever I graduated. So that was pretty exciting, because the hard work did pay off. Michael Hingson  50:29 What do you think about studying and attending classes virtually as opposed to physically being in the room? Hybrid learning? Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  50:38 Some people may have an issue with that, but I personally, cause I was working full time and it was hard for me to get later classes, I preferred the online learning, but I understand, like some of the classes really did need me to be there, like the theater classes, and I was okay with that. I don't mind either, either or, but it just seems like online learning is more manageable. For me, it Michael Hingson  51:08 takes more discipline to to stick with it and focus on it, as opposed to being in the classroom. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  51:14 Um, yeah, I agree, but I think which, which is not a negative thing, by the way. Oh, yeah, no, no, no, I totally understand, but I think, um, I forget what I was going with that. Michael Hingson  51:26 Sorry. Well, we were talking about the fact that more discipline dealing with, Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  51:33 Oh, yeah. Oh, that's right, thank you. It's just, um, I think if you truly want it, you're gonna put forth the effort in anything. You know, it's may not always be enjoyable, but like, if you want it, you'll put through it. You'll push through it, like with high school, my mom knows, just like from elementary to high school, like that curriculum, I was just not feeling it, but I knew I had to stick it out. I wanted to be a high school dropout. I voiced that many of times, but like, I knew if I wanted to get to culinary school, I had to really focus on my academics through then and just try to push through and just do it, do what I had to do to graduate. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  52:19 Yeah, it's such a different environment to high school, I believe, you know, like I found that I really enjoyed college. I enjoyed my subjects. They went fast. The classes went fast. It was fast paced, but it was an I learned more. I you know, I think that slowness of the way that they do things in in the high school, it takes them like three weeks to get through one chapter, you know, and so it, it just, it just made it a big difference. And I, I wished I could continue to go to school. I think I was a really good student. Michael Hingson  52:59 I think one of the things about college is, and I've talked to several people who agree, is, you certainly learn from the courses that you take, but College offers so much more with with with the extracurricular activities, with the interaction with people, with The greater responsibility. College offers so many more life lessons if you take advantage of it, that really makes it cool. And I, I always enjoyed college. I liked it a lot. Natalie Belin & Mary Dunn  53:29 Yeah, yeah, I did too, I think with some of my challenges and frustrations, not only with my learning disability, but like the fact that

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Happy Veterans Day. A man named Sean (or Shawn) joins to discuss his unexpected meeting with Ron Cook. Ron is living his best life. Could the Steelers actually move on from Mike Tomlin? If he lost out, he'd still be back in 2026. We react to Rich Eisen and Mark Kaboly's comments on the topic. Is it the beginning of the end for Aaron Rodgers? Are the Giants a real possibility for Tomlin? No team in the NFL would sign up for Tomlin if they were told they wouldn't win a playoff game in 8+ years. Other NFL teams have moved on from heralded coaches and sometimes it's been a good move. Calls on the Tomlin debate. It gets heated with Rob in West Mifflin.

Happy Veterans Day. A man named Sean (or Shawn) joins to discuss his unexpected meeting with Ron Cook. Ron is living his best life. Could the Steelers actually move on from Mike Tomlin? If he lost out, he'd still be back in 2026. We react to Rich Eisen and Mark Kaboly's comments on the topic. Is it the beginning of the end for Aaron Rodgers? Are the Giants a real possibility for Tomlin? No team in the NFL would sign up for Tomlin if they were told they wouldn't win a playoff game in 8+ years. Other NFL teams have moved on from heralded coaches and sometimes it's been a good move. Calls on the Tomlin debate. It gets heated with Rob in West Mifflin. Nick Farabaugh joins to discuss his memories of Juan Thornhill, his concern with Aaron Rodgers, did Sunday night show the need for a WR2, the decision to move on from George Pickens, Jaylen Warren's usage. We remember Juan Thornhill. What should be asked of Mike Tomlin today? His comments of Rodgers were curious the other night. Mike Tomlin press conference. He had a curious response to another question about Rodgers. Brian Batko joins to react to Tomlin's dodging of Aaron Rodgers questions, his thoughts on Rodgers and if this could be the start of the end, Brian recaps his enjoyable trip to LA, his thoughts on the Ron Cook update, moving on from Juan Thornhill and the addition of Castro. Brian Batko remains to discuss the Steelers puzzling usage of Jaylen Warren, MVS, TJ Watt's production and the pass rush, the state of the secondary. Erik Karlsson has been playing drastically better this year, seemingly because of the coaching change. What can the Steelers learn from this? A couple of basketball legends have passed recently

President Trump is threatening CEOs, nationalizing the steel industry, and demanding a cut of Nvidia's profits. There's a term for all that — and it's not "free-market." This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. President Trump addressing steelworkers at the US Steel Corporation Irvin Works facility in West Mifflin, PA. Photo by Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chuck Ondo's life is a remarkable journey of service, faith, and resilience. Raised in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, in a close-knit family shaped by his father's WWII legacy and his mother's leadership in the Ladies of Charity, Chuck learned early the importance of faith and helping others. After graduating from WM North High School in 1983, he joined the Marines, serving as an Ammunition Technician, then continued his dedication to service as a Pennsylvania State Trooper and FBI-trained sniper.Through his nonprofit, the Semper Fi Mission, Chuck reaches out to those in need—veterans, the homeless, prisoners, and youth—offering practical help and spiritual support. His PrayerCuts initiative, blending free haircuts with prayer, embodies his belief in grace and second chances. Above all, Chuck hopes to be remembered as a man who loved God, served others, and never stopped making a difference.Join Vince on a journey filled with motivational and insightful stories that will empower you to take control of your mind and create positive changes in your life. You'll experience uplifting conversations, transformative wisdom, and the motivation you need to make a positive mark in your life. Vince's unique perspective and personal experiences will leave a lasting impact, encouraging you to embark on your own journey of growth and self-discovery.RESOURCES MENTIONED:►  Visit our website: https://www.leaveyourmarkvc.com     InVINCEble Coaching course:►  https://leave-your-mark-podcast-vc.ck...           Discover the keys to monetizing your podcast and gain practical tips on transforming your    passion into a thriving venture.    FREE Mini-Course How to start podcast on YouTube:►     • Secrets to Launching Your Podcast in ...  ►  Visit our website: https://www.leaveyourmarkvc.com      ►  Donations Here send your gift to our host Vince:         https://www.buymeacoffee.com/leaveyou...► LYM Social pages:       www.Linktr.ee/VinniecSubscribe to LYM on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/@leaveyoumarkvincecortese2020Vince Cortese, Author: My Story about Courage and FaithBad Days are Really Good Days in Disguisehttps://amzn.to/3TB6VBP_______________Reach out to us on our website! https://www.leaveyourmarkvc.com/contactSupport the show

Fans provide their Steelers grade. Rob in West Mifflin doesn't want to pay T.J. Watt $40 million but we all think they will pay him the money. The Steelers should listen to a Watt deal if they get offered a first. Art in Iowa calls in to share he believes Kaleb Johnson will be a big play back.

Hour 2 with Jason Mackey: Ray gives the Steelers a B- for the offseason and there are some concerns with how Jalen Ramsey can gel on defense. Ray thinks Ramsey will be "a chess piece" the Steelers move around to play different spots. Rob in West Mifflin doesn't want to pay T.J. Watt $40 million but we all think they will pay him the money.

In today's episode, we discuss Sky Rocket at Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA. This lap-bar launch prototype debuted in 2010, reigniting Pittsburgh's love for loops and putting Premier's LSM tech on the map. Join us as discuss the Turnpike's final cruise, the coasters that followed this prototype, and…a brief period where the ride featured stock car racing simulation?Our socials: linktr.ee/airtimetraveler

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Good evening: The show begins in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania with POTUS leading the steelworks in celebration of renovated mills. CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR 1904 PITTSBURGH FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #KeystoneReport: Air Force One to West Mifflin PA. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @dcexaminer, salenazito.com 9:15-9:30 #PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Hollywood turned back. @jcbliss 9:30-9:45 #SmallBusinessAmerica: Slowing. @genemarks @guardian @phillyinquirer 9:45-10:00 #SmallBusinessAmerica: Optimism. @genemarks @guardian @phillyinquirer SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 #Ukraine: 101st Airborne D-Day veteran speaks. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @mccauslj @cbsnews @dickinsoncol 10:15-10:30 #Ukraine: Is the IDF overstretched overtasked? Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @mccauslj @cbsnews @dickinsoncol 10:30-10:45 1/2: SCOTUS; Guns and hiring and worship, 9-0. Richard Epstein, Civitas 10:45-11:00 2/2: SCOTUS; Guns and hiring and worship, 9-0. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 1/8 The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping Hardcover – 3 June 2025 by Joseph Torigian (Author) https://www.amazon.com.au/Partys-Interests-Come-First-Zhongxun/dp/1503634752/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 China's leader, Xi Jinping, is one of the most powerful individuals in the world--and one of the least understood. Much can be learned, however, about both Xi Jinping and the nature of the party he leads from the memory and legacy of his father, the revolutionary Xi Zhongxun (1913-2002). The elder Xi served the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for more than seven decades. He worked at the right hand of prominent leaders Zhou Enlai and Hu Yaobang. He helped build the Communist base area that saved Mao Zedong in 1935, and he initiated the Special Economic Zones that launched China into the reform era after Mao's death. He led the Party's United Front efforts toward Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Taiwanese. And though in 1989 he initially sought to avoid violence, he ultimately supported the Party's crackdown on the Tiananmen protesters. The Party's Interests Come First is the first biography of Xi Zhongxun written in English. This biography is at once a sweeping story of the Chinese revolution and the first several decades of the People's Republic of China and a deeply personal story about making sense of one's own identity within a larger political context. Drawing on an array of new documents, interviews, diaries, and periodicals, Joseph Torigian vividly tells the life story of Xi Zhongxun, a man who spent his entire life struggling to balance his own feelings with the Party's demands. Through the eyes of Xi Jinping's father, Torigian reveals the extraordinary organizational, ideological, and coercive power of the CCP--and the terrible cost in human suffering that comes with it. 11:15-11:30 2/8 The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping Hardcover – 3 June 2025 by Joseph Torigian (Author) 11:30-11:45 3/8 The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping Hardcover – 3 June 2025 by Joseph Torigian (Author) 11:45-12:00 4/8 The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping Hardcover – 3 June 2025 by Joseph Torigian (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 Lancaster Report: Slower shopping. Jim McTague, former Washington editor, Barron's. @mctaguej. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsOfHistoryDebatingSociety 12:15-12:30 Italy: Mt. Etna spectacularly. Lorenzo Fiori. 12:30-12:45 NASA: The cutbacks. Bob Zimmerman behindtheblack.com 12:45-1:00 AM Sunspots: Plunge count. Bob Zimmerman behindtheblack.com

Set your clock - must be the weekend - New Tariffs imposed Someone wants the Fed Chair job TACO FAFO and more... More muddy AI cover art PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter  Warm-Up - Must be the weekend - New Tariffs imposed - Someone wants the Fed Chair job - TACO FAFO and more... - More muddy AI cover art Markets - YUGE move for markets - Tariffs reinstated by Appeals court - for now - Hope for a spending bill - SPENDING BILLS - Retailers still worried - apparel stores not happy More tariffs - President Donald Trump told U.S. steelworkers on Friday that he will double tariffs on steel imports to 50%. - “We're going to bring it from 25% to 50%, the tariffs on steel into the United States of America,” Trump said during remarks at U.S. Steel's Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The president said the steep tariffs would “further secure the steel industry.” - “At 25%, they can sort of get over that fence,” Trump said. “At 50%, they can no longer get over the fence.” - Shares of mining company Cleveland-Cliffs popped roughly 22% following the announcement, while Steel Dynamics jumped more than 13% and Nucor was up more than 12% Tariffs - Court Strikes them down - something we discussed a bit on the legality of tariffs in the way they were impose to begin with - Appeals court reinstates temporarily - Did you see Howard Lutnik? Like putty in Trump hands, saying how Trump will win, he always wins, he is such a winner, no one can negotiate like Trump - on and one in a press conference. Economic Downtick - The U.S. growth outlook was downwardly revised to just 1.6% this year and 1.5% in 2026. In March, the OECD was still expecting a 2.2% expansion in 2025. - “Global GDP growth is projected to slow from 3.3% in 2024 to 2.9% this year and in 2026 ... on the technical assumption that tariff rates as of mid-May are sustained despite ongoing legal challenges,” the OECD said. - It had previously forecast global growth of 3.1% this year and 3% in 2026 Big Month - NASDAQ up 9.6% for May - S&P 500 up 6% - Some calling it a Bear Market Bounce - Valuations getting toward top end again - Breath is poor again - BIG Names pulling most up - Tech was big driver in May - Best month for S&P 500 since November 2023 Someone Looking to Be Appointed - Kevin Warsh (Brown Nose Warsh) Says Fed Officials Shouldn't Be ‘Pampered Princes,' Defends Trump's Criticism of the Bank - Leading name for the next Fed Chair - defended the president's right to criticize the central bank, saying the Fed is too big and politically exposed. --- He is showing how political it can be with this kind of populist view Inflation Report - PCE moved to 2.1% on April (lower than expected) - Core inflation also was at 0.1% for the month though it was higher on an annual level at 2.5%. - Consumer spending, though, slowed sharply for the month, posting just a 0.2% increase. - The savings rate surged to 4.9%, the highest in nearly a year. - Food prices fell 0.3% on the month while energy goods and services increased 0.5%. Shelter costs, which has been one of the most stubborn inflation components, increased 0.4%. -- Put all of that together - consumers are pulling back New and Old Acronyms making waves - MEGA (Make Europe Great Again) - MAGA (Make America Go Away) - TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) - FAFO (Fuck Around and Find Out) ----It is used to capture the financial market's volatility and chaos that Trump's policymaking process has created Dell Earnings - Dell Technologies reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations, but the company beat on revenue and offered a stronger-than-expect...

On Friday, President Donald Trump is planning to hold a rally in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania celebrating his administration's negotiated merger between Japan's Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel which will keep steel manufacturing in Pittsburgh, PA. In response to the agreement, Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) conceded: “it is a big f***ing deal.”

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (05/30/2025): 3:05pm- On Friday, President Donald Trump is planning to hold a rally in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania celebrating his administration's negotiated merger between Japan's Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel which will keep steel manufacturing in Pittsburgh, PA. In response to the agreement, Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) conceded: “it is a big f***ing deal.” 3:20pm- In a series of articles published over the weekend, The New York Times examined the Democrat Party's continued struggles appealing to the American electorate. Shane Goldmacher writes that Democrats “are still searching for the path forward”—noting that the party spent $20 million studying their “erosion” of support with “young men” specifically. In another article, Goldmacher—alongside June Kim and Christine Zhang—evaluate “how Donald Trump has remade America's political landscape.” They document that 435 counties across the country became more “Democratic” from 2012 and 2024—however, 2,678 counties became more “Republican.” Further complicating matters is the 2030 census which is expected to cause comfortably blue states to lose electoral votes as citizens move to red states. You can read the articles here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/us/politics/democratic-party-voters.html. And here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/25/us/politics/trump-politics-democrats.html. 3:40pm- Tom Burgoyne (Best Friend of the Phillie Phanatic) and John Brazer (Director of Fun and Games for the Philadelphia Phillies) join The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Phillies season, the Phanatic being named one of MLB's “sexiest” mascots, and their podcast: “Phillies Backstage with Brazer and Burgoyne.” Plus, does the Phillie Phanatic still have a hotdog cannon? 4:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss movie star Sydney Sweeney partnering with Dr. Squatch to sell 5,000 bars of soap made from her actual bathwater. Plus, one of the highest paid professors at Harvard Business School is busted for falsifying research data. 4:40pm- On Friday, former President Joe Biden spoke at a Memorial Day event in New Castle, Delaware. It was his first public appearance since announcing he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. 4:45pm- Friday marked Elon Musk's last day leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). President Donald Trump praised Musk's work, highlighting several instances of federal waste that were discovered under his leadership: $101 million for DEI contracts at the Department of Education, $59 million for illegal alien hotel rooms in New York City, $45 million for DEI scholarships in Burma, $42 million for social and behavioral change in Uganda, $20 million for Arab Sesame Street, and $8 million for making mice transgender. As a thank you, Trump presented Musk with a golden key to the White House. 5:05pm- Gerald Posner—Award-Winning Investigative Journalist & Author of the book “Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show and reacts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) releasing its Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) commission report investigating the cause of chronic illness. The report determines that the health of children nationwide has been negatively impacted by ultra-processed foods, chemical exposures, the over prescription of pharmaceutical drugs, and a lack of emphasis on exercise. 5:30pm- Friday marked Elon Musk's last day leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). President Donald Trump praised Musk's work, highlighting several instances of federal waste that were discovered under his leadership: $101 million for DEI contracts at the Department of Education, $59 million for illegal alien hotel rooms in New York City, $45 million for DEI scholarships in Burma, $42 million for social and behavioral change in Uganda, $20 mi ...

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: 3:05pm- On Friday, President Donald Trump is planning to hold a rally in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania celebrating his administration's negotiated merger between Japan's Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel which will keep steel manufacturing in Pittsburgh, PA. In response to the agreement, Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) conceded: “it is a big f***ing deal.” 3:20pm- In a series of articles published over the weekend, The New York Times examined the Democrat Party's continued struggles appealing to the American electorate. Shane Goldmacher writes that Democrats “are still searching for the path forward”—noting that the party spent $20 million studying their “erosion” of support with “young men” specifically. In another article, Goldmacher—alongside June Kim and Christine Zhang—evaluate “how Donald Trump has remade America's political landscape.” They document that 435 counties across the country became more “Democratic” from 2012 and 2024—however, 2,678 counties became more “Republican.” Further complicating matters is the 2030 census which is expected to cause comfortably blue states to lose electoral votes as citizens move to red states. You can read the articles here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/us/politics/democratic-party-voters.html. And here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/25/us/politics/trump-politics-democrats.html. 3:40pm- Tom Burgoyne (Best Friend of the Phillie Phanatic) and John Brazer (Director of Fun and Games for the Philadelphia Phillies) join The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Phillies season, the Phanatic being named one of MLB's “sexiest” mascots, and their podcast: “Phillies Backstage with Brazer and Burgoyne.” Plus, does the Phillie Phanatic still have a hotdog cannon?

President Trump is expected in Pittsburgh today to tout a "planned partnership" between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel. Host Megan Harris and executive producer Mallory Falk are joined by Axios Pittsburgh's Ryan Deto to share what we know about the agreement and what questions still need to be answered when Trump holds his "BIG rally" at U.S. Steel's Irvin Works in West Mifflin. They also discuss John Fetterman's claims that he's been "shamed" into showing up for Senate votes and hearings, dig into a new report on city parks, and explain why nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital want to unionize. Plus, they debate whether Pittsburghers should race out to try Malört now that the polarizing liquor is available in PA. Notes and references from today's show: Trump backs Nippon Steel "partnership" with U.S. Steel [Axios] U.S. Steel situation gets even stranger [Axios] US government to have control in Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal, Trump and Sen. McCormick say [Associated Press] How Well Do You Know Pittsburgh? Take This Quiz! [City Cast Pittsburgh] Pittsburgh ranks as a top city for parks [Axios] Your Guide to Exploring Pittsburgh Parks [City Cast Pittsburgh] Fetterman, Often Absent From Senate, Says He Has Been Shamed Into Returning [New York Times] Fetterman Went To Israel On NYC Mental Health Nonprofit's Dime [The Intercept] Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital announce intent to unionize [90.5 WESA] An Update on the Longest Ongoing Strike in the US: 'Some Things Don't Change at the Post-Gazette' [The Real News Network] Malört vs. Fireball: Pa.'s new liquor rivalry [Axios] Learn more about the sponsors of this May 30th episode: Centre County Highway Revolt Pittsburgh Festival of Books Three Rivers Arts Festival Pittsburgh Pride Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh newsletter. We're also on Instagram @CityCastPgh! Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mayor of West mifflin, chris Kelly calls in ahead of President Trump's visit today!

The Big K hour 3: Gratitude From West Mifflin Mayor, Tick Talk, and DOGE Follow Up full 1500 Fri, 30 May 2025 13:35:45 +0000 DX1kWlKeMWzMULAuXlRzUYMXbAR6B2EG news,a-newscasts,top picks The Big K Morning Show news,a-newscasts,top picks The Big K hour 3: Gratitude From West Mifflin Mayor, Tick Talk, and DOGE Follow Up The Big K Morning Show 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News News News News news News News News News News False https://pl

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Our own David Balleratto calls in to share the set up and specific details ahead of President Trump's arrival in West Mifflin.

Japanese-owned steelmaker Nippon Steel is expected to close its “partnership” with U.S. Steel at $55 per share, as the US media have reported. On Friday, last week, President Donald Trump said that he has cleared the deal. We hear from Chris Kelly, the Mayor of West Mifflin, a steel town in Pennsylvania.Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has signed into law a contentious bill that requires all drivers to buy a car radio licence before a vehicle can legally be on the road.And Rahul Tandon hears how one woman's quest to buy only US made goods has been surprisingly difficult.

If you love Verdict, the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show might also be in your audio wheelhouse. Politics, news analysis, and some pop culture and comedy thrown in too. Here’s a sample episode recapping four Tuesday takeaways. Give the guys a listen and then follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: ihr.fm/3InlkL8 U.S.-China trade war Florida Gators' victory in the NCAA tournament, highlighting the excitement and predictions made by the hosts. The conversation transitions into a detailed analysis of the stock market movements, emphasizing the significant bounce back and the media's portrayal of these fluctuations, particularly in relation to Donald Trump's presidency. The hosts critique the media's tendency to use the stock market as a tool to attack Trump, noting the inconsistency in coverage when the market is up versus when it is down. The show delves into the economic policies and trade disputes, particularly focusing on the U.S.-China trade war. The hosts argue that Trump's approach to trade and economic policies, including tariffs, is strategic and aimed at long-term benefits despite short-term disruptions. They emphasize the resilience of the American economy and the administration's efforts to maintain stability. Clay's useful law degree A significant portion of the hour is dedicated to discussing Trump's legal victories, including recent Supreme Court rulings that support his executive authority. The hosts highlight the challenges posed by federal district court judges who attempt to block Trump's actions, framing these legal battles as part of the broader resistance against his administration. The conversation also touches on the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Alien Enemies Act deportations, reinforcing Trump's ability to enforce his policies despite judicial opposition. The hosts argue that these legal victories demonstrate Trump's adherence to constitutional principles, contrary to the portrayal of him as authoritarian by his critics. Dire wolf comeback? The show features an intriguing discussion about the resurrection of the Dire wolf using DNA technology, drawing parallels to the concept of bringing back extinct species as depicted in Jurassic Park. The hosts debate the ethical and practical implications of reintroducing extinct animals, considering the potential risks and benefits. Salena Zito on America First Journalist Selena Zito provides insights into the Midwestern manufacturing sector and the impact of Trump's policies on local communities and America First. Zito shares her observations from visiting a steel mill in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, highlighting the optimism among workers and the potential for revitalizing American manufacturing through strategic tariffs and investments. Make sure you never miss a second of the show by subscribing to the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton show podcast wherever you get your podcasts: ihr.fm/3InlkL8 For the latest updates from Clay and Buck: https://www.clayandbuck.com/ Connect with Clay Travis and Buck Sexton on Social Media: X - https://x.com/clayandbuck FB - https://www.facebook.com/ClayandBuck/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/clayandbuck/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuck Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/ClayandBuck TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@clayandbuck YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All eyes could turn to the Pirates this year if they add a few impactful playoffs. Rob in West Mifflin blames the Pirates for failing to add bats. We debate the college football playoff and the importance of conference championship games.

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In this episode of Steel Stories – Voices from the Valley, we hear from Mayor Chris Kelly of West Mifflin and Mayor Rich Lattanzi of Clairton, two Mon Valley communities that are home to U. S. Steel facilities. Hosted by David Kirkpatrick, the conversation delves into the mayors' perspectives on the proposed Nippon-U. S. Steel acquisition and what it means for their communities. The mayors discuss their firsthand experiences visiting Nippon Steel's steel facility in Follansbee, West Virginia, their hopes for investments in their regions, and their faith in Nippon's commitments to jobs, modernization, and community partnerships. This episode offers a powerful, localized look at the potential impacts of a new chapter for the Mon Valley.

Tap into innovation at IAAPA Expo, the biggest industry event of the year. Join us and other AttractionsPros in Orlando, FL, Nov. 18-22 to engage with the global community. Learn from the experts, leave with new ideas, and turn your passion for the industry into new possibilities. Register now to save up to 30%.   Looking for daily inspiration?  Get a quote from the top leaders in the industry in your inbox every morning.   Ricky Spicuzza is the General Manager of Kennywood Park & Sandcastle Waterpark in West Mifflin, PA. Ricky's career journey started as a teenager in Kennywood's food and beverage department, selling hot sausages and hot dogs. This early role ignited a passion for food that would shape his career. After gaining experience at Idlewild and Sandcastle Waterpark, where he also led a multimillion-dollar rebranding project, Ricky returned to his roots at Kennywood, bringing full circle a lifelong connection to the park. In this interview, Ricky talks about treating every interaction like an interview, keeping history in every decision, and the Potato Patch Fries secret menu. Treating Every Interaction Like an Interview  "You have to treat every interaction as if it's an interview. No matter what... you're putting your best foot forward, you're selling yourself, you're selling your passion."   Ricky emphasized the importance of always being "on," whether interacting with consultants, park guests, or colleagues from other parks. He learned early in his career that these interactions build reputation and recognition. This mindset helped him grow from an entry-level food service role to becoming a general manager. Persistence and passion were key, as he constantly sought to be visible to leadership while maintaining a genuine love for the park and industry. Ricky's philosophy underscores the importance of professionalism in even the smallest encounters. History in Every Decision “Our history is in every decision we make, no matter what. Every project we do, we're thinking about the history of Kennywood."   At Kennywood, a park steeped in 126 years of history, every decision honors its past. Ricky spoke about how projects, whether a new ride or renovations, are always made with consideration for Kennywood's legacy. He shared examples like the installation of a modern ride that paid homage to the long-gone Swing Around, and the creation of Jeter's Pub, a nod to a mascot from the 1970s, which doubles as a museum filled with park memorabilia. This commitment to blending the old with the new ensures Kennywood remains relevant to both nostalgic long-time visitors and younger generations. The Potato Patch Fries Secret Menu “If you're feeling a little excited, you go, I just say like a tablespoon, that's all you need, of the gravy... the hidden way to do it."   Ricky shared his personal favorite way to enjoy Kennywood's famous Potato Patch Fries—seasoned salt, cheese, bacon, and just a tablespoon of gravy. This combination, he explains, adds a subtle richness without overwhelming the dish. Although this unique twist isn't officially on the menu, Ricky humorously suggests it could be considered part of a "secret menu." His love for food and attention to small details shine through as he shares this insider tip with pride.     To learn more about Kennywood, visit www.kennywood.com. For direct inquiries, Ricky Spicuzza can be reached via LinkedIn. He encourages anyone visiting the park to flag him down if they see him around!   This podcast wouldn't be possible without the incredible work of our faaaaaantastic team:   Scheduling and correspondence by Kristen Karaliunas Audio and Video editing by Abby Giganan   To connect with AttractionPros: AttractionPros.com AttractionPros@gmail.com AttractionPros on Facebook AttractionPros on LinkedIn AttractionPros on Instagram AttractionPros on Twitter (X)

L'élection présidentielle aux États-Unis pourrait se jouer en Pennsylvanie, cet État industriel du Midwest. C'est le plus important des swing states, avec 19 grands électeurs en jeu. Voilà pourquoi Kamala Harris et Donald Trump multiplient les déplacements dans cet État que Joe Biden avait remporté de justesse en 2020. La région industrielle autour de Pittsburgh, autrefois bastion démocrate, est désormais tournée vers les républicains. De notre envoyé spécial à West Mifflin, Au bord de l'autoroute qui mène de Pittsburgh à West Mifflin, Natalie et son mari tiennent un stand permanent de produits dérivés de Donald Trump.On y trouve des T-shirts, des casquettes, des mugs et d'autres accessoires « MAGA » (« Make America Great Again », le slogan de la campagne de Donald Trump). La tentative d'assassinat contre le candidat républicain en juillet dernier a dopé leurs affaires, explique Natalie, qui soutient Donald Trump depuis 2016. « Le lendemain de l'attentat, lorsque nous avons ouvert notre stand, il y avait déjà une queue d'environ 50 mètres. Elle n'a pas diminué de toute la journée ! Nous avons dû fermer plus tôt parce que nous avions tout vendu. » Et à quelques jours de l'élection, le stand attire toujours du monde. Mike, un ancien militaire, vient acheter une pancarte portant le slogan « Les vétérans pour Trump ». L'espoir d'un retour de TrumpMike ne rêve que d'une chose : le retour de Donald Trump. Comme beaucoup de ses partisans, il affirme qu'il vivait mieux sous sa présidence de 2016 à 2020. Il reproche à l'administration Biden d'avoir laissé entrer trop de migrants illégaux, dont la moitié, selon lui, « seraient des terroristes potentiels ». Une rhétorique typiquement trumpiste.Mais ce n'est pas seulement l'immigration qui préoccupe ce vétéran. L'inflation, il l'impute entièrement à l'administration Biden. Tout a augmenté, dit-il : le prix de l'essence, les impôts, les taux d'intérêt, sans parler des produits alimentaires. « Il y a quatre ans, 12 œufs coûtaient environ un dollar. Aujourd'hui, c'est le triple ! » Mike estime que si Donald Trump ne revient pas au pouvoir, « on finira comme un des pays socialistes en Europe ».Quel avenir pour l'industrie sidérurgique ?Mais justement, comment relancer l'économie locale dans cette région où battait autrefois le cœur de l'industrie sidérurgique américaine ? Les syndicats soutiennent le rachat du groupe sidérurgique US Steel par le géant japonais Nippon Steel, espérant ainsi protéger des emplois.Mais ce projet est devenu un sujet électoral brûlant, car les deux candidats à la présidence s'y opposent. Ils refusent que cette compagnie passe sous contrôle étranger. Une décision incompréhensible pour Chris Kelly, le maire de West Mifflin. Ce fils d'ouvrier, né à Homestead, a vu la grandeur et le déclin de la sidérurgie dans la région. Il se bat aujourd'hui pour préserver les emplois dans sa ville, qui est le siège d'une usine de transformation d'acier d'US Steel qui compte environ 900 employés. Selon le maire, « la fusion pourrait attirer 10 000 à 15 000 ouvriers qui auront besoin de se loger, de manger. Cela créerait des emplois ! » L'inquiétude d'être licenciés si la fusion ne se fait pas est grande chez les employés d'US Steel. « Ce sont surtout les femmes qui m'appellent. Elles me demandent : comment je vais faire pour payer le crédit de la maison et les frais scolaires ? », explique Chris Kelly.Un sentiment d'abandon  Chris Kelly ne sait pas comment le conflit autour de la fusion influencera le vote. Il y a quatre ans, sa ville de West Mifflin avait préféré Joe Biden à Donald Trump, mais le candidat républicain s'était imposé dans l'ensemble du comté de Washington voisin, notamment grâce au soutien d'électeurs comme Jason White.Ancien ouvrier du charbon, Jason s'est reconverti dans l'agriculture. Autrefois fervent démocrate, il se sent aujourd'hui abandonné par son parti. « Notre gouverneur vient d'annoncer un investissement de 600 millions de dollars pour Pittsburgh. Et que fait-on pour la région ? En fait, ils ignorent les besoins des gens et de l'industrie ici. » Jason White ne peut plus voter pour les démocrates : « Ce parti est devenu trop extrême sur des questions d'identité sexuelle », dit-il.Des sympathisants de Trump partagésDans ce comté, il est rare de voir des pancartes pro-Harris devant les maisons. La plupart des habitants affichent ouvertement leur soutien à Donald Trump.Cependant, certains républicains ont décidé de voter pour Kamala Harris. C'est le cas d'Augusta Doll, surnommée « Queen », originaire du Nigeria. Propriétaire d'une épicerie à Charleroi, le Queen's Market, elle reproche à Donald Trump son discours anti-immigration. « La plupart de mes clients sont des Haïtiens, j'emploie des Haïtiens, ils travaillent très bien. Si Trump veut tous les expulser, je peux fermer mon magasin », explique-t-elle. « Avant l'arrivée des immigrants, Charleroi était une ville fantôme, ils l'ont revitalisée », confie une habitante sous anonymat, car, selon elle, « ma position n'est pas majoritaire à Charleroi ».Assis devant un bar à cigares près de Charleroi, nous rencontrons Frederick, ancien officier de police et fervent partisan de Donald Trump. « Si Kamala Harris gagne l'élection, on est foutus », affirme-t-il. Le jour du vote, il compte se rendre aux urnes vêtu d'un sac-poubelle, en réponse à Joe Biden qui avait qualifié les partisans de Trump d'« ordures ».À lire aussiÉtats-Unis: sept questions pour comprendre le système électoral américain

L'élection présidentielle aux États-Unis pourrait se jouer en Pennsylvanie, cet État industriel du Midwest. C'est le plus important des swing states, avec 19 grands électeurs en jeu. Voilà pourquoi Kamala Harris et Donald Trump multiplient les déplacements dans cet État que Joe Biden avait remporté de justesse en 2020. La région industrielle autour de Pittsburgh, autrefois bastion démocrate, est désormais tournée vers les républicains. De notre envoyé spécial à West Mifflin, Au bord de l'autoroute qui mène de Pittsburgh à West Mifflin, Natalie et son mari tiennent un stand permanent de produits dérivés de Donald Trump.On y trouve des T-shirts, des casquettes, des mugs et d'autres accessoires « MAGA » (« Make America Great Again », le slogan de la campagne de Donald Trump). La tentative d'assassinat contre le candidat républicain en juillet dernier a dopé leurs affaires, explique Natalie, qui soutient Donald Trump depuis 2016. « Le lendemain de l'attentat, lorsque nous avons ouvert notre stand, il y avait déjà une queue d'environ 50 mètres. Elle n'a pas diminué de toute la journée ! Nous avons dû fermer plus tôt parce que nous avions tout vendu. » Et à quelques jours de l'élection, le stand attire toujours du monde. Mike, un ancien militaire, vient acheter une pancarte portant le slogan « Les vétérans pour Trump ». L'espoir d'un retour de TrumpMike ne rêve que d'une chose : le retour de Donald Trump. Comme beaucoup de ses partisans, il affirme qu'il vivait mieux sous sa présidence de 2016 à 2020. Il reproche à l'administration Biden d'avoir laissé entrer trop de migrants illégaux, dont la moitié, selon lui, « seraient des terroristes potentiels ». Une rhétorique typiquement trumpiste.Mais ce n'est pas seulement l'immigration qui préoccupe ce vétéran. L'inflation, il l'impute entièrement à l'administration Biden. Tout a augmenté, dit-il : le prix de l'essence, les impôts, les taux d'intérêt, sans parler des produits alimentaires. « Il y a quatre ans, 12 œufs coûtaient environ un dollar. Aujourd'hui, c'est le triple ! » Mike estime que si Donald Trump ne revient pas au pouvoir, « on finira comme un des pays socialistes en Europe ».Quel avenir pour l'industrie sidérurgique ?Mais justement, comment relancer l'économie locale dans cette région où battait autrefois le cœur de l'industrie sidérurgique américaine ? Les syndicats soutiennent le rachat du groupe sidérurgique US Steel par le géant japonais Nippon Steel, espérant ainsi protéger des emplois.Mais ce projet est devenu un sujet électoral brûlant, car les deux candidats à la présidence s'y opposent. Ils refusent que cette compagnie passe sous contrôle étranger. Une décision incompréhensible pour Chris Kelly, le maire de West Mifflin. Ce fils d'ouvrier, né à Homestead, a vu la grandeur et le déclin de la sidérurgie dans la région. Il se bat aujourd'hui pour préserver les emplois dans sa ville, qui est le siège d'une usine de transformation d'acier d'US Steel qui compte environ 900 employés. Selon le maire, « la fusion pourrait attirer 10 000 à 15 000 ouvriers qui auront besoin de se loger, de manger. Cela créerait des emplois ! » L'inquiétude d'être licenciés si la fusion ne se fait pas est grande chez les employés d'US Steel. « Ce sont surtout les femmes qui m'appellent. Elles me demandent : comment je vais faire pour payer le crédit de la maison et les frais scolaires ? », explique Chris Kelly.Un sentiment d'abandon  Chris Kelly ne sait pas comment le conflit autour de la fusion influencera le vote. Il y a quatre ans, sa ville de West Mifflin avait préféré Joe Biden à Donald Trump, mais le candidat républicain s'était imposé dans l'ensemble du comté de Washington voisin, notamment grâce au soutien d'électeurs comme Jason White.Ancien ouvrier du charbon, Jason s'est reconverti dans l'agriculture. Autrefois fervent démocrate, il se sent aujourd'hui abandonné par son parti. « Notre gouverneur vient d'annoncer un investissement de 600 millions de dollars pour Pittsburgh. Et que fait-on pour la région ? En fait, ils ignorent les besoins des gens et de l'industrie ici. » Jason White ne peut plus voter pour les démocrates : « Ce parti est devenu trop extrême sur des questions d'identité sexuelle », dit-il.Des sympathisants de Trump partagésDans ce comté, il est rare de voir des pancartes pro-Harris devant les maisons. La plupart des habitants affichent ouvertement leur soutien à Donald Trump.Cependant, certains républicains ont décidé de voter pour Kamala Harris. C'est le cas d'Augusta Doll, surnommée « Queen », originaire du Nigeria. Propriétaire d'une épicerie à Charleroi, le Queen's Market, elle reproche à Donald Trump son discours anti-immigration. « La plupart de mes clients sont des Haïtiens, j'emploie des Haïtiens, ils travaillent très bien. Si Trump veut tous les expulser, je peux fermer mon magasin », explique-t-elle. « Avant l'arrivée des immigrants, Charleroi était une ville fantôme, ils l'ont revitalisée », confie une habitante sous anonymat, car, selon elle, « ma position n'est pas majoritaire à Charleroi ».Assis devant un bar à cigares près de Charleroi, nous rencontrons Frederick, ancien officier de police et fervent partisan de Donald Trump. « Si Kamala Harris gagne l'élection, on est foutus », affirme-t-il. Le jour du vote, il compte se rendre aux urnes vêtu d'un sac-poubelle, en réponse à Joe Biden qui avait qualifié les partisans de Trump d'« ordures ».À lire aussiÉtats-Unis: sept questions pour comprendre le système électoral américain

This week on The Marvelists, we welcome back acclaimed cartoonist Tom Scioli. Tom returns to talk about his upcoming project for IDW - Godzilla Monsterpiece Theatre as well as to preview the upcoming Eddie P Comic Con in West Mifflin, PA (for more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/3900-greensprings-ave-west-mifflin-pa-15122-1757-united-states/the-eddie-p-comic-con/2175775789487736/&ved=2ahUKEwjZzfK8pIyIAxW3rYkEHbMiI8EQFnoECBUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw167dCVJmEgELe39r8GJRUT).

In today's episode, we discuss Steel Curtain at Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA. Despite being less than five years old, this coaster is rooted deep in the history of Pittsburgh...and has had a lot of technical problems. Join us as we discuss the famous Log Jammer, the dominance of the 1970's Steelers, and...is a banana roll one inversion or two? Socials: linktr.ee/airtimetraveler

Afternoons 3-6 on 105.9 The X Second hour of the Mark Madden Show Mark is joined by Logan Cooley, West Mifflin native and rookie for the ARizona Coyotes lighting up the NHL. We continue talking Steelers and take calls on Tomlin and the Penguins power play.

Mark Madden is joined by West Mifflin native and Arizona Coyotes forward Logan Cooley

PennLive's Brian Linder and Dan Sostek talk about a hodgepodge of playoff topics, including the West Mifflin playbook scandal, 1-2 win teams making the playoffs, the appeal of Popeyes Thanksgiving turkey, Dan's aversion to cranberry sauce and more.

Hour 3 - Larry and Marty discuss the vandalism in Squirrel Hill, the West Mifflin school board, and a psychic for your pets. 

This week we discuss Billy Kilmer's toughness, the obscure Paul Staroba, Mike Phipps' hat, controversies surrounding the Immaculate Reception; the strange story of the game ball; and a heartbreaking Niners loss. Quote of the week: "West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, that's where I saw bloodsucking monkeys." Intro-Outro music: "Gut Pride," by Sam Spence.

In today's episode, we discuss Jack Rabbit at Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA. This 102-year-old woodie is the 6th-oldest coaster in the world, yet coaster enthusiasts continue to rave about it (and for good reason). Join us as we discuss the early coasters of Kennywood, John A. Miller's legacy, and dangerous old-timey coaster maintenance. Follow along with the podcast on our social media accounts: Twitter: ⁠twitter.com/airtimetraveler⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/airtimetraveler

When considering what “love” is, many varieties come to mind. Romantic love and platonic love dominate our TV shows, movies, and music, but these are only two pieces of the picture. What about love of a place, love of a people, or love of a purpose and principles? This episode, “The Act of Loving,” shares stories of all sorts of love in public housing, expanding our definition of what love means. The oral history narrators for this episode include, JL Gross, who has lived in Chicago's Lathrop Homes from 1987 to the present day, Reverend Marshall Hatch, who lived in Chicago's Jane Addams Homes from 1960 to 1974, Milton Reed who lived in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes from 1961 to 2002, Former Representative Bobby Rush who lived in Chicago's Hillard Homes from 1963 until the mid 1960s, Daphany Rose Sanchez, who has lived in New York City's Cooper Park Houses from 1984 to the present day, Larry Turner, who lived in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes, Stateway Gardens, and Cabrini-Green in 1977 and then 1980 to 2000 and Atlanta Dream Head Coach, Tanisha Wright, who lived in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania's Mon View Heights from 1983 to 1998. Read the transcript.

Penguins insider and historian Bob Grove joined the show. Bob likes the Kris Letang extension that will keep him in Pittsburgh for the rest of his career. He talked about what this does for the rest of the roster and other defensemen looking to move up. He said it's now or never for P.O. Joseph. He talked about where the team might be with Evgeni Malkin and a potential new deal. Bob talked about the likelihood of Marc-Andre Fleury coming back, but says Tristan Jarry is worth an extension. Bob got into the impact Sidney Crosby has had on young players set to get drafted tonight, like Logan Cooley from West Mifflin.  

Penguins insider and historian Bob Grove joined the show. Bob likes the Kris Letang extension that will keep him in Pittsburgh for the rest of his career. He talked about what this does for the rest of the roster and other defensemen looking to move up. He said it's now or never for P.O. Joseph. He talked about where the team might be with Evgeni Malkin and a potential new deal. Bob talked about the likelihood of Marc-Andre Fleury coming back, but says Tristan Jarry is worth an extension. Bob got into the impact Sidney Crosby has had on young players set to get drafted tonight, like Logan Cooley from West Mifflin.   A college football insider can vision a playoff with the Pitt Panthers in it. What is the expectation for Pitt football this season? 

Afternoons 3-6 on 105.9 The X New World Order Mark gets more in depth with Kris Letang and what he's hearing from the Letang camp that the two sides are working towards a deal bringing him back to Pittsburgh. We welcome Logan Cooley onto the program, the West Mifflin native who will go top 3 in this summer's NHL draft, to talk to Mark about the draft process, what makes him great, his odd love for one of the Penguins biggest rivals, and much more in a great interview with one of the best hockey prospects in Pittsburgh history.

She is the original ‘Undercover Boss' - having done practically every job on the West Mifflin campus.  She started as a fill-in, temporary, substitute teacher.  Now she is CEO of an institution that Forbes magazine ranks as America's #1 two-year trade school.  As leader of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, she is ultimately responsible for training many of those who keep the airline industry flying.  I hope you enjoy this edition of ‘Kevin Battle Goes One-On-One With: PIA CEO Suzanne Markle.' 

Afternoons 3-6 on 105.9 The X Tim Benz in for Mark Madden Tim opens the hour talking about the Steelers offseason and how the Steelers ways have not truly changed despite the apparent change through the various hires made internally by the team. He then hits the phone lines and discusses people's level of satisfaction in the Penguins and Steelers during the teams past 5-10 years. Lance Lysowski, formerly of this parish, was at the NHL combine covering the event and got to take in West Mifflin native Logan Cooley who is expected to go in the top 3 of this year's NHL draft. Lance talks to us about Logan's performance and his prospects in the NHL. Tim wraps up the show by playing a clip from Myles Jack and his relationship with the green dot.

In today's episode, we will be discussing Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA. The development and opening of this legendary attraction sparked a phenomenon in the industry known as the Coaster Wars. However, the ride's initial opening was less than ideal. Though the park will deny it, Phantom's Revenge was certainly an uncomfortable experience when it first opened as Steel Phantom. However, the park was able to breathe new life into the coaster and turn it in to one of the best steel coasters in the world, and continues to rank as a Top 20 coaster in the country to this day. Twitter: twitter.com/airtimetraveler Instagram: instagram.com/airtimetraveler

A former West Mifflin superintendent who sued his school district for violating his First Amendment rights will receive nearly $3 million in damages. Small businesses owners all over Pennsylvania are feeling the brunt of spiking gas prices in every aspect of their business (their customers, too). School buses in Pittsburgh may use artificial intelligence to get information on cars that pass them while stopped. Finally, it took 12 hours, but a cow stuck in the mud managed to get rescued. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The “No Surprises Act”—a federal law banning surprise medical bills—will take effect in Pennsylvania starting in January. Pittsburgh announced this week that it won't be enforcing its vaccine mandate for cops and firefighters just quite yet. Things will be mostly sunny and chilly leading up to Christmas. Finally, these eagles in West Mifflin are ready for their close-up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

2021-11-30 Weekly News - Episode 127Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/xjME3K3L1Zk Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Senior Developer for Ortus SolutionsDaniel Garcia - Software Developer for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions: Like and subscribe to our videos on YouTube.  Subscribe to our Podcast on your Podcast Apps and leave us a review Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week Buy Ortus's new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips) Patreon SupportWe have 38 patreons providing 98% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. News and EventsNew Host - Daniel GarciaListen to find out more about him.Into the Box LATAM - this week!!!CF Summit next week - No Podcast because we'll be at the conference!!!Advent of Code starts Dec 1stAdvent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. People use them as a speed contest, interview prep, company training, university coursework, practice problems, or to challenge each other.You don't need a computer science background to participate - just a little programming knowledge and some problem solving skills will get you pretty far. Nor do you need a fancy computer; every problem has a solution that completes in at most 15 seconds on ten-year-old hardware.https://adventofcode.com/ Ortus Redis Cache Extension V2.0.011 new features, 1 improvement and 3 bug fixes.Major enhancements focus on Pub Sub capabilities, Docker support, and Cluster Protocol support for RedisCluster, Sentinel, AWS and DigitalOcean.https://www.forgebox.io/view/5C558CC6-1E67-4776-96A60F9726D580F1/version/2.0.0-snapshot ICYMI - Mid Michigan CFUG Meeting - Using AI and machine learning along with ColdFusion to build a smarter call center with Nick KwiatkowskiTuesday 11/9/21 at 7 pm easternUsing AI and machine learning along with ColdFusion to build a smarter call center at the next Mid-Michigan CFUG meeting Tuesday 11/9/21 at 7 pm eastern.  Michigan State University's, Nick Kwiatkowski, will be showing how to create voice and text-based chat bots that you can deploy to your contact centers (and help desks!) to help automate frequently asked questions.Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsX4r2XY-csICYMI - Ortus Webinar for November - Javier Quintero - FORGEBOX Business Plan: Introducing Organizations and TeamsNovember 19th at 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)In this webinar, Javier Quintero, lead developer of FORGEBOX, will present the new features and the improved UI that is now available on FORGEBOX 6. Moreover, he'll explore in depth the Business Plan that is directed towards organizations and teams so they can collaborate and support their software building needs. He will show us how to create a new organization, how you can add members to it with specific roles, and how you can control teams, members, packages and publish access.with Javier Quintero Recording: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/javier-quintero-on-forgebox-business CFCasts Content Updateshttps://www.cfcasts.com Just Released Ortus Webinar for November - Javier Quintero - FORGEBOX Business Plan: Introducing Organizations and Teams Youth Trainings - Universidad Don BoscoControl de Versiones Parte 2 Coming this weekYouth Trainings - Universidad Don BoscoA new series of ForgeBox coming very soonSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAWS re:Invent THIS WEEKNOV. 29 – DEC. 3, 2021 | LAS VEGAS, NVCELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF RE:INVENTVirtual: FreeIn Person: $1799https://reinvent.awsevents.com/ Postgres Build THIS WEEKOnline - FreeNov 30-Dec 1 2021https://www.postgresbuild.com/ ITB Latam 2021 THIS WEEKDecember 2-3, 2021Into the Box LATAM is back and better than ever! Our virtual conference will include speakers from El Salvador and all over the world, who'll present on the latest web and mobile technologies in Latin America.Registration is completely free so don't miss out!ITB Latam Schedule Postedhttps://latam.intothebox.org/ Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2021 - NEXT WEEKDecember 7th and 8th - VirtualAgenda is out!!!2 tracks - 1 all CFML - the other a mix of CFML and semi-related topicsRegister for Free - https://cfsummit.vconfex.com/site/adobe-cold-fusion-summit-2021/1290Blog - https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/09/adobe-coldfusion-summit-2021-registrations-open/ Tweet from Mark Takata - https://twitter.com/MarkTakata/status/1463364824637661184 10 days away from @Adobe @coldfusion #CFSummit2021 and we're over 8000 registrations & still going. Can we get this OVER 9000?!?! cfsummit2021.com/?src=twtr #CFML #Conference #ColdFusionNginx APAX Sprint 2.1December 7-8th, 2021https://www.nginx.com/events/nginx-sprint-apac-2021 jConf.devNow a free virtual eventDecember 9th starting at 8:30 am CDT/2:30 pm UTC.https://2021.jconf.dev/?mc_cid=b62adc151d&mc_eid=8293d6fdb0 VueJS Nation ConferenceOnline Live EventJanuary 26th & 27th 2022Register for FreeCall for Speakers is open until Dec 31 2021https://vuejsnation.com/ More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Referencing String Characters Using Array-Notation In ColdFusion 2021A few years ago, I mentioned that you can treat Strings like character arrays in Lucee CFML. It turns out, you can do the same thing in Adobe ColdFusion. I am not sure what version this was added in; but, I'm guessing it was ColdFusion 2018 (and the introduction of "array slices"). To help burn this into my brain, I wanted to put together a quick demo.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4159-referencing-string-characters-using-array-notation-in-coldfusion-2021.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Standard Query Iteration Values Available During For-In Loop In ColdFusionA decade ago, ColdFusion introduced the for-in loop syntax for Query iteration. And, in the decade since, I somehow completely missed the fact that the underlying query iteration mechanics were still being used. That is, the .currentRow and default value accessors are still made available on the query object within the for-in iteration block. This allows us to access both the row object and the row index using the for-in syntax.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4158-standard-query-iteration-values-available-during-for-in-loop-in-coldfusion.htm Tweet - Mischa Sameli - 10 minutes of FusionReactor blows a weeks headache away10 minutes of FusionReactor blows a weeks headache away. Registration process takes longer than finding issues. Just an amazing product by @Fusion_Reactor #cfml #luceehttps://twitter.com/mischasameli/status/1464150585939316746 https://twitter.com/mischasameliBlog - Ben Nadel - CAUTION: Silent Value Truncation In CFQueryParam Tag In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47I just ran into a highly-problematic behavior with the CFQueryParam tag in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47. As it stands now, if you pass a value via the CF_SQL_INTEGER SQL type that is larger than the max signed-value (2147483647), Lucee will silently truncate it, passing the max signed-value to the underlying SQL query. To fix this, you have to use CF_SQL_BIGINT in your query parameter binding.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4157-caution-silent-value-truncation-in-cfqueryparam-tag-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Moving 5-Years Of Files Into Year-Based Folders In Adobe ColdFusion 2021As I mentioned before, I've been putting time into modernizing my ColdFusion blogging infrastructure. And, as part of that gesture, I wanted to clean-up some of my file-uploads. Today, when I upload a file for use in a blog post, I upload it into a year-based folder. However, I only started doing that in 2012. Which means, for the first 5 years, I was uploading all files into one root folder. Junky monkey! This morning, I finally got around to moving those early files into yearly buckets; and, more importantly, updating all the blog content in my database to reflect the new paths. Since writing ColdFusion is hella fun, I thought I would share the approach.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4155-moving-5-years-of-files-into-year-based-folders-in-adobe-coldfusion-2021.htm CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 241 ColdFusion positions from 107 companies across 128 locations in 5 Countries.7 new jobs listedFull-Time - Sr ColdFusion Developer (Remote) at Omaha, NE - United States Posted Nov 30https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Sr-CFDev-Remote-Omaha/11389Full-Time - Senior ColdFusion Developer at Quantico, VA - United States Posted Nov 20https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Senior-ColdFusion-Developer-at-Quantico-VA/11387Full-Time - Coldfusion Developer at Chennai - India Posted Nov 25https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Developer-at-Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/11388Full-Time - Senior ColdFusion Developer at Reading - United Kingdom Posted Nov 19https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-kingdom/Senior-ColdFusion-Developer-at-Reading/11386Full-Time - Senior ColdFusion Developer at Manchester - United Kingdom Posted Nov 19https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-kingdom/Senior-ColdFusion-Developer-at-Manchester/11385Full-Time - Senior ColdFusion Developer at London - United Kingdom Posted Nov 19https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-kingdom/Senior-ColdFusion-Developer-at-London/11384Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at West Mifflin, PA - United States Posted Nov 17https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Developer-at-West-Mifflin-PA/11383Other Job Postingshttps://www.alliant.com/Join-Alliant/Pages/Careers-at-Alliant.aspx?p=job/oQYxgfwl&fbclid=IwAR3Z93Zy1dCiD_-oVEBZrJYZB7Rfc0kGZNTvXWCNL5tYMCmL_2eWozarbiw&nl=1 ForgeBox Module of the WeekOrtus Redis Cache Extension v2.0.0The Ortus Redis Extension is a **native** Lucee Extension that allows your CFML server to connect to a Redis server or a Redis Cluster and leverage it for built-in caching, session storage, Pub/Sub Messaging, and document storage.Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache and message broker. It supports data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets with range queries, bitmaps, hyperloglogs and geospatial indexes with radius queries. Redis has built-in replication, Lua scripting, LRU eviction, transactions and different levels of on-disk persistence, and provides high availability via Redis Sentinel and automatic partitioning with Redis Cluster. https://www.forgebox.io/view/5C558CC6-1E67-4776-96A60F9726D580F1 VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekExplorer ExcludeExplorer Exclude lets you easily Hide Files & Folders with Dynamic Filter Options. Add a New 'Hidden Items' Explorer Pane for you to Manage and Quickly Toggle Visibility of Hidden Items.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RedVanWorkshop.explorer-exclude-vscode-extension Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutionsNow offering Annual Memberships, pay for the year and save 10% - great for businesses. Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. 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It's National Chocolate Day, which was perfect because it gave Bo and Iyube a chance to tell our associates we like you a “choco-lot.” Someone who feels the same way about his team is our Associate Caller of the Day, Matt from Store 558 in Salina, Kansas, who called with a shoutout to his new store manager. We also heard from Jordan at Store 3606 in Debary, Florida, who solved a sweet Detective Product – do you think you can do the same? In Milestone Minute, the guys celebrated some serious time with the team: Carolyn from Store 240 in Commerce, Texas, has been with Walmart for 40 years! Kathy from Club 6679 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, celebrated 35, and Susan from Store 1596 in Bolingbrook, Illinois, celebrated 30 years. And in Bo's Impossible Question of the Day, things get Halloween-y. Only one in three people say they're actually any good at this fall activity. What is it? Join us for all that and more, on The Bo Show!

Rob in West Mifflin checks in but not before we take one member of the Steelers defense to task a little bit... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick gives a summary and detailed analysis of all the games that happened in Week 0. Some of the key points to take away from last week's games: - Chartiers Valley starts the season off right defeating West Mifflin 21-14. - North Hills defeated Mars 37-0 in John Green Jr.'s first game under center for the Indians. - Steve Campos loses his first game as Pine-RIchland's head football coach. - Mt. Lebanon defeated Bethel Park 28-0 in a huge non-conference rivalry game. - Moon Area put up 38 points to defeat Seneca Valley 38-21. - Popular Philadelphia school Imhotep Charter defeated Central Catholic 12-6. However, Vikings DB Dev Barren had a huge hit that could have been considered, "The hit of the year". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coverthree-athletics/support

Technical difficulties to start the week, fun times - Emotional Buffalo sports guy sign off - The West Mifflin alligator has been caught - Eyewitness to SouthSide building collapse says Pittsburghers are the Vikings of the world - Support your teacher friends over the back to school period even if they just want some deck beers - Halloween cereal mash up called Monster Mash is happening - Cereal power rankings - Our buddy from Virginia has an incredible story about having the ‘walking farts' - Bob's bingo cruise update - Haiti earthquake and Taliban taking over Afghanistan are just horrible humanitarian situations in the world right now - What foods would you like your whole body covered in power rankings

Bob is too big to be a ray of sunshine - Heat index in the 100s is 'air you can wear' - West Mifflin gator STILL on the loose - Diego the turtle saves his species with turtle sex - Jeopardy! announces new host Facebook comments - Steelers/Eagles pre-season game and the Field of Dreams game tonight

The Bachelorette finale Facebook comments - Naked guy laying in aisle at Alabama Walmart - More love for Mike Lange on his retirement from play by play - The latest on the Jeopardy! host search - COVID back to school updates are already beating us down - Steelers camp update on Najee Harris - The moment on the Bachelorette finale that Blake knew he loved Katie - Florida man arrested for biting part of friend's ear off - Gator on the loose in West Mifflin

In our Yinzer Spotlight, we feature the Pittsburgh chapter of Multiplying Good, a phenomenal organization that unleashes potential in youth through service and partners with organizations and corporations to recognize excellence in service. Also, with July 4th just around the corner, Tressa chats all things Zambelli Fireworks with Chairman of the Board, Dr. George Zambelli, Jr. Also, your oft-told family stories and another round of Name That Neighborhood. MULTIPLYING GOOD pittsburgh.multiplyinggood.org https://bit.ly/walk4good Jodi Klebick, Executive Director Instagram: @pittsburgh4good THE FIRST FAMILY OF FIREWORKS Zambellifireworks.com https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2021/06/28/watch-live-2021-ford-fireworks-show/ Have a story to share with us? 1-833-399-GOOD yinzaregood@gmail.com www.yinzaregood.com

Dr. Angela Reynolds is a leader who involves everyone in her success and whose community involvement has impacted countless lives. She fosters space for those around her to flourish and builds systemic change to provide opportunities for women, especially women of color. Since becoming CEO of YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, Dr. Reynolds has cultivated a safe and supportive workplace culture within a predominantly female environment by allowing and encouraging employees to learn, problem-solve, take risks, build confidence and grow. It was through Dr. Reynolds’ leadership that the YWCA was able to quickly adapt to COVID-19 and transition all programming to a virtual setting—ensuring operational business continuity and access to critical services for women and families in the Pittsburgh community. Her leadership at the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh during the pandemic ensured that vulnerable families had access to basic needs such as food, housing and utilities. Additionally, with YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, she is active in advancing racial justice statewide through a coalition of YWCAs and led the formation of YW Wednesday Action Conversations—panel discussions that feature women of color with diverse professional backgrounds who provide education, resources and specific action steps that community members can take to impact change. Throughout most of her career, Dr. Reynolds has been the only African American woman in leadership at her workplace. To rise to this challenge, Dr. Reynolds has intentionally coalesced advocates and allies who partner with her to strengthen internal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and service to the community. Prior to her work at YWCA, she served as Senior Director of United for Families and 2-1-1 at United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Dr. Reynolds was instrumental in shaping the United for Women initiative—an initiative to help women get back on their feet that served over 10,000 women during her seven-year tenure. Throughout her adult life Dr. Reynolds has seized opportunities to mentor, encourage and support women and girls in their leadership development. A long-time volunteer of the 3 Cups of Coffee program at PA Women Work, Dr. Reynolds has mentored women job seekers. She has helped them build confidence and ambition to grow their careers as well as tangible interview and networking skills. Continuing in this mentoring vein, Dr. Reynolds’ legacy as a professor is carried through the 1,000+ students she taught during her tenure at the University of Pittsburgh. She also serves as the Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church in West Mifflin. In this role, she supervises many of the programmatic elements of the congregation, including the Praise & Worship Ministry and the Christian Education staff. Like her other leadership roles, Dr. Reynolds uses this position to encourage and mentor the church staff and volunteers, creating opportunities for them to step into their own leadership. Dr. Reynolds is a proud mother of four and caregiver for her mother. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College, a Master’s Degree in Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University.

Tanikka tells her story of heroism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Thanksgiving season, High Temperature Times™ is joined by CTO, Dr. Martha Collins, and former Director of Outside Technology and Open Innovation, Don Abrino, to talk about the incredible work being done at HWI’s Advanced Research and Technology Center (ATRC) in West Mifflin, PA. Once you’re full up on turkey, grab a slice of pumpkin pie and learn about the critical work that the engineers and scientists at the ATRC do for HWI, its customers, and the refractory industry as a whole. For more information about the capabilities of the ATRC or the work being done, reach out to us at Technical-Marketing@ThinkHWI.com.Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify.High Temperature Times™ PODCAST DISCLAIMER This podcast was recorded and is made available by HarbisonWalker International, Inc. (together with its affiliates and its and their employees, “HWI”) solely for informational purposes. HWI is not providing or undertaking to provide any professional advice in or by virtue of this podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions expressed or provided in this podcast (including by speakers who are not officers, employees, or agents of HWI) are not necessarily those of HWI and may not be current. HWI DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE INFORMATION, STATEMENTS, COMMENTS, VIEWS OR OPINIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PODCAST, AND ANY LIABILITY THEREFOR (INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER) IS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. HWI does not undertake any obligation whatsoever to provide any form of update, amendment, change or correction to any of the information, statements, comments, views or opinions set forth in this podcast. No part of this podcast may, without HWI’s prior written consent, be reproduced, redistributed, published, copied or duplicated in any form, by any means.

Nathan and Jeremiah break down the week's games and discuss some Tri-County South drama in Avella's miracle season, McGuffey's pleyoff's seedings, and what the last Big 8 playoff spot race looks like. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!Follow Us on Twitter!Support Us on Patreon!Check out our Merch!

Week 2 was crazy in the WPIAL & City League. Chartiers Valley defeated South Fayette 7-9 while Pine-Richland smacked Upper St. Clair. East Allegheny got a huge section win at home. Keystone Oaks quarterback Logan Shrubb balled out at Steel Valley while Breylen Carrington had his way against Penn-Trafford. Woodland Hills stunned Penn Hills while Greensburg Salem defeated Knoch by only one point. West Mifflin has not scored in their first two games of the season while Belle Vernon has not given up a point in their first two games. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coverthree-athletics/support

George Ferris aspired to build a structure for the 1893 World's Fair that could rival Paris's Eiffel Tower. And when the Ferris wheel debuted, newspapers hailed it as the eighth wonder of the world. The grandeur and success of the Ferris wheel paved the way for future theme parks. These fantastical spaces have become symbols of leisure and fun throughout the United States and offered innovators like George Ferris a chance to showcase attractions that pushed the boundaries of what's possible. On this episode, Steven speaks with Scott A. Lukas, an anthropologist, theme park consultant, and author of the books “Theme Park” and “The Immersive Worlds Handbook: Designing Theme Parks and Consumer Spaces.” Steven and Scott discuss the uniquely American history of theme parks and the ways they’ve influenced all kinds of public spaces.Here are some of the parks and rides – old and new – mentioned in this conversation: Coney Island, NY: https://theweek.com/captured/624918/vintage-photos-from-coney-island-yesteryearKennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA: https://www.wtae.com/article/in-photos-kennywood-park-then-and-now/7403416#The Void, Las Vegas, NV: https://www.thevoid.com/Listen ad-free on Wondery+ here.Support us by supporting our sponsors!ExpressVPN - Head to expressvpn.com/innovations and get an extra three months free with your first year.Athletic Greens - Get 20 free daily packs with your first package at athleticgreens.com/ai.

Brandon McCall joined the "Learning from Smart People" Podcast to talk about Learning in the 21st Century. Brandon is the principal and co-founder of Cornerstone Christian Preparatory Academy in West Mifflin, PA. During this episode Brandon shared the following: His personal story of starting a school (from a conceptual conversation to a functioning organization) Re-examining the definition of education and the process of learning The importance of being a lifelong learner The unique ways that people learn The core principles of learning (no matter your age) One tool for becoming a better communicator Looking retrospectively at the impact of what I'm doing The importance of communication in creating change You can find out more information about Cornerstone Christian Preparatory Academy using this contact information: Website: http://www.cornerstoneprep.net Phone: 412-466-1919 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CornerstonePrep Brandon's personal contact information: Twitter: @cornerstoneguy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandon.mccall.9 Instagram: @WearyYetPursuing Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-mccall-04539a2a/ Thanks for listening to Learning from Smart People! https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com Our "Subscribe" page shows many podcast platforms where you can follow the show. Follow us on social media: http://www.twitter.com/LFSPPodcast http://www.instagram.com/LFSPPodcast http://www.facebook.com/LFSPPodcast You can also use the “Contact” page on the “Learning from Smart People” website.

Join the Coaster Cuzzies along with their buddies Jeff and Matt as we confess our love for Kennywood Amusement Park located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

In this episode we take you to a mall hanging on by a thread in West Mifflin, PA. This is the History of the Century III MallThis weeks song is Confessions by Seanariohttps://open.spotify.com/artist/32Yn0GjBrFcYAvrd8jz6tF?si=t5dTf2B1TOeeP0eqKFdCcgSeanario Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanariomusicIf you would like to get a hold of us to suggest a mall or anything else you can find us here:Twitter: @historyofmalls Email: historyofmalls@gmail.comWebsite: https://historyofmalls.wixsite.com/historyofmallsDonate at paypal to: waygrimace@gmail.com

PAW35: PA Power Wrestling's Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle recap all the Holiday Tournament action including POWERade, Southmoreland, and West Mifflin. They are joined by POWERade Champ and OW Gabe Willochell of Latrobe. The pair also talk about Belle Vernon sophomore Cole Weightman's performance at the Trojan Wars and take a look ahead at weekend action. Take a listen today! Subscribe to the PA Power Podcast on Apple Podcasts and give us a review! Tune in on Spotify and follow @PAPowerWrestle for all your Pennsylvania Wrestling needs!

PAW35: PA Power Wrestling's Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle recap all the Holiday Tournament action including POWERade, Southmoreland, and West Mifflin. They are joined by POWERade Champ and OW Gabe Willochell of Latrobe. The pair also talk about Belle Vernon sophomore Cole Weightman's performance at the Trojan Wars and take a look ahead at weekend action. Take a listen today! Subscribe to the PA Power Podcast on Apple Podcasts and give us a review! Tune in on Spotify and follow @PAPowerWrestle for all your Pennsylvania Wrestling needs! Direct link for the visually impaired

Welcome to Episode 24 of Tapestry - this is a Pittsburgh-centric episode related to an upcoming event, but between my two guests, we cover a lot of ground. On this episode I sat down to interview Joshua Hartz, vocalist of God Hates Unicorns, a punk/industrial project, alongside Zac Rutter, a visual artist and activist here in Pittsburgh. Together they have combined forces to bring a charity event featuring local musicians and artists to Pittsburgh at the end of August in West Mifflin, PA. WARNING: this episode gets into all sorts of questionable topics, some which may be offensive to listeners. Have a listen at your own risk! God Hates Unicorns can be found on Facebook, Spotify, and their website: www.facebook.com/GodHatesUnicorns http://godhatesunicorns.com/ Zac's artwork can be seen on Facebook as well, or his website: www.facebook.com/zacrutterart https://www.zacharyrutterart.com/ Thanks to Sikes and the New Violence for lending a track for this episode: https://www.facebook.com/sikesandthenewviolence/ Topics of discussion for this episode: #activism #andywarhol #artgallery #battleofthebands #buildthescene #buttholesurfers #charity #charityshow #collaborative #community #counterculture #debutante #dickrock #foetus #freejazz #ggallin #godhatesunicorns #goldcastle #gothrock #hardcore #heavymetal #hippies #industrial #industrialpunk #keithharring #kingcrimson #leprosy #livepainting #local #localmusic #louiecastleandtherooks #moatrats #mural #nineinchnails #noise #noiserock #oi! #oingoboingo #painter #painting #petersteele #pittsburgh #pittsburghmusic #popart #punk #redfishbowl #ronaldmcdonald #roylichtensteinz #rush #scratch #sexpistols #sikesandthenewviolence #southhills #spreadlovearmy #tool #typeo #typeonegative #visualart #westmifflin #yngwiemalmstein #zacharyrutter #zacrutter

I’ve loved skateboarding since I was in 3rd grade. Over the years I’ve made friends through loving skateboarding that I still am friends with to this day. Although I haven’t stepped on a board in years, it’ll always be close to my heart. Friday is Go Skate Day so I thought it would only be right to speak with one of the OG’s. - This week, I sat down with Greg Pasquarella to talk about the complete history of OneUp Skateshop. OneUp Skateshop is an iconic fixture in the Pittsburgh skateboard scene. They opened in their West Mifflin location in 2003 and have been pushing ever since. Greg and I talk about how he got into skating, what the scene was like growing up, what skaters he looked up to, how he got introduced to OneUp, and how he eventually became the soul owner for the next decade. This whole episode tells the story of OneUp’s history and all the bullshit they had to deal with along the way. We talk about the Nike Dunk Days and how crazy that time was, what it’s like to see young shredders grow into pros, how he met Brandon McConnell, and how after 15+ years OneUp is still standing strong and doing dope shit for the skateboard community. - Brandon McConnell is the other Co Owner of One Up. I spoke with Brandon on episode 55 and we talked about how OneUp is doing today and what it’s like running a shop in this online world so after you check out how OneUp began, be sure to check out EP 55 to hear about what it’s like today. Thanks so much for listening! Buy from OneUp! Follow OneUp on Instagram Follow Greg on Instagram - Check out Payne Glasses at www.payneglasses.com MY WEBSITE IS LIVE. THERE IS BRAND NEW #ICYRB MERCH OUT NOW! CHECK IT OUT WWW.ILLCALLYOURIGHTBACK.COM - PLEASE TAKE A SECOND AND RATE AND REVIEW THIS PODCAST ON ITUNES! IT REALLY HELPS A INDEPENDENT PODCAST LIKE I'LL CALL YOU RIGHT BACK SO MUCH. THANKS IN ADVANCE - THIS PODCAST IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY STREETS ON CARSON GO CHECK THEM OUT AND TELL THEM ICYRB SENT YOU! Follow Streets on Instagram - Intro Music created by Ryan Drish (@realdrish) Follow us on Instagram - @illcallyourightback Follow us on Twitter - @ICYRBpodcast Like us on Facebook - I'll Call You Right Back Podcast

Hana Uman, program director for 412 Food Rescue, on the need for volunteers to help match perishable foods with people who are hungry.

EB and his family continue their EPIC road trip across the country. This week, they are podcasting from Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA! They're joined by the gang from "Theme Park Families" and tell us all about the rides, attractions (and food) that make this such a special and historical park. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   "Steel Curtain" coming to Kennywood A punk teenager throwing Hot Sause on riders at Cedar Point "Escape from Pompeii" catching fire at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Universal trademarking two new names. Could they be names for the 4th gate in Orlando? A small park in Iowa buying a major coaster, but not installing it.   We'll also hear some fantastic Live Trip Reports, Mike will review Twisted Timbers at Kings Dominion and we'll reveal new details about the upcoming Listener Meet-Up in Branson, MO!

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In our latest interview, we catch up with West Mifflin rapper Legenderry. During our conversation, we touch topics on like addiction, depression and even why the odd spelling of the name Legenderry?

Plane Talking UK Podcast Meet-up with Dave Abbey in NYC Arash Mahin's Ride to Conquer Cancer NEWS The Southwest flight that flew nonstop — to West Mifflin [27:46] What Do Pilots (Actually) Do on Long Flights? [32:09] Laptop Ban Update (ALPA) [38:14] Man drives through airport gate, makes it onto plane with backpack before being detained, authorities say [46:41] Incident: Malaysia A333 at Melbourne on May 31st 2017, possible hijack attempt averted by other passengers [49:02] ALERT Two US Air Force F-22 Raptors scrambled after man tried to enter American Airlines #AA31 cockpit [1:03:44] New Podcast! Go/No-Go [1:16:05] Andy - A320 Podcast [1:22:47] FEEDBACK Ian - Jeff's Retirement Plans? [1:26:00] John - Landing the Mad Dog [1:26:00] Alex - Firefighter-Paramedic [1:43:05] Nick - APG 5214 [1:47:44] JP - IRS/INS Calibration [1:51:15] Sean - Allegiant 436 / Outsourced maintenance [1:57:29] Plane Tails - The Ghost Fleet [2:17:16] Michael, Niki - The untold story of QF72 [2:38:09] VIDEO Audible.com Trial Membership Offer - Get your free audio book today! Give me your review in iTunes! I'm "airlinepilotguy" on Facebook, and "airlinepilotguy" on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com ATC audio from http://LiveATC.net Intro/Outro music by Tim Brown, BrownHouseMedia, iStockphoto.com Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2017, All Rights Reserved

Donna and Steve Dzurilla live in a single-story home on a quiet street in Lincoln Place. They’re just barely in the city limits, surrounded by neighboring West Mifflin. The walls of their home are lined with photos of places not far from their house, places that mean a lot to their families: the steel mills. Three black and white prints capture the furnace and a few of Homestead Works. A blue filling cabinet in the dining room came from an office at that facility where Steve’s dad worked for 35 years. His last job there was as a plate inspector. In the same room is a shadow box filled with Steve’s father’s old mill ID and glasses. “When I was in school in the ‘70s, every male member of my family worked in one mill or another – my dad, my brother and five or six uncles on both sides of the family,” he said. The couple has been together for 16 years – married for two. Steve, 55, works at a scrap processing plant and for the United Steel Workers Union where he's been a member for 21 years

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Herald-Standard arts and entertainment reporter Diana Lasko chats with Illusionist Michael Grandinetti, a West Mifflin native, who is bringing his brand of magic for a third season to the CW network's "Masters of Illusion."

Mike and EB have returned from from Dollywood and are back in-studio!   This week, they spend the First Drop segment going over all of the news they missed while out on the road... including a new roller coaster coming to Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2017!   In this week's Park Hopper segment, the guys turn their attention to Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA!   And, the guys review what happened after the Dollywood Meet-Up! It's a full review of a bunch of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg attractions including Alpine Coasters, Haunted Houses and MOONSHINE!   Plus, CoasterRadio.com Theater returns!   All this and much, much more!

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We're at the fourth and final stop on the Pennsylvania Amusement Park Roadtrip - Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA. Beautifully landscaped and designated as a National and State Historic Landmark, Kennywood features 31 major rides, including three wooden roller coasters, an antique carousel, the Phantom's Revenge steel coaster, the indoor Exterminator, three water rides, and 14 Kiddieland rides. The park also has 35 various games, as well as four gift shops and four arcades. The 2006 season features the new Swing Shot---a 32-seat swing thrill ride. The Pennsylvania Amusement Park Road Trip is brought to you by VisitPA.com.