People And Perspectives Podcast

People And Perspectives Podcast

THE CENTRAL PA PEOPLE AND PERSPECTIVES PODCAST features Jenna Clay and Christine Ricci who each week discuss a topic that affects the people of Central PA. They interview everyone from community leaders to health professionals to politicians as they dig deep into whatever topic that week’s show covers.

Episodes

July 13, 2025 29 mins

Joining the program this morning are Govan Martin, Chair & Executive Director, Suicide Prevention Alliance, Jen Hynes, CEO, Team Care Behavior Health & Co-Chair of Dauphin County ASPIRE, Dr. Said Beydoun, Professor and Division Chief of Neuromuscular Medicine, at the Department of Neurology at Keck Medicine of USC, and Shanaz, who lives with generalized myasthenia gravis 

 

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Joining the program this morning are Mary Bach, Consumer Advocate and Volunteer with AARP’s Fraud Watch and Kathleen Kleinert, Victim of a Romance Scam as we discuss the growing business of romance scams and how to protect yourself and loved ones from becoming a target.

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Joining the program this morning are Dr. Yesmean Wahdan, OB-GYN and Medical Affairs Head for Women’s Health with Bayer, Dr. Jane Wilcox, Associate Chief of Cardiology, Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Dr. Aprel Barnes, Pediatrician, Patsy Schanbaum, Mother of a Meningitis Survivor, and Dr. Carl Hill, Chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for the Alzheimer's Association (actual Air Date 6/29)
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Today's guests on the program are Brett Thackara, Daybreak Meteorologist and Good Day P-A Co-Host with WHTM abc27, Bob Keefe, E2 Executive Director, and Ankit Rastogi, Director of Research at Advocates for Trans Equality

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In recognition of Dairy Month, Dave Smith, Executive Director of the PA Dairymen’s Association joins the program to discuss all the health benefits to consuming milk and how it's driving the Pennsylvania economy from our dairy farmers to stores and all the hard workers needed in-between to get our dairy products from point A to point B.  Then Dr. Matthew Elias, pediatric cardiologist in the Cardiac Center at Children's H...

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Joining the program this morning are Kim McKonly, Co-founder of Beauty After Bruises, Elizabeth Adams, USPS Occupational Safety and Health Safety Awareness Specialist, and Lindsay Mondick, YMCA of the USA Director of Aquatics Safety

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Joining the program this morning is Trooper Megan Frazer, Public Information Officer with the Pennsylvania State Police and Fritzi Schreffler, Safety Press Officer with the PA Department of Transportation to discuss a new law taking effect this week and what it means for drivers.  Then, Elisabeth Wright Burak, Senior Fellow at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children & Families ...

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Today's guests on the program are Romy Drucker, Education Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation, Dr. Charmain Jackman, licensed psychologist and spokesperson for the Ad Council, Laura Dunn, Highway Safety Specialist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Dr. Brendan Campbell, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Andria Yu, Motorcycle Safety Expert ...

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Joining the program this morning first is Adele Philippides, Committee Member of Camp Hill Bee City as she and Christine discuss the upcoming World Bees Day and why Bees are so vital to our ecosystem.  Then, MJ DeSousa, Audiologist and Director of Patient Experience with Beltone addresses the growing concern with young people facing hearing loss and tips to prevent it.  And finally, Dr. Larry Karsh,  co-founder of Th...

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Joining the program this morning are Dr. John Goldman, Infectious Diseases Specialist with UPMC and Michelle Smiley, Sr. Community Affairs Specialist & Highmark Walk for A Healthy Community Director

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Joining the program this morning are Laurel Spagnolo, Director of Development and Community Engagement  with Sadler Health and Victor Wang, CEO of Stockpile, along with Natalie Smith, Senior Marine Biologist and Master Reef Guide with GBR Biology and Mark Olsen, Great Barrier Reef Advocate and CEO of Tourism Tropical North Queensland.


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Joining the program this morning is Nancy J. Chavez, Founder and Executive Director or Randi’s House of Angels as she discusses how they are working to help children who may be victims of domestic violence in South Central PA, and how you can help with the mission.  Then Dina Lamdany, Senior Product Manager for Roblox, joins the program to discuss gaming safety and what parents can do to help keep their kids in check.&nb...

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Joining the program first this morning are Tom Zimmerman, Co-Founder of Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania and Jason Viscount, owner and chef at Greystone Brewhouse and Derby Day Co-Chair as they update us on the latest happenings with the Veterans Grove Community and the fundraiser aiding in the mission of helping the homeless Veteran population in our area.  Then Monica Mohindra, Director of the Veterans History Project at th...

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Joining the program first this morning is Julie Walker, Founder and President of the Peyton Walker Foundation as she and Christine discuss Sudden Cardiac Arrest and how the Peyton Walker Foundation is working to bringing the staggering statistic of deaths attributed to SCA down.  Then, John Lehr, President & CEO of Parkinson’s Foundation and Dr. Kathleen Blake, Person living with Parkinson’s disease join the pr...

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Joining the program this morning is Aimee Inama, PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services press officer as she and Christine discuss the upcoming Real ID requirement set for next month for certain travel within the U.S. and entry into federal buildings and other military bases and what people would need in its place if they don't update their license or other ID to a Real ID. Then, Alison Flores, Manager with The Tax Institute a...

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 Joining the program this morning are Will Foster, Executive Director of Dauphin County CASA and Jaime Wetzel, CASA volunteer  to discuss the newest CASA advocates to be sworn in and it's upcoming Once Upon A Time event, and how it all benefits the children in Dauphin County the non-profit, Dauphin County CASA supports. Then, Mike Van Bree, President of the Non-Profit American Ladder Institute joins the program to discuss...

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Joining the program this morning are Nicole Hockley, co-founder and co-CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, Alice Little Caldwell, a former myeloma patient and volunteer with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Mark Rodriguez, CPO and President of the American Board of Certification, Sydney Ezell, Certified Prosthetist Orthotist, and Scott Miller, USPS Safety and Health Awareness Specialist.

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and joining the program this morning to discuss what you need to know about it are Dr. Christine Molmenti, scientific advisor to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, DeeDee West, colorectal cancer survivor, and Dr. Liana Tsikitis, with the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer State Chair of Oregon.  Then Pamela K. Gavin, the chief executive officer of the National Organization...

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Joining today's program is Mary Bach, Consumer Advocate and Volunteer with AARP’s Fraud Watch as we discuss what you need to know to be prepared ahead of the loss of a spouse or parent and potential scams to be on the watch for.

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Joining the program this morning are Trooper Megan Frazer, Public Information Officer with the Pennsylvania State Police and Fritzi Schreffler, Safety Press Officer with the PA Department of Transportation as we discuss important roadway safety information all should be aware of during this month of March and beyond.

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