Our Erie

WARNING: This episode contains an abundance of expletives. This week, in the Season 3 finale, co-hosts unpack the definition of leadership, the local debate around how to achieve community safety and policing, and recent Erie City Council events you may have missed! Marty brings her definition of leadership to the table to start unpacking the real roles local elected officials play in political, economic and social systems. Do we have leaders in elected office or merely managers? Lydia and Marty reflect on their reactions to the recent debate in Erie City Council and achieving community safety through additional funding/new hires to the Erie Police Department. Both hosts are especially concerned with the commentary of several of the more seasoned members of Council and the attitudes implied by their words and actions on June 15th (view whole meeting recording here (12) City Council Meeting | June 15, 2022 - YouTube) As Our Erie co-hosts close their third season, they reflect on empathy, compromise, finding common ground, and rooting dialogue in shared values. Co-hosts also encouraged listeners to share their ideas for season 4 and a new summer segment: "Out & About" Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Lydia and Marty are joined by Allison Jones, creator of the popular website and Instagram "Lake Erie Vegan." Sometimes it can feel like Erie is stuck in time, so we discuss how Erie transplants/boomerangs often move our region forward, and Allison shares exciting news about upcoming Erie Veg Fest and other events! -- Find Allison on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lakeerievegan/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakeerievegan/?fbclid=IwAR2ETlumYbPIiR6G3UTy0mc0TBw2F_Parj-PiHkbq8OK14q-uiOjFuDoQNo Website: https://www.instagram.com/lakeerievegan/?fbclid=IwAR2ETlumYbPIiR6G3UTy0mc0TBw2F_Parj-PiHkbq8OK14q-uiOjFuDoQNo Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Marty & Lydia are joined by Ariel Phillips, a fellow Edinboro University Alum and current Assistant Director of Admissions for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Ariel and the hosts process their own experiences with "diversity, equity and inclusion" and unpack what intersectionality means personally and systemically, especially in higher education. But most importantly, this trio dives into their shared love of Harry Potter and experiences as oldest siblings. Listen now & join the conversation! --  Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week Our Erie is joined by Dr. Adrienne Dixon, President and CEO of Sarah Reed Children's Center. Dr. Dixon helps identify the connection between individual trauma, community trauma, systemic disadvantage and policy decisions. From school shootings to the debate around Roe v Wade, community trauma affects us all. Listen now & join the conversation! -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Our Erie hosts are joined by Cole Schenley, Co-Chair of Erie's Democratic Socialists of America chapter. Cole helps unpack and debunk the myths around socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America, as well as demystifying the process of forming a Union and the power of collective bargaining (from Amazon and Starbucks to schools and small businesses). As the manager of a local comic book store, the conversation naturally wraps up with a discussion of favorite superheroes and real-life super villains. Listen now & join the conversation! -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Chelsea Oliver, candidate for PA Representative District 4, joins Our Erie to discuss making your own path in community and leading from a place of love. Chelsea Oliver website: https://www.votechelseaoliver.com/ Corry Young Professionals Network: https://www.facebook.com/CorryYPN City of Corry Farmers Market returns June 3, 2022. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Our Erie is joined by the Senior Director of Field Offices for the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Dylanna Grasinger. Dylanna helps unpack Erie’s noteworthy history of refugee resettlement, the typical resettlement process, and what we (don’t) know about how Ukrainian resettlement will go. Dylanna also discusses the ins and outs of beekeeping, bulldog rescuing, self-care and the formula for success! -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Our Erie discusses growing up in Christianity, attending Catholic School, and how religion can be used as a space for social change or cultural/economic warfare. Other highlights: -Best thing about being human -The awesomeness of nuns Share your ideas and feedback at ourerie@gmail.com or on social media at @OurErieSeries. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Our Erie is joined by Josh Fleitman, Western PA Manager for CeaseFirePA, a statewide organization committed to advocacy for gun violence prevention. Hosts and guest unpack the complex issue of gun violence which affects communities across Pennsylvania. Scratching the surface of underlying issues involved in gun violence - from mental health, trauma, systemic and historical disadvantage, and unprecedented access to guns in the United States. Don't miss assessments of local electeds and their stances on common sense gun violence prevention policy and personal stories of connections to gun violence. Our Erie believes our community deserves more than bandaids on bullet wounds. Our Erie urges listeners to take time and care in listening to this episode - as this topic address gun violence, suicide, and loss - all of which can be triggering. Listen at your own pace. And join the conversation by emailing us your feedback at ourerie@gmail.com or on social media at @OurErieSeries -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week Our Erie is joined by special guest Sarah Young, a garden enthusiast and coordinator of agricultural programming for refugees in Erie. Listen as we "dig" into the importance of gardening, supporting local farmers, the benefits of being outdoors, and whether people are born with green thumbs or if that skill can be "grown." And let your love "grow" for reality dating shows when we take a short tangent to discuss trash TV, hobbies, disc golf, and more! Join the conversation on social media and share what plants you'll be growing this season or other ways you enjoy the outdoors! Let's talk! Share your ideas and feedback at ourerie@gmail.com or on social media at @OurErieSeries. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

Join the conversation with just the hosts this week. This episode, hosts Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe reflect on aspects of Women's History Month and the impact gendered prejudice recorded history. Share your ideas and feedback at ourerie@gmail.com or on social media at @OurErieSeries. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

Marty & Lydia are joined by Ethan Hayden, local community organizer, musician, and co-founding member of Erie Participatory Defense, part of a mutual aid network of groups across the country committed to supporting people in the criminal legal system - to get “time saved” instead of “time served.” Share your ideas and feedback at ourerie@gmail.com or on social media at @OurErieSeries. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

Hosts Lydia Laythe and Marty Nwachukwu are joined by Local Filmmaker, and Our Erie Co-producer, John C. Lyons. This week, the hosts discuss how movies are made, how what people do for work can affect their television preferences, and most importantly ….. which streaming platforms do people actually pay for??? Wanna check out that awesome movie John made:  “Unearth” (2021) On the brink of bankruptcy and desperate to save his family, George Lomack (Marc Blucas) leases his farmland to a natural gas company despite the stern warnings of his neighbor, Kathryn Dolan (Adrienne Barbeau). Once the drilling operation begins, the bonds between the two families are fractured as their farms are transformed into a dusty, noisy hellscape. As the tension grows above ground, the fracking chemicals and explosions unleash a long-dormant organism deep beneath the earth's surface, releasing it into the groundwater. The elders soon become shadows of their former selves while the children are forced to grapple with a fight for survival against a slow-burrowing terror affecting their minds, bodies, and the very nature surrounding them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B097H1CQPB/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r "I was disappointed when I didn't see John dancing in a field (someone had told me that he'd gotten into dance). In spite of that omission, I did enjoy this film. I recommend it. Maybe he'll dance in the next one ...." - Marty Nwachukwu (2022) Wanna check out that awesome artist Lydia mentioned:  Ramy Essam “The Singer of the Egyptian Revolution” -  https://www.npr.org/2011/03/15/134538629/ramy-esam-the-singer-of-the-egyptian-revolution Album “Rasala Ela Magles El Amn” (2017) - https://open.spotify.com/album/3N5aSKsIvJn6mjWi7E4euO?si=dR8evQyHQi--No2cEe6ung "I really like the 'Segn Bel Alwan' song"  - Marty Nwachukwu (2022) Questions for the listeners: What stories do you think need to be told? Do you have a story that you want to share with the community? And how do you share your stories? And how can we help? Share your ideas and feedback at ourerie@gmail.com or on social media at @OurErieSeries. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

With Our Erie experiencing some internal shifts at the end of 2021, this first episode of 2022 was the perfect time to reflect. Hosts Marty & Lydia reflected on what they're unplugging from and - more importantly - what they're plugging back into. Taking a beat to reflect is a natural process at the beginning of every year, so this week hosts unpacked previous episodes, social media consumption, mental health, freedom in play, and the value in "taking a beat." Tune in & share your ideas and feedback at ourerie@gmail.com or on social media at @OurErieSeries. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

In this short episode, join Marty & Lydia as they return from their holiday breaks and unpack the duality of Thanksgiving, the ability to tolerate discomfort, collective memory & policy. For more information on the complex history of Thanksgiving, check out this recent Smithsonian article: How to Tell the Thanksgiving Story on Its 400th Anniversary | History | Smithsonian Magazine For a brief overview on Distress Tolerance, check out this link: www.goodtherapy.org/blog/distress-tolerance-dialectical-behavior-therapy-0117134 -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu, DaVona Pacley and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries -- We appreciate you for listening to the Our Erie podcast! Peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

This week, Our Erie hits the streets to unpack the situation at Erie Strayer, diving deeper into the history of union organizing and the power of collective bargaining, and more! Listen in and then join the fight with Ironworkers Rising and our local #IW851 -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu, DaVona Pacley and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries -- We appreciate you for listening to the Our Erie podcast! Peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

Every election there's an issue that takes centerstage in public conversation. This year, the issue that turned out thousands of people across America to the polls, was Critical Race Theory (CRT). Join the conversation as we talk about the origin of CRT, current debates, and as always, how legal, institutional, and cultural systems closely impact people in their everyday lives. -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu, DaVona Pacley and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries -- We appreciate you for listening to the Our Erie podcast! Peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

Season 03 is here! Our Erie hosts Marty Nwachukwu, Lydia Laythe and DaVona Pacley are unpacking the 2021 Election that surprised many, disappointed some - and, for over 60% of registered voters in Erie County, was forgotten completely. The hosts will chat with the following guests, who ran for Erie School Board, City Council and County Executive. Here's the line up:  Candidates for Erie School Board  21:00: Daria Devlin  38:30: Leatra Tate  57:20: Zakaria Sharif 1:10:20: Lauren Gillespie  Candidates for Erie City Council 1:25:00: Liz Allen  1:43:40: Jasmine Flores  Candidate for Erie County Executive  2:02:20: Dr. Tyler Titus -- Stay tuned for our Patreon page. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu, DaVona Pacley and Lydia Laythe. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries -- We appreciate you for listening to the Our Erie podcast! Peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

When is the last time that you truly let yourself feel? In this final episode, hosts Marty, Lydia and DaVona have an open-hearted conversation about all the things starting with grief and loss; honoring our emotions, and the use of mindfulness. Lastly, the hosts collectively do a mindfulness exercise to create a poem. Tune in! -- Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Click here to support us and as always, thank you for listening to the Our Erie podcast :) -- Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu, DaVona Pacley and Lydia Laythe. Funding provided by United Way of Erie and Ember+Forge. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries -- We appreciate you for listening to the Our Erie podcast! Peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support

How do people manage controversy in a culture that is sometimes too unforgiving and profit-driven? In this week's episode, hosts DaVona, Lydia, and Marty talk about how social and systemic accountability play into different aspects of life, from media and healthcare to the markets. -- Don't forget, we will be hosting our 2nd book club discussion on Friday, May 21st at 6:30 pm! To join the episode, sign up here. Your support helps us to continue creating episodes and leveling up the podcast! Click here to support us and as always, thank you for listening to the Our Erie podcast :) -- Continue the conversation at https://msha.ke/ourerieseries This podcast is produced by John C. Lyons, Marty Nwachukwu, DaVona Pacley and Lydia Laythe. Funding provided by United Way of Erie and Ember+Forge. Music by LiteShado. -- Like & Follow us on: Instagram - @ourerieseries Facebook - @ourerieseries -- We appreciate you for listening to the Our Erie podcast! Peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourerieseries/support