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

October 12, 2025 26 mins

Halloween Season is upon us, and joining the program first to discuss all the tricks we need to avoid to keep everyone safe and full of treats are  Dr. Aamina S. Ahmed,  family medicine resident at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital, and Dr Gynis Ablon, a board-certified dermatologist.  Then Dr. Carl June, professor in immunotherapy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and director of the...

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Joining the program this morning to discuss what you need to know this Breast Cancer Awareness Month are Dr. Hunter Markle, Graduate Medical Resident with UPMC, Chelsey Hall, Senior Development Manager with the Northeast Region of the American Cancer Society, and Trish Layden, Owner of Model Behavior Beauty and Executive Ambassador Event Chair for Making Strides of South Central PA.  And then joining the program with the lates...

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September 28, 2025 30 mins

Joining the program this morning are Dr. Karisa Beebe, Breast Surgical Oncologist at Penn State Health, Marilyn B. Fuller-Smith, Breast Cancer Survivor, Dr. Valerie Fuller, President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Dr. Angela J. Lamb, a renowned dermatologist, and Imani, a Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) patient


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September 21, 2025 27 mins

Joining the program this morning are Fritzi Schreffler, Safety Press Officer with the PA Department of Transportation and Sheryl Delozier, PA State Representative with the 88th Legislative District as they discuss the importance of National Child Passenger Safety Week and other safety tips and laws to help get everyone home safely.

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September 14, 2025 31 mins

Joining the program this morning are Kathy Anderson-Martin, Development Manager with Midwest Food Bank of PA, Ming-Tai Huh,  Head of Food and Beverage for Square, Kenneth Mendez, CEO and President of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and Dr. Matthew Greenhawt, Chief Medical Officer with AAFA and board certified in pediatrics and allergy/immunology

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Joining the program this morning are Joanna Dennstaedt, Executive Director of Radiant Hope, Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz, Professor with the Department of Neurology, Movement Disorders and Director, USF Ataxia Research Center, Dr. Brendan Campbell, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Jakob Shaw, Manager of Strategic Initiatives with PETA


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Joining the program this morning are Victoria Macedonio, CEO & Founder of Hope and Hooves Rescue & Sanctuary, Brittany Benson, Lead Tax Research Analyst at The Tax Institute at H&R Block, Joanne Grossi, AARP state volunteer president emeritus, and Dr. Chrislyn Wood Nicholson, with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services

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Joining the program this morning are Brian King, Executive Vice President for U.S. Programs with Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Kate King, Immediate Past President of the National Association of School Nurses, Chelsey Wen, Senior Health Data Analyst, U.S. News & World Report, Michael J. Weiss, Co-Founder of Ai4, and Joshua Browder, Founder & CEO of DoNotPay

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Joining the program this morning are Shila Ulrich, CEO of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Celebrity Chef Josh Capon, and Dr. Sherma Morton, Advisor with Eleanor Health

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Joining the program this morning is Ann Shields, Development Director of Harrisburg - 
Make-A-Wish - Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley chapter as we discuss the impact Make-A-Wish has on those children having their wish granted, and how you can be a part of making an ill child's wish come true.  Then, Victor Wang, CEO of Stockpile joins the program with tips on smart credit choices and how families can he...

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Joining the program this morning are Shannon Lilienthal, lactation consultant with UPMC Harrisburg 
,Alicia Hilsher, an adoptive mother & author, and Lindsay Mondick, YMCA of the USA Director of Aquatics Safety

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Today's guests on the program are Dr. Jasmine Virk,  pediatrician with UPMC Hershey Pediatric Center, Preston Mitchum, Jr., Author and Founder of PMJ Foundation, and Dr. Keith Summa, Gastroenterologist with Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute

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Joining the program this morning are Toni Lynn Mark, Resource Development Director with the Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region, J.B. Simko, Chief Civil Society & Underage Prevention Officer for Philip Morris International U.S., and Hillery Hunter, Chief Technology Officer of IBM Infrastructure

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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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