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Love & Life with Lana & Dave

Lana Williams & David Vaccaro

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Love & Life with Lana & Dave is a podcast where logic is power and YOU take control of your own love & life. Lana Williams & David Vaccaro discuss Love & Life from friendships to dating and everything in between. Questions or comments? Reach us anytime at 800-894-2158
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Italian Impact Weekly is a local radio show in the Pittsburgh area which streams on a weekly basis. The host, Steve ’Stefano’ Mancini, has a great variety of guests from all over the world. The show has a lot of impactful stories, with a very uplifting atmosphere. As they say, it is informative and entertaining at the same time!
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Profiling remarkable people who are a little more under the radar than they deserve to be. Your host is Ben Yagoda, the author, co-author, or editor of fourteen books, including "Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English," due out in September 2024 from Princeton University Press. For each episode, Ben talks to someone who is an expert on and fascinated by the subject at hand.
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Send us a text Part 3 of a 3 part interview with long time friend and former co-worker of Lana’s, Will Kidd. Their friendship, working relationship, and an interesting journey through his crazy life (so far). Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We r…
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This week we flip the script a little. Payton Hostetler, the editor and one of the cameramen on the set of Fedeltà Soldati. Prigionieri, is in the studio to interview me at the same time I am interviewing him! It's a great time and we get to finally sit down and ask each other some good questions on the overall experience. So tune in, because this …
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Send us a text Part 2 of a 3 part interview with long time friend and former co-worker of Lana’s, Will Kidd. Their friendship, working relationship, and an interesting journey through his crazy life (so far). Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We r…
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This week I interview the great voice over actor, Tony Ruggieri. Tony is coming off of his most recent production as the narrator for the international documentary, Fedeltà Soldati. Prigionieri. In this episode, Tony and I talk all things Italian as well as Tony's career and desire to continue his dream of acting. To follow Tony, you can find him h…
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Send us a text Part 1 of a 3 part interview with long time friend and former co-worker of Lana’s, Will Kidd. Their friendship, working relationship, and an interesting journey through his crazy life (so far). Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We r…
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This week I interview Paolo Saltarello. We have a spirited conversation about everything from immigration to celebrating Columbus day. He hosts the Carosello Italiano Podcast with Paolo which offers a variety of Italian American melodies and classic American songs in Italian along with sharing information on Italian culture, including historical st…
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Since 2016, Steve Wasserman has been publisherof Heyday, an independent, nonprofit press founded in Berkeley, California, where he lives. He graduated from his home town school, UC Berkeley, and his past positions include serving as deputy editor of the op-ed page and opinion section of the Los Angeles Times; editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Re…
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My guest is the legendary journalist Rem Rieder. Over the course of more than five decades, he's had positions at both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the late, lamented Philadelphia Bulletin, the Miami Herald, and the Washington Post. He was also the longtime media columnist for USA Today and editor of the American Journalism Review. His subject is …
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This week I interview the great Anthony Giacchino! Anthony is an Oscar® & Emmy® award winning filmmaker living in Brooklyn, NY. His film, COLETTE, won Best Documentary Short Subject at the 2021 Academy Awards. We have a wonderful discussion on why and how Italian-American film makers can reshape America's perception of the Italian community. He is …
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Jason Zengerle is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, where he covers politics and national affairs. He previously wrote for at GQ, New York Magazine, and the New Republic. He’s working on a book tentatively titled Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind. His subject is Sonny Vacc…
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This week's guest is the great Joe Ingrassia! Joe is an Executive Board Member at the Columbus Piave Club, where he plays a vital role in welcoming new members and organizing memorable events. An avid foodie, Joe has a passion for culinary adventures, always on the lookout for new flavors and experiences. He's also a cocktail connoisseur, skilled i…
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This week I had the privilege of interviewing Stephen Riggio. Stephen is the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Barnes & Noble (2002-2012). For over forty years he was a key leader transforming the single flagship New York location into a national retailer that expanded into e-commerce and book publishing. He has served on the boards of the Na…
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In this episode, I had the chance to interview one of the greats in Italian-American radio: Mr. Tony Marotta! Tony and I had a great conversation on everything from family to Italian music. Tony has been on the radio for decades, operating out of Cleveland. Tony knows what it takes to last in radio and having started at a young age, he is truly one…
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Glenn Kenny was the chief film critic of Premiere magazine for almost half of its existence, and today he reviews movies for the New York Times. Roger Ebert.com, and the Decider. He’s the author of The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface and Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas. On this episode, he talks about Thelma Schoonmaker, three-time winner o…
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This week I am joined by Chris Vaccaro. Chris is a journalist, an author of 10 books, a professor, a two-time Emmy Award winner and nine-time Edward R. Murrow Award winner. In this episode, we discuss the importance of Italian culture and how Chris rediscovered his roots and made it a priority to instill those Italian values he learned growing up i…
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This week's guest is David Sciamanna. David is on the Board of Directors for the Historic Letterkenny Chapel and Franklin County Veterans and 9/11 Memorial Park Foundation. (https://www.veterantrailpa.org/) David and I discuss the story of the Letterkenny chapel in Chambersburg, PA. Built by Italian POW's during the second world war, it stands an i…
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Send us a text Just a brief summary of life as a DJ being me from the 80s up to now. ~Lana Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us…
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This week we interview the very talented, Danielle Pastin, both an accomplished opera singer and business owner. We talk to Danielle about how her Italian roots and upbringing shaped her career choice. Coming from a military and musical family that was very close, Danielle developed her passion for music and love for family. As her bio notes, "With…
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Brian Fairbanks is the author of Willie, Waylon and the Boys, How Nashville Outsiders Change Country Music Forever. Previously, he was an investigative reporter at Gawker and The Consumerist. He's also written for The Guardian, The New York Observer, and many other publications, and is the author of Wizards: David Duke, America's Wildest Election, …
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Send us a text A quick overview of MBTI and what makes it useful, with a spotlight on my own type and some discussion about understanding ourselves and finding our tribe. Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re av…
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This week I interview Ray Guarini, Director of the Italian Enclaves Historical Society. Ray and I had a wonderful discussion about how the old neighborhoods had a lasting impact on future generations, without even realizing it at the time. However, as the older generations have passed on, it is imperative the younger generations maintain and even s…
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Send us a text Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: “@lanaanddave”, and call us with quest…
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This week in keeping with our theme of supporting small businesses, we interview Mike and Jenny Modugno, the owners of The Bridgeside Market. These two have a love for the Italian culture and it shows in how they operate their business and treat customers. Filled with family traditions, they are the epitome of Italian culture.…
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For this bonus episode, The Lives They're Living presents a piece done in an earlier iteration of the show, a profile of Newton M. Minow. The date we're going live is significant, for on Thursday, June 27, presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump will engage in in a debate. More than any other person, Mr. Minow was responsible for the ins…
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"Brilliant," "enigmatic" and "elusive" are just some of the adjectives that have been used to describe Elaine May, but there is no doubt that she has been one of the most influential figures in film and comedy over her nearly seven-decade career. The. guest on this episode, Carrie Courogen, has written the first comprehensive biography of May, Miss…
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This week we had the opportunity to speak with Sean Stellato. Sean is a sports agent, motivational speaker, and author. It turns out, he is also a passionate family man and very proud of his Italian roots. Sean gives us a lot of insight into what makes him a very successful pro-athlete turned agent. Sean is also the author of 4th and Long The Odds:…
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Send us a text Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: “@lanaanddave”, and call us with quest…
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In this week's episode, we interview several small business owners. If you are in the Pittsburgh area, we encourage you to check them out: 1. Sam Tanner head of marketing the Juicery - check them out here at: https://www.juiceryatoakmont.com/ 2. Cassandra Ross owner of Wild Rosemary - https://www.instagram.com/wildrosemary_herbal/?img_index=1 3. Dr…
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Send us a text Friendship discussion: Where we make them, how we keep them, and how important it is to view them in a healthy way. Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or w…
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In this week's episode, we interview Tom Ficara. Tom is very proud of his Italian roots and has had a successful career in the entertainment business since the early 1970's. He has owned and operated the TVS Television Network, the fourth-oldest commercial broadcast network in the USA, since 1990. He also owns and has operated the RKO Unique Record…
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Adrienne LaFrance is the executive editor of The Atlantic; her profile of the subject of this episode, "The Godfather of American Comedy," appears in the magazine's June 2024 issue. Before joining The Atlantic in 2014, she worked as a reporter for WBUR, Hawaii Public Radio, Honolulu Weekly, and Nieman Journalism Lab. Albert Brooks is a wildly talen…
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This week we interview the great Italian-American author, Dr. Stephanie Longo. Stephanie shares her passion for the Italian culture and what inspired her to write several books. We also learn of the rich traditions of Italians in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Her books include: Italians of Northeastern Pennsylvania (2004), Italians of Lackawanna Count…
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Send us a text A logical discussion of what to do with what we think we're fans of vs. who celebrities might actually be Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever yo…
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Steve Stoliar has been a professional writer for more than 40 year. For television, he wrote episodes of Murder She Wrote, Simon & Simon, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, and others. Before that, while a student at UCLA, he was Groucho Marx’s personal secretary and archivist and later wrote a book based on that experience, Raised Eyebrows.The book is cu…
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This week we interview Dr. Alan Perry a professor of Italian Studies at Gettysburg College. This interview provides a fascinating look into why we continue to celebrate our Italian heritage. We also discuss various facets regarding the Italian Prisoners of War who were kept here in the US. This is a very insightful and enjoyable interview that you …
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Send us a text Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: “@lanaanddave”, and call us with quest…
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Send us a text Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: “@lanaanddave”, and call us with quest…
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In this weeks episode we discuss the upcoming documentary - Fedeltà. A very inspiring look at the experience of Italian Prisoners of War who came to America as "prisoners" but left as soldiers! It has an expected release date of early July 2024: Catch the trailer and feel free to support this wonderful documentary: https://www.gofundme.com/f/docume…
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David Bianculli has been the TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air since 1987, and is currently a professor of television studies at Rowan University in New Jersey. His books include Teleliteracy: Taking Television Seriously, and Dangerously Funny, The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Among his many other accomplishments, Mason Willia…
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist whose writing has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, New York, the Daily Beast, and many other publications. Her documentary film awards include an Independent Spirit Award for directing IFC's Keep the River on Your Right and an Emmy nomination for HBO's Finis…
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Gene Seymour spent years working for big-city newspapers as a reporter and movie and jazz critic. He's the author of a young adult history, Jazz, the Great American Art. These days, he lives in Philadelphia and contributes mightily on a remarkable range of subjects from baseball to crime novels and many steps in between to The Nation, book forums, …
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Michael Tisserand is a Minnesota-based writer whose books include Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White. It's the Eisner Award-winning biography of the creator of the classic comic strip Krazy Kat. Jules Feiffer was born in 1929. He's probably most famous for the comic strip he contributed weekly to The Village Voice for more than 40 ye…
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This week we interview Pat Pecora. With strong roots garnered through his Italian family traditions, Pat takes this approach to his players. As a result, he has been very successful. In fact, he is nine halls of fame: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame-East Boro Chapter (1994), Cambria County Sports (1998) West Liberty State (W.Va.) College Halls of …
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This week we interview Bruce Wawrzyniak. Bruce is the host and creator of Catholic Sports Radio. He was born and baptized Catholic, has spent the majority of his professional career working in sports, and is a veteran broadcaster and podcaster. In fact, Bruce worked for ten seasons for a National Hockey League team doing public relations, the last …
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Send us a text Support the show Join us- subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you have, tell one friend, and show them how to subscribe! We reside at www.lanaanddave.com, we’re available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: “@lanaanddave”, and call us with quest…
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In this week's episode, we interview Jack Teitz, the President of the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Jack is a former Big-10 referee with a lot of interesting stories, as well as being the President, Jack provides a lot of entertainment in this episode. As was mentioned in the show, if you are interested in learning more a…
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This week we interview Anna Harsh. Anna is an expert on traditional Italian folk dances, among other dance styles. As she states, "I am a dancer, writer and a creative soul." In this interview we talk about how she travels throughout Italy to learn various dance styles and then shares this knowledge through classes, her books, and instruction. This…
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AJ is back with his latest song, "Lucky Loser". One we think is heading to the charts...check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOrO8ac1ZisAnd, And, as usual, this is a wonderful interview with a true up and coming star who is passionate about both his faith and his Italian culture. Enjoy the interview, then go enjoy the song!…
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