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Hello folks. This week I sit down with Danny Rivera, a Paramedic for a fire company in Suffolk County, to talk about what it is like being the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 response on Long Island. Danny talks about what he is seeing on his ambulance calls, how his job has changed with the arrival of the pandemic, and what is going on in the Emergency Rooms of hospitals who are dealing with an unprecedented wave of COVID-19 patients. It's a good talk and I think you're going to love it.Thanks

Hello folks! I'm back with an episode that delves into the history of Typhoid Mary and what the country was like in 1906 during the Typhoid epidemic. If you have some free time during the quarantine, give it a listen and tell your friends! The Top 100 Songs of 1906 https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1906 Atlas Obscura Article on North Brother Island https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/north-brother-island Picture of Roosevelt at the Naval Review in Oyster Bay

Howdy Folks! This week I sit down with Democratic Congressional Candidate Melanie D'Arrigo who is challenging Tom Suozzi for his seat in NY's 3rd District, of which Oyster Bay is a part. Melanie and I discuss the challenges of running a campaign as a progressive candidate in a moderate district, as well as her position on the hot-button issues of the day, from Medicare For All, to Immigration, to the Second Amendment. There's some real thought-provoking stuff in there. I realize this talk may be a

Greetings fellow travelers! This week I sit down with Ted Bahr, owner of the Bahr gallery in Oyster Bay. We discuss psychedelic posters, the Grateful Dead, the 1960s, running an Amazon-proof business in Oyster Bay, and using your business as a vehicle to create a community for like-minded people. In 2018, Ted sold a successful media business and traded his desk for an art gallery. Now he collects and sells poster art from the psychedelic era at his gallery in Oyster Bay. Get in touch with Ted for a

Hello Oyster Bay! This week I sit down with Josh Lafazan, the young, energetic Nassau County legislator representing the 18th District, which includes the hamlet of Oyster Bay. Over the course of a 40 minute conversation, Josh and I discuss his meteoric rise in Nassau County politics, what it means to govern as an Independent in a world of increasingly divisive partisan rhetoric, the challenges of being the only millennial in the Nassau County legislature, his view of the political landscape and

Hi folks! This week I sit down with Oyster Bay's own Mike Putnam, and we do a deep dive on local ecology, bird-watching and geocaching. It's a great talk! Show notes, link loves, follow: http://www.nswildlifesanctuary.org/   (Shu Swamp) https://www.northshorelandalliance.org/humes-japanese-stroll-garden/ https://www.geocaching.com/account/welcome https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ruins-of-king-zog-s-estate https://www.nps.gov/sahi/index.htm http://www.nswildlifesanctuary.org/ Mike on

Hi folks! Episode 2 is out and it's a good one. Bobby Rehka, owner, head instructor and Zen master of motivation, spares some time to talk about martial arts, self-improvement and the challenges and rewards of running a karate school in Oyster Bay. It's a long talk, but there's a lot of good information in there. Give it a listen! http://www.oysterbaykarate.com/about.php https://seanstephenson.com/about/

First Episode! This is a podcast for and about the citizens of Oyster Bay NY. We cover news, politics, business and lifestyle with a local emphasis. This week: An interview with Danny Rivera, author, scuba instructor, EMT and local business owner. Show Notes: Danny's Web Site: http://goodlifedivers.com/ Goodlife Diver's FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/Goodlifedivers/ The Oyster Bay Arena Facebook Page: