WHATAWEEKPODCAST

Happy New Year! ”Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Michael Jordan The Scranton Knights just took home the big WIN at this past Lynett Tournament. They were gracious enough to come on and talk about teamwork, friendship, and family. We hope you all enjoy this one, this group of friends are Champions through and through.

Rob Mifka is a former American Military, and a former Corrections Officer at Lackawanna County Prison, and now he can add Podcast Host to that resume. He has a new Podcast "THE PRISON EXPERIENCE", where he interviews former inmates, Corrections Officers, Law Enforcement to give a nuanced, behind the scenes look at the prison industry and firsthand experiences of those who work within, or are in prisons. We hope you enjoy this one and make sure to go subscribe to "THE PRISON EXPERIENCE". https://youtube.com/channel/UCMfAUojkOOhJn4IhYryJopA

What is the story behind the 1974 Carbondale PA UFO Incident This clip was taken from WAW Episode 19 with the UFBros.

“If music be the food of love, play on.” – William Shakespeare This week we welcome Eyal, Brody, and Adian of THE BIG BREAK music contest. www.thebigbreakcontest.com The Big Break began as a competition for Colorado bands for a prize of winning a fully-produced music video from producer Eyal Filkovsky. The contest was created by Denver's Trevor O'Connor of Trevor Rocks Denver, and Eyal Filkovsky. The Big Break is now located in Pennsylvania to give a local band a chance to win BIG.

WE WANT TO BELIEVE!!! We give thanks this Thanksgiving week to the locally unexplained! Join us as we talk with some of the NEPA experts on Ufology, the UFBros. Frank, Brian, and Shane were kind enough to come in on their day off at Loyalty Barber Shop to discuss local UFO mythology, namely the Carbondale UFO incident of 1974. We here at WHAT A WEEK! hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Honey badgers and Moms don't give damn! With the Scranton School District still on strike, we decided to sit down and have a chat with Breeda Cronin Holmes, Mother, Tax Payer, Teacher as well as vocal advocate. It was such an interesting chat to hear from the side of the citizen taxpayer. We talk about spirituality, growing up the child of immigrant parents, and all things Scranton School District. Make sure to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube.

It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to run for any office, but Scranton's Ty Holmes has it in spades. In a very difficult period of time for the residents of Scranton in regards to the Scranton School District, Ty Holmes had a higher calling to run for School director. He is a veteran of two branches of the United States Military and brings with him a common sense, pragmatic approach to working together to right the past of the district for the teachers, but most importantly, the students. We hope you enjoy this discussion. Make Scranton School District Great Again!

There has been a lot of Back and Forth between Congressional Candidate Teddy Daniels and Scranton Times - Tribune Columnist Chris Kelly over the years. Hosted at Pane’s Garage on Larch St. in Scranton, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with these 2 proud Americans with vastly differing opinions. Everything remained relatively pleasant and both of them actually shook hands afterwards. We hope that you enjoy their talk and gain some insight on how they think, but most importantly, how they were both willing to come together and talk it out. Teddy and Chris should be be commended for their willingness to sit and have a civilized conversation about important issues.

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick.

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick.

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick.

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick.

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick.

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick.

Taken from Episode 15 with Tom Borthwick.

It takes a lot to be an educator, and Tom Borthwick has A LOT to offer! This week we have Tom Borthwick as our guest. Tom has been an educator and advocate for over a decade. He is an accomplished teacher, author, and former school board member at the Scranton School District. He is currently running for the Scranton School Board, among a field of other great candidates. Tom doesn’t pull any punches and actually has solutions to go along with criticisms. We talk in depth about the systematic failures throughout the years, current WTF problems, and his shared compromises to bring the School District back to it’s once great place to work and learn. Make Scranton School District Great Again!

This weeks guest is Cade Levinson, member of The Larouche Organization. The sole purpose of The LaRouche Organization (TLO) is the dissemination of the ideas of Lyndon LaRouche and the spread of his life’s work, his analytical and scientific method of thinking, with the intention of realizing the solutions he offered to the many crises now facing mankind. This episode is just a MIND BLOWER for simpletons like us. We delve into philosophy, economic systems, history, a little "tin foil hat" topics, and what we could possibly do to better mankind. At many points through our conversation all of us were dumbstruck with the scope and knowledge of Cade. We hope you have a look and listen and check out what they are all about at https://laroucheorganization.nationbuilder.com/

This weeks guest is Navy Veteran, Victim Advocate, HR Director for the city of Scranton, mother to a beautiful daughter, and all around bad ass American, Amber Viola. Amber and her experiences make her a uniquely compelling guest as we discuss her military experience, piloting an aircraft carrier, our ability/inability to get along, red vs blue, and the ignored consequences of mandates.

A BONUS EPISODE! Sorry that we only have the camera audio because our recording got screwed up. Here is a bonus episode of the first half with Shila Nathan.

This week we have the incomparable Shila Nathan on our show! Shila has been a fixture in radio personalities all over the country for the last 15 years. From her work with Danny Bonaduce, fighting Octomom, and being on one of the top rated afternoon drive time shows in Chicago. She is a geyser of knowledge, experience, and humor. We are grateful that she came in to blow our minds, not once, but twice.

This weeks guests are State Representative Rosemary Brown from the 189th District, and Distracted Driving Advocate Eileen Miller. Eileen lost her son, Paul in a 2010 Distracted Driving crash and has been a fierce advocate for common sense legislation. Representative Brown has been in the Pennsylvania State Legislature since 2010, and like Eileen has been a forceful advocate for change. On this episode we discuss how arduous the legislative process can be, and the hopeful passing of HB 37. We are very grateful to have these two amazing individuals in studio with us to tell their story’s and share their experiences.

This is from What A Week! Episode #10

This is from What A Week Episode #10

This is from What A Week! Episode #10