Dr. Platko knew from an early age that she wanted to work with animals. Throughout highschool and college she worked at a nearby vet's office and when the time came to choose a career, her choice was easy. After vet school she relocated to Wayne County after falling in love with the town. Twenty years later, Dr. Platko has opened her own office. During the interview, she talks about making difficult decisions as a vet, the rewards of working with animals the loves, and some of the more unusual a...
Mar 26, 2020•33 min
Sasha's parents came to the United States in the 1980s from Poland and Germany. They met at an English Language class in New Jersey and shortly after moving to Wayne County PA, they had Sasha. Sasha immediately took after her mother's love of music, and by the time she finished High School, Sasha was an accomplished musician. She even sang with Bryan Adams when he came to Montage! Sasha is also nearly finished earning her law degree, she works as a model and has performed extensively as a musici...
Mar 19, 2020•35 min
Steve Bates is the chief at Honesdale Volunteer FD, and has been a volunteer firefighter for most of his adult life. He joined Adam in July of 2018 to discuss what's involved in volunteer firefighter, how he ascended to the rank of Chief, and what goes on behind the scenes and in the aftermath of a structure fire. There is a tremendous ongoing need for new volunteers, and Steve explains the process of becoming a volunteer and how important it is for local residents to support the work that volun...
Mar 12, 2020•31 min
Patrick knew early on in life that he wanted to be a math teacher, but he never figured on music playing an important role in his life. Shortly after high school he started playing guitar and by the time he was finished with college he was a full-blown music enthusiast. He landed a job teaching mathematics at Honesdale High School and at the same time was offered the role of leading the school's "Keep on Rockin" club, which allows kids a chance to play and collaborate in a rock & roll settin...
Mar 05, 2020•38 min
Margaret grew up in Long Island and after High School, wound up in the Theater Department of her local Community College. Quickly she realized the stage was not the place for her and eventually she made her way to a Technical School in Florida. This led her to the first of many jobs in the broadcast industry, working in the news department of stations in the Florida Keys. Eventually she moved back to NEPA to be closer to her family and has been working as a Sales Representative and News Anchor f...
Feb 27, 2020•32 min
Jeff attended Temple College where he focused on Landscape Design. After college he went to work at a local resort, making his way up through the ranks until he was helping to manage their landscape department. All the while, Jeff had been moonlighting as a computer technician, helping friends and family keep their computers running. Before long, the side hustle overtook the main gig and now Jeff has a customer base of 1,000 individuals and companies who rely on him to keep their systems running...
Feb 20, 2020•42 min
Dustin started down the road to a career in Computers and I.T. but quickly realized it was not right for him. However he had been working in restaurant kitchens for most of his life and decided that his happiest place was working in a kitchen where he was able to flex some creative muscle when designing menu options. For the last year he has been working as Executive Chef in the kitchen at Kol Steakhouse - part of Hotel Anthracite in Carbondale, PA. Dustin brings in an amazing loaded potato soup...
Feb 13, 2020•37 min
Diane is a lifelong resident of Lake Ariel, PA. She's worked at banks, as a medical assistant, and for 10+ years she managed the video rental store in Hamlin. In July of 2019 Diane started feeling a little un-well. Her husband urged her to take a trip to the Emergency Room and moments after she arrived there, Diane was stricken with a heart attack. The next day she had a stent put in and a month later, a second stent was installed. Diane joins Adam to talk about her ordeal, and what her life is ...
Feb 06, 2020•33 min
Rocky grew up in some tough neighborhoods in New Jersey. At a young age, he and his brother and their friends started weight lifting. Initially the goal was just to "get huge" but Rocky quickly found himself in he world of competitive weight lifting. That eventually led to an entire career as a pro wrestler, where Rocky wrestled with Hulk Hogan, Rocky Johnson (that's Dwayne's dad by the way!) and many many more. He's also worked in security, even providing bodyguard detail during the Ricki Lake ...
Jan 23, 2020•33 min
Just this past holiday season, Kim appeared in the Food Network show "Holiday Wars" as part of the Bah-Hum-Bakers team, who would eventually WIN the competition. Kim knew she wanted to be an artist when she left high school and spent several years as an art instructor but eventually fell into creating cakes for competitions, exercising her artistic muscles in a very unique way. After winning several competitions she was approached to audition for a Food Network program, and the rest is history. ...
Jan 16, 2020•36 min
Monique grew up in Norfolk, VA - a community with close ties to our nation's armed forces and also a fun beachside city with a vibrant food scene. In highschool Monique found her home in the art room, and when the time came to go to college, she found herself outside the city and majoring in sculpture. Her travels took her to the NEPA/Catskills area where she settled down with her husband Sky Ballentine at Anthill Farm. Since then she's grown to call this place "home" and has started a family. Y...
Jan 09, 2020•43 min
First time listening to Taste Test Thursday? Start here and hear some highlights from 2019! We had lots of great guests come in throughout the year and this episode features a dozen clips from some of the different interviews we hosted.
Jan 02, 2020•43 min
Gary is a country musician who has been making music nearly his entire life. He's also the executive director of two brand-name hotels and has been working in the hospitality industry for 20+ years. From his first foray into music with a saxophone at age 12 through to releasing three studio albums, Gary has a great story to tell with some very interesting highlights. He brings in his wife's famous no-bake cookies and steps up to a blind taste-test challenge to try a very unusual flavor of potato...
Dec 19, 2019•36 min
Christine grew up in Hawley, PA and has lived there nearly all her life. After highschool she attended the Culinary Institute of America, where she received a Pastry Chef's degree. After that she spent time working at country clubs in CT and eventually moved back to Hawley. She worked for Woodloch and Weis Markets. In July 2019 Christine and her family opened Lake Wally Cafe in the former location of Fluff's Deli. They specialize in delicious breakfasts, lunches and incredible baked goods and tr...
Dec 12, 2019•34 min
Joanne grew up in Brooklyn and New Jersey. Right out of high school she began training as an X-Ray technician and spent years working in hospitals and private practices. About 20 years ago she moved to Wayne County and began working at Bold Gold Media. At first she was doing a little filing and answering phones one day a week, but that quickly blossomed into a full-bore Office Manager job, and she's been a vital team member ever since. Joanne is instrumental in organizing the annual Shower for C...
Dec 05, 2019•37 min
George Schmitt has been working in Honesdale-area radio since the 1970s and has been the Program Director and morning host on Classic Hits 105.3 for the last 8 years. He joins Adam in the studio on Thanksgiving morning to talk about his life in radio, his hobbies of metal detecting and gardening, and shares a special Thanksgiving Breakfast with Adam. George has been a fixture in the Honesdale area for decades and has some great stories and food to share.
Nov 28, 2019•31 min
CJ is a high school senior at Wallenpaupack Area High School and has lived in the small town of Hawley, PA his whole life. From the age of 4, music has played a huge role in CJs life. During middle school and early in high school, CJ was part of a band playing emo/rock. Midway through highschool, he started "meme rapping" for fun. Essentially writing humorous rap songs for a few laughs, he quickly realized that rap could be an avenue for him to express more serious feelings and concepts. Since t...
Nov 21, 2019•38 min
Andrea grew up in Milford PA where she worked for her family business, a small Poconos resort and event center. After college in Scranton Andrea went to work for Gap in Philadelphia. Eventually moved to New York City where she worked for years in the fashion accessory industry but after years in the city, the family business needed her help so she came back to Pike County. Hear the story of how her side project rehabbing old furniture pieces has turned into a full-time job with a storefront in H...
Nov 14, 2019•34 min
Jim grew up in Queens. Before he was even finished with highschool, he was working as a finish carpenter in New York City and Long Island. Always a builder, he stuck with that line of work until his back gave out in his 30s. From there, Jim found himself in the shop of a 101-year old immigrant who had built an empire selling zippers to manufacturers all across the US. Jim would eventually take over that business and re-locate it to Northeast PA where it's still running strong to this day. As par...
Nov 07, 2019•40 min
Kali Ma & The Garland of Arms were featured for the month of October on DNH Discovered. Jamie and Ray from the band join Adam in the studio for a discussion on their approach to music and their lives before coming together as a band. Jamie was awarded the Steamtown Music Award for Best Female Vocalist in 2018 and when she sings on the air, it's pretty obvious why she won. The gang brings in some Japanese cookie snacks and Adam shares trick-or-treat candy from Colombia and the Ukraine.
Oct 31, 2019•37 min
Stephen moved to the Honesdale area around the year 2010 after spending time in Dallas Texas and Atlanta Georgia. Stephen explains how he decided to move from big-city life to small-town rural living, and why he's never looked back. Stephen is closely affiliated with the local Rotary chapter and tells us about an upcoming fundraiser dinner featuring 50 local restaurant. He also explains why he was invited to NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center recently. Stephen shares his family recipe for "Pucker...
Oct 24, 2019•34 min
Jim spent many years working in management for the DuPont corportation, and spent about 2 years in rural India working with the Peace Corps. Now retired, he is an avid outdoorsman, bow hunter, renewable energy enthusiast and loves driving his Tesla Model 3. He brought the car to the station and handed Adam the keys for a drive around town. Adam and Jim also discuss the challenges inherent in bow hunting, and the mission of the Peace Corps as well as Jim's time in India. Jim's wife Pat makes gall...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Aaron has spent time building hotrods, driving plows for NYDOT and now owns his own Septic and Drain company based in Cochecton, NY. He joins Adam to discuss his life's work, and how he turned a dark chapter in his life turned into a business opportunity which has grown tremendously over the last several years. Aaron has an ace up his sleeve when it comes to food, a family member who is an incredible baker sends him in with an unbelievable cheesecake, and Aaron and Adam try out a "flavor mash-up...
Oct 10, 2019•34 min
Malinde (pronounced "Malinda") grew up in Beach Lake PA and now lives in Narrowsburg, NY. Over the years she has worked for local newspapers, driving early-morning delivery routes and managing circulation. Recently she started cleaning homes and staging AirB&Bs. Last month she adopted a beautiful sweet Jindo dog from South Korea, but 10 hours after Sadie came home, she bolted into the woods and remained at large for nearly a month. With lots of help from Buddha Dog Rescue & Recovery in N...
Oct 03, 2019•42 min
Justin and James from the band Kluster Phunk join Adam in the studio to talk about their work in the homebuilding industry, and about the role music plays in their lives. Their favorite food comes in a box and was a perfect compliment to the show, and Adam brought in Herr's popcorn which was flavored to taste like.. corn. What a time to be alive. Find photos from today's interview on Adam's Facebook Page and find out more about Kluster Phunk at their website ....
Sep 26, 2019•32 min
Mitchell works as a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Binghamton, NY . He grew up in Kentucky but his love for snowy winters brought him up north. In this episode we learn lots about how weather is forecast, and how technology has made longer-range forecasts more reliable in the last few decades. Mitchell brings in his homemade mac & cheese "with a kick" and Adam shares a strange combination of marshmallow and chocolate. You can see photos from the interview at Adam's Faceboo...
Sep 19, 2019•32 min
Mr. Softee is a 4-piece band from Wilkes Barre, PA who describe themselves as "Music for the weirdos that don't fit in with the weirdos." Three band members joined Adam in the studio to talk about their individual lives and how their paths led them together as musicians. The band also plays a few songs live in-studio. The guys bring in two very different snacks to share, and Adam breaks out a new flavor of classic Cracker Jacks.
Sep 05, 2019•48 min
Zach is a 5th generation family farmer in Wayne County and works for the Wayne County Conservation District and Sandy works as part of SEEDS helping to promote sustainability in our area. They both join Ada mto talk about their lives and their work, and we discussed the upcoming Wayne County Farm Tour, a $5 bus tour of 5 Wayne County farms complete with lunch and goody bags! The gang chows down on Panzanella (aka Bread Salad) and Adam's latest hare-brained invention: Everything Bagel Garlic Brea...
Aug 29, 2019•47 min
Anna and Marissa are friends who live in the NEPA area (but about 2 hours apart) and host a weekly podcast focused on True Crime, Conspiracy Theories and The Paranormal. They join Adam to talk all about making a podcast, the nature of True Crime, and they bring in some unusual pancakes and an assortment of delicious cookies which are astonishingly made without any animal products.
Aug 22, 2019•45 min
Barbara is one of the founding members of the UK Post Punk/New Wave band The Passions. They gained notoriety with their song "I'm In Love with a German Film Star" which has been covered by The Foo Fighters. Barbara grew up in Ireland and spent time living throughout Europe before settling in Equinunk PA. She brings in her delicious rhubarb crumble and Adam opens a box of snacks from Brazil! This episode was originally recorded on June 21, 2018
Aug 15, 2019•46 min
