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Exploring clubs, organizations, businesses, and issues in towns across Nassau County, Long Island.

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Thursday · 27 min
Walt Whitman Birthplace Historic Site
Bill Horan and Riya Panel learn about the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington Station. The Whitman family roots on this part of Long Island date back to the early 17th century. Walt was born in 1819. There is so much more to this poetic story, so...
October 29 · 27 min
Massapequa Kiwanis
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel learn about The Massapequa Kiwanis. Founded in September of 1949, their objective is to respond to the needs of the community. The club's primary emphasis is on the youth, with the willingness to support all facets of their...
October 22 · 28 min
Paper Doll Vintage Boutique
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel learn about a Long Island-based business called Paper Doll Vintage Boutique. They opened its doors in 2012 in Sayville, but after a devastating fire forced its closure in 2024, they re-opened in a new location in Sayville....
October 15 · 28 min
Nassau County Tourism: Fall/Winter 2026
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel talk with Kristen Stucchio-Suarez, the Project Director at RRDA, the official tourism and promotions agency for Nassau County, about some of the fun things happening in the county this fall and winter season.
October 8 · 28 min
North Shore Village Theater
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel learn about The North Shore Village Theater in Glen Cove, NY, where they bring education, entertainment, and enrichment for all ages through the performing arts as the only all-inclusive theatre company to the residents of...
October 1 · 28 min
Long Island High School for the Arts
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel learn about the Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts - where emerging artists get the opportunity to explore and refine their talents in a one-of-a-kind, master apprentice, arts-centered community in Syosset....
September 24 · 27 min
Morgan Taylor - LI Nets and NY Liberty
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel talk with Morgan Taylor, Team President for the Long Island Nets (G-League Affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets), and VP of Business Operations for the New York Liberty (WNBA Team). They learn how she rose to these positions,...
September 17 · 28 min
Citizens Campaign For The Environment
Bill Horan talks with Adrienne Esposito, the Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, with their office located in Farmingdale. Together, they learn about the little things everyone on Long Island can do to improve the environment.
September 10 · 28 min
Developing Your Marketing Mindset Part 2
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel talk once again with Leora Lanz, a Huntington resident, who is a full-time professor at Boston University. She is the former Global Director of Marketing and Communications for HVS, a hospitality consulting firm then located...
July 2 · 26 min
The Flowerkids Foundation Music Program
Bill Horan learns about a music program for young girls that was created through something called The Flowerkids Foundation. The project was developed as part of a Girl Scouts Gold Award project, and it focuses on building confidence, creativity, and...
June 25 · 27 min
Ayuda For The Arts
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel learn about Ayuda For The Arts, an alliance dedicated to helping students with a financial need, pursue their education in art related fields. They offer undergraduate scholarships and mentorship to advance their studies in...
June 18 · 27 min
Nassau County SPCA
Bill Horan learns about the Nassau County SPCA, which offers resources for pet owners, assisting in the care and placement of homeless pets, enforcing animal protection laws, preventing animal cruelty, and serving victims of animal cruelty. He speaks...
June 11 · 27 min
Long Island Cares Food Bank - 2026 Update
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel discuss food insecurity - which many don’t even realize is a problem on Long Island. They speak with Robert LaBarbara, the VP for Procurement & Supply Chain Oversight, at Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Regional...
June 4 · 27 min
Angelik Bell - Northwell Nurse & Community Leader
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel talk with Angelik Bell, a registered nurse and case manager at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, part of Northwell Health. Besides being a terrific nurse, she has spent the weekend before Thanksgiving making sure...
May 28 · 26 min
Kendall Aufenanger - National Baseball Poetry Ambassador
Bill Horan meets 17-year-old Kendall Aufenanger, a junior at Great Neck North High School, who has been named a youth ambassador for the National Baseball Poetry Festival and was also recognized as a 2025 youth contest winner - an honor that reflects...
May 21 · 28 min
Food Truck Fridays in Levittown
Bill Horan meets the creators of FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS - a weekly event that takes place in the spring, summe and fall in Levittown, NY - so bring some money and an empty stomach, because this community event is sure to fill up your heart - and your...
May 14 · 28 min
Pronto of Long Island: People Helping People
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel learn about PRONTO of Long Island: People Helping People, with a mission to feed the hungry, clothe the needy, welcome the strangers & provide healing and hope to everyone who walks through their doors. They speak with...
May 7 · 28 min
Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
Today, we’re talking Long Island music royalty… without needing backstage passes! Bill Horan and Riya Pantel talk with Norm Prusslin, the Co-Founder, and First Vice Chair on their Board of Directors, and a 2026 inductee to the Hall of Fame, at the...
April 30 · 28 min
Yes, It's Cosmo
Bill Horan and Riya Panel talk with Cosmo Leone, the author of YES, IT’S COSMO! He is an alum of WHPC and Nassau Community College, and his book is all about his career in the radio industry.
April 23 · 28 min
Hilary JM Topper - Unlocking The Triathlon
Bill Horan and Riya Pantel talk with Hilary JM Topper, who is the former owner of HJMT Public Relations, and is now the author of "Unlocking the Triathlon: The Beginner’s Guide to Competing in a Triathlon", which tells her story of how, as a...

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