The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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Small steps, healthier communities.

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The Healthy Harrison Podcast is a local health conversation built around practical steps, civic responsibility, and long-term change. Guests bring in perspectives from business, parks, recovery work, nutrition, technology, and community leadership.

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About The Healthy Harrison Podcast

The Healthy Harrison Podcast is a locally rooted health show about what it actually takes for a community to get healthier. It does not stay inside a narrow medical lane. The conversations move from diet, exercise, and doctor visits into parks, public facilities, economics, technology, recovery, senior programs, family habits, and the everyday places where people either feel supported or isolated. That range is the point. Health here is treated as a community condition, not just a private checklist. A conversation with John Deskins connects wellness to economics and the slow work of long-term investment. The show is willing to say that the needle does not move next week. It also looks for first steps. Awareness, participation, a walk to the mailbox, or a better way to cook broccoli can all matter when they become part of a larger pattern. Episodes with Hal Green and Joe Shuttleworth bring civic life into focus through the Y, parks and recreation, public input, seniors, youth, and quality of life across Harrison County and north-central West Virginia. The nutrition conversations are plainspoken and practical. Frozen vegetables, air fryers, peas, broccoli, herbs, and balsamic vinegar get treated as real tools, not lifestyle props. The Dopeless editions carry a heavier purpose, focusing on recovery, addiction, dopamine, comparison, social media pressure, and living with more purpose. Those episodes can be serious, but they are still conversational. Guests and hosts make room for humor, uncertainty, and ordinary family details. The result is a show for listeners who care about health but also care about public spaces, community programs, local leadership, and the way people keep each other going. It feels like a weekly civic check-in with wellness at the center.

Made for: The show suits listeners interested in practical wellness through a local West Virginia lens. It is especially useful for people who think health includes family life, public spaces, recovery support, senior connection, and community leadership.

What sets it apart: Its strength is the way it ties simple daily habits to broader civic health. Few wellness shows move this naturally between broccoli, parks departments, social media pressure, recovery, and long-term economic change.

In their own words

Ready to Change Your State?Healthy Harrison defines a Hero as one who is a "champion for health".Each person is on their own path to wellness; however, everyone shares a goal of living a longer and healthier life.Healthy Harrison is a coalition with a vision to measurably improve the health and wellness of the citizens in Harrison County. By highlighting our local Heroes, we hope to motivate, educate and inspire the community to begin taking micro-steps towards a healthier lifestyle.Hosted by Amy Haberbosch Wilson, Brock Malcolm, and Gary Bowden

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Broccoli, social media pressure, and West Virginia economics all end up in the same waiting room.

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  • a local-health conversation where economics matters as much as exercise
  • practical vegetable advice that survives contact with picky families and air fryers
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    Episode 218 Dr. Megan Beam and Laura Foster // June 6, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 253 Hal Green // Archive Release

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    Episode 252 Hero's Haven Child Advocacy Center // Archive Release

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    Episode 251 Crissi Kolb & Colleen Harshbarger // Archive Release

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    Episode 250 Kristi Goode & Amanda Thompson // Archive Release

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    Episode 249 Kristi Goode & Amanda Thompson // Archive Release

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    Episode 248 Joe Shuttleworth // Archive Release

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    Episode 247 Rocky Romano // Archive Release

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    Episode 246 Grandfamilies // Archive Release

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    Episode 245 Andrew Walker // Archive Release

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    Episode 244 Heirloom App Pt 2 // Archive Release

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    Episode 243 Heirloom App Pt 1 // Archive Release

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    Episode 242 Doug Comer // Archive Release

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    Episode 241 Jerry Riffle // Archive Release

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    Episode 240 Dopeless // Archive Release

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    Episode 240 Winterfest // Archive Release

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    Episode 239 Recovery // Archive Release

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    Episode 238 Recovery // Archive Release

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    Episode 237 Recovery // Archive Release

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    Episode 236 Recovery // Archive Release

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    Episode 235 Recovery // Archive Release

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    Episode 234.5 Recovery // Archive Release

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    Episode 234 Melissa Bazzo // Archive Release

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    Episode 233 Michael Malfregeot // Archive Release

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    Episode 232 Chad Simon // Archive Release

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    Episode 231 Natalie Gigliotti & Amanda Burge // Archive Release

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    Episode 229 Trish Collett // Archive Release

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    Episode 228 Richard Johnson // Archive Release

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    Episode 227 Beth and Shawn Bennett // Glen Elk Iron // August 15, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 225 Donna Heston, Ed.D. // July 18, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 224 Kyle Miller, MD Addiction Medicine // July 11, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 223 WV Fitness // July 4, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 222 Stars and Strides // June 27, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 221 Harrison County Middle School // June 27, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 220 Veronica Gallo // June 20, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 219 John Ebert // June 13, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 254 John Deskins // Archive Release

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    Episode 217 Recovery Story Number 10 // June 6, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 216 Recovery Story Number 9 // May 23, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 215 Recovery Story Number 8 // May 16, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 214 Recovery Story Number 7 // May 9, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 213 Recovery Story Number 6 // May 2, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 212 Recovery Story Number 5 // April 25, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 211 Recovery Story Number 4 // April 18, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 210 Recovery Story Number 3 // April 11, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 209 Recovery Story Number 2 // April 4, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 208 Recovery Story Number 1 // March 27, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 207 South Harrison Middle School // March 21, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 206 Carroll Morrison // March 13, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 196 Martin Howe // December 27, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 205 Angie Knight // March 7, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 204 Lou Ortenzio // February 28, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 203 Day Shelter // February 21, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 202 DJ Navarini // February 14, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 201 Jason Nicholson // February 7, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 200 Pat Ford // January 31, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 199 CW Dent // January 24, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 198 Alissa Buck // January 17, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 197 John Messenger // January 10, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 195 Jim Kirby // December 20, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 194 Bridgeport High School // December 12, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 193 Mustard Seed // December 6, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 192 Liberty High School // November 29, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 191 Josiah Pitts // November 22, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 190 Paul Howe // November 15, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 189 Michelene Sheppard // November 8, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 188 Bridgeport High School // November 1, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 187 Liberty High School // October 25, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 186 Kayla Kurczak // October 18, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 185 Wendy Carr // October 11, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 184 Anjelica Scott & Melissa Romano // October 4, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 183 Kristi Goode // September 27, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 182 Mike Crawford // September 20, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 181 Tammy Romano + Pamela Hotsinpiller // September 13, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 180 Stephanie Hayhurst-Hall // September 6, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 179 Phil Wayman // August 30, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 178 Pastor Michael Atkinson // August 23, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 177 Elizabeth Shahan // August 16, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 176 Shawna White // August 7, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 175 Shinnston Swim Team // August 1, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 174 Bridgeport Swim Team // July 19, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 173 Bridgeport Country Club Swim Team // July 19, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 172 Lake Floyd Swim Team // July 12, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 171 Clarksburg Country Club Swim Team // July 5, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 170 Zach and Rachel Dyer // June 20, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 169 Tiffany Fell // June 20, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 168 Derek Bragg// June 7, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 167 Carl Hatfield // May 30, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 166 Michael Malfregeot // May 17, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 165 South Harrison High School // May 10, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 164 Julie Mendez // May 3, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 163 Matt Johnson // April 26, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 162 Dr. Jaclyn Rominger, DDS // April 19, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 161 WVU Medicine Hospice // April 12, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 160 Dr. James Leonette // April 5, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 159 Nikki Bernard // March 24, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 158 Secretary Sherri A. Young, D.O. // March 19, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 157 Adult and Teen Challenge // March 15, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 156 Kelly Light and RCB Students // March 11, 2024 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

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    Episode 226 Stephen Pishner // Finding Connection // August 1, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Stephen Pishner discusses his lifelong involvement with the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, from playing music as a child to serving on committees.

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    Episode 253 Hal Green // Archive Release

    Hal Green discusses his philanthropic work with the YMCA and United Way, focusing on health initiatives in West Virginia.

    Apr 10, 2026·24m
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    Episode 254 John Deskins // Archive Release

    Hidden gem

    Economist John Deskins from the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research joins the Healthy Harrison Podcast to explain how health and workforce participation are the core drivers of West Virginia's economic stagnation.

    Apr 10, 2026·24m·1 clip
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    Episode 240 Dopeless // Archive Release

    This episode of the Healthy Harrison podcast discusses the impact of comparison-driven lifestyles on dopamine levels and mental health, as part of a series on the opioid crisis and recovery.

    Mar 24, 2026·18m
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    Episode 237 Recovery // Archive Release

    Hidden gem

    The Healthy Harrison Podcast examines why West Virginia overdose deaths have fallen 42 percent, twice the national average, while emphasizing that substantial work remains.

    Mar 24, 2026·30m·2 clips
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    Episode 245 Andrew Walker // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·13m
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    Episode 243 Heirloom App Pt 1 // Archive Release

    Ben Randolph hosts Andrew Walker, founder of the Heirloom memory-preservation app, and John Paul Nardelli for a conversation in the Dopeless series of the Healthy Harrison podcast, focusing on the ways social media platforms are designed to maximize engagement time rather than help users preserve memories.

    Mar 24, 2026·23m·1 clip
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    Episode 246 Grandfamilies // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·28m
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    Episode 248 Joe Shuttleworth // Archive Release

    Hidden gem

    Joe Shuttlesworth, 31-year veteran and director of Bridgeport Parks and Recreation who is currently also serving as interim city manager, describes the city's approach to parks development and community engagement on the Healthy Harrison Podcast.

    Mar 24, 2026·24m·1 clip
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    Episode 242 Doug Comer // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·18m
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    Episode 241 Jerry Riffle // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·26m
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    Episode 240 Winterfest // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·24m
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    Episode 239 Recovery // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·27m
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    Episode 238 Recovery // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·26m
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    Episode 247 Rocky Romano // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·18m
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    Episode 244 Heirloom App Pt 2 // Archive Release

    This episode discusses the Heirloom app, designed to reshape how we document and preserve memories for future generations, contrasting it with social media.

    Mar 24, 2026·17m
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    Episode 252 Hero's Haven Child Advocacy Center // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·24m
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    Episode 251 Crissi Kolb & Colleen Harshbarger // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·24m
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    Episode 250 Kristi Goode & Amanda Thompson // Archive Release

    Mar 24, 2026·19m
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    Episode 249 Kristi Goode & Amanda Thompson // Archive Release

    Hidden gem

    Healthy Harrison coaches Christy Dude and Amanda Thompson explain why January progress should not be treated as a failed reset, noting that roughly 90% of New Year's resolutions fail within three months.

    Mar 24, 2026·24m·1 clip
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    Episode 231 Natalie Gigliotti & Amanda Burge // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·33m
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    Episode 229 Trish Collett // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·24m
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    Episode 228 Richard Johnson // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·24m
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    Episode 236 Recovery // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·19m
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    Episode 235 Recovery // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·18m
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    Episode 234.5 Recovery // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·23m
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    Episode 234 Melissa Bazzo // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·12m
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    Episode 233 Michael Malfregeot // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·24m
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    Episode 232 Chad Simon // Archive Release

    Mar 20, 2026·29m
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    Episode 224 Kyle Miller, MD Addiction Medicine // July 11, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Dr.

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    Episode 227 Beth and Shawn Bennett // Glen Elk Iron // August 15, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Aug 14, 2025·24m
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    Episode 225 Donna Heston, Ed.D. // July 18, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Aug 14, 2025·15m
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    Episode 223 WV Fitness // July 4, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Aug 14, 2025·21m
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    Episode 226 Stephen Pishner // Finding Connection // August 1, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Stephen Pishner discusses his lifelong involvement with the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, from playing music as a child to serving on committees.

    Aug 14, 2025·27m
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    Episode 222 Stars and Strides // June 27, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Jul 22, 2025·31m
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    Episode 221 Harrison County Middle School // June 27, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Jul 22, 2025·5m
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    Episode 220 Veronica Gallo // June 20, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Jul 22, 2025·21m
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    Episode 218 Dr. Megan Beam and Laura Foster // June 6, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Dr.

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    Episode 219 John Ebert // June 13, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast

    Jul 22, 2025·21m
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    Episode 215 Recovery Story Number 8 // May 16, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    Jun 2, 2025·8m
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    Episode 216 Recovery Story Number 9 // May 23, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    Jun 2, 2025·9m
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    Episode 213 Recovery Story Number 6 // May 2, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 217 Recovery Story Number 10 // June 6, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

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    Episode 214 Recovery Story Number 7 // May 9, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    Jun 2, 2025·7m
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    Episode 212 Recovery Story Number 5 // April 25, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    May 13, 2025·9m
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    Episode 211 Recovery Story Number 4 // April 18, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    May 13, 2025·8m
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    Episode 210 Recovery Story Number 3 // April 11, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    Apr 6, 2025·7m
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    Episode 209 Recovery Story Number 2 // April 4, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    Apr 4, 2025·8m
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    Episode 207 South Harrison Middle School // March 21, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    Mar 28, 2025·14m
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    Episode 208 Recovery Story Number 1 // March 27, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    Mar 28, 2025·7m
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    Episode 206 Carroll Morrison // March 13, 2025 - The Healthy Harrison Podcast // Powered by Community Care of WV

    John Paul Nardelli introduces Dr.

    Mar 28, 2025·28m