Where Ya From‪?‬ Jake Nelko

Dan and I are both huge Pittsburgh sports fans (except Dan doesn’t like the Steelers, which we won’t get into), so we spent the second part of our conversation talking about our top 5 sports memories. Unfortunately, that Tuesday night Pirates game against the Expos didn’t make the list.

I talk to one of my closest friends, Dan Wozniak about his (our?) hometown of Ambridge, PA; a northern suburb of Pittsburgh. We get into the community of this yinzer town and talk at length about Ambridge’s unrivaled pizza scene before talking about mission trips Dan has taken to Jamaica.

In the second part of my conversation with Andrew we talk about Abu Dhabi, where he’s lived in the UAE for the last five years. He mentions camels, cricket, and coffee, but didn’t have much to say about the ski mall in Dubai.

My good friend, Andrew, had been living in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for five years when we spoke in June 2020. Since then he’s moved on to his next adventure in Osaka, Japan, but we had a chance to talk about where we’re from in western Pennsylvania before getting into his experience in the UAE. This … Continue reading Episode 7 – Andrew Armstrong talks Somerset, Pittsburgh, and Abu Dhabi – Part 1 →

My wife and I sat down with Deirdre and Jordan Otto while visiting them in Plantation, FL. They’re from Pittsburgh, so we talked about the city, growing up there, some of the weird things we say, and what it’s been like to be a transplant in southern Florida. Pittsburghers (read: Yinzers) talk funny, so be … Continue reading Episode 6 – Deirdre and Jordan Otto talk Pittsburgh, South Florida →

Mike is a good buddy from Tacoma who is originally from Chicago. He moved out here in the last few years with his wife, Emily, and we bonded over our Midwest tendencies. Come for the regional discussion (is Chicago the east coast?), stay for the very bold 2019 White Sox prediction. Logo art: Andrew Cooper … Continue reading Episode 5 – Talking Chicago with new-ish Tacoman Mike Simonelli →