Pennsylvania Life, Legends, and Lore

I enjoy these presentations very much, but I have to wonder about the producer. What I mean is that the hosts sound as though they are talking in a bowl. I believe a better microphone(s) and/or a recording room that is deadened a good deal more, so that the voices are more focused, would contribute a great deal to the quality of the show and the listening pleasure of the audience. I aim this criticism at the production team, who should know better, and not the hosts.

As a local, I’m happy to have found this podcast. Ethan and Holly have good chemistry and show enthusiasm for their topics. Episodes about things PA like pork and sauerkraut, Belsnickel, and shoo-fly pie made me sentimental, while I learned a lot about Alvira. Haunted Mifflinburg is a favorite and I hope more episodes about local hauntings will be added. Episodes about the Sholley Agency team and their clients are a nice touch. Some topic suggestions: the history of Penn’s Tavern (and separating fact from legend with it), sites on the National Register of Historic Places like the Caspar Snyder house aka Blue Ball Tavern, Thomas Edison’s link to the area, Joseph Priestley. One suggestion I have is to provide a list of sources used for each episode, as I’d like to continue reading on these topics. Overall a great podcast and I plan to continue listening.

Informative, fun, and well researched. It’s cool to have a podcast about local and state wide history. I enjoy listening to each episode.