Yinz Are Good

Mar 06 2025 167 ep. 47 mins 6
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Ready for some *good* news? This award-winning podcast shares all of the good stuff that’s going on out there and celebrates the good people who are making it happen. Host Tressa Glover chats with individuals, groups, and organizations who are helping those in need in their communities, providing hope, and lifting people up. Tressa also asks listeners to share their own stories of acts of kindness and notes of gratitude for others in their lives. Based in Pittsburgh, PA. *Yinz = Pittsburgh's version of Y’all. Artwork by Michael Rubino

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Ep. 157 LaTeresa Blackwell - Circle of Courage Awardee, Get Involved's Person of the Year, & Women's Shelter Manager for Light of Life Rescue Mission

Mar 06 2025 47 mins  
Tressa reconnects with the phenomenal LaTeresa Blackwell, who long-time listeners will remember from Episode 2 (!), when Tressa interviewed her and her husband, Michael. They are co-owners of Cafe on the Corner and have given back to their Northside community in so many ways. LaTeresa continues to give and offer support...so Tressa welcomes her back to the show to catch up and to h

Ep. 156 So Many Angels, In Case Yinz Missed It: THON, and an exciting announcement 📺

Feb 25 2025 42 mins  
Providing hope, inspiration, and encouragement to children with cancer and other life-altering medical diagnoses through the magic of photography. That's the beautiful mission of So Many Angels and Tressa has the joy of sitting down with Founder Matt Meiers to talk all about it. Then Don returns for In Case Yinz Missed It - and this is one story for the record books. WE ARE.So Many

Ep. 155 Blessed Home Project, Premier Youth & Community Center, and VolunTOTs

Feb 18 2025 39 mins  
This is one fun episode, if we do say so ourselves...First, Tressa sits down for a quick chat with Melissa Laughlin from Blessed Home Project(Ep. 81) and Jaryd Boyer from Premier Youth & Community Center to talk about their fantastic orgs and how collaboration is key to building community. They're chatting at the Sewickley Community Center, where Jaryd is about to teach a self-defe

Ep. 154 VA Pittsburgh Fisher House and Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House

Feb 10 2025 41 mins  
If you want to hear all about generosity, care, comfort, support, and community...this episode has got you covered!TheVA Pittsburgh Fisher House is a home away from home that provides a place for visiting families to stay - free of charge - while their loved ones receive inpatient medical care at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Systems.Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House is the nonprof

Ep. 153 Pittsburgh Mercy and In Case Yinz Missed It: Random Acts of Kindness

Feb 05 2025 52 mins  
At Yinz Are Good, we share the good stuff - the good news - going on and celebrate the good people who are making it happen. We're here as a reminder that kindness, compassion, and empathy exist and are all around us. In this episode, we're going to hear about community, about those who are helping our neighbors, and about random acts of kindness. And we're going to be

Ep. 152 The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame

Jan 26 2025 43 mins  
This is one delightful episode, if we may say so ourselves... Tressa sits down with Nancy Polinsky Johnson, the Executive Director of The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, and McCaffery's Dean Welch (remember him from Ep. 144?) to talk all about the newly-announced Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, to be installed at The Terminal Building in The Strip District. Wait until you hear what they hav

Ep. 151 Carolina Frantz - MSN, RN, Western PA Area Chapter of the Nat'l Assoc. of Hispanic Nurses, Duquesne University's School of Nursing, Pittsburgh Steelers' Changemaker

Jan 20 2025 54 mins  
We couldn't fit all of Carolina's titles into the Episode name, so here they are in toto: MSN, RN, Founding member & President of the Western PA Area Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Duquesne University's School of Nursing BSN-AID program, community volunteer extraordinaire, and the Pittsburgh Steelers

Ep. 150 Tim Smith, CEO of Center of Life and Name That Neighborhood: Hazelwood or Beechview?

Jan 12 2025 57 mins  
We're thrilled to be bringing you our 150th episode! Thank you to all of our guests thus far and to you, our amazing listeners. Yinz are good, indeed! In this milestone episode, Tressa sits down with Tim Smith (AKA Pastor Tim), the remarkable CEO of Center of Life in Hazelwood. Center of Life is an extraordinary community hub for young people that provides academic out-of-school p

Ep. 149 Yinz Are Doing Good, Sewickley! Their Story, The Child Health Association of Sewickley, and The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center

Jan 03 2025 50 mins  
It's the first of our "Yinz Are Doing Good" series, where Tressa visits a neighborhood and welcomes local do-gooders as guests. The Neighborhood: Sewickley The Meeting Spot: The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center The Guests: Gwen Strickland from Their Story, Amber Gregg from The Child Health Association of Sewickley, and Josh Axelrod from The Lindsay. Their Story: https://www.t

Ep. 148 Part 2 - Our LIVE Christmas Show from the Greer Cabaret Theater Lounge

Dec 28 2024 35 mins  
In Part 2 of our LIVE Christmas show, we pick up after Intermission... Want to learn more about the podcast, including all of the guests who’ve been featured thus far? Check out our website: https://www.yinzaregood.com/ FOLLOW US on social media! Instagram: @yinzaregoodFacebook: @YinzAreGood Have a story of GENEROSITY or KINDNESS to share with us? Email us at [email protected]