Celebrating Three Years

The Perrysburg Podcast is three years old! 🎉 In episode 155, I'm celebrating the third anniversary of The Perrysburg Podcast with a look back and a look ahead. This solo episode has four parts: gratitude, stats, lessons learned, and what's next. I thank listeners, my family, my guests, my sources of information, the City of Perrysburg's former and current Public Information Officers, my podcast coach Dave Jackson, and everyone who has helped support the show over the last three years. I also share podcast stats, including download numbers, countries reached, and the most downloaded episodes on podcast players and YouTube. In the lessons learned section, I reflect on five takeaways from three years of local podcasting, including the importance of not waiting to do meaningful things, the reality of dealing with trolls, and the magical things that can happen because of a podcast. Finally, I share what's next: The Perrysburg Podcast will continue as a monthly show beginning in August 2026, with a new collaboration with Historic Perrysburg Inc. and more local stories to come. Links from this episode Dave Jackson and the School of Podcasting https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/  The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast  Historic Perrysburg Inc https://www.historicperrysburg.org/  Perrysburg Rotary Club https://www.perrysburgrotary.org/  Sign up for The Perrysburg Podcast's newsletter on https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com/newsletter  Follow the podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast Email me: [email protected] The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 107: Interview with Bishop Neil Baird and Youth Leader Quinten Dworczyk (from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 117: Meet the Candidates for Perrysburg City Council (November 4, 2025 Election) The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 78: Prime IV Hydration and Wellness (Medical Series Part 1 of 4)  The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 22 on YouTube: Walking Tour of 101-131 Louisiana Avenue with Perrysburg Historian Richard Baranowski The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 40 on YouTube Interview with Pastor Dan Gildner (Grace Church Perrysburg). The Perrysburg Podcast Episode 32 on YouTube: Interview with Brian Miller from maumeeriverwalleyerun.com Lorenzo Melchor and The Nerdball Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6XQGn14JJsuFuOfLWYd32e  Emma Skaggs and The Talk of Town Center Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/0SJEugxgFtkesQIpoEB4i5  John Thompson and The Foot of the Rapids Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fort-meigs-historic-site-what-to-see-and-do-with/id1695422935?i=1000764224215  Laura Winters from Miracle in Time Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/miracle-in-time/id1815539984