PODCAST · comedy
Yinz World
by Yinz World
Interviewing people from all walks of life with a Pittsburgh connection.
Episodes
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Chris Olszewski
Chris Olszewski is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, podcast host and video game developer. He has been the lead singer and one half of the writing duo of Balloon Ride Fantasy for the past 15 years as well as my partner in crime hosting this podcast. It has been on my...
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Donny Donovan
Donny Donovan is the owner and founder of Free Will Health and Wellness, a Pittsburgh-based company that specializes in personal training, muscle activation, gender affirming fitness, health coaching, and exercise programming. Donny is a member of the LGBTQIA+ trans community and presented at the...
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Mike Mihm
Mike Mihm is an actor and producer who has appeared in such films as Unsane, Bunker, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Box Cutter and The Old Maid and such shows as The Blacklist. Most recently, he appeared in a commercial starring Tom Brady for Fox, which airs during NFL 2024-25 season games. Aside...
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Host Chat
Chris and Bethany chat on a weekend summer morning from their respective homes. Topics broached include but are not limited to: hair-sparagus, being inspired by our guests, ideas for future episodes, our backlog of guest videos, Chris's new original video game, pets dying, intrastate flights,...
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Jacquea Mae
In this interview, Chris couldn’t make it, so it’s a one-on-one chat between Bethany and our guest, Jacquea Mae, vocalist for the band NASH.V.ILL. Jacquea is much more than a singer--she is a presence. When she performs, yes you hear her big, gorgeous voice, but you also experience her strong and...
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David Rullo
David Rullo is an award winning journalist and senior writer at the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. His work has appeared in national and international newspapers, magazines and literary journals. He has spent the better part of five decades exploring and contributing to the city’s art and literary...
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Cheryl Capezzuti
Cheryl is an artist living in Pittsburgh, who has carved out a name for herself by focusing on several niche art forms: puppet making, and dryer lint sculptures. However, her artistic endeavors go well beyond the scope of creating tangible artwork, as she is also an art teacher by day and leads...
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Byron Nash
Byron Nash is a prolific musician, songwriter, and performer, playing guitar in the Pittsburgh-based rock/funk/R&B band NASH.V.ILL, as well as other projects including his own solo work. He also serves as the Events Coordinator at the Andy Warhol Museum and as a fitness trainer for his own…
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Gordon Berkstresser
Gordon Berkstresser is a retired accountant and former U.S. Army Lieutenant. He has lived in a handful of different places and worked in various capacities, notably as a platoon leader in the Vietnam War, an auditor for U.S. Steel, and Aristech, VP & Controller for RMI Titanium, a professor at...
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Kathryn Heidemann
Kathryn Heidemann is the President + CEO of the Cleveland Institute of Art, an arts & design college in our neighboring state to the west. Kathryn has been working in the arts & culture administration sector for 25 years, having spent nearly 2 decades of her career in Pittsburgh. She also plays a...
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Franklin Carpio
Franklin Carpio is a filmmaker based here in Pittsburgh. He holds a degree in entertainment design, has directed six short films and will soon be releasing his biggest project to date, EOS Six (Enemy on Sight), a sci-fi crime thriller (watch the trailer here). He’s also the owner of Carpio...
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Gina Winstead
Gina Winstead (she/her, they/them) has paved her own road to become the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh’s first ever Vice President of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA). She is working to improve IDEA within Carnegie Museums, including placing a major focus on nurturing...
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Anne Celedonia
Anne Celedonia is a professional musician and singer-songwriter who has been working in the music industry for over a decade, notably serving for years as a background vocalist in the acclaimed Pittsburgh rock n soul band The Commonheart. In this episode, we discuss Anne’s start in the classical...
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Dr. Lawrence Ian Reed
Dr. Lawrence Ian Reed is a clinical and research psychologist at NYU, who completed his studies at Pitt and his residency and post-doctorate research at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Reed now studies facial expressions of emotion, focusing on why we so visibly express our private motivational and...
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Walter Ino
Walter Ino is an L.A. based touring multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Music has taken him all over the world playing with such bands as the multi-platinum, Grammy award winning band Survivor, Eagles of Death Metal, Wilson Phillips, Denny...
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2022 Recap: New Year's Eve Edition
Nearing midnight on New Year's Eve, Bethany and Chris tipsily sit down to reflect on their first 6 months of podcasting, including memorable moments, favorite guests, and their own personal growth following some culturally enlightening interviews. During their chat, Bethany and Chris discover…
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Oleh Dovhun
Oleh Dovhun is a Ukrainian professional boxer, who currently holds the North American Boxing Association super-bantamweight title and is #3 in the WBA. Nicknamed the “Ukrainian Pitbull,” Dovhun is an undefeated southpaw from Stebnyk, Ukraine, currently living in Pittsburgh, PA. In this episode…
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Dr. J. Scott Colombo
Dr. J. Scott Colombo is a physical therapist and former collegiate basketball player for the University of Pittsburgh from 1986-89, when the team won two Big East regular season championships (1987 & '88), as well as the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu (1986). Since then, Dr. Colombo has spent many...
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Shaimaa Fayek
Shaimaa Fayek is an Iraqi immigrant and proud Muslim living in Pittsburgh. Our interview takes place during the holy month of Ramadan, so we talk about the significance and cultural traditions of Ramadan. Shaimaa shares her story of growing up in Iraq under Saddam Hussein’s rule, and her family’s...
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Dr. Sara Petras
Dr. Sara Petras is a veterinarian who has spent extensive time abroad in Hungary. In this episode, Dr. Petras shows up with her new baby in one hand and a bottle of Hungarian brandy in the other to celebrate her last day of maternity leave. Peer pressured, Bethany and Chris find themselves doing...
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Josh Verbanets
Josh Verbanets is a musician (Meeting of Important People, Lohio, The You), and one half of the award-winning kids’ music/comedy performance duo Josh and Gab. In this episode of Yinz World, we chat about Josh’s recent trip to London with VisitPittsburgh, his early music influences, playing in…
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Chris Engelbert
In this episode, we chat with terminally ill father of four, Chris Engelbert. Chris humbly shares with us about his experience being diagnosed with stage IV cancer at just 41 years old. A lover of comedy, Chris swapped the comedic jabbing for some real talk in this deep conversation that is sure…
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Introducing: Yinz World with Bethany Conley and Chris Olszewski
In this episode, we introduce ourselves, give a little taste of who we are, and explain our motivations for starting this podcast. Each episode's "fact check" is available at yinzworldpodcast.com. If you like our show, please rate and review on your listening platform! Drop us a line at...
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Interviewing people from all walks of life with a Pittsburgh connection.
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