John Lindvay and Jay Stevens

Erie Listener Episode 6

John and Jay head down to Erie's magnificent Warner Theaters to see the 10th Eerie Horror Film festival and to talk with festival founder Gregg Ropp and festival event co-ordinator John Walkiewicz about film, festivals, childhood, and horror. Fellow podcaster Cory Carr, of the horror film review site, Slaughter Film, joins the Erie Listener gabfest and guides John and Jay into the realization that they actually do like horror movies.

Jay and John lure voice of the Seawolves, Greg Gania, down to the Erie Listener's palatial recording studio to talk baseball. Also in this episode: Videogames! And everybody's going to Hell because of the Internet!

Chief mate of the tallship brig Niagara is pressed and hauled down to the Erie Listener recording studio where he tells tall tales of sailing the Great Lakes to John and Jay. Also, bullies and what makes good reporting. Email: listener@eriereader.com.

Erie Reader writer Cory Vallaincourt is called into to the palatial recording studio of the Erie Listener to tell John and Jay what he knows about the Erie Blues & Jazz Fest, and blues music in general. They also gab about what it's really like to cycle through the city and the state of taxi service in Erie. Comments? Questions? Email listener@eriereader.com.

In this first episode of the Erie Listener, Jay and John introduce the podcast, chat about movies and online comments, and talk with Adam Welsh and Brian Graham about how the Erie Reader got started and (better yet) their crazy college days at Penn State. Roar on the Shore is manhandled. Email your questions or comments to listener@eriereader.com.