Be a Neighbor

About Be a Neighbor

Be a Neighbor is the official podcast of NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania, a nonprofit community development agency based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Podbean, Overcast, Castro, Castbox, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic and Stitcher! New episodes released triweekly.

Publisher

NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jan 2022

Latest episode

31 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Aug 2026

   #23: Bailey's Savings & Loan

   John Cosgrove, Jesse Ergott, and Shane Powers join hosts Parker Dorsey and Gerard Hetman for this 45th anniversary special of the Be a Neighbor podcast, featuring a past and present NeighborWorks President & CEO roundtable. We were excited to discuss their time with NeighborWorks, how the organization has changed and evolved over the years, meaningful challenges they’ve faced, community leaders they’ve learned from, where they see the organization in the future, and more!

2. 

   1 May 2026

   #22: Live from the Mothership

   Nicole Curtis and Stefanie Colarusso, organizers of the Carbondalien Festival, join hosts Parker Dorsey and Gerard Hetman in this episode of the Be a Neighbor podcast. We were excited to discuss the origins of the festival, how the event has grown over the past three years, the story behind the 1974 UFO sighting in Carbondale, advice for other communities to capitalize on their local history, and more!

3. 

   6 Nov 2025

   Ninety-Seven Point Three Five Percent

   Michael Lombardo, Mayor of the City of Pittston, joins hosts Parker Dorsey and Gerard Hetman in this episode of the Be a Neighbor podcast. We were excited to discuss his career and professional background, key steps and milestones for Pittston's ongoing revitalization, how to maintain and advance progress at the municipal level, partnering with NeighborWorks to bring Beautiful Blocks to the city, and more!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

11,226

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.