Good Natured

About Good Natured

Join WVIA’s Kat Bolus for conversations about the great outdoors and optimism on the Good Natured podcast. Haley sits down with Discover NEPA’s Don Jacobs as he shares his expertise on all things about outdoors, and she keeps up with WVIA’s Kat Bolus on her experiences in Northeast Pennsylvania. The Good Natured team will highlight feel good stories and offer tips and suggestions on exciting adventures in and around the region.

Publisher

Haley O'Brien

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Don & Kat discuss their walks through the Tannersville Cranberry Bog, plus fall festivities and more

   Join WVIA’s Kat Bolus and DiscoverNEPA’s Don Jacobs for conversations about the great outdoors and optimism on the Good Natured podcast.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Fairs and festivals are underway, hunting season is right around the corner and Don goes 'detecting' with the NEPA Ring Rescue

   This month on Good Natured, fairs, festivals, hunting and metal detecting.

3. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Rattlesnakes, dancing and the NUTmobile on Good Natured with Kat Bolus & Don Jacobs

   Join WVIA’s Kat Bolus for conversations about the great outdoors and optimism on the Good Natured podcast. Plus, DiscoverNEPA’s Don Jacobs shares his expertise on all things outdoors.

4. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Kat Bolus hosts Good Natured Podcast, featuring running, hiking and upcoming celebrations at the Steamtown National Historic Site

   In this episode of Good Natured, Haley O'Brien reports on an uptick in registration for races and running groups around the region. DiscoverNEPA's Don Jacobs visits the Steamtown National Historic Site to catch up on three celebrations this year.

5. 

   28 May 2026

   Haley O'Brien talks to Don Jacobs about geocaching, Kat Bolus about biking tips and shares a new community garden with listeners

   In this month's episode, WVIA’s Kat Bolus shares biking tips and details about the upcoming NEPA Ecotour while DiscoverNEPA‘s Don Jacobs takes us geocaching in Monroe County in honor of America250. Also, we visit a new community garden in Luzerne Co.

6. 

   22 Apr 2026

   GOOD NATURED: Earth Day, turkey season in Pa. and mah-jongg

   In this episode, Kat Bolus brings us reporting about Earth Day and the Mah Jongg Social Club of NEPA. Don Jacobs fills us in on turkey season and a Susquehanna County native who won a national title for his turkey calling skills.

7. 

   18 Mar 2026

   GOOD NATURED: Trout stocked for the season, a growing interest in girls ice hockey and more

   In this month's episode of the Good Natured podcast, Don Jacobs catches us up on trout season, and Kat Bolus finds growing interest in youth ice hockey for girls.

8. 

   18 Feb 2026

   Good Natured: Unique winter activities highlighted in NEPA

   In this month's episode of the Good Natured podcast, WVIA's Kat Bolus tells us about a toboggan slide in Sullivan County, and Don Jacobs from DiscoverNEPA takes us along for a cardboard regatta with local Girl Scouts.

9. 

   21 Jan 2026

   GOOD NATURED: Winter hiking, hunting and trying new things in honor of the new year

   In this episode of WVIA's Good Natured podcast, positive thoughts for the start of 2026. Kat Bolus shares her hiking adventures and DiscoverNEPA's Don Jacobs suggests trying something new.

10. 

    18 Dec 2025

    Good Natured: NEPA's outdoors & optimism podcast launch

    In the premiere episode of WVIA's Good Natured podcast, DiscoverNEPA's Don Jacobs and members of the WVIA team share their adventures in the great outdoors. WVIA's Haley O'Brien hosts the podcast, which is all about the outdoors and optimism in Northeast Pennsylvania.

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