What's Happening MoCo?

About What's Happening MoCo?

An authentic, unscripted update from County Cable Montgomery highlighting items that help residents of Montgomery County. This program features interviews with elected officials, employees, public servants, and residents. It is produced by the Office of Community Engagement from the Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Services. Interviews are recorded live and presented with very few edits to ensure the integrity and authenticity of the conversations.

Publisher

Derrick Kenny

Category

government · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2020

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   What's Happening at the Glenstone Museum - 20th Anniversary

   Send us Fan Mail Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over the year's it has redefined what a museum can be. With modern architecture, serene landscapes, and galleries shaped with input from living artists, it’s one of Montgomery County’s most distinctive places to slow down and explore. We sat down with Valentina Nahon, Senior Director of Public Engagement, to talk about Glenstone’s origins, its expansion to the 180,000‑sq‑ft Pavilions, and how the mu...

2. 

   4 Sept 2026

   What's Happening with the Colors of Loss & the Out of Darkness Walk?

   Send us Fan Mail Wearing blue sounds small until you see what it does for people who have been carrying this alone. We sit down with Marina Thompson, Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), to talk about suicide prevention in a way that is honest, practical, and grounded in community. She explains the meaning behind the Out of the Darkness Community Walk bead colors, from loss and survival to supporting someone in crisis and LGBTQ+ support, and why that simple...

3. 

   20 Aug 2026

   What's Happening at the MoCoFair - a leader, 4H-ers, businessman and a Monster Truck Driver

   Send us Fan Mail Live from the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, Hannah and Lela share what it’s really like to work with horses, why miniature horses are measured differently, and how caring for animals builds calm, focus, and responsibility. We also talk with Anthony from the Ag Fair Junior Board about youth leadership, building a legacy as a first‑generation fair volunteer, and his practical advice for dealing with spotted lantern flies. The tour wraps up with grandstand action from Cor...

Who has been a guest on What's Happening MoCo?

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Anthony Featherstone
• Dr Elizabeth Carr
• Gary Edell
• Brian Edell
• Joshua Bender

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

3,378,592

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

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

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

68

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