Brian Colgan, Hanover's troubadour extraordinaire, shares his many influences and inspirations in making music for the love of art, the joy of his audiences, and the growth of his students. Brian plays a bakers’ dozen instruments, and baked-into his gifts are passion, precision, authenticity and wisdom.

On location at Hanover's premier comedy club and intimate laugh laboratory, Church of Satire, what starts as a conversation about comedy and business evolves into an exploration of leadership principles, community, confidence and finding one's voice. Meet Jim Bryan, the fascinating, multi-talented proprietor and visionary of The Church of Satire, a charming stage, with inviting church pews, that hosts all kinds of laugh-out-loud hijinks, shenanigans, frivolities and tomfoolery in the first block of historic downtown Hanover. Some call it the tiniest, little house of laughs in the Mid Atlantic. For more: churchofsatairecomedyclub.com. Featured pic by stevesqrd.com

Sandy is a lifetime learner who loves beer and adventure. After raising three kids then taking on the corporate world, Sandy decided to pursue her lifelong dream of founding a small business. It came to be in Fat Bat Brewing Company. Building community is at the heart of Sandy's mission. She believes in the power of beer to encourage social interaction. Her aim is to promote engagement by creating the best atmosphere for sharing great beer with friends, neighbors, and visitors, while supporting revitalization of Hanover. At the same time, she is building relationships with local vendors for brewery supplies and merchandise, working with local charities to raise funds, and providing space for local craftsmen to sell their wares. Sandy plans to grow the business through expansion to neighboring towns. When she's not at the brewery, you can find her spending time with her family, brewery hopping with her husband, or reading on the beach.

Matt Purkins, veteran public servant and Director of Hanover Borough Parks and Recreation and Interim Director of the Guthrie Memorial Library, stops in the Walk-in Sound Studio for a lively conversation about recreation, resources, reservoir properties, and wonderful opportunities in the parks, library and wild areas of Hanover.

While discussing the bright future of the HanoverLand History, Ghosts, and Folklore tours, Matt also reveals the endangered status of the mysterious Dickcissel, a mythical bird with a haunting mating call known to roam rural HanoverLand.

Bio: Matt Purkins has been the Parks and Recreation Director for Hanover Borough since January 2024. He is also the interim director of the Guthrie Memorial Library. Matt started his career in the recreation and parks field in 2004 as the Manager of the Carroll County Sports Complex in Westminster, MD, a position he held until 2018. From there he moved onto Baltimore County Recreation and Parks as a Community Supervisor II for the Hereford Zone. In 2022 he accepted the position of Fiscal Manager for Dauphin County Parks and Recreation. Matt gladly accepted the position as Hanover’s first full time Parks and Recreation Director in 2024.

Matt has served as president of the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) from 2012-2014 and is a two-time chair of the Recreation and Leisure Services Branch of MRPA. He is a member of both MRPA and the Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society. He currently serves on the Fairview Township Recreation Board and is the umpire assigner/assistant umpire in chief for the Carroll County Umpire’s Association.

Steve Antonaccio aka "Steve-o" @ HanoverLand: The Podcast, reveals the curious evolution of Steve Squared. How? Why? And What it takes in today's design and photography professions to earn a living. The seasoned designer, (food) photographer and marketing professional initially wreaks havoc in the Walk-in Studio, settles down and shares secrets and a broad history of his 40 plus years as an independent graphic designer and guerilla photographer.

Sharing laughter, joy and insights in the Walk-In Studio, Brian Shea explains how he creates and explains things with words and pictures. These skills manifest themselves in many different ways, but his favorite moments take place in front of an audience or teaching a class. Brian never performed on stage until 2008 when he filled a small part on Miracle on 34th Street at Hanover High School. That experienced turned him into a theater guy at the age of 41. Brian began performing and volunteering at Hanover Little Theatre in 2010, eventually serving seven years on the Board of Directors, including three as president. He took his first improv class in 2015 and hasn't look back, He has performed and taught in both Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 2020, Brian founded Highwire Improv with three friends to create new opportunities for performers and teachers. Brian's open to teaching folks about the power of improv both as a performing art and as a tool to grow confidence and communication skills.

CC introduces our guest, long-time Hanover Market entrepreneur, culinary creative, Pop tennis enthusiast, and dynamic life-force, Moon Kuhn. Supa K opens the show at the wrap party, Jackie Mattson attacks the mic and waxes poetic as Steve O reminds Jackie about microphone protocol. Moon then reveals her riveting, heart-wrenching story of leaving her home in Saigon under duress and confusion to come to the United States and to Pennsylvania's lower Susquehanna Valley.

Mentor, educator, citizen-about-town, multi-platform artist, curator, musician, and photographer Andy Smith, "The Maker of Midway," shares his joy of seizing opportunities, painting with clay slip, his editorship of Culture on the Line, and curating of the Gallery at the Old Post Office. Veering into traffic matters, we also discuss what is an extension versus a bypass in HanoverLand! Fun Fact: In addition to being an arts navigator and non-profit board member, Andy is one of only a few professional clay monoprint artists. For art, essays and more, check out Mr. Smith's website at Visualrealia.com and cultureontheline.com.