Best Lucas Merkel Podcasts (2025)

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E127: Deck the halls and dodge the balls 13:58

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Episode 127 is here — and it’s packed with Brunswick updates! 🎙️💙 This week we talk: • 📸 2007 “Then & Now” Brunswick photos from Allen Potter • 🍜 Larb Thai now offering online ordering • 🥐 Brankas Bake House now on DoorDash • 🌯 Chipotle officially OPEN on Pearl WITH window pickup • 🥙 Nico’s returning to Brunswick (Gyros to Go!) • 🎄 Brunswick’s 2025…

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E126: Comms Are Down 22:07

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It’s another packed week in the 44212! Here’s what we’re talking about in this episode 👇 🐼 Panda Express Grand Opening! — Free shirts, long lines, and smooth service! 🏬 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Buzz — Lines out the door and full parking lots! 🏗️ 7 Brew Coffee — Groundbreaking next to Culver’s ☕ 🚧 Center Road Repaving & Water Main Fixes — We finally h…

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E124: Secrets Secrets Are No Fun 23:11

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This week we’re talking about:🦸 Blankets for Superheroes — local businesses team up at Gamers Lair to support Superheroes to Kids in Ohio!🏙️ Brunswick Then & Now — see the nostalgic photo series from Alan Potter 📸🍁 Leaf Collection Starts Oct. 27 — check your ward schedule 🍂🍝 Culver’s Night for Crestview PTO + Red Onion’s Spaghetti Thursdays 🍽️🧘‍♀️ …

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E123: You Can't Park There 22:23

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This week, Lucas and Kimberlee cover a packed list of feel-good local stories, Halloween fun, and Brunswick happenings! Highlights include:👻 Fall festivals, hayrides & witchy nights out🏈 Brunswick Football’s big win over Medina☕ Two local coffee shops teaming up to help a Brunswick family in need📚 Book release by a Brunswick mom honoring her late s…

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E122: Don't call it Brunstucky! 27:13

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Episode Highlights 💙 Brunswick High Swim Team painted inspiring messages for Suicide Prevention Month along sidewalks. 💜 Narcan (NALOXONE) Boxes are now available 24/7 at the Brunswick Rec Center and soon at Brunswick PD — free, no questions asked. 🌳 Brunswick plants a new Crimson Sunset Maple in front of Brunswick Area Television (Tree City comeba…

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E121: Wide Open Friday 30:51

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🎙️ Episode 121 is live! This week in Brunswick: 🍺 Farewell to Hoppy Dudes – closing after 4.5 years 📦 Huge success with the Resource Room Drive – THANK YOU, Brunswick! 🥣 Oaks Family Care Soup Cookoff fundraiser returns Oct. 10 ❤️ David’s recovery update – keep those cards coming! ☕ Vampire mochas & spooky fall drinks at Grounded Bean 🐶 Congrats Rog…

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E120: Trash Talk and Tax Talk 20:03

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🎙️ Episode 120 is here!This week in Brunswick:🗑️ Trash talk! Brunswick challenges Medina County’s flow control on where our garbage goes.💰 County officials weigh property tax relief while residents brace for big hikes.📸 Spotlight on local hobby photographer Mike Vost – capturing Brunswick in a whole new way!❤️ Community rallies around 8-year-old Da…

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E119: Fast and Furious 17:00

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Episode 119 is here! Lucas goes at it solo and this week he's got: ✅ A mystery donor wipes out $3,550 in Brunswick Schools’ lunch debt 🍎 ✅ Brunswick High seniors named National Merit semifinalists 🎓 ✅ Fat Bob’s pizza delivery comes with… maybe a love connection? 🍕❤️ ✅ Updates on The Secret at Center and the Market 42 parking saga 🚗 ✅ Tons of local …

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E118: Soups, Hayrides, and Oktoberfest Pizzas 22:59

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🚨 Episode 118 is LIVE! 🚨 Biggest week ever on Spotify (thanks, Brunswick 💙), and we’re back with: 🚰 Another water main break on 303 🥣 Oaks Family Care’s Soup Cookoff (Oct. 10) 🍂 Hayrides at Taste of Summer Farm Market 🍕 Oktoberfest pizza + Planted Flag beer at Samosky’s 🐿️ Girls with Squirrels live at Bianca’s 🚗 Car shows all weekend + free hot dog…

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E117: Mums the word 20:11

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🚨 Episode 117 is LIVE! 🚨This week we cover everything from 🔥 lithium battery safety to 🎉 Brunswick events:🍂 Medina County Parks’ “Trekking Through Autumn”🐶 Halloween Puppy Portrait Contest🏡 Property reappraisals stirring conversation🚒 Valley City Fire Dept. open house with ride-alongs🍻 Ignite Brewing’s new hours + Hoppy Dude’s customer appreciation…

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E116: Pearl Patrol 21:03

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🚨 Episode 116 is LIVE! 🚨 This week we’ve got: 🥨 Bourbon pretzels at Moda (formerly Baskets Galore) 🌽 Ohio sweet corn at Taste of Summer Market 🎶 Red Onion’s fall lineup + Boozy Bingo nights 🍩 New Blessing Box outside Donut Land 🛞 Roundabouts coming to 303 (…in 2031 🙄) 🏀 Hoop Guru fall basketball league 🍕 Crestview PTO fundraiser at Ohio Pie 🎸 Live …

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E115: The Great Kindergarten Parade of 2038 32:14

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🚨 Episode 115 is LIVE! 🚨 This week we’ve got 🐅 Tiger Fest – an 11-year-old Brunswick resident raising $$ for tigers! 🍝 Rigatoni Rumble has Lucas's attention 🍻 Hoppy Dude Brews leaving Hinckley (but finding a new Medina home) 🏈 Brunswick Blue Devils football kicks off + Kindergarten Night 🎓 🐶 Adoptable dogs at Market 42 🏪 Family Farm and Home grand …

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E114: Designated Sandwich Area 26:05

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🚨 Episode 114 is here!Brunswick, this week’s show is PACKED with food, fairs, and a whole lot of fun. 🍩🍕We’re talking:🍉 Valley City Street Fair (watermelon AND pizza eating contests!)🍩 Donut Land / Rosatis custard-filled donut dream boat🥟 Park Pierogi at Buzzard Roost🌳 The Fire Departments stunning table made from a historic oak🎶 Live music & local…

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E113: Apples, Beans, and in-betweens 25:04

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Schnitzel in Brunswick? Believe it. 🎙️ Episode 113 of Brunswick Group Therapy brings the flavor (and the feels): 🥨 Branka's Bake House celebrated w/ schnitzel & live music 🧒 Playville FINALLY opened with kindergarten “Meet Your Class” events 💵 It’s still Ohio’s tax-free holiday — grab your gadgets + school gear! 👮‍♀️ $3,790 raised locally for falle…

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E112: Hummus, we have a problem 18:34

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🩸🧁 From blood drives to baked goods, Brunswick is buzzing! 🎧 Episode 112 of Brunswick Group Therapy is short, sweet, and packed with updates: ✅ A heartfelt happy 102nd to Mr. Taylor 🎉 ✅ Brunswick VFW & Great American Pizza getting parking lot glow-ups ✅ Mama Mary’s Hummus hits Graze Deli at Market 42 (and Erin’s gotta get it!) ✅ Yes, Brankas Bake H…

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E111: Are we dating the same guy 21:51

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Episode 111 is LIVEWe start with burgers and end with a Christmas card photo of your dog and Santa. Welcome to Brunswick.In this jam-packed episode: 🍔 Shark Week drinks from Cool Beans & Human Bean (also includes jam) 🦆 Brunswick Hills’ goose-protecting canine cop 🐶 Dog drama at Buckeye Mission (and a sad pup named “Summer”) 🏁 Caddyshak & Buzzard R…

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E110: Baseball and Bullfrogs 27:11

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Brunswick's talking baseball fields, big development plans, bulldozers, and… bullfrogs? 🐸 We unpack the city's new property purchases, chat about Change.org drama, celebrate local businesses, preview the Valley City Frog Jump Festival 🐸, and shout out upcoming events like Stuff the Bus 🎒 and Panini's 15th birthday 🎉. Plus: Sherlock the Shepherd, Ba…

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E109: Bologna in July 19:46

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This week on Brunswick Group Therapy: 🥟 Parked Pierogi gets served—literally. 🍕 Bologna, pickles, crispy onions...on pizza?? 🔮 Psychic fairs, yoga, Christmas in July & more! 🍩 Bronco’s Bake House soft opens (but WHERE was our invite?!) 🕵️‍♂️ Medina Co. is launching its own police academy. 📍Tons of events in the 44212 + one epic Santa-in-July fundra…

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E108: Red, White, & Bull 24:32

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In this packed episode of Brunswick Group Therapy: 🏗️ Brunswick High School construction updates 💡 Dreaming big at Brunswick Lake – amphitheaters, docks, pools? 🍞 Atticus Bread hits New Day Cleveland! 🎆 Everything you need to know for the Brunswick fireworks & 4th of July weekend 🍔 Boozy brunches, giant pancake stacks, and red-white-and-blue burger…

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E107: Holy Heatwave 27:22

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📣 Episode 107 is here and packed with heat, heart, and hometown updates!🔥 From wild temperatures and fire trucks to schnitzel and surprise expansions, we're serving up a sizzling summer episode. Tune in for: ✅ The latest on the Villas on Pearl development ✅ Bronchus Bake House + schnitzel dreams 🍞 ✅ A fiery situation at the VW dealership 🚗🔥 ✅ Summe…

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E106: Party At Father Bobs 24:58

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📣 Episode 106 is live! This week on Brunswick Group Therapy: Whether you're here for the funnel cakes or the farm animals, we've got something for everyone this week. 👇 ❌ We say goodbye to 9ers Diner 🤫 The Secret at Center isn’t a secret anymore 🌱 Big growth at the Community Garden 🔄 Roundabout rumors—fact or fiction? 👀 Local businesses getting sho…

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E105: Don't Yell Fire After 10PM 26:27

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Lucas and Kimberlee are back with Episode 105, and WOW - there's so much happening in our town! 🏘️🏗️ End of an Era: Sundance Saloon (formerly Rudy's) has been demolished! What do you think will replace this Brunswick landmark?🏍️ High-End Addition: A Ducati motorcycle dealership just opened on Pearl Road across from the middle school - they're plann…

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E104: The Leaning Pole of Brunswick 30:33

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Hey Brunswick! 🤗 In this episode Lucas and Kimberlee has exciting updates and events happening around town! 🚨🚧 Roadwork Alert! 🚧 There's resurfacing happening on I-71 from Boston Road to Route 3 until August. Be prepared for lane closures! 🚗🎉 New Businesses! 🎉 Welcome to Brunswick: Noble Bridal 💕 And, 7 Brew is coming soon! ☕️And Old Soles - Where’…

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E103: Make Saturday Super 22:41

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🔵 **EPISODE 103: Memorial Week Madness!** 🔵 Brunswick, buckle up – this week’s episode is PACKED: 🍔 **NEW BUSINESS ALERT** - **Local West** at Market 42 is slinging CHEESESTEAKS that’ll make you drool. - **Ollies** is moving into the old Save A Lot and neighbors are joining them – stay tuned for updates! 🎉 **EVENTS GALORE** - **Tony’s Lemonade Stan…

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E102: T&A is OFF the menu 20:38

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🌸 Spring in Brunswick means two things: sunshine... and our first massive water main break of the year. 💦 Episode 102 of Brunswick Group Therapy is out now! Lucas and Erin tackle everything from: ✅ Donut Land's parking lot glow-up (and pistachio supremacy) ✅ Hot Shots’ major revamp (👋 spicy uniforms, 👋 hello kids’ menu!) ✅ Back Nine's awesome Fathe…

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E101: Buggin' Out 23:05

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🎙️ **EPISODE 101 IS HERE, BRUNSWICK!** 🎉 This week, we’re diving into the *juiciest* local buzz — from **closures** 😢 to **up&comings** 🎪, **weird cravings** 🐛, and **SPEED TABLES** 🚧? Buckle up, 44212 — here’s what’s sizzlin’! 🔥 🍝 **Farewell, Rito’s Italian Bakery** (after **60 YEARS!**) — but hold the tears! 🥨 **Das Schnitzel Haus** is rolling in…

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E100: Now theres floating heads 29:07

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🎉 EPISODE 100 IS HERE! 🎉 We made it, Brunswick! Thank YOU for riding along with us for 100 episodes of laughs, local love, and loud opinions. 🙌 In this milestone episode: 🍺 Ignite Brewery expands summer hours (flatbread + blonde ale = 👌) 🍦 Tis’ the season for mint Oreo + free cones! 🍔 Wooden Nickel & Red Onion drop their new event calendars 🥩 Rec C…

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E99: Tin Can Kim 33:45

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Dear Group Therapy participants, I owe Kimberlee (and your ears) an apology… Episode 99 of Brunswick Group Therapy is live, but let’s address the echoey tin-can elephant in the room: Kimberlee sounds like she recorded from inside a coffee mug. That’s 100% on the producer (me). Yes, she did ask if I wanted to do an audio check. Yes, I declined. Yes,…

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E98: 2 weeks, 1 episode 19:33

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Like, Share & Subscribe! Mentions this week include: Spring Mist Farms The Brew Kettle Medina County Parks Brunswick Parks and Rec Brunswick City Hall Brunswick True Value Family Farm & Home Brunswick Chick Fil A Gamers Lair Medina County Senior and Adult Services Ohio Bird Sanctuary Skyview Lodge Off The Radio Manzo’s Sports & Spirits Grace & Grat…

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E97: S oh S 18:57

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Mentions include: Brunswick Parks and Recreation Cool Beans Cafe The Backyard Hoffman Outdoor Supply Sam's The Man Tree Service Amy's Arbors Red Wagon Farms Back Nine Brunswick HotShotz Mapleside Farms Brunswick United Methodist Church Brunswick Reformed Church Gandolfs Pub Manzo's Sports and Spirits And more! Like, Share & Subscribe! Thank you for…

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E96: Brunswick be hoppin' 24:03

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Mentions include: Rosatis, Brunswick Ohio Police, Brunswick City Hall, Houndstown Cleveland, Grounded Bean, Skyview Lodge, Oakes Family Care, Mapleside, Post Road, Pickled Pineapple, 9ers Diner, Hollywood Mafia, Brunswick 80’s guy, Manzo’s Sports & Spirits, Blue Lunch, Brunswick Parks & Recreation, Chic Fil A Brunswick, Hoppy Dudes Brews, NEO Extre…

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E95: the okayest episode yet 12:39

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Mentions Incude: Attilios Pizza Valley City Community Frog Jump Donut Land Brunswick Historical Society FairTrade NEO Extreme Games Cleveland Dog House Zebulon Thomas - The Podcast In the Rough Dirty Deeds Mapleside Farm Yearbook Manzos Sports & Spirits Cool Beans Cafe Grounded Bean Ignite Brewing Company Brunswick Optimist Club Adult Easter Egg Hu…

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E94: Just a quickie 14:27

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Like, Share & Subscribe!Mentions this week include:Ohio Pie Co.St Ambrose ParishBrunswick City Schools Oakes Family CareFairTradeHoundstown Cleveland The Breakfast Club Mapleside FarmsIgnite Brewing CompanyHeritage Farm Museum Brunswick Historical Society Grace and Gratitude Yoga Foo FathersManzo's Sports and Spirits Gamers LairNEO Extreme GamesPic…

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93: Kimberlee Talks Trash 28:43

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Mentions include: Ollie's Bargain Outlet Brunswick City Hall Brunswick Parks and Recreation Kimble Jordans Jewelry and Coin King of Vapes Atillios Pizza Brunswick Ohio Police Brunswick for a Better Future Debbie Hopkins 5k Houndstown Cleveland Refuge Gaming Ignite NEO extreme games SkyView Lodge Best of Times Mapleside Farms Furious George Hartweig…

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E92: It's going down. I'm yelling Kimberrrr 15:49

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Like, Share & Subscribe!Mentions this week include: Dairy Queen BrunswickRosatis CustardBrunswick City SchoolsPete & Polly Beyond Juicery and EateryBrunswick Parks And RecreationBrunswick FireFighters AssociationBrunswick VFWIgnite Brewing CompanyLumberjaxx Axe ThrowingBrunswick For a Brighter FutureHoundstown USAThe Grounded BeanDisco InfernoMaple…

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E91: Brunswick Marches On 20:04

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Like, Share & Subscribe!Thank you for listening to this podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more, please subscribe on your favorite platform by visiting our website:brunswickgrouptherapy.com Mentions today include: Brunswick City Schools, Red Onion, Brunswick Paninis, Ignite Brewing Company, Sharpen Skills Training, The Huma…

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E90: Have a Cow 18:03

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Like, Share & Subscribe! Mentions this week include: Brunswick Parks and Recreation, Brunswick City Schools, Brunswick For A Brighter Future, Back 9 Brunswick, Houndstown Cleveland, Ignite Brewing Company, Havana Choice Cigar, Medina County District Library, Angel Eyes, Spring Mist Farm, Mister Breeze, Mapleside Farms, Skyview Lodge, T&P Karaoke, B…

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E89: Ollie Ollie Oxen Free 29:08

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Like, Share & Subscribe! In this episode Kimberlee interviews Emily Woolard, ABrunswick High School LLS Student Visionary working with her team to raise $100,000 to help fight Blood Cancer. There's some other surprises in there too! Link in the comments and thanks for watching! Other mentions include: Brunswick City Hall Brunswick Parks & Recreatio…

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E88: Brunswick News Network 28:55

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Reporting from Beautiful Brunswick Ohio about these people and places: Princess Ledges Brunswick High School WingStop Waylon’s HandCrafted HotShotz Ohio Pie Brunswick Parks and Recreation Brunswick HIlls Fire Department Boy Scout Troop 517 Medina County Homeless Shelter Active Plumbing Supply Houndstown USA Brunswick For A Brighter Future Ignite Br…

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E87: Turn Tables 23:46

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In this episode the tables are turned and Lucas and Kimberlee are interviewed by some members of TheBEAT! The award-winning BEAT Video Program is unique. Since 2000, more than 900 students in grades six through 12 have had the opportunity to write news stories, conduct on-camera interviews, edit, shoot and direct more than 4,000 programs that air o…

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E86: Slapped Together 22:51

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Like, Share & Subscribe! Really slapped this episode together in record time but it still has all the content you've come to expect. Mentions include: Brunswick Barber Shop, Gamers Lair, Brunswick City Schools, Donut Land, Brunswick City Hall, Councilman Brandon Lambert, Red Onion, Brunswick Parks and Recreation, HoundsTown, The Tangled Vine, Grace…

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E85: Whistle Stahp 27:23

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Like, Share & Subscribe!Mentions this week include:Whistle ExpressBrunswick Parks and Recreation Brunswick Soccer Association Brunswick Youth Baseball and Softball association Woven With PromiseBrunswick City HallDiscount Drug MartCracked EggHoundstownHavana Choice Cigar Custy and McNamaraGandolfs PubStrum and StrummerIgnite Brewing CompanyKatie K …

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E84: Something New, Something Blue 35:10

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Back from holiday break with episode 84 and theres alllllot to cover!Mentions this week include:Noble Bridal BoutiqueThe Back Nine GolfTop Level GamingThe Tangled VineBrunswick Home DepotCool Beans CafeMT ContractingFair Trade Supply CompanyWingStop BrunswickPanda ExpressBig LotsWhistle Express Car WashMapleside FarmsHoundstown BrunswickBrunswick B…

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E83: 30 Dogs of Christmas 20:20

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Mentions include Brunswick Food Pantry, Donut Land, Project LEARN, Ignite Brewing Company, 9ers Diner, Gamers Lair, Brunswick Parks and Recreation, Extreme Ninja Warrior, Bill Glick Painting, The Tangled Vine, Little Yum Emporium, Brunswick Chick-Fil-A, Grace & Gratitude Yoga, Salvati Salon Suites, Hoppy Dude Brews, Gandolfs Pub, Furious George Har…

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E82: Santa really gets around 18:31

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Mentions include The Red Onion, Brunswick City Hall, Gamers Lair, Samurai Revolving Sushi, Paws and Claws Cat Rescue, Shop With A Cop, Brunswick FOP, Cool Beans Cafe, MT Contracting, Fair Trade Supply Co., Mapleside Farms, Brunswick Brew Kettle, Brunswick Paninis, Red Wagon Farm, Grounded Bean, Brunswick High School, Brunswick Skate Sta…

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E81: No Clause for concern 14:13

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Thank you for checking out the podcast. Mentions this week include: Manzos Sports & Spirits, 9ers Diner, Feeding Medina County, Brunswick Food Pantry, Houndstown USA Brunswick, Havana Choice Cigars, Charles Geil and his ghost band, Red Wagon Brewing, Brunswick VFW, Brunswick Kiwanis, Tangled Vine, Northeast Ohio Creatives, Faithwalk Church, Hosanna…

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E80: Gobble til you Wobble 23:09

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Thank you for listening to this podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more, please subscribe on your favorite platform by visiting our website:brunswickgrouptherapy.comMentions include: Brunswick Parks and Recreation, Waylons Handcrafted Ice Cream, Market 42, Samurai Revolving Sushi, Brunswick Youth Baseball and Softball Assoc…

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E79: Blue Devil forever! 24:51

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Like, Share & Subscribe!Mentions this week include: Woven With Promise, At Mark Lutheran Church, The Grounded Bean, Medina County Parks District, Brunswick Hills Fire Department, Ignite Brewing Company, Brunswick Recreation Center, Houndstown USA, Grace Baptist Church, Amy's Arbors, Dom Noice, Bianca's Italian Restaurant, No Alternative, Manzo's Sp…

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E78: Too Much Kimberlee 17:54

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Mentions Inculde: The Human Bean, Brunswick Hills Police Association, Medina Eagles, Woven With Promise, The Grounded Bean, Donut Land, Discount Drug Mart, Wing Stop, Samurai Revolving Sushi, Ohio Pie, Tangled Vine (like 5 times!), Brunswick VFW, Grace & Gratitude Yoga, Island Troy, Red Wagon Farm, Valleaire Golf Club, North East Ohio Creatives, Ho…

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E77: Watergate 20:50

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Thanks for taking in another episode and supporting local businesses. Mentions this week include Brunswick City Schools, Medina County Project Learn, Marz Cardz, Bakery of Mapleside, Taste of Excellence, Brunswick Hills Trustee Ryan Nixon, Roastis Custard, The Wooden Nickel, The Red Onion, St Marks Shining Light, Great Scott Bakery, Balloon Pops by…