The Patio Podcast
The Patio Podcast is a wistful exploration of my hometown's enduring attachment to Hess’s Department Store. In candid conversations with residents, historians, collectors, former shoppers and employees, The Patio hopes to shed light on Allentown, Pennsylvania’s multigenerational interest in one single place.
Does nostalgia this visceral unite a city, or hold it back? How has Max Hess Jr.’s marketing genius endured? What happened to his famous chandeliers? And how good was all that whipped cream pie, really? The Patio Podcast is a new collection of Hess’s memories, meant for the here and now!
The Patio Podcast's original music: Theme created and produced by Dave Meyers with Vocals by Sam Cummings
Podcasting since 2022 • 28 episodes
The Patio Podcast
Latest Episodes
S2 E11: Wayne Holben (PART 2) + Season Two Finale!
This is the Season Two Finale, but there is so much more ahead as we approach the One-Year Anniversary of The Patio Podcast! Thank you to all the cheerleaders, listeners, and guests who made this incredible project pos...
March 21, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:04:22
S2 E10: Fearless and Creative: Hess's PR & Promotions with Wayne Holben (PART 1)
During his 25-years at Hess's, Wayne Holben worked his way up to Director of Public Relations. His longest stretch as a Hess’s co-worker began in 1973, one week after he returned from three-years of serving overseas in the Army. Prior to...
February 08, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:04:41
S2 E9: Inside the Ads with Hess's Fashion Illustrators & Layout Artists
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January 23, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:02:36
S2 E8: Hess's First Female Executive, with John Ziegler
Mrs. Frances Ziegler’s 28-year career at Hess Brothers includes some of the most dynamic stories we have heard to date. If she had not spent years carefully assembling one scrapbook for her son, John Ziegler, it is very likely t...
December 28, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:14:36
S2 E7: Hope, Heart & Hess's with Denise Martinez, founder and CEO of Caring Hearts
Caring DAM Hearts, a nonprofit organization with a mission of assisting and providing hope and kindness to homeless, veterans, and individuals in need throughout the Lehigh Valley region. Founded in 2016 by Denise "Neice Eie" Martinez...
November 24, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:03:10