About this episode

Andy Staib and John “Dino” DeNatale reflect on their 50-year friendship and the lessons learned over the decades.

My friendship with John “Dino” DeNatale began in kindergarten over 50 years ago in the early 1970’s in Huntington’s own Flower Hill School. In this episode, John and I look back on our five decades of connection, the memories that shaped us along the way, and the big-picture lessons that we’ve learned and carried forward to this day. At the heart of our conversation is a simple truth: LOVE is all that matters. But before we dive into the big picture, Dino covers a few of his wilder days...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Staib

Guest: John “Dino” DeNatale

Topics covered

• friendship
• memories
• love
• life lessons
• nostalgia

Keywords

• friendship
• love
• memories
• life lessons
• nostalgia
• Huntington
• Flower Hill School

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Huntington, Flower Hill School

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