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Lessons with The Practical Prof®

Lessons with The Practical Prof®

By: Santo D. Marabella
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We are excited to announce that our podcast is getting a make-over. You have been so supportive of our original podcast since 2019. We want to keep you engaged as we grow our audience with this new podcast called “Lessons with The Practical Prof®”.


Marabella's work as The Practical Prof® has been built on his life as a teacher who chose to focus on business, the people side of business; often, the more controversial or less-discussed challenges. That will continue but we’re expanding beyond the workplace to include home and community. Because now more than ever, we need to be our best selves – full of integrity, empathy, kindness – for ourselves and for each other!


"Lessons" is a forum for becoming our best selves at home, work and in the community featuring your stories, experiences and interviews.


Join us - there's always a lesson to learn and a lesson to share!


Host Bio

Dr. Santo D. Marabella is an author, playwright and screenwriter, trainer and teacher who is passionate about sharing his experiences and insights.


Marabella, professor emeritus of management at Moravian University, holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (Villanova University) an MBA (St. Joseph's University) and a DSW - doctor of social work (University of Pennsylvania). His professional memberships include the Academy of Management, the National Association of Social Workers, the Dramatists Guild of America, The Lambs®. His newspaper column, "Office Hours" has been featured in the Reading Eagle and five other MediaNews Group publications in the Greater Philadelphia region since 2012.


His latest project, Il Mio Posto a Tavola (My Place at the Table), is a documentary film about his adoption from Italy, during the Baby Scoop Era, when un-wed mothers were forced or coerced into giving up their babies. The film, directed by Tracy Schott, is currently seeking distribution.


"Manage with a Heart, in ways that feed the Spirit!"

- Santo D. Marabella

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Episodes
  • Adoption is a Gift?

    Adoption is a Gift?
    Jan 12 2026

    In this first episode of the newly revised version of our podcast, now called, "Lessons with The Practical Prof®", host Dr. Santo D, Marabella, discusses adoption. As an adoptee himself, it's a personal episode, that includes his own experiences, along with perspectives from Susan Denaro, an attorney who has been involved with many adoptees, a fellow adoptee, Alana Hook, and Tracy Schott, the director of Marabella's new documentary film, Il Mio Posto a Tavola (My Place at the Table).

    For more information on the film, click here: Il Mio Posto a Tavola


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    11 mins
  • Introducing Lessons with The Practical Prof®

    Introducing Lessons with The Practical Prof®
    Dec 19 2025

    Since 2019, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, has hosted his podcast. It has been well received, but was time for a make-over of sorts. Now called, Lessons with The Practical Prof®, the episodes will feature personal lessons Marabella and others have learned. And, the context will reach beyond the workplace to home and community. Listen to the trailer to find out more.

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    Lessons with The Practical Prof® is a production of Marabella Enterprises, a multi-media education and entertainment company. The Practical Prof® Website.

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    2 mins
  • Revitalizing Communities - One Main Street at a Time!

    Revitalizing Communities - One Main Street at a Time!
    May 19 2023

    In today's podcast, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, talks with friend, Mark Ratcliffe, about his vision for West Reading, Pennsylvania, with a look at how far they've come since establishing their organization 23 years ago, and where they are headed.

    Ratcliffe is an experienced Main Street Manager who creates activity within a downtown revitalization area and utilizes historic preservation as an integral foundation for core area economic development. He is responsible for the development and promotion of the Main Street Program and its events in West Reading, PA.

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    20 mins
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