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Little Local Conversations

Discover the people, places, stories, and ideas of Watertown, MA. Visit littlelocalconversations.com to see all episodes, upcoming events, and more. Join Matt Hanna as he has conversations with various businesses owners, community leaders, creatives, and other interesting folks in Watertown to learn about what they do and get to know a bit about the people behind the work.Sign up for the email newsletter to know when new episodes are out: https://mailchi.mp/1ffcb9f6801e/newsletter-signup

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33:26

Watertown Arts & Culture Roundtable, June 2025

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2025/06/16

This is an arts and culture roundtable episode where we talk about things that have been going on in Watertown arts and culture recently, what's coming up, hidden gems, and more. The discussion was with Allie Fry (Watertown Free Public Library, Programming Librarian), Liz Helfer (City of Watertown, Public Arts and Culture Planner), Kristen Kenny (Chair of the Watertown Cultural District), and Lydia McCoy (Watertown Senior Center, Director for Senior Services). Links! Arshile Gorky "Passage" m...

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25:23

Local Government Update, June 2025

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/06/11

This is a conversation with Tyler Cote, the Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown, and Victoria Weichel from WCA-TV to discuss things that have happened during the past month in Watertown through key moments, success stories, and important numbers. Links: School Building Committee - May 21, 2025 Discover Coolidge Commission on Disabilities - May 28, 2025 Arsenal Park Ribbon Cutting Pequossette Recreation program Watertown Farmer's Market watertown-ma.gov wcatv.org Su...

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41:30

Episode 56: Kim Charlson (Perkins School for the...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/06/04

Meet Kim Charlson! She's the Executive Director of the Braille and Talking Book Library at the Perkins School for the Blind as well as the Chair of the Commission on Disability here in Watertown. In this conversation we discuss her journey into disability advocacy, from being one of the first totally blind people to get a master's degree in library science to serving as the first woman president of the American Council of the Blind from 2013-2019 to recent issues and topics being discussed. W...

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41:54

Creative Chats With Guest Julie Fei-Fan Balzer (Does...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/05/30

This is a recording from a series for the podcast at the Mosesian Center for the Arts called Creative Chats. This conversation was with painter, printmaker, and collage artist Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. The topic revolved around meaning and identity in art. Find out more about Julie and her art at juliebalzer.com Come join us for the last Creative Chats event of the season on Friday, June 20th with guest Arto Vaun! Support the show Head on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check ou...

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28:59

Creative Chats With Guest Cat Bennett (Finding Your...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/05/29

This is a recording from a series for the podcast at the Mosesian Center for the Arts called Creative Chats. This conversation was with guest Cat Bennett, whose career spans making animated spots for children’s television, illustrations for many publishing clients, and now art for exhibition as well as teaching art to adults. The topic for the conversation revolved around how she weaved her artistic path and how an artist figures out what to do next. Find out more about Cat and her art at cat...

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42:29

Episode 55: Drew Rollert (Wada Hoppah)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/05/23

Meet Drew Rollert! He's the founder of Wada Hoppah, an all-electric, wakeless, shallow draft water shuttle and commuter service coming soon to the Charles River (and Watertown Square!). In this conversation we dig into the history of ferries on the Charles, what inspired him to design (an award-winning) modern ferry for the river, all the challenges, thinking, and planning that goes into this kind of thing, and we end with some thoughts on Watertown's water future. Find out more about Wada Ho...

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33:51

Local Government Update, May 2025

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/05/13

This is a conversation with Tyler Cote, the Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown, and Victoria Weichel from WCA-TV to discuss things that have happened during the past month in Watertown through key moments, success stories, and important numbers. Links: Fair Housing in Watertown Meeting Second Ambulance Meeting Climate Leader Community: WCA-TV segment | Watertown News article City's Forestry Webpage Read Submitted Budget Watch Budget Presentation City Council - April 8th...

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Episode 54: Jen Nicholson (Commander's Mansion)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/05/08

Meet Jen Nicholson! She's the sales and events coordinator at the Commander's Mansion which also includes being a part of the Watertown City Events Team. In this conversation we dig into her experience growing up in Watertown, her years of teaching, stay-at-home parenting, and volunteering, then we get into all the aspects of the mansion from the (scandalous) story of its creation and its unique features to its private functions and now growing assortment of community events, then we finish w...

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34:36

Episode 53: Steve Magoon (Assistant City Manager for...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/05/05

Meet Steve Magoon! He's the Assistant City Manager for Community Development and Planning for the City of Watertown. In this conversation we dig into his career journey in planning, the role of public input in decision making, some things that make New England unique for planning, current and future projects in Watertown, and more. City's Community Development and Planning Website Support the show Head on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check out all the episodes, events, and ever...

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32:51

Creative Chats With Guest Kristen Kenny (A Discussion...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/05/01

This is a recording from a series for the podcast at the Mosesian Center for the Arts called Creative Chats. This conversation was with guest Kristen Kenny, artist, arts organizer, and Chair of the Watertown Cultural District, where the topic revolved around finding/building/cultivating spaces for artists and musicians. Come join us at the next Creative Chats event on Friday, May 16th at 830am with guest Jule Fei-Fan Balzer! Support the show Head on over to www.littlelocalco...

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Episode 52: Ora Grodsky & Larry Raskin (Watertown...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/04/25

Meet Ora Grodsky and Larry Raskin! They're co-founders of Watertown Community Conversations (see full bios below). In this conversation, we talk about how they got interested in the field of facilitation, the tools and techniques important to the work, the creation of Watertown Community Conversations and what it does, and more. Watertown Community Conversations website Ora's book - Justice, Love, and Organizational Healing Larry's bio: Larry is a retired leadership and organizational effecti...

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40:04

Episode 51: Melissa Hresko (Russell Cooperative...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/04/18

Meet Melissa Hresko! She's the Director and Teacher at the Russell Cooperative Preschool here in Watertown. In this conversation we dig into how she got into the field of early education, what a play-based and cooperative school system looks like, the surprising nature in their environment right in the center of town, the challenges facing early education, and more. Learn more about Russell at: russellpreschool.org Support the show Head on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check out...

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28:50

Local Government Update, April 2025

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/04/14

I sit down for a conversation with Tyler Cote, the Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown, and Victoria Weichel from Watertown Cable Access to discuss things that have happened during the past month in Watertown through key moments, success stories, and important numbers. Links to things mentioned in the episode: Committee on Budget & Fiscal Oversight - March 6th (Ambulance discussion) Fire Chief Nicholson's podcast episode WBC City Update With City Manager podcas...

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62:23

Local News and Information Ecosystem Panel Discussion...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/04/10

Listen to an in-depth panel discussion on the local Watertown news and information ecosystem! This was part of the one year anniversary celebration for Little Local Conversations that happened over at the Mosesian Center for the Arts on March 18th, 2025. The panel featured Dan Hogan (Director of News and Studio Operations at WCA-TV), Charlie Breitrose (Editor of Watertown News), Tyler Cote (Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown), and Steve Owens (Massachusetts State Repres...

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34:27

Episode 50: Will Brownsberger (Massachusetts State...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/04/04

Meet Will Brownsberger! He's a Massachusetts State Senator for the Suffolk and Middlesex District which includes Watertown. In this conversation we talk about his career in criminal justice (and how his views evolved over the years), his political journey from municipal leadership to the state level, his takes on transparency in government, transportation, the reality of the battle with climate change, housing, and more. Find out more about Will at willbrownsberger.com Support the show ...

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31:53

Delightful Chaos: Watertown Arts & Culture...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/04/02

This is an arts and culture roundtable episode where we talk about things that have been going on in Watertown arts and culture recently, what's coming up, hidden gems, and more. The discussion was with Allie Fry (Watertown Free Public Library, Programming Librarian), Liz Helfer (City of Watertown, Public Arts and Culture Planner), Kristen Kenny (Chair of the Watertown Cultural District), and Lydia McCoy (Watertown Senior Center, Director for Senior Services). Links! Watertown Cultural Distri...

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Episode 49: Dave Levine (Whitney Towers)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/03/28

Meet Dave Levine! He's the General Manager of Whitney Towers, a family-owned apartment building here in Watertown. We talk about the history of the 41-year-old building and how his family started the business, his years in the tech startup and software world and how that translates to operating in real estate and property management, where he thinks Whitney fits in the housing ecosystem in Watertown, and what he thinks most people don't understand about his type of role. Find out more about W...

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16:45

Watertown Trivia With Arsenal Financial's Doug...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/03/21

This is the first Fun & Games Sponsor Episode! I sit down with Doug Orifice of Arsenal Financial to test him on what he knows about his Watertown trivia related to baseball, businesses, banjo, and more. Then he talks a bit about how his financial planning business Arsenal Financial can help people close to retirement, busy families, and small business owners. Find out more about Arsenal Financial at arsenalfinancial.com Listen to Doug's full interview episode when he was the podcast...

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27:22

Creative Chats With Guest Jamie Kallestad (Making Art...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/03/19

This is a recording from a series for the podcast at the Mosesian Center for the Arts called Creative Chats. Listen to learn more and hear the conversation with Jamie Kallestad, singer/songwriter and Communications and Design Specialist for the Watertown Free Public Library, on the topic of making art after parenthood. Come join us at the next Creative Chats event on Friday, March 21st at 830am with guest Kristen Kenny, Chair of the Watertown Cultural District! Support the show Head on over t...

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Episode 48: Paula Farina (Farina's)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/03/14

Meet Paula Farina! She's a co-owner (with her two brothers Anthony and Mike shown in the picture) of Farina's, a bicycle and power equipment store here in Watertown. We talk about how the shop is celebrating its 50th anniversary, so we dig into the shop's journey from being opened by her Italian immigrant parents, the many trends over the years from BMX to e-bikes, the work put in to become one of the top bike shops in the country, how pairing power equipment with bikes makes sense, the chang...

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