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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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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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44:02

City Update With George Proakis (Hosted by the...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/03/12

This is a recording of a presentation from Watertown City Manager George Proakis for a City Update event held by the Watertown Business Coalition at the Hampton Inn at Arsenal Yards on March 11th, 2025. Listen to hear George's thoughts on the economic development in the city of Watertown at the moment. Support the show Head on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check out all the episodes, events, and everything else going on. Come out to the Podcast Anniversary Event to celebrate a...

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32:54

Local Government Update, March 2025: Moments, Success...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/03/11

I sit down for a conversation with Tyler Cote, the Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown, and Victoria Weichel, the Production, Training, and Equipment Manager at Watertown Cable Access to discuss things that have happened during the past month in Watertown through key moments, success stories, and important numbers. We also get some insights into the city process with the new Did you know? and What's that thing? segments. Links to things mentioned in the episode: Sign up ...

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Episode 47: Dan Hogan (WCA-TV)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/03/07

Meet Dan Hogan! He's the Director of News and Studio Operations at WCA-TV here in Watertown. In this conversation we talk about how he first got involved in video and news production (from throwing darts and Starsky and Hutch to covering sports all around New England), the process of building a 30 minute weekly news show, how WCA-TV is now focusing on becoming part of the community rather than just covering it, his personal favorite stories over his 10+ years covering the city, and more! Find...

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27:39

Episode 46: Watertown Youth Coalition Peer Leaders...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/02/28

Meet Jenna Houjazy, Vana Stepanian, and Priscilla Samakwrong! They are students at Watertown High School and members of the Watertown Youth Coalition Peer Leaders group which is organized by Christina Lupica of Wayside Youth and Family Support Network here in Watertown. In this conversation, we talk about their likes and dislikes about Watertown as a whole and their high school experience, their advice for other youth members of the community, and we end it with their advice to adults on inte...

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Episode 45: Sam Ghilardi (Housing for All Watertown /...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/02/21

Meet Sam Ghilardi! He's a senior scientist at Sai Life Sciences, a member of the steering committee for Housing for All Watertown, and a board member for CoLAB, all here in Watertown. We chat about his early experiences with science and studying cell communication (basically our skin cells are like toddlers), what it's like working in the life science sector in Watertown, how he got involved with housing advocacy work, and the recent changes to Watertown zoning that he's excited about along w...

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Episode 44: Brandon Feldhouse (Arsenal Yards)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/02/14

Meet Brandon Feldhouse! He's the General Manager over at Arsenal Yards here in Watertown. For this conversation, we get into his early years in malls (including Copley Place in downtown Boston), how using history and art helped build the character of Arsenal Yards, how he views building a dynamic mixed-use community, how he helped lead an initiative to divert 100% of the property's waste from landfills, and we end with his thoughts on the future of Arsenal Yards. Find out more about Arsenal Y...

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38:29

Local Government Update, February 2025

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/02/11

Listen to this local government update podcast where I sit down for a conversation with Tyler Cote, the Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown, and Victoria Weichel, the Director of Government and Education Media at Watertown Cable Access. We discussed what's happened at some recent city meetings and some upcoming city initiatives for Watertown. Links to things mentioned in the episode: Special City Council Meeting - January 21st (on winter parking ban) 311 Civics Academy C...

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Episode 43: Swati Biswas (Artsy Way of Life)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/02/07

Meet Swati Biswas! She's a scientist, dancer, and arts advocate here in Watertown. We chat about her origins with the arts, what led her to seek out supporting artists in India while bringing their skills to folks here to learn (and the challenges of working with people on the other side of the world), we scratch the surface of the innovative natural methods of art creation in traditional Indian art forms (burned your rice? make it into black pigment!), the story of the women artists her advo...

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32:46

Creative Chats With Guest Liz Helfer

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/02/04

This is a recording from a series for the podcast that just started at the Mosesian Center for the Arts called Creative Chats. Listen to learn more and hear the conversation with Liz on the topic of where the boundary between art as lifestyle and art as business lives. Come join us at the next Creative Chats on Friday, February 28th at the Mosesian Center for the Arts with guest Jamie Kallestad! Listen to Liz's earlier appearance on Little Local Conversations to hear more of her story. ...

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41:08

Episode 42: Kim Hewitt (Director of the Watertown...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/31

Meet Kim Hewitt! She's the Director of the Watertown Free Public Library. In this conversation we chat about her early experiences with books and libraries, her career journey from leading oral history projects to helping people search for unique news stories from the late 1800s, some behind the scenes on how the library processes materials and thinks about larger values such as access to information, privacy, and censorship, then we finish with some updates such as what's going on with the c...

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48:29

Episode 41: Justin Hanrahan (Watertown Police Chief)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/24

Meet Justin Hanrahan! He's the Police Chief here in Watertown. In our conversation we get into his unconventional childhood and how the Watertown community was important in getting him through it, his early experiences in policing from protecting "boothies" to a career defining moment that instilled in him that policing is much more than just catching criminals,his rise through the ranks in Watertown and the shift in culture he's been a part of, his impact in teaching and training departments...

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4:53

Little Local Weekly? A Few Updates and a Message From...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/22

Boston Gold Kings GameMovie Night Monday with the Chinese American Association of WatertownCheck out other news and events sources in the city:Watertown NewsWatertown Cable AccessNicole Gardner's NewsletterPublic Arts and Culture BulletinSupport the showHead on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check out all the episodes, events, and everything else going on. Sign up for the Little Local Conversations email newsletter to know when new episodes are out and keep up on everything Littl...

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Episode 40: Bevin Croft (Policy Researcher / World in...

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/17

Meet Bevin Croft! She's a policy researcher and board member of World in Watertown. We chat about her early experiences working at group homes for people with mental health disabilities, what policy research is and some new alternatives it's exploring, a recent history of human rights organizing in Watertown, and the Unity Breakfast coming up on MLK Jr Day.Learn more about the Unity Breakfast on January 20thLearn more about World in WatertownSupport the showHead on over to www.littlelocalconv...

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17:24

Little Local Weekly (January 15th - 21st, 2025)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/14

Listen to hear updates from past podcast guests about things going on with them and Watertown this week.My first in-person podcast event Creative Chats is this week! (Friday, January 17th, 830am-10am)Too many links to fit in streaming description! See the page for the episode on the website for the full list of links mentioned in the episode.Support the showHead on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check out all the episodes, events, and everything else going on. Sign up for the Lit...

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Episode 39: Alyssa Cecchetelli (Addgene)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/10

Meet Alyssa Cecchetelli! She's the Associate Director of Plasmid Services at Addgene, a nonprofit life science organization here in Watertown. We chat about her origins in science including spending 6 years studying a transparent worm (and making pretty pictures with calcium), she explains what plasmids, CRISPR, and viral vectors are and why they're important for scientific research, Addgene's unique position as a nonprofit that supports scientists around the world (111 countries!) and lowers...

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15:48

Little Local Weekly (January 8th-14th, 2025)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/07

Hi there! This is my first attempt at a Little Local Weekly episode where I give headlines, updates, and other insights from previous guests for the week ahead. Let me know what you think!Links:Gore Place Puppet ShowMosesian Center for the Arts Winter ClassesMosesian Center for the Arts Summer ProgramsRiver of Light Lantern ParadeResolutions Bingo: Website | Instagram | FacebookOne Book, One WatertownCraft Supply SwapCreative Chats!Support the showHead on over to www.littlelocalconversations....

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Episode 38: Cameron Labrecque (Boston Gold Kings)

Little Local Conversations ·

2025/01/03

Meet Cameron Labrecque! He's the GM and Director of Hockey Operations for the Boston Gold Kings, a semi-professional hockey team here in Watertown. We talk about his personal hockey journey, the challenges of the semi-professional hockey world, the experience of coming to a game, and more.Find out more about the Gold Kings (and find their schedule):InstagramFacebookSupport the showHead on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check out all the episodes, events, and everything else going...

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