PLATE & PONDER: EMPTY NESTING w/ Jen & Chris Fenton
Dinner, Dialogue & Debate
Welcome to Plate & Ponder — where a longtime married couple, now proud empty nesters looking for a highly constructive way to occupy our time, pour a glass of wine, share a meal, and tackle the biggest stories shaping our world. She's an inner-city charter school director, elected official, and former school board president. He’s a media executive, professor, and author. Together, they bring decades of parenting, public service, politics, and purpose to the table.
From the joys and growing pains of an empty house to the cultural and geopolitical headlines you can’t ignore, this is a candid kitchen-table conversation that’s equal parts heart, humor, and hard truths.
Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetically curious. Pull up a chair — dinner is served.
Episodes
PLATE & PONDER - "Flynn's Birthday Extravaganza & Why Dogs Are Awesome"
PLATE & PONDER "LA Tunnels, Water Cooler TV, Jury Duty, & Potluck's"
PLATE & PONDER - "Where Did Everyone Go?" - Full-House Hangover Episode
PLATE & PONDER - "Brodkin, Seiffer, & Fenton Kids - College Stories Episode"
PLATE & PONDER - "Thanksgiving w/ Guest, Dylan Fenton"
PLATE & PONDER: EMPTY NESTING - "Fake Christmas Trees, AI, & Kaylie Fenton"
PLATE & PONDER - "Sharing & Caring w/ Katie & Phil Brodkin" - Episode #11
PLATE & PONDER - "Skill It Up: Degrees Required?" Episode #10
PLATE & PONDER - "Travel, Tourism, & Toronto: The Importance of 'Being There'" - Episode #9
PLATE & PONDER - "Time to Pay Air Traffic Control & Theories Behind Happiness" - Episode #8
PLATE & PONDER - "Solo TV Appearance: The Movie Business" - Episode 7.5
PLATE & PONDER - "Game Day Overload" - Episode #7
PLATE & PONDER - "Social Media Addictions & Xi's Trump Card" - Episode #6
PLATE & PONDER - "We Need Walter Cronkite!" - Episode 5
Chris Lost Our Theme Song, the Louvre Lost Diamonds & America Lost Its FICO - Episode 4
PLATE & PONDER - "The Art of Tipping" - Episode #3