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.
PLATE & PONDER: EMPTY NESTING w/ Jen & Chris Fenton
PLATE & PONDER - "Time to Pay Air Traffic Control & Theories Behind Happiness" - Episode #8
We're handing over the keys to friends to watch our dog and home for the weekend, but before we go:
1 - Can we pay the people in the control tower? Please! If anyone deserves their regular paycheck, it's the people who keep us safe in the skies!
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2 - What is the meaning of life? What makes someone truly happy?
We know a few answers to those questions for us - a) watching our daughter play violin in her orchestra or leading her cheer team on the sidelines of a BIG game, and b) rooting on our son in lacrosse games... Which we are going to do this weekend... In Toronto... In the snow... But it is for the National Championship of Canada. GO REDBIRDS!
