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.
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PLATE & PONDER: EMPTY NESTING w/ Jen & Chris Fenton
PLATE & PONDER - "Travel, Tourism, & Toronto: The Importance of 'Being There'" - Episode #9
Yes, lacrosse season is over in Montreal (HUGE SHOUT-OUT TO THE MCGILL REDBIRDS MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM!), but don't you worry, we can still helicopter parent with the best of them. This empty-nester team is heading to NOLA to see our daughter!
Get ready for us, Kaylie!!
On a serious note, we do talk FAA delays that affected our Canada trip last weekend. AND THEY RAN OUT OF ALCOHOL ON THE FLIGHT! Hopefully we get the skies back to normal soon!
DC, are you listening??? We know Amsterdam is!
But how about the importance of travel?... An industry vital to keeping the magic of humanity together thru people-to-people engagement! Chris heads to a conference this week to speak about just that! The MAGIC OF CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL CONNECTION! A glue that bonds countries and keeps the world in harmony... or at least keeps us all from war............
Enjoy...
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