Dinner, Dialogue & Debate Welcome to Plate & Ponder — where a longtime married couple, now proud empty nesters, 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 c ...
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PLATE & PONDER - "Skill It Up: Degrees Required?" Episode #10
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We are back... Been a week, but the NOLA SET Conference & Tulane Parents Weekend interrupted our flow.... But all for good reasons. Yeah, it rained in LA (not kidding!), and we got a leak in our roof. So it goes... But on the fun-side, we met some great football recruits, chugged beers at The Boot, ate insanely good Gumbo, hung with our epic daught…
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PLATE & PONDER - "Travel, Tourism, & Toronto: The Importance of 'Being There'" - Episode #9
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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 weeken…
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PLATE & PONDER - "Time to Pay Air Traffic Control & Theories Behind Happiness" - Episode #8
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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! & 2 - What is the meaning of life? What makes someone truly happy? We know a few answers to those questi…
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PLATE & PONDER - "Solo TV Appearance: The Movie Business" - Episode 7.5
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It's a solo performance, so we'll call this one "Episode 7.5"... Chris does an early morning tv appearance on Yahoo Finance to discuss: 1) The Industry's anxiety around the expected Warner Brothers Discovery sale. 2) Solutions for the terrible trend of off-shoring tv & film production. 3) The importance of engaging consumers worldwide now that Holl…
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PLATE & PONDER - "Game Day Overload" - Episode #7
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Just when we thought it was other people who had the problem, Jen & I realized we have the same manic issue. We may actually take the outcomes of games our children play way too seriously... Hmmm... No way... That couldn't be true... Or is it? We discuss the adrenaline rush. Cortisol Release. And the physiological response of watching sports. Go Do…
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PLATE & PONDER - "Social Media Addictions & Xi's Trump Card" - Episode #6
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Anyone else upset that no one opens the window shades on planes anymore? And how about the EPIC southern hospitality in Nashville!!! And, oh yeah, the Village People were caught, but they didn't have France's crown jewels on them... That story will just continue to occupy our consciousness... HOT IMPORTANT TOPICS: Macro themes learned from research…
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PLATE & PONDER - "We Need Walter Cronkite!" - Episode 5
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Drinking an ambrosial glass of wine, enjoying a beautiful Sunday afternoon, staring at my gorgeous wife, and trading some jovial, yet highly engaging, banter... Our topics of the day include: MOVIE REVIEW: "HOUSE OF DYNAMITE" & THE POWER OF NARRATIVE: INSIDE A DEMOCRACY & A COMMUNIST COUNTRY And smartly, just before the eyes of our listeners glaze …
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Chris Lost Our Theme Song, the Louvre Lost Diamonds & America Lost Its FICO - Episode 4
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A cold beer, a Mandarin song, and a groovy new beat... then the banter hits airport & sleep divorces... and more fun.... The two choice topics tonight are: THE GREAT LOUVRE & SHANGHAI DIAMOND HEISTS & AMERICA'S DEBT SPIRAL And then when... the coast is clear... we go back to some personal questions re: "who's most likely too?"... Fade to Black (wit…
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PLATE & PONDER - "The Art of Tipping" - Episode #3
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Yeah, we have our usual, epic, empty-nesting banter... and yes, it's over some wine... but we do get serious........ The two choice topics tonight are: TIPPING & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE And then when... the coast is clear... we go back to the fun banter to close...By Jen & Chris Fenton
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We hit it all in this epic episode: We glaze: Apple Fritters, REO Speedwagon, Roller Skating Parties, Kings & No-Kings, Old Fashioned Glazed Donuts, Protests, Coldplay, Cole Crotty, Phil Brodkin, USC, Dr. Lawrence Flechner, Dirk Diggler, 70's vibes, Surf Sessions, No-Pants, Dogs, College Football, Cote Du Rhone, Ritalin, Burnt Orange Teams, Vandy, …
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Dinner, Dialogue & Debate Welcome to the VERY FIRST EPISODE of "Plate & Ponder" — where a longtime married couple, now proud empty nesters, pour a glass of wine, share a meal, and tackle the biggest stories shaping our world. She's (Jen Fenton) an inner-city charter school director, elected official, and former school board president. He’s (Chris F…
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