All Episodes
Little Local Conversations — 146 episodes
Get to Know Your Local: Watertown Cultural Council
Episode 79: Pia Owens (Library Trustee / Negotiation Coach / Tech Lawyer)
Local Government Update, August 2026
Creative Chats Conference, Panel 2: Organizations & Systems
The Helping Hand Roundtable, July 2026
Local Government Update, July 2026
Event Highlight - Treaty Day 250
Creative Chats Conference, Panel 1: Art & Money
Episode 78: Theo Offei (Watertown City Councilor-At-Large)
Creative Chats With Daniel E. Pritchard (Should Art Be Difficult?)
Gallery Stories, June 2026: Senior Group Show, WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE AT/HOW WE SEE IT, Altered States
Local Government Update, June 2026
Watertown's Open: Storytelling and Marketing for Solopreneurs
Event Highlight: Watertown Pride 2026
Episode 77: Watertown Youth Coalition Peer Leaders (2026)
Local Government Update, May 2026
Watertown's Open: A Discussion on Summer Tourism 2026
The Dish With Max Ritcey of Ritcey East (Fish Tacos, Art, and Helping Those in Need)
Creative Chats With Eileen Ryan (How Do You Stand Out in a Crowd?)
The Helping Hand: Watertown Helps Out
Episode 76: Kelly Cronin and Kristy Walter (Watertown Savings Bank Club 50)
Local Government Update, April 2026
Gallery Stories, April 2026: Art and Healing
Event Highlight - Community STEM Night
Episode 75: Andrew Provost and Meaghan Harwood Provost (PT In Cadence)
Creative Chats With Alyssa Lawson (How Do We Teach Creativity to the Next Generation?)
Watertown City Update 2026 With City Manager George Proakis (Hosted by the Watertown Business Coalition)
Gallery Stories Miniature, March 2026: Nina Nielsen
Local Government Update, March 2026
Event Highlight - Perkins School for the Blind's Early Connections Conference
Reverse Podcast #1: Matt Hanna With Interviewer Sara Keary
Creative Chats With Erykah Chanel (What Does Your Next Level Actually Require of You?)
Gallery Stories, February/March 2026: Magic, Layers, Solstice, Winter Showcase, Contemporary Landscapes
Local Government Update, February 2026
Episode 74: Laura Murray (Constituent Services Director, City of Watertown)
Get to Know Your Local: Public Arts & Culture (February 2026)
Episode 73: Sarah Newhouse (Actors' Shakespeare Project)
Episode 72: Benita Chelagat (Coffee Plus 254)
Local Government Update, January 2026
Event Highlight - River of Light
Episode 71: Roberta Miller (Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee Chair)
Creative Chats With Marija Draskic Brancazio (The Importance of Organizing Creative Community)
Watertown's Open: The State of Development in Watertown
Local Government Update, December 2025
Episode 70: Jenna Bancroft (Director of Human Services, City of Watertown)
Watertown Arts & Culture Roundtable, December 2025
Event Highlight - SOLSTICE: Reflections on Winter Light
Creative Chats With Guest Margo Guernsey (Capturing and Sharing Unheard Stories Through Film)
Episode 69: Aliana de la Guardia (Mosesian Center for the Arts)
Local Government Update, November 2025
Episode 68: Jon Hecht (Political Activist / Former Town Councilor and State Representative)
Episode 67: Max Ritcey (Ritcey East, Owner and Chef)
Episode 66: Jon Bockian (Community Volunteer / Author)
Episode 65: Jim Henderson (Attorney/Singer)
Creative Chats With Guest Megan Ramette (The How and Why of Zines and Watertown Zine Fest)
Local Government Update, October 2025
Watertown's Open: Small Business Support Group
Episode 64: Michael Bobbitt (Mass Cultural Council)
Creative Chats With Guests Tim Merton and Jennifer Morsches of the Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble (Building Local History Into Programming & Doing Outreach With Incarcerated Teens)
Watertown Arts & Culture Roundtable, September 2025
Episode 63: Barbara Callahan (Browne House/Historic New England)
Local Government Update, September 2025
Episode 62: Fangxue Zheng (Energy Advocate for City of Watertown)
Episode 61: Alex Patriquin (Cass School of Floral Design)
Local Government Update, August 2025
Episode 60: Gary Beatty (Watertown Boys and Girls Club)
Episode 59: Sara Keary (Caregiver Counseling and Consultation)
Episode 58: Rita Cleary (Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center)
Local Government Update, July 2025
Creative Chats With Guest Arto Vaun (Finding Optimism and Creative Opportunity in Grief and Anxiety)
Episode 57: Xin Peng (Community Organizer and Human Rights Activist)
Watertown Arts & Culture Roundtable, June 2025
Local Government Update, June 2025
Episode 56: Kim Charlson (Perkins School for the Blind / Watertown Commission on Disability)
Creative Chats With Guest Julie Fei-Fan Balzer (Does Art Have to Have Meaning?)
Creative Chats With Guest Cat Bennett (Finding Your Artistic Path and Discovering What Comes Next)
Episode 55: Drew Rollert (Wada Hoppah)
Local Government Update, May 2025
Episode 54: Jen Nicholson (Commander's Mansion)
Episode 53: Steve Magoon (Assistant City Manager for Community Development and Planning)
Creative Chats With Guest Kristen Kenny (A Discussion on Local Space for Artists and Musicians)
Episode 52: Ora Grodsky & Larry Raskin (Watertown Community Conversations)
Episode 51: Melissa Hresko (Russell Cooperative Preschool)
Local Government Update, April 2025
Local News and Information Ecosystem Panel Discussion (From Little Local Conversations One Year Anniversary Event)
Episode 50: Will Brownsberger (Massachusetts State Senator)
Delightful Chaos: Watertown Arts & Culture Roundtable, April 2025
Episode 49: Dave Levine (Whitney Towers)
Watertown Trivia With Arsenal Financial's Doug Orifice (Fun & Games Sponsor Episode)
Creative Chats With Guest Jamie Kallestad (Making Art After Parenthood)
Episode 48: Paula Farina (Farina's)
City Update With George Proakis (Hosted by the Watertown Business Coalition)
Local Government Update, March 2025: Moments, Success Stories, and Jingles From the Past Month
Episode 47: Dan Hogan (WCA-TV)
Episode 46: Watertown Youth Coalition Peer Leaders (Jenna Houjazy, Vana Stepanian, Priscilla Samakwrong)
Episode 45: Sam Ghilardi (Housing for All Watertown / Sai Life Sciences)
Episode 44: Brandon Feldhouse (Arsenal Yards)
Local Government Update, February 2025
Episode 43: Swati Biswas (Artsy Way of Life)
Creative Chats With Guest Liz Helfer (Art as Business Vs. Art as Lifestyle)
Episode 42: Kim Hewitt (Director of the Watertown Free Public Library)
Episode 41: Justin Hanrahan (Watertown Police Chief)
Little Local Weekly? A Few Updates and a Message From Matt
Episode 40: Bevin Croft (Policy Researcher / World in Watertown)
Little Local Weekly (January 15th - 21st, 2025)
Episode 39: Alyssa Cecchetelli (Addgene)
Little Local Weekly (January 8th-14th, 2025)
Episode 38: Cameron Labrecque (Boston Gold Kings)
Episode 37: Sophia Suarez-Friedman (Watertown Social Services Resource Specialist / Wayside Youth & Family Support Network)
Episode 36: Matthew Stephens (Mount Auburn Cemetery)
Episode 35: Nicole Gardner (Watertown District A City Councilor)
Episode 34: Elan Rohde (Campolongo Cookie Company)
Episode 33: Arto Vaun (Project Save Photograph Archive / Musician/Poet)
Episode 32: George Proakis (Watertown City Manager)
Episode 31: Ernie Thebado (Watertown Director of Recreation)
Episode 30: Steve "Nookie" Postal (Revival Cafe + Kitchen)
Episode 29: Ruth Rappaport (Musician)
Episode 28: Erin Rathe (Watertown Senior Planner for Economic Development)
Episode 27: Ryan Nicholson (Watertown Fire Chief)
Episode 26: Peter Pyne (Olespaña)
A Quick Update From Matt
Episode 25: Sally Young (Artist-Activist / Edible Watertown)
Episode 24: Joel Giacobozzi (Watertown High School & Middle School Principal)
Episode 23: Tyler Cote (Watertown Community Engagement Specialist)
Episode 22: Stephanie Venizelos (Watertown Community Wellness Program Manager)
Episode 21: Christian Dallas (Dallas Insurance Agency / Watertown Rotary Club)
Episode 20: Gideon Schreiber (Watertown Director of Planning and Zoning)
Episode 19: Steve Owens (Massachussets State Representative)
Episode 18: Tia Tilson (Watertown Community Foundation)
Episode 17: Julie Fei-Fan Balzer (Painter/Printmaker/Collage Artist)
Episode 16: Darren Farrington (Mosesian Center for the Arts)
Episode 15: Kristen Kenny (Artist / Arts Organizer)
Episode 14: Ariel Nathanson (Finances for Feminists)
Episode 13: Amelia Young (Hatch Makerspace)
Episode 12: Liz Padula (Artemis Yoga)
Episode 11: Andrea Santopietro (WCA-TV)
Episode 10: Bob Airasian (Real Estate Broker / Watertown Business Coalition)
Episode 9: Archy LaSalle (Activist / Photographer)
Episode 8: Charlie Breitrose (Watertown News)
Episode 7: Liz Helfer (Watertown Public Arts and Culture Planner / Sculptor)
Episode 6: Nicole Kootz (Bright Strings Studio)
Episode 5: Allie Fry (Watertown Free Public Library)
Episode 4: Merle Kummer (CoLAB)
Episode 3: Gavin Kleespies (Gore Place)
Episode 2: Jan Taylor (Get Lively)
Episode 1: Doug Orifice (Arsenal Financial / Watertown Business Coalition)