Heather Keltz Scott - Podcast Details

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Know Thy NeighborsAnna Drago: from Rome to NYC to CranburyIn this episode we're talking with Anna Drago, who has made a Cranbury Victorian her home base for the last 50 years of family, career and travel. She's a singer from Italy who doesn't like opera but does have a French film recommendation...She's pictured in her living room with an Italian artist's rendering of her sister at age 10.2021-11-2831 min

Know Thy NeighborsKatherine Lara & Melissa Marschner: Cranbury School PTO Co-PresidentsWant to meet the Cranbury School PTO Co-Presidents? Allow me to introduce them to you on this episode of Know Thy Neighbors! I'm asking all the questions about the PTO...2021-10-0143 min

Know Thy NeighborsSally & Pat O'Grady: Yard Sales, Yardsticks & a Yard Full of Bowling BallsSally & Pat O'Grady are best know for their epic yard sales and ever-evolving Secret Garden off of Heritage Park. Yes, we're gonna learn a thing or two about yard sales...but also how they ended up in Cranbury, and what they have to do with cargo ships and the IRS.2021-07-2438 min

Know Thy NeighborsCharlie Amend: Part 2We're pivoting between marathons, race relations, Italy and open space in part 2 of our conversation with 92-year-old local artist Charlie Amend.2021-07-0926 min

Know Thy NeighborsCharlie Amend: Stories from Saturday Night Live to the Cranbury School Board92-year-old Charlie Amend was lured by a fellow artist to make his home in Cranbury, and has lived her for over 60 years while spending his working hours in NYC as a successful scenic designer for TV and theater. Active in both communities, he has lots of stories to tell. This is part 1 of 2 of our conversation with Charlie.2021-07-0226 min

Know Thy NeighborsSzilvia - Roller Derby Queen / Owner of Pawz & ClawzSzilvia bought the Pawz & Clawz business in 2019 and has been grooming my very angry mini-schnauzer ever since. Of course she wasn't always a dog groomer - she tells us how she got here. And maybe more interesting, what's up with Roller Derby in New Jersey these days? Little shout out - she'd like to thank her grooming staff for all their hard work during a very busy pandemic...2021-06-1836 min

Know Thy NeighborsDenise Valdes - Owner of Zenergy Wellness Center...and All-Around Wellness GuruDenise Valdes is the owner of Zenergy Wellness Center on Main Street Cranbury. Four themes consistently come up in our conversation: spirituality, religion, awareness, gratitude. Find out how she got here (hint: it involved a career 180) and how she has experienced being an Asian-American in Cranbury.2021-06-1145 min

Know Thy NeighborsEman El-Badawi - Finding the Road Less Traveled to Sheep Farming & Community BuildingEman found Cranbury the way many newer residents seem to have found it: she drove through town on a happenstance trip and it felt like home. Her family of 5 has grown to a family of 7 while living in the home they had custom built on Cranbury Neck Road. And yes, that's a sheep farm. How does a biologist by training and mother of 6 find her way to running a sheep farm and 'filling in the gaps' she sees in the local community and the broader world by volunteering here, there and everywhere? 2021-06-0431 min

Know Thy NeighborsAudrey Smith - 46 Years of Cranbury History...And Let's Also Talk About Her Trip To Newfoundland...Audrey Smith was best known to me as the Co-President of the Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society. You won't be surprised to hear there is a lot more to learn about her! I caught up with Audrey in April and we discussed her favorite trip (Newfoundland), favorite book (gonna make you listen to find out what it is!), 3 grown kids, and the many things she's been involved with in Cranbury over the years. 2021-05-2829 min

Know Thy NeighborsJane Huff - My Next Door Neighbor Will Fly Circles Around YouI've lived next door to Jane for 11 years, and turns out there's a lot she didn't get the chance to share in chats over the backyard fence. She's lived in Cranbury off and on for over 60 years, is a TWIN, a PILOT, and can surely beat me in a tennis match...I headed to Jane's backyard for a little get-to-know-you time.The title of the favorite book she doesn't remember at the time we spoke: The Alice Network by Kate QuinnGot a guest suggestion? Email us at knowthyneighborpodcast@gmail.com.2021-05-2125 min

Know Thy NeighborsWelcome To Know Thy NeighborsYou know your neighbors, but how much do you really know about your neighbors? Gale Scott & I (Heather Keltz Scott) are on a mission to find out more, starting with the people who live and work in our own town, Cranbury, NJ. We welcome guest suggestions! Email knowthyneighborpodcast@gmail.com.2021-05-0701 min

Know Thy NeighborsAndrew Harrison - One Local Journalist's StoryAndrew Harrison has been the single designated journalist covering Cranbury (and 4 other communities...welcome to the state of local journalism) for The Cranbury Press / Centraljersey.com for 2 years. Maybe you've seen him at a township meeting; maybe you met him on Cranbury Day. Pretty sure you know next to nothing about him...we spend 30 minutes finding out what it's like to be our local reporter in 2021.Got a guest suggestion? Email knowthyneighborpodcast@gmail.com.2021-05-0730 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherA Parents' Discussion About Free CollegeWe don't talk about 'free high school'. It’s been fewer than 100 years since free public high school became an expectation for all Americans, and now we take that for granted. Why does the concept of 'free college' sound revolutionary to some and toxic to others? As parents who care about college accessibility for our kids and others, my husband Matt & I dig into this issue. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-keltz/message 2020-11-2244 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherThe Buy Nothing ProjectThe Buy Nothing Project (https://buynothingproject.org/) is a community, a movement, AWESOME, and you'll want to know about it. My guest for this episode is Jen Suttmeier, who founded a chapter in our town. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-keltz/message 2020-11-1443 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherI Miss My Commute Revisited - And What Will Happen To Handshakes?5 months ago Pam Walker, Head of Innovation & Strategy at UL and Tom Kirwan, VP & CRO at Hearst Media Solutions joined me to talk commuting, business travel, and the jarring new realities of the covid-19 quarantine workplace. Nobody missed their commute except for me, and pajama Zoom calls were a disturbing new norm. What's changed in 5 months? What do we think will change in the next 5 months, or the next 5 years? Pam & Tom are back to pick up the conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-keltz/message 2020-10-0234 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherGender Reveals. No.Gender Reveals. Just because you can know, why would you want to know the sex of your baby before its born? I say 'no' to finding out, and 'no' to creating a big party. Lots of people claim disgust at over-the-top gender reveal parties (while planning their own), and I think you shouldn't have a gender to reveal in the first place. My guest, host of the Party of 13 Podcast Jen Hale, has had 11 (!) babies and 11 chances to make this decision. I've had 3. Can we agree on any part of this? --- Send in a voice messa...2020-09-1838 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherWhat Ever Happened To Hitchhiking?The odds that you’ve hitchhiked, or picked up a hitchhiker, in the past few years are slim. I think it should make a comeback. Can I get you to agree with me? Join me to delve into the history of hitchhiking in America and ponder it's future with the author of Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation, Jack Reid. Dr. Jack Reid is a historian of American Culture who lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. His first book, Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation was chosen by the...2020-09-0440 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherI Had My Dog Put To Sleep. Let's Talk About Euthanasia...Having your dog 'put to sleep' sounds a hell of a lot better than 'physician assisted death'. But going through one makes me think of the other. Seems to me that we're more humane to our pets at the end of life than our human family. Why is Physician Assisted Death so controversial? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-keltz/message 2020-08-2816 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherUnpopular Opinions With Heather - TrailerWelcome to Unpopular Opinions With Heather. If you're curious about a lot of different things and like to hear viewpoints you don't hear every day, you're invited to my conversations with friends, family, colleagues and experts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-keltz/message 2020-08-1101 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherBattle of the Bands - Is Streaming Music an Artist's Friend or Foe?Streaming music is great for me as a listener, but how's it working out for musicians? I've got two opposing artist viewpoints from within my own family, from my brother, Dryw Keltz / music industry journalist and long time amateur musician and my son, Jasper Scott / less long time amateur musician. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-keltz/message 2020-08-1144 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherInternational Travel During Covid-19: Count Me In or Thanks But No Thanks?My family just came back from a vacation in Exuma, Bahamas - one of the few places recently re-opened to American travelers...And then also recently closed again to American travelers, but that's part of the story. What's it like to travel internationally during the covid-19 pandemic? One of my travel companions, my mother-in-law Gale, and I recorded our thoughts while on (what we were hopeful was) the last leg of our trip. Listen and see for yourself if you think it's worth the extra drama. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/h...2020-07-2820 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherHow To Disagree Without Being a D*?!Should you avoid talking to family and friends about things you disagree on? No...but you also don't want to come out of that discussion wanting to kill each other... Whether you're talking about the mundane (LeBron is the best player of all time) or a hot button political issue (so many to choose from...), something you see as a fact (the earth is round), or a conflict at work (also so many to choose from...), put your big kid pants on and get ready to have a real debate. Disagreement is the spice of life! I believe we're al...2020-07-0140 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherDo Police Departments Need Giant Indestructible Tanks? Free MRAPs May Be Coming To a Town Near You.Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicles. Military cast-offs available for free to your local police department. Why? I read about a town in West Virginia getting one recently and wanted to know more. Have to say, I was a bit skeptical that they needed one of these...In this short minisode, we did the research so you don't have to. Spend just 10 minutes with me learning more about MRAPs and why they may be showing up in a town near you, then decide what you think. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...2020-06-2012 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherI Want To Be TargetedWe all know the feeling of being ad-stalked on the internet. Whether you find it a mild nuisance or an extreme violation of your privacy, most people don’t like it. I, as you would guess from the title of this episode, welcome it. Allow my guest and me to explain why you too should want to be targeted, and what has been going on behind the scenes in the fight for online privacy... and why my guest calls the fight for that privacy a hit on democracy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...2020-06-0843 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherYesterday's Startup is Killing Today's RestaurantsPause before you make that delivery order. There are some things you should know about how the restaurant order and delivery business works. With pickup and delivery as the only game in town while we deal with the covid-19 pandemic, you've started to hear restaurants air some grievances. How did this all work before Grubhub, Uber Eats, etc.? I wanted to learn what's really up from a couple of insiders. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather-keltz/message 2020-05-2740 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherStop ShoppingInstead of spending 20 minutes online shopping, spend 20 minutes listening to a couple of 'value maximizers' talk about how to not shop. I don't want to spend my time chasing the newest, biggest and most expensive. Does that make me un-American? The wasteful quest for new and discardable things might be good for the economy, but is it good for us? There are some shopping trends that make someone like me feel like maybe I'm not swimming against the current. Every crisis has lasting impacts: will the economic downturn associated with the covid-19 crisis force an American sea change in shop...2020-05-1921 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherThere Should Be More LobbyistsWhy is 'lobbyist' treated like a four-letter word? Lobbying is generally defined as citizens' right to speak freely to affect decisions and petition the government—is a crucial right, and an important part of the legislative process. Why wouldn't we want more of that? We'll get into why it's complicated, but I'm still right... My guest is a deep political thinker who feels absolutely free to disagree with me...my husband. I'm just a layman with ideas about social justice, not a lobbyist or a lobbyist for lobbyists... Let's learn a little about lobbying and get you thinking about it diff...2020-05-0433 min

Unpopular Opinions with HeatherI Miss My CommuteSomehow I've managed to miss spending at least 3 hours a day commuting. With the Covid-19 crisis, suddenly a lot more people have seen their commutes and business travel come to an abrupt halt. Do other people miss it? And do they like the way not 'going to' work has changed how they work? Is this widespread social experiment teaching us how to never 'go to' work again? Let's see what a couple of pre-Covid crisis heavy commuter/business travelers have to say. Sales executives Tom and Pam join me and prove that I truly have an Unpopular Opi...2020-05-0326 min