Amy Quinn speaks with Asbury Park Pride Founder Laura Pople
Asbury Pod #2: Carol Torre
Jun 19, 2019 • 56:14
Amy & Joe talk with Carol Torre about what it was like to be a member of the Asbury Park LGBTQIA+ community in Asbury Park back in the 70s through the 90s. And what’s her take on assless chaps???
Asbury Pod #3: Mike Manzella
Jul 8, 2019 • 1:09:46
Amy Quinn and Joe Walsh speak with Asbury Park Transportation Director Michael Manzella.
Asbury Pod #4: Diana Pittet
Jul 22, 2019 • 58:23
Amy & Joe talk all things mobility, biking, & scooters but mostly cocktails with Renaissance woman Diana Pittet. Also introducing Ed! He doesn’t speak because we don’t have enough mics, but hey Ed, welcome to the team!
Asbury Pod 5: Jen Hampton
Aug 26, 2019 • 44:38
Amy & Joe talk art, the Wooden Walls project, old time Asbury, and interfacing with beaurocracy and trolls with artist, curator, and visionary Jen Hampton. Ed was there too.
Asbury Pod 6: Chrissy Ballard
Sep 12, 2019 • 49:37
Amy & Joe talk all things engineering & infrastructure with NJ Biz top “40 under 40” phenom Christine Ballard. First question, “What is engineering?” Chrissy talks about her first love, water treatment; her second love, Peppa Pig; & how municipal engineering has changed in the last 20 years.
Asbury Pod 7: Michelle Gladden
Sep 27, 2019 • 48:35
In episode 7 (which we call episode 8 because yes, there’s a lost episode out there), Amy & Joe talk to Asbury Park’s number one bon vivant Michelle Gladden. Michelle pontificates about Asbury Park’s history, her own history, and the fourth estate.
Asbury Pod 8: Kevin Keddy
Oct 28, 2019 •
In episode 8, Amy & Joe talk to Asbury Park’s Fire Chief Kevin Keddy. Kevin talks about being a fireman, worst and best moments of his career, and what he worries about the most that the average person never thinks about.
Asbury Pod 9: Dan Jacobson
Nov 11, 2019 • 54:29
In episode 9, Amy & Joe talk to TriCity News‘s Dan Jacobson. Dan talks about his love of Asbury Park, avoiding Amy in 2013, and fighting for LGBTQ+ rights.
Asbury Pod 10: Connie Breech
Nov 27, 2019 • 44:56
In episode 10, Amy & Joe talk to Connie about that cop life, the Asbury Park Toy Drive, and assless chaps.
On this episode, with the help of Ming Chen of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio, Amy & Joe welcome Alice Genese, a pioneer of punk & art-pop, & Pony, who everyone in town knows. They talk about their new project Ov Stars, whose introspective & melancholy tunes are the nonstop soundtrack at Amy’s house these days. They talk about what brought them to Asbury Park and what brought them together, & everyone tries to remember the names of the theaters that used to be in Asbury Park. Check out Ov Stars Sunday, April 24 at the Danny Clinch Gallery at 4:00pm.
On this episode, with the help of Ming Chen of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio, Amy & Joe welcome Werner Baumgartner, Official Historian of the City of Asbury Park. We talk to Werner about what brought him to Asbury Park in the first place and how does one become the official historian of a city? What are the historian’s duties? And what would a historian do if the city gave him $10 million?
should learn a bit more about Dee ourselves. On this episode, with the help of Ming Chen of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio, Amy & Joe welcome Dee Holland’s daughter Paulette Holland Fant Malunga from Texas and we talk about her mom and her trajectory from child prodigy to working musician.
This week the Garden State Film Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary right here in Asbury Park—with in person viewings beginning Wednesday March 23 and running through the 27 with online viewings available as well for those who cannot make it to the in-person events. On this episode, with the help of Ming Chen of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio, Amy & Joe welcome Festival co-founder Diane Raver and Festival Executive Director Lauren Concar Sheehy to the podcast and talk about the history of the Festival, how it started and how it lasted 20 years.