Tag: Asbury Park

Episode 50: Catsbury Park

Episode 49: The Owners of Macrobites

March 7, 2021 asbury-pod Notable Locals 0 Comments
This week Amy and Joe welcome David Lewis Jr and Jarrett Atkins, who together with their partner Fritz Georges, form the power trio behind MacroBites, the Healthy Meal Delivery Service and Cafe, while social distancing from their respective homes with the help of Ming Chen from A Shared Universe PodcaStudio.­­ By itself, three childhood friends putting incarceration behind them to become entrepreneurs, is a great story. But what happens when you start a new business on the eve of a global pandemic which immediately eats 40% of your revenue instead of your food? Rather than closing up shop and going home, the trio went big, expanded their delivery service to 35 states and opened up a storefront on Springwood Avenue here in Asbury Park. Theirs is a story about good friends, good food, resiliency and is a little good news in world of bad.

Episode 49: The Owners of Macrobites

Episode 48: Robin Elliot-Preston of Robeans

Episode 47: Asbury Park Chamber Of Commerce Director Sylvia Sylvia

Episode 46: Amy & Joe Ask A Doctor About Covid Vaccines

February 7, 2021 asbury-pod Notable Locals 0 Comments
Welcome to AsburyPod with Amy Quinn and Joe Walsh. Today we discuss Covid vaccines while social distancing from our respective homes with the help of Ming Chen from A Shared Universe PodcaStudio. Our guest is Dr. Terry Shlimbaum, Chief Medical Officer of the Community Health Center of the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey—and we ask him the vaccine questions we all want answers to: Starting with –”should we get the vaccine?” (spoiler alert, yes!)…What are mRNA vaccines? How important is the second shot? Will we still need to wear a mask after we are vaccinated— (spoiler alert–still yes!). Welcome Dr. Shlimbaum!

Episode 44: Reggie Fleming & Amanda Feinstein

Episode 40: Drag Performers

November 14, 2020 asbury-pod LGBTQ, Notable Locals 0 Comments
Amy and guest host Michael Cook talk with queens of drag R Hedd R Humm, Jolina Jasmine, and Lady Celestina while social distancing from their respective homes with the help of Ming Chen from A Shared Universe PodcaStudio. This week we continue our series of conversations about the pandemic and its effect on our little corner of the world. We discussed the impact of the covid crisis on the lives of professional drag performers, the difference between performing in New Jersey and New York, and the tight knit drag community.

Episode 40: Drag Performers

Episode 38: Teaching In The Time Of Covid

October 19, 2020 asbury-pod Notable Locals 0 Comments
Amy and Joe talk with veteran Asbury Park educators Jamie Clark, Maggie Stone, & Janice Kroposky, while social distancing from their respective homes with the help of Ming Chen from A Shared Universe PodcaStudio. This week we continue our series of conversations about the pandemic and its effect on our little corner of the world. We talk about learning in the age of covid, how the school system is responding to unique challenges, and what they’re seeing with the kids in school.