Watertown resident host Matt Hanna celebrated the first year anniversary of his podcast, Little Local Conversations, with a special event focused on the news and information ecosystem in Watertown.
The podcast focuses on the people, places, stories, and ideas of Watertown. Podcast guests include community leaders, business owners, non-profit organizers, artists and creatives, and other folks doing interesting and important work in the city.
Hanna provided the following information:
First Anniversary Event
Listen to an in-depth panel discussion on the local Watertown news and information ecosystem! This was part of the one year anniversary celebration for Little Local Conversations that happened over at the Mosesian Center for the Arts on March 18th, 2025. The panel featured Dan Hogan (Director of News and Studio Operations at WCA-TV), Charlie Breitrose (Editor of Watertown News), Tyler Cote (Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown), and Steve Owens (Massachusetts State Representative). If you want to learn more about any of the speakers, you can listen to their own featured episodes on the podcast (Dan, Charlie, Tyler, Steve).
The panel discussion focuses on the importance of the local news ecosystem, how each guest navigates their role in gathering and sharing information, what they think is going well, what they’re struggling with, and what they think could be improved upon. At the end they answered a bunch of questions from the audience as well. Take a listen and share your feedback with any of them about what you think of their work or what you would like to see!
Listen to the discussion by clicking here.
Local Government Update
I sit down for a conversation with Tyler Cote, the Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Watertown, and Victoria Weichel, from Watertown Cable Access to discuss things that have happened during the past month in Watertown through key moments, success stories, and important numbers.
Listen to the episode here.
Find out more about Little Local Conversations and listen to past episodes at www.littlelocalconversations.com