PLATE & PONDER: Empty-Nesting with Jen & Chris Fenton

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A cold beer, a Mandarin song, and a groovy new beat... then the banter hits airport & sleep divorces... and more fun....

The two choice topics tonight are:

THE GREAT LOUVRE & SHANGHAI DIAMOND HEISTS

& 

AMERICA'S DEBT SPIRAL

And then when... the coast is clear... we go back to some personal questions re: "who's most likely too?"... Fade to Black (with a new groovy soundtrack)...

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Yeah, we have our usual, epic, empty-nesting banter... and yes, it's over some wine... but we do get serious........  The two choice topics tonight are:

TIPPING

& 

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

And then when... the coast is clear... we go back to the fun banter to close...

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We hit it all in this epic episode:

We glaze:  Apple Fritters, REO Speedwagon, Roller Skating Parties, Kings & No-Kings, Old Fashioned Glazed Donuts, Protests, Coldplay, Cole Crotty, Phil Brodkin, USC, Dr. Lawrence Flechner, Dirk Diggler, 70's vibes, Surf Sessions, No-Pants, Dogs, College Football, Cote Du Rhone, Ritalin, Burnt Orange Teams, Vandy, Rebuilding Inner City Programs, Dolphins, Ohtani, Samarium-Colbalt Magnets, Soy Beans, Dangerous Minds, Coolio, Morgan Freeman, The Boss, Paul Thomas Anderson, Israel, Peace in the Middle East, Mancrushes on Tom Cruise, Iron Claw, and more!

We didn't glaze:  Too-many-protests, Government shutdowns, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame, 405 Freeway, Pants, LSU, Coach Firings, China, Xi, Beijing, Trade Wars, Rare Earth Supply Chain Choke Points, Bad Dads, Humble Brags, A.D.D., Focus, and more!

GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!

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Dinner, Dialogue & Debate
Welcome to the VERY FIRST EPISODE of "Plate & Ponder" — where a longtime married couple, now proud empty nesters, pour a glass of wine, share a meal, and tackle the biggest stories shaping our world. She's (Jen Fenton) an inner-city charter school director, elected official, and former school board president. He’s (Chris Fenton) a media executive, professor, and author. Together, they bring decades of parenting, public service, politics, and purpose to the table.
From the joys and growing pains of an empty house to the cultural and geopolitical headlines you can’t ignore, this is a candid kitchen-table conversation that’s equal parts heart, humor, and hard truths.

Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetically curious. Pull up a chair — dinner is served.