Princeton Podcast

In Episode 25 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda sat down with Michael Russell, President of the Princeton Battlefield Society, a national non-profit organization that works to acquire, protect, preserve, and restore the lands and cultural landscape related to the Battle of Princeton of 1777 .   In addition to Princeton Battlefield Society’s work in preserving and improving Princeton Battl...

In Episode 24 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda sat down with Joyce Trotman-Jordan and Soorya Baliga, board members of Not In Our Town Princeton , a multi-racial, multi-faith group of individuals who stand together for racial justice and inclusive communities.   Joyce and Soorya discussed their organization’s current events, including a series of Continuing Conversations on Race and White...

In Episode 23 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda sat down with Shirley Satterfield, Educator, Princeton Historian, and Founder of the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society.  In this episode, Shirley discussed her family’s 6-generation history here in Princeton, shared some experiences of her early education at the Witherspoon School for Colored Children on Quarry Street , and...

In Episode 22 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda was joined by Marion Reinson,  the Executive Director of Eating For Your Health , a nonprofit organization here in Princeton, that takes nutrition out of the clinic and into the kitchen , by educating participants about how to source and prepare delicious, whole food meals—without processed ingredients. The Eating for Your Health staff works...

In Episode 21 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda sat down with Linda Mead, the President and CEO of D&R Greenway Land Trust, a Princeton non-profit organization that works to Preserve and Care for Land as well as Inspire a Conservation Ethic. Through strategic land conservation and stewardship, Linda discussed how D&R Greenway Land Trust has permanently protected 22,000 acres of la...

In episode 20 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda caught up with Councilwoman Eve Niedergang. In addition to discussing Eve’s background and her assignments on a variety council committees, Mark and Eve reviewed the recent Cannabis Task Force debates and decisions. The Princeton Podcast is produced as a community service by  HG Media , providing audio, video, and website design services her...

In Episode 19 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda sat down with Anna Corichi, the Director of Natural Resources and Stewardship for the Friends of Princeton Open Space.   In addition to describing the relationship between Friends of Princeton Open Space and the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, Anna also discussed her Forest Restoration projects that enable a sustaining habitat...

In Episode 18 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda caught up with Ed Truscelli, Princeton Community Housing’s Executive Director.  Mark and Ed discussed Princeton’s affordable housing challenge and how the town is working to meet its obligations, including several currently planned developments that will include affordable housing. Ed also described how Princeton Community Housing develops,...

In Episode 17 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda sat down with Drew Dyson, CEO of the Princeton Senior Resource Center, whose programs include social and recreational activities, health and fitness classes, educational and enrichment programs, technology assistance, retirement planning, and volunteer activities.  In addition to discussing the Princeton Senior Resource Center’s programs, Dr...

In episode 16 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda caught up with Christine Symington, the Executive Director of Sustainable Princeton, a team of committed professionals working to make Princeton a model community of sustainability.  In addition to describing Sustainable Princeton’s projects and partners, Christine shared some specific techniques that Princeton homeowners can use to manage t...

In episode 15 of the Princeton Podcast, our Host, Mark Freda, sat down with Elizabeth Romanaux, the Founder and Project Director of the new Princeton Einstein Museum of Science, currently in the process of funding and development. Elizabeth brings to this project many years experience in marketing and public relations, and most recently her 28 year tenure in leadership positions at the Liberty Sci...

Welcome to Episode 14 of the Princeton Podcast with Mayor Mark Freda. In this episode, Mark caught up with Lisa Shelby, the Executive Director of HiTOPS, a Princeton non-profit organization providing inclusive and youth-informed sex education and LGBTQ+ support for young people. In addition to describing the variety of programs offered by HiTOPS, Lisa also discussed HiTOPS’ expansion of online ser...

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Princeton Podcast with Mayor Mark Freda. In this episode, Mark caught up with Tay Walker, Chief Executive Officer of the Princeton YWCA, currently celebrating their centennial. In addition to describing the variety of programs offered to support YWCA’s mission of empowering women and eliminating racism, Tay also discussed the YWCA Princeton Burke Foundation Early Child...

In episode 12 of the Princeton Podcast, Princeton Mayor Mark Freda caught up with Kate Bech, the Executive Director of the Princeton YMCA. In addition to describing the variety of popular YMCA programs, Kate also shared some exciting news about the expansion of the Princeton YMCA with the Somerset YMCA. The Princeton Podcast is produced as a community service by HG Media, providing audio, video, a...

In episode 11 of the Princeton Podcast, Mark Freda caught up with Jennifer Podolsky, the Executive Director of the Princeton Public Library. In addition to describing the extensive variety of library programs provided to our community, Jennifer also shared some impressive statistics on the number of library visits this past year, the number of library card holders, the number of items loaned, as w...

In episode 10 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda caught up with Adam Welch, the Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton. In addition to describing the variety of programs provided by the Arts Council, as well as his notable work in ceramics, Adam described the Arts Council’s collaboration with Princeton University to develop a new format for this year’s Communiversity, now enti...

In episode 9 of the Princeton Podcast, Mark sat down with Dwaine Williamson Esq., a Princeton Councilman who has served on a variety of Princeton’s boards and committees. In addition to their conversation on the many benefits of community service, Dwaine described his journey from the Caribbean Islands to his youth in Trenton, his position at Merrill Lynch, his experiences with his wife while rais...

In episode 8 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda invited Lance Liverman, a lifelong Princeton resident who has served on many of Princeton’s boards and committees for the past 25 years. Mark and Lance focused much of their conversation on the evolution of Princeton real estate, including our efforts to provide for affordable housing, as well as the potential community impact, both good and...

In Episode 7 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda invited Michael Yeh, Director of Emergency Services for the Princeton Fire Department, and Shawn Gallagher, Chief of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad. Among the variety of topics discussed in this episode, Mike and Shawn detailed the differences between the services provided by each organization, as well as the collaboration often req...

In episode 6 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda invited Jim Waltman, Executive Director of The Watershed Institute to discuss among many topics, the impact of stormwater runoff in the greater Princeton area. They also discussed Jim’s background from his youth here in Princeton, to his early career experiences as a researcher in the Galapagos Islands and later in Venezuela, to his political...

In episode 5 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda sat down with Kristin Appelget, Director of Community and Regional Affairs at Princeton University. They discussed Kristin’s background and career experiences, the wide variety of Kristin’s lifelong community involvement, including how her tenure as President of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and West Windsor town council helped prepare he...

In episode 4 of the Princeton Podcast, Mayor Mark Freda caught up with Princeton Council President, Leticia Fraga. They discussed Leticia’s background, her role as Princeton council president, how her involvement with town council helped her feel at home here in Princeton, and some of the current issues being addressed on the council’s various committees.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Princeton Podcast with Mayor Mark Freda. In this episode, Mark sat down with Bernie Hvozdovic, Princeton’s Municipal Administrator. They discussed Bernie’s background, his duties as municipal administrator, and the hot topic of town taxes. So without any further introduction, let’s join our host, Mark Freda and his guest, Bernie Hvozdovic, for episode 3 of The Princeton...

In this episode, Mark sat down with Jeff Grosser, Princeton’s Municipal Health Officer, to discuss the current state of affairs regarding COVID-19 issues and events here in Princeton. They also discussed Jeff’s background, his daily health department duties, and the impact of COVID-19 on Princeton’s public school activities.

In this premiere episode of the Princeton Podcast, Kenneth Greenberg, our podcast producer, sat down with Mayor Mark Freda, our podcast host, to discuss their vision and plans for this new podcast. Learn why Mark Freda was selected as our podcast host, what his lifelong Princeton experience and relationships will bring to the podcast, and who Mark plans to invite as guests on the Princeton Podcast...