Frog and more of the characters you loved as a kid! So, to figure it out, they piled into a lime-green RV and road-tripped across the country β stopping along the way to interview thought-leaders, creatives and experts for job advice and wisdom about the lives they lead. The road-trip became a documentary, which inspired a book, that awakened a movement, which became a TV show, which inspired more books, which grew to include a non-profit, that birthed a curriculum β and now there are thematic road-trips being filmed all over the countryβ¦.
We talk food, attractions, theater, shoppingβ¦ and did you know there were 33 hotels in Costa Mesa? Listen, learn β and maybe get inspired to take a staycation of your own. Pedone has harnessed her Sicilian family heritage, and knack for edible artistry, to create confections as beautiful as they are decadent.
At age 23, he cut his teeth by buying The Alley Restaurant in Newport Beach β an established eatery with a loyal following. On this episode, we interview local volunteer extraordinaire, Charlene Ashendorf, about community involvement, the new Costa Mesa Library, the Costa Mesa Senior Center, her Little Free Library and the importance of finding personal pursuits that allow you to lead with your heart!
Ashendorf brings a healthy dose of love, wisdom and perspective to the podcast, so come learn from her experiences along with usβ¦. On this episode, we interview Bradley Zint, Reporter for The Daily Pilot newspaper, about his eight years spent covering Costa Mesa and its surrounding communities.
The Swap Meet at the Fairgrounds is almost 50 years old! So we discuss all the new changes going on at the recently re-imagined Orange County Market Place. A swirling whirl of ideas, laughter, stories, show-and-tells and sometimes, tears that leaves us utterly inspired and happily exhaustedβ¦. Each has her own, individual business or businesses β but they collaborate from their shared Westside Costa Mesa space to offer fun events, workshops and classes on the side.
