Nat's Sidewalk Stories
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<p>Nat's Sidewalk Stories is a bi-weekly podcast exploring the places, people, and hidden histories that make our neighborhoods vibrant. Join artist and storyteller Nat Kalbach as she walks the streets of Jersey City and beyond, uncovering the stories beneath our feet. Through conversations with preservationists, artists, community advocates, and local changemakers, Nat examines how our physical spaces shape community identity, how art captures neighborhood character, and how ordinary people can make extraordinary impacts. Nat's unique perspective as an artist who documents urban landscapes brings visual and creative dimensions to these place-based narratives. Whether you're passionate about historic preservation, creative placemaking, or simply love a good neighborhood story, this podcast will help you see your surroundings with fresh eyes. New episodes release on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.</p>
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4/8/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
Episode #326: Earning Your Stripes with Chris Perez
Some buildings hold a whole city's story inside them — and some people dedicate years to making sure those buildings don't disappear. Chris Perez, president of the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy and founder of the Bayside Park Neighborhood Association, has been doing exactly that. This conversation moves between the personal and the civic: how an outsider earns his place in a community, why history belongs to the people who bother to learn it, and what it actually takes to save a building — and a neighborhood — from being erased.
June 11, 2026
Episode #325: The Farthest Dot on the Map with Elizabeth Deegan
Elizabeth Deegan didn't move to Greenville with a plan. She moved there because she could afford a house with a clawfoot bathtub and a chunky banister — a place that felt like what a home is supposed to look like. What she found was a neighborhood with a real sense of community and almost no infrastructure to tell the rest of Jersey City it existed. About fifteen years ago, she did something about that. She converted her backyard garage into an art space, recruited friends from Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island to help build it, and started hosting shows. That became Project Greenville — still running, still volunteer-powered, still the farthest dot on the JC Friday map. This conversation is about what it takes to show up for a neighborhood, year after year, on a shoestring budget, mostly without anyone asking you to.
May 28, 2026
Episode #324: All These Paths with Melida Rodas
Some people seem to exist at the center of a community not because they’re chasing visibility, but because they keep showing up and doing the work. Melida Rodas is Jersey City’s Poet Laureate, the founder of the Jersey City Poetry Festival, a projection artist, former cruise director, paralegal, sailor, and mom — and in this conversation, she shares things she doesn’t usually talk about. We get into sailing through a storm on the Hudson, what the law taught her about poetry, going into the dark forest of memoir writing and finding your way back, and why she keeps choosing joy even when the creative work demands going to very difficult places.
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- What is Nat's Sidewalk Stories?
<p>Nat's Sidewalk Stories is a bi-weekly podcast exploring the places, people, and hidden histories that make our neighborhoods vibrant. Join artist and storyteller Nat Kalbach as she walks the streets of Jersey City and beyond, uncovering the stories beneath our feet. Through conversations with preservationists, artists, community advocates, and local changemakers, Nat examines how our physical spaces shape community identity, how art captures neighborhood character, and how ordinary people can make extraordinary impacts. Nat's unique perspective as an artist who documents urban landscapes brings visual and creative dimensions to these place-based narratives. Whether you're passionate about historic preservation, creative placemaking, or simply love a good neighborhood story, this podcast will help you see your surroundings with fresh eyes. New episodes release on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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