I’m Matt Hanna, the creator, producer, host, event organizer, driving force of Little Local Conversations. I deeply believe in the power of conversation to connect a community.

I’ve been a Watertown resident since 2010 and I’ve always enjoyed living here. Over the years in the city I’ve gotten married, had a kid, been a stay-at-home parent, sheltered in place, worked, and volunteered and I’ve experienced the city in all the ways those different life stages and points of view have brought me. Through those experiences I started to truly appreciate how wonderfully unique Watertown is and especially how many amazing people have shaped and are shaping the city, in big ways for everyone to see, and in smaller, but no less important ways within smaller communities.

I got to know some of these people at events and other brief encounters, but I wanted to really get to know what made them tick, what experiences had made them the type of people that would take on all these projects and ideas and dreams and goals that they did, and sometimes I just wanted to know more about what exactly it is that they actually do. So I set out to start a podcast to find that all out from the people I had met or had heard about and to share it with anyone who wants to listen so that they can get to know Watertown and its people a little better too.

I’m currently working on expanding Little Local Conversations to include live events and bringing in different types of podcast episodes to help grow the community building aspect of the project even more. I hope you’ll join me in discovering how amazing Watertown and its people are! And hopefully I’ll bump into you at an event or on the street to hear your perspective on the city as well.