Emma Schempf
Hiawatha Neighbor
Dr. Emma Schempf shares discusses her work as a pediatrician and providing life-saving vaccine education. Also, we get to taste her homemade sourdough bread.
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Kate and Aaron Kardell
Hiawatha Neighbor
Kate and Aaron just built a new house in the neighborhood! Now that they're settled in, they visited with us about their work in medicine and software, schools, and exploring Hiawatha. Learn more about Kate's work at Learn more about Aaron's work and listen to his podcast at
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Parkway Pizza Part 3: Eron and Juliet
Hiawatha Neighbor
Of course we had a band at the live podcast recording! The Three Quarters Quartet warmed up the crowd and then talked to us about it afterwards. Thank you, Juliet Catherine and Eron Woods! Visit to learn more about Juliet and book her band. They both teach at in St. Paul.
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Parkway Pizza Part Two
Hiawatha Neighbor
Is pizza the perfect food? Join us for our discussion about that controversial topic, along with more conversations from our live event at Parkway. We talk with Maddy, Julie, Sam, Kate, and Huck.
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Parkway Pizza Part 1: Lucy and Lillian
Hiawatha Neighbor
We kicked off season 3 with a live recording at Parkway Pizza, featuring the Three Quarters Quartet (Juliet Catherine, Eron Woods, and Jay Carlson), Lucy Davis, Lillian Lunny, and many of our neighbors. This is part one of our recording, with more coming soon. T-shirts by Elpis Enterprises, working to end youth homelessness in Minnesota.
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Season 3: Another Trailer
Hiawatha Neighbor
Our big event is one week away! Come to Parkway Pizza on February 26 at 6:00 pm for a live recording of the podcast.
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Season 3 Preview and Big Announcement
Hiawatha Neighbor
Season 3 is coming! We have big plans for 2025. Most important, we will be hosting a live recording at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 26 Parkway Pizza. Come have dinner with your neighbors and help us kick off season 3! Also, visit us on Patreon at
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Longfellow Whatever
Hiawatha Neighbor
Some neighbors have asked us if we consider Longfellow Whatever to be a rival publication. We do not. He's a journalist; we're just weirdos. And yet Trevor Born of Longfellow Whatever was willing to talk with us about his excellent newsletter and love of hyperlocal storytelling. Visit longfellowwhatever.com to subscribe.
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Bonnie Lilla
Hiawatha Neighbor
Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, after a visit with the neighborhood turkeys, we talk with Bonnie about growing up in south Minneapolis, meeting her husband Joe, and moving to Hiawatha where she has lived for more than 55 years! We also offer a German lesson (mushrooms are called either Champignon or Pilze).
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Ed Kohler
Hiawatha Neighbor
Ed joins us to debrief his work as an election judge and talk about changes in the neighborhood and its schools. You may know Ed, but you may not know that he is a ski champion, a grafitti removal artist, and a bike thief (but only steals his own bikes).
info_outlineKate and Aaron just built a new house in the neighborhood! Now that they're settled in, they visited with us about their work in medicine and software, schools, and exploring Hiawatha.
Learn more about Kate's work at Melrose Center
Learn more about Aaron's work and listen to his podcast at Hey, Good Game