37 episodes

This podcast was created to take a deeper dive into our community stories, our city development and anything and everything Chandler. The key is to educate, inform and entertain Chandler residents by hearing from our community leaders, residents, businesses, non-profits, and various city departments on numerous city-wide topics of interest.

Voices of Chandler City of Chandler

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This podcast was created to take a deeper dive into our community stories, our city development and anything and everything Chandler. The key is to educate, inform and entertain Chandler residents by hearing from our community leaders, residents, businesses, non-profits, and various city departments on numerous city-wide topics of interest.

    Build A Beautiful Desert Landscape with H2wHOa and The AZ Plant Lady

    Build A Beautiful Desert Landscape with H2wHOa and The AZ Plant Lady

    Have you ever killed a plant? Then this episode is for you. Tap in with Water Conservation Specialists, Tiffany Yand and Emily Dejesu, as they talk to Noelle Johnson, also known as the AZ Plant Lady, for this month's H2wHoa! segment on Voices of Chandler, the podcast. Noelle talks about how she started her desert friendly landscaping work, her current endeavors in the horticulturist industry and some tips and tricks on how to build and maintain a desert landscape. 

    • 23 min
    VOC Special: Backstage at the Center with Sammy Miller and The Congregation

    VOC Special: Backstage at the Center with Sammy Miller and The Congregation

    Tap back in with Cynde Cerf at the Chandler Center for the Arts as she interviews Grammy nominated drummer, Sammy Miller from Sammy Miller and The Congregation. This seven-piece jazz band is coming to Chandler's Center for the Arts on October 21, with a show that celebrates the music of 1973. 
    Sammy and his band are on a mission to have people rediscover the joy that is jazz. Tune in as he and Cynde talk about how this passion came about, what people can expect when they go to the performance and if they haven’t listened to jazz, where they can start. 

    • 9 min
    Backstage at the Center Celebrates 100 Years of Disney with Sean Mason

    Backstage at the Center Celebrates 100 Years of Disney with Sean Mason

    Tap in with Cynde Cerf as she talks to Sean Mason; pianist, composer, and the music director for a show coming to the Chandler Center for the Arts called, “When You Wish Upon a Star,” a celebration of 100 years of Disney music. Sean and Cynde talk about how the project came about, his approach and what people can expect.

    • 10 min
    What Happens When a Fire Captain Takes Up Baking as a Hobby?

    What Happens When a Fire Captain Takes Up Baking as a Hobby?

    He fights fires and runs into burning buildings for a living, but bakes sugar cookies and wedding cakes by choice. Meet Tom Fooshee, Fire Captain for the Chandler Fire Department who recently got casted in the Silos Baking Competition to compete for a chance to win $100,000 on the Magnolia Network. Tune in to listen how he got into baking, the ins and outs of the competition and future plans for this hobby turned passion. 

    • 38 min
    The Reign of Miss Juneteenth

    The Reign of Miss Juneteenth

    Have you missed us? We've missed you. Welcome back to the third season of Voices of Chandler, the podcast! We're kicking off the third season with an Unapologetically Diverse episode takeover with Adrianna Tušek Erickson from Chandler's DEI Division, and the current Miss Juneteenth of Arizona, Shaundrea Norman. Tap in to listen to their conversation on the history of Juneteenth, the Miss Juneteenth pageant and the past year of Norman's reign. 

    • 29 min
    VOC Special: Backstage at the Center with Ashli St. Armant from North, The Musical

    VOC Special: Backstage at the Center with Ashli St. Armant from North, The Musical

    On today’s episode, Cynde Cerf and Backstage at the Center interview Ashli St. Armant, the creator, composer and director of North: The Musical. This is Armant’s theatrical debut, tackling slavery and the underground railroad, relationships, grit, joy and being human. With a score inspired by jazz, New Orleans and Black roots music. Tap in!

    • 29 min

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