• #5 - Alli Kennedy
    Sep 10 2025
    Alli Kennedy is the founder of Asbury Park Roastery, a beloved staple of the caffeine-loving citizens of Asbury Park and the surrounding towns. She weaves a passion for perfect coffee and balancing her other interests in a time when many would have expanded their empire for quicker cash. Known as much for her perfect coffee as she is for her laid-back and authentic demeanor, Alli's presence in Asbury Park is one of the reasons people are so loyal to her coffee and her. Alli visited the podcast to discuss her reasons for keeping her locations from expanding, losing a certain part of her hand, and the balance in life she craves and maintains Alli Kennedy is the founder and lead roaster for her Asbury Park Roastery coffee shop.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 1 min
  • #4 - Nick Wilkins
    Aug 27 2025

    Nick Wilkins, a chef, hunter, and fisherman from England, landed in Monmouth County and has built a career defined by a love for simple food, using fresh ingredients and a keen attention to detail and branding. He joined the podcast to discuss his time in wild kitchens, how he approaches cuisine, and taught the guys how to cook the perfect burger.

    Nick Wilkins is currently Director of Operations at Eat Clean Bro. and is known for his original culinary work and fishing the Atlantic Ocean.

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 20 mins
  • #3 - Connor Bracken
    Aug 13 2025

    Connor Bracken is a musician and the frontman of Connor Bracken and the Mother Leeds Band. He sat down with Michael and the guys to discuss the band, growing a following in the modern music industry, and how the music scene has changed (or not) over the years.

    He also brought some pretty solid beer with him that the band collaborated on with Twin Lights Brewing.

    For more information on Connor Bracken and the Mother Leeds Band and to hear their live performance, go to https://www.motherleedsband.com/ or visit Through the Glass Podcast's YouTube Channel.

    Show More Show Less
    58 mins
  • #2 - Lindsay Dolashewich
    Jul 30 2025

    Lindsay Dolashewich, from Asbury Park, shot to fame as one of the finalists on Survivor 42, beloved for her passionate and engaging gameplay. A registered dietician who embraces helping people of all ages make positive food choices and an active life. She joined the guys to talk gut health, Survivor action, and what makes Jersey great.

    Lindsay is the owner and counselor at Absolute Nutrition Counseling.

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 4 mins
  • #1 - Jenn Hampton
    Jul 16 2025

    Jenn Hampton has been a fixture in the Asbury Park arts and music scene since the early 2000s, before gentrification took hold and when gritty independent locales like The Asbury Lanes and The Baronet were bastions of an authentic punk and arts scene. Jenn helped bring artists from all over the country to Asbury Park at a time when parts of the city were in ruin and the sparkle of a once-shimmering town was covered in dirt and rust.

    Jenn dropped by the podcast to discuss her past work in Asbury Park and how her success in the past collided with the "new Asbury Park" and her current projects with the Wooden Walls Project and The Parlor Gallery, now a go-to fixture of at the arts on Cookman Avenue. Jenn Hampton is the founder of The Wooden Walls project, a mural and art installation and residency project in Asbury Park, as well as being the Director of Parlor Gallery on Cookman Avenue.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 18 mins