Conversation

The Shelter Island Historical Society is hosting the upcoming 60s Dance Party Saturday. Host Susan Carey Dempsey sat down with event chair Adam Bundy to learn about what's going on.

The curtains open on a new Shelter Island Historical Society community musical Friday night through Sunday. "The Prospect of Summer" is written and directed by the Island's Lisa Shaw and it is about the legendary prospect Hotel. Ms. Shaw joined Susan Carey Dempsey on the latest episode of the Shelter Island Conversation.

Historian Donna Marie Barnes joins us from Sylvester Manor, where stories continue to unfold from centuries ago. The Shelter Island reporter podcast features conversations with some of the island's most fascinating people. It is hosted by Susan Carey Dempsey.

Journalist Karl Grossman has covered Long Island since 1962, including authoring the long-running Suffolk Closeup column in the Shelter Island Reporter. His recent book, published by The History Press, takes a look at "Cold War Long Island." Grossman recently spoke with our Susan Carey Dempsey about the book, Long Island's Cold War history and the threats we face today.

The Shelter Island Police department turns 50 this year. Shelter Island Reporter staffers Susan Carey Dempsey and Charity Robey discuss the department's history in the return of our Conversation podcast.

It's been two years since Canon Paul Wancura died of injuries inflicted in a home invasion on Shelter Island. In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation she spoke with Wancura's close friend, Father Charles McCarron of St. Mary's Church, as well as Senior Services Director for Shelter Island, Laurie Fanelli.

Jeremy Samuelson is the Director of the Nature Conservancy's Mashomack Preserve. In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation with him, they spoke about what it's like to live and work in the midst of a 2,000-acre jewel of unspoiled nature.

Shelter Island's Margaret Garrett is an artist who lives and works on Shelter Island. In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation with Garrett, they spoke about the artist's background in ballet, her passion for art, and her recent focus on moving paintings. Learn more about Margaret Garrett by visiting https://www.margaretgarrett.com/

In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation with Sergeant Terry LeGrady, they discuss the recent loss of LeGrady's former NYPD partner Det. Brian Simonsen and the Shelter Island community's outpouring of support in the months that followed. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com

Shelter Island's Jimbo Theinert has dedicated much of his time to helping veterans and their families since the tragic passing of his brother Joseph J. Theinert nearly 10 years ago. In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation with Theinert, they spoke about the Strongpoint Theinert Ranch, Joseph J. Theinert Memorial Fund, and more. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com

A native of Sag Harbor, Duncan Darrow is the founder of Fighting Chance, a free cancer counseling center that has served the East End of Long Island since 2002. In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation with Darrow, they spoke about the center and news of special interest for Shelter Island. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com

Robert Lipsyte is an award-winning writer who has personal recollections about some of the giants of our time. In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation with Lipsyte, they spoke about these stories including his top memories with Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Dick Gregory, and more. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com/

Shelter Island's Charity Robey is a food historian as well as a chronicler of many interesting Island lives. In Susan Carey Dempsey's recent conversation with Robey learn why she thinks our bay scallops are the best in the world, the joy of heirloom fruit, and more. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com/

Lois B. Morris has been a travel writer, psychology journalist, and most recently the developer of a personality test called New Personality Self Portrait. She has a special offer for listeners. Map your personality at www.npsp25.com Susan Carey Dempsey recently spoke with Morris as she shared her favorite season on Shelter Island, work in psychology, dedication to Shelter Island's League of Women Voters, and more. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com/

Filled with valuable advice, Sara Bliss' book Take the Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life, offers over 50 inspiring stories centered around making transformative career changes. Susan Carey Dempsey recently spoke with Bliss as she shared inspiring stories of some of those who have taken the leap and found success. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com/

Shelter Island’s Aterahme Lawrence, a finalist in the Miss New York competition, is determined to overcome life's obstacles and fulfill her hopes and dreams with drive and positivity. Susan Carey Dempsey recently spoke with Lawrence covering everything from her life's challenges, inspiring successes, and plans for the future. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: www.penelope-moore.com/

Bill Geist's reports on CBS Sunday Morning have entertained us for more than 30 years and now the Shelter Island resident has published a memoir called "Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America." Susan Carey Dempsey recently spoke with Geist at his home on the Island, covering everything from his new book, his newspaper and television career and the magic of Shelter Island. This week's episode is brought to you by Penelope Moore, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker: https://www.penelope-moore.com/

From the Shelter Island Reporter, Conversation is a series of talks with interesting people on or around Shelter Island, New York. This week, Susan Carey Dempsey speaks with author Tom Junod, a senior writer at ESPN. While writing for Esquire, Mr. Junod had a transformative experience profiling television personality Fred Rogers. Their relationship is depicted in the upcoming film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys. Mr. Junod talks about that experience, his career as a writer and his love of Shelter Island, where he works from a converted shed.

Host Grant Parpan speaks with North Fork native Joe Townsend on growing up in Greenport in the 1950s and 60s, serving as the village's youngest mayor and his ongoing battle with ALS. This week's episode of Conversation was sponsored by Peconic Bay Medical Center https://www.pbmchealth.org/