Meanwhile in Memphis with New Memphis
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3 years ago

S1E28 - Parks and Rec

Jen Andrews of Shelby Farms Park Conservancy explains what makes a park... well "a park."

A real life Leslie Knope...? NOPE. But she is pretty darn passionate about "her park," aka Shelby Farms. Jen Andrews gets why you might find similarities, though. Like Leslie Knope, Andrews is also blonde, bubbly, and associated with parks.

Tune in to this extended-cut episode to hear why the CEO of Shelby Farms Park Conservancy might just put work ahead of waffles and friends voluntarily. (Did we mention she loves her job?!) + Hear her 2018 TEDxMemphis Talk, "The Magical, Magnetic Power of Parks and The Public Realm."