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December 8, 2024 46 mins

In this Episode, Kelly is joined by Jae as he tells us the story of why he moved to New York City.

Kelly and Jae start off by talking about their week, and how busy they are. Kelly having been to the Rockefeller Center Tree lighting and taking his favorite picture in recent years. Jae talks about putting together this episode.

Kelly and Jae talk about the founding of this podcast. How they started working on it a year ago during this time and the process that they went through to make it happen. 

Jae talks about Let's Get Civical, the other Podcast that he works on, which will be mentioned below. Kelly and Jae talk about what their goals are for next year. 

Kelly talks about his Dear Friend Sandy, and the advice that she gave him that changed his life. 

Kelly talks about how moving to New York City was the best decision that he's ever made. He talks about his plan that he made for coming here, and how the city had other plans for him. He talks about selling his house and moving to a new city with absolutely nothing. 

And finally, He talks about what it meant for him to become a New Yorker. How it makes him feel whole. 

Because above all else; Kelly and Jae are New Yorkers. 

Kelly Kopp's Social Media
@NewYorkCityKopp

Jae Watson's Social Media
@Studiojae170

Please Check out Let's Get Civical!
@Let's Get Civical anywhere you listen to Podcasts. 

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - Meet The New Yorkers
  • (00:04:12) - Let's Get Civical: New York on Podcast
  • (00:07:05) - The New Yorkers Podcast: Thanks for All the Feedback!
  • (00:11:14) - Why I Moved to New York
  • (00:11:44) - Kelly On Why He Moved To New York City
  • (00:14:49) - Twin on Ricky Lake's 'The Ricky Lake Show'
  • (00:17:43) - One Woman's Story of Moving to New York City
  • (00:21:07) - One of Sandy's last words
  • (00:22:32) - Photographer on Starting a New Life in NYC
  • (00:25:31) - Talking to My Parents About Visiting Family
  • (00:28:04) - Neighbors Talk About Family
  • (00:30:14) - The Orlando Kelly vs. The New York City Kelly
  • (00:33:22) - How Did You Make Friends in New York?
  • (00:36:28) - Jay Leno Thanks For His Support
  • (00:36:50) - Moved to New York
  • (00:40:42) - Jay Leno on Sandy's Wisdom
  • (00:43:08) - What It Means To Become A New Yorker
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