Locally Grown with Jim Fini

The Boomers Took it All. Time to Give Some Back.

For most of American history, there was an expectation that each generation would surpass the previous one.

Sep 5 • 

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July 2025

The Pyramid of Unsafe Acts: A Warning for America

For over two decades, I’ve hosted a “Boys’ Ski Weekend” around my February birthday.

Jul 25 • 

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June 2025

Spain and Turkey: A Guide for Hip Boomers

I just returned from a great trip through Spain and Turkey, two countries 1,500 miles apart on opposite sides of the Mediterranean. Yet their histories…

Jun 20 • 

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April 2025

Concert Review: Dead & Co. at the Las Vegas Sphere April 25, 2025

I was gonna write about President Trump’s first 100 days, but I was interrupted by the Dead & Co show at the Sphere in Vegas and I just had to write…

Apr 30 • 

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March 2025

Girlfriend's Guide to a College Semester Abroad

One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received is the opportunity to study abroad as an undergraduate student—an experience made possible by the support…

Mar 15 • 

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Emma Fini

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February 2025

The Constitution vs. The Free Lunch

The world order that has existed for the last 75 years is now changing in some fundamental and necessary ways that will ensure our survival as a nation…

Feb 28 • 

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January 2025

Review: Genius Season 1 (2017) - A Portrait of Albert Einstein

A good portion of my time spent watching TV entertainment is on the topics of science, nature and historical subjects. There is one show that made such…

Jan 21 • 

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Jim's 2024 Playlist

For the past six years I have made a playlist of new music I discovered or older music I have rediscovered during that year. Sometimes it’s music…

Jan 15 • 

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A Post Christmas Kitchen Management Pot Pie

My take on the ancient culinary artifact: Meat Pie. My "Kitchen Management" style of recycling leftovers is in full bloom with this recipe. Easy and…

Jan 5 • 

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December 2024

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Ah, Christmas!

Dec 25, 2024 • 

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Episode 58: Jim's Pasta Bolognese

https://www.jimfini.com/locallygrown-podcast/episode-58-jims-pasta-bolognese

Dec 14, 2024 • 

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Jim's Pasta Bolognese

I grew up in a household with a mother who was of Canadian descent.

Dec 11, 2024 • 

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