Welcome to Icons of Naples, the podcast where we honor our community heroes of Naples, Florida. You'll hear o ur movers, shakers, and history-makers who helped make our community the place we love to call home. Hosted by Kristen Weardon. A huge thank you to our technology sponsor, Robert of Philadelphia, for making this podcast possible.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Icons of Naples, the podcast where we honor our community heroes of Naples, Florida. You'll hear o ur movers, shakers, and history-makers who helped make our community the place we love to call home. Hosted by Kristen Weardon. A huge thank you to our technology sponsor, Robert of Philadelphia, for making this podcast possible.
Icons of Naples is hosted by Kristen Weardon. The show has published 17 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Truth About Naples Growth with Lauren Maxwell" (4 June 2026, 43 minutes), "Part 2: Resilience as a POW with Wayne Smith" (7 May 2026, 41 minutes), and "Part 1: Resilience as a POW with Wayne Smith" (29 April 2026, 37 minutes).
Icons of Naples publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 17 episodes.
Booking probability for Icons of Naples is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Icons of Naples requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Icons of Naples's contact route on record: public web form.
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Kristen Weardon hosts Icons of Naples, a society show with 17 episodes published.
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Episode #17
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen welcomes Lauren Maxwell, a longtime Naples resident, mortgage banker, and community supporter who has called Naples home since 1988. Lauren shares what first brought her from...
Episode #16
In the conclusion of this special two-part conversation, Host Kristen Weardon continues her sit-down with decorated veteran and former POW Wayne Smith. After enduring 1,882 days in captivity, Wayne returned to U.S. soil...
Episode #15
In this powerful episode of Icons of Naples, Host Kristen Wearden sits down with Wayne Smith, a decorated veteran, F-4 fighter pilot, and former prisoner of war whose story of resilience began long before he arrived in...
Episode #14
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon welcomes Jacob Winge, a local historian and civic leader whose family roots in Southwest Florida stretch back nearly a century. Jacob provides a vivid look at the...
Episode #13
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon sits down with Don Hunter, a former Collier County Sheriff, whose leadership helped guide Naples through decades of growth, change, and challenge. From arriving in...
Episode #12
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen sits down with Dr. Lois Bolin , the woman widely known as the "Old Naples Historian." For nearly 5 decades, Dr. Bolin has dedicated herself to preserving the cultural...
Episode #11
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon sits down with Garrett Anthony, the spokesperson for one of the city's most respected pioneering families. Arriving in Naples from Alabama in 1953, the Anthony family...
Episode #10
In the conclusion of this special 2-part conversation, Kristen Weardon continues her exploration of Naples with acclaimed artist Paul Arsenault. Having lived a block from the Naples pier for decades, Paul provides an...
Episode #9
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon sits down with acclaimed artist and preservationist Paul Arsenault. Since arriving in Naples in the 1970s, Paul has dedicated his career to capturing the soul of the...
Episode #8
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon sits down with Kristen Coury, the visionary Founder, CEO, and Producing Artistic Director of the Gulf Shore Playhouse. Arriving in Naples in 2004 from the high-stakes...
Episode #7
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen sits down with Paul "Butch" Manley, a cornerstone of the Collier County educational system for decades. Known to generations as the first principal of Barron Collier High...
Episode #6
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon sits down with Tony Ridgway, a pioneering chef and restaurateur who has been a cornerstone of the Naples dining scene since 1971. Tony shares his journey from arriving...
Episode #5
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon welcomes Eileen Arsenault, a dedicated champion of historic preservation, cultural awareness, and environmental conservation. From her early days navigating the...
Episode #4
In the conclusion of this 2-part conversation, Kristen Weardon continues her deep dive with legendary landscape photographer Clyde Butcher. Clyde dispels the myths of the "scary" Florida swamp, sharing how his mentor...
Episode #3
In this episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen sits down with the legendary Clyde Butcher, a man who has shifted the world’s perspective on the Florida landscape through his monumental black-and-white photography...
Episode #2
In this episode of Icons of Naples, host Kristen Weardon sits down with Jean Walker-Humphries, a multi-generational Floridian whose family roots trace back to the very foundation of the state. Jean’s family history is a...
Episode #1
In the premiere episode of Icons of Naples, Kristen Weardon sits down with the extraordinary Thelma Hodges, a woman whose life is inextricably woven into the very first chapters of Naples, Florida. Arriving in a dark...
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