New Jersey Is The World

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Jersey Dude Reviews Jersey Food: Four Listener Suggested Spots! Nov 15, 2021

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In this episode, we bust open the voicemails so Don Fanelli can visit FOUR different spots suggested by listeners just like you! We speak on the Brownstone Pancake Factory in Englewood Cliffs, Toast in Montclair, Godfather Pizza in East Hanover, and The Green Papaya in River Edge. A few things become evident: 1) There's a lot of great food in New Jersey 2) Don doesn't like this trend where things don't get enough salt and 3) Maybe there are certain things that don't need to be toppings on a slice of pizza.

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Newark Conversations: Alexis Guerreros Nov 08, 2021

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Growing up in West Orange in my era, Newark was this looming presence that most families (including mine) had deep roots in. But we were conditioned to fear Newark, to not go there. The stolen car capitol. America's most dangerous city. But now I'm older and wiser and realize that any statistics aside, the relationship between Newark and its suburbs is strange. Very strange, and distant, and dehumanizing.

I want to untangle my feelings surrounding this, and the best way I can think to start that process is to talk one on one to people with strong Newark connections. And hence, this series is born.

Up first is my friend and fellow comedian Alexis Guerreros. We met in the comedy scene many years ago and connected over our Essex County roots. Alexis has a lot of great material about growing up in Newark. I kick things off by asking Alexis a simple question: I know what kids from the suburbs were thinking about Newark back when we were growing up... but what did Newark kids think about us?

This will be an ongoing series and if you live in/grew up in/work in/are an activist or educator or artist based out of Newark I would LOVE to talk to you.

Please follow Alexis and support all of his work. He's hilarious. As a comedian and also through his work with the Cooligans, doing voices on Bojack Horseman, all kinds of good stuff. He's super funny and also a genuinely nice person.

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New Jersey Is The Nerdiest State Nov 01, 2021

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We all know Jersey is the state with the biggest chip on its shoulder. Outsiders say it's the dirtiest state. But did you know it's the nerdiest state, too? In this episode we break down all the ways that Jersey is nerdy, as we pitch our home as the ultimate nerd haven with ultimate nerd credibility.

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Jersey Dude Reviews Jersey Food: The Great Bagel Battle Oct 25, 2021

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I hope you are hungry. Because Don Fanelli is back, and he's finally tackling a food that means a LOT to Jersey people: bagels.

Rather than take on one bagel place, Don is reviewing THREE of North Jersey's finest. From Bagels by Jarret's mad scientist unpredictability, to the neighborhood mainstay Hot Bagels Abroad, to the nationally renowned Teaneck Hot Bagels, Don examines Jersey's favorite carb backward and forward.

Remember that we have tons of great bonus content over at www.patreon.com/newjerseyistheworld and you can get t-shirts over at www.belowthecollar.com/chrisgethard

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Joseph is the Bonaparte of New Jerseys Oct 18, 2021

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Just in time for Halloween comes an episode laying out a very NJ mystery. This episode is different for us, as Mike D dives into an adventure that starts in sleepy little Bordentown but spans the globe and centuries in the process. We've gone down a real rabbit hole here and none of us are sure how this might end.

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WOTown: Sports Oct 11, 2021

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New Jersey has had its fair share of sports moments and sports heroes. In this episode we discuss it all, from "what it's like playing high school football" in Jersey to "an unexpectedly heartfelt explanation of why Arturo Gatti was as much myth as man" to "whoa that baseball camp sounds like a nightmare" to "why is NCAA wrestling champion Nick Suriano the most intense human being on planet earth"?

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Many Saints of Newark Reaction Episode! Oct 06, 2021

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HBO has released the first Sopranos content in 14 years. Obviously this is of outsized importance to your favorite New Jersey obsessed podcast. We break down what we liked, what we thought could be fixed, have some unexpectedly thoughtful exchanges about the city of Newark itself, and also go down a strange tangent involving a letter sent home to the parents of West Orange High School students in 1995. Featuring an appearance by the one and only Tom Carvel!

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How New Jersey Politics Really Work (Allegedly) Oct 04, 2021

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I wanted to do an episode getting to the complicated, sometimes shady world of NJ politics, but realized even my own knowledge is so surface level that I needed to call in an expert. So today I interview Matt Friedman, who writes the NJ Playbook over at Politico, so he can answer my questions and let me know what's swirling around in the political underbelly of this often severely flawed state I love so much. Thanks to Matt for this incredibly informative look into some good old NJ nonsense.

And don't forget - this Wednesday you get a second free episode as the Gagootz gang reacts to The Many Saints of Newark. Watch before then so you can enjoy what promise to be a wide array of overreactions!

In the meantime, join the patreon over at www.patreon.com/newjerseyistheworld for more!

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Jersey Dude Reviews Jersey Food: Taylor Ham Cookbook Sep 27, 2021

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For months, people have been wondering, "How you gonna do Jersey food reviews and not do Taylor Ham?" Other people have been wondering, "How you gonna do Jersey food reviews and not do pork roll?"

Today, the day has come.

Rather than do a traditional review of Jersey's most talked about food, we decided to put Don Fanelli to the test by sending him piles of Taylor Ham and challenging him to come up with his own non-traditional uses for it.

Some of them were hits. Others were misses. And one sounds completely fucking awesome.

Enjoy. Celebrate Jersey. And if you have a recipe that involves our mainstay meat, leave a comment or a voicemail.

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Voices From the Jughandle: 2 Voices 2 Jughandle Sep 20, 2021

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YOUR voicemails. YOUR words. YOUR time to shine. If you have anything you want to say about Jersey places, people, things, or experiences - even if you want to hate on the Garden State - call 973-780-4660. The one and only Colonel Carson Kopp is standing by to curate your words into a hypnotic hallucinogenic audio trip.

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