Latest Chris gethard Podcast Episodes
Jersey Dude, Jersey Food Interview: Peter Candia, NJ Digest
New Jersey Is The World - November 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsThis week, Don Fanelli and myself had the pleasure of interviewing Peter Candia, a writer and editor at the New Jersey Digest. We set out to talk about his list of the 40 best pizzas in the state, but we never got there. Mostly because him and Don have a longstanding bromance and took off running...
New Jersey: The Essential Ingredients
New Jersey Is The World - November 20, 2023 15:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIn this very idiotic high concept episode, we pre-suppose the not at all important question: "If New Jersey was in fact a prepared dish cooked in a kitchen instead of a state, which towns would be the ESSENTIAL ingredients?" We had a lot of fun sorting this out but also we imagine there are going...
Newark Airport: A Frank Discussion
New Jersey Is The World - November 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsNewark Airport is a center of gravity for this entire state. Which leads us to ask: What do we hate about EWR? What are the good aspects? Are there any? Also, roughly a dozen manic tangents that have nothing to do with Newark Airport. Plus, Bonadooch tells stories of what it was like building por...
Asylums, catacombs and fear with explorer @max.bon
New Jersey Is The World - November 06, 2023 16:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsWhen was the last time you were really afraid? Bonadooch and MikeD are joined by our good friend urban explorer and photographer Max Boncina. We spend an hour swapping stories about the people you meet in abandoned asylums, the horror of Jersey mosquitoes, what really happens in the Paris catacom...
Halloween Voice Mails!
New Jersey Is The World - October 30, 2023 10:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsWe asked you to leave us voicemails about Halloween, Mischeif/Goosey/Cabbage Night, and freaky New Jersey stuff in general - and man did you deliver. In this episode Geth, Andrea, Bonadooch and Mike D answer a slew of your voicemails - some quite bizarre, some full of nostalgia for this time of y...
Interview: Michael Jasorka (CASTLE DRACULA!)
New Jersey Is The World - October 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsThis week Mike D interviews illustrator Michael Jasorka, who's made a slew of Jersey focused graphic novels, and just last year put out an illustrated version of the real employee handbook from the infamous Wildwood attraction known as CASTLE DRACULA. This is some real deal Jersey love on display...
A Halloween History and Mischief Night Plea
New Jersey Is The World - October 16, 2023 15:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsOn this week's show, we look at a brief history of Halloween, both overall and in relation to New Jersey in general. But as Mike D predicted, this really becomes an avenue to go down 145 rabbit holes and also follow 3,000 tangents. It is a fun, rambly mess in the best way. LET'S SAVE MISCHIEF NIG...
Genuinely Scary Places In New Jersey
New Jersey Is The World - October 09, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsWe are here with a mega-episode focusing on places in New Jersey that are genuinely scary. Which Weird NJ spots actually send shivers? What are some under-discussed places that will freak you out? Halloween MATTERS in this state and October is upon us. Let's talk about places all over this great ...
Interview: John Cozz
New Jersey Is The World - October 02, 2023 14:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsJohn Cozz is a musician. He's a coffee roaster. He's an artist. He's a music label runner. He's a filmmaker now, too? Most of all, he is a true lover of New Jersey and one of the most vital manic minds making DIY art in our great state. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Senator Menendez and the NJ Corruption Hall of Fame
New Jersey Is The World - September 25, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIn this episode we welcome esteemed New Jersey Senator BOBBY GOLD BARZ to the New Jersey Corruption Hall of Fame! First we discuss the accusations against Senator Menendez, the insanity of his money jacket and gold bars, as well as the in-the-moment-as-we-recorded news that Andy Kim was going to...
Jersey Dude Reviews Jersey Food: The Belmont Tavern and Tiers of Italian Food
New Jersey Is The World - September 18, 2023 05:18 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsGeth has finally gone to the infamous Belmont Tavern in Belleville, and he and Don Fanelli are here to talk about it. This springs into a discussion the tiers of Italian food - from street food all the way up to fine dining. And a surprisingly thoughtful though admittedly un-researched conversati...
Chris Christie's Playlist
New Jersey Is The World - September 11, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsChris Christie was asked to create a playlist of “songs that stir his soul”. With an assist by special guest Jody Bergen County the NJITW crew examines this playlist track by track. Join us for the most judgmental, petty episode of NJITW yet! But we know you’re all going to agree with us. Sure, “...
Gethadooch Summer Crap-tacular!
New Jersey Is The World - September 04, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIt's Geth and Bonadooch this week, checking in with each other about how summer has gone and what they hope to do in the final days of the season. You might not be shocked to hear this turns into a lot of screaming about handjobs, but you might be surprised at who's leading the charge on that. Ge...
Bagels by Jarrett vs. West Orange
New Jersey Is The World - August 28, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsThe town of West Orange is fining Bagels by Jarrett over $1,000 a day for having window shades. This has created a ton of chatter in the New Jersey online world, ranging from "Just put the window shades up," on one end all the way to "This represents authoritarianism and we must rally behind our ...
SOLIDARITY EPISODE! Support the Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson!
New Jersey Is The World - August 25, 2023 15:09 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsHave you heard the nurses of one of New Jersey's largest and most influential hospitals are on strike? Have you been surprised there hasn't been more press or political speech in relation to it? Us too. Luckily, one of the striking nurses, Carol Tanzi, came and spoke to us. She filled us in on t...
Interview: James Lynch, Private Detective
New Jersey Is The World - August 21, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIt's always a joy to talk to someone who has a different view of New Jersey due to their unique job - and private investigator (and author!) James Lynch is here to tell us what it's like from his very unusual perspective. Has he ever had to crack skulls during a stakeout in Bayonne? Listen and fi...
Scene Report: Land of Make Believe
New Jersey Is The World - August 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsGeth recently had the chance to bring his four year old son to the Land of Make Believe, an amusement park he hasn't been to in over 35 years. It's located in the small Warren County town of Hope, which we assume was named as such because people really felt like they needed it. First things first...
Interview: Brewster
New Jersey Is The World - August 07, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsGethard is camping somewhere in the hinterlands of northwest Jersey, so Mike D takes the helm this week! He sat down with Mark Bucci from the band Brewster. What started out as a conversation about their new record quickly turned into a deep discussion on Rahway. Did you know Rahway has a deep, l...
Interview: Wheeler Antabanez
New Jersey Is The World - July 31, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsI first came to know of Wheeler Antabanez when he ran an incredible website about the Bin, the haunted asylum in the hills of West Essex County that was a huge part of my high school lore. Then over the years we became part of the same Weird NJ inner circles, and I've long admired his obsession w...
Garden State Gagootz, July 2023, Part 1
New Jersey Is The World - July 24, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIt's the best time of the month, everyone: when all of the creators from NJITW get together and listen to *your* voicemails. Usually this is reserved for the Turnpike tier patrons over at our patreon, but we had so many amazing voice mails this month that we decided to put some here in the main ...
Newark Conversations: Gerald Flores, Brick City Run Club
New Jersey Is The World - July 17, 2023 14:11 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIn this edition of our semi-regular series featuring conversations about Jersey's largest city, we talk with Gerald Flores, co-founder of the Brick City Run Club. We talk about how he came to start a running club in Newark, how people can participate, and if there's anything inherently activist ...
Interview: Sir Pete Genovese returns!
New Jersey Is The World - July 10, 2023 08:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsThe great Pete Genovese returns to the show! NJ.com's culture and food writer, the former steward of the Munchmobile, a guy we like so much we once had him do a live show at Asbury Park with us where we knighted him. Pete's written a new book on the Jersey Shore and it rules. We talk about that a...
Talkin Totowa Episode Two: The Route 46 Ecosystem
New Jersey Is The World - July 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsGet bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Interview: Brian Fallon
New Jersey Is The World - June 26, 2023 00:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsThis week we interview New Jersey musician Brian Fallon. As a music fan, you probably know him from his many solo albums or his group work with The Gaslight Anthem. As a New Jersey fan, you might know him as "someone who did the local scene proud and is also personal friends with Bruce Springste...
The Great Renaming
New Jersey Is The World - June 19, 2023 15:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsSome things in this state are perfectly named. We should stop messing with them. Some other things desperately need new names. We have suggestions for those new names. This episode is kinda nuts but also pretty great. Brought to you by David LaMorte, one of our favorite artists! Check out his w...
The Seven Deadly Sins of New Jersey
New Jersey Is The World - June 12, 2023 14:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIn this episode we ask the very simple question: What are the seven deadly sins of New Jersey? Are the same old ones like sloth and lust and all that nonsense? Or are there Jersey specific behaviors/ideas/ethics that cross a red line we don't accept in these parts? This episode is brought to y...
Interview: Jerry Izenberg
New Jersey Is The World - June 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsWe're here today having a dream conversation with Star-Ledger legend Jerry Izenberg, largely about his new book "Baseball, Nazis, and Nedick's Hot Dogs: Growing Up Jewish in the 1930s in Newark". Jerry is an absolute gem: at 92 years old, he's full of nearly a century's worth of amazing storie...
Rules That Should Be Broken
New Jersey Is The World - May 30, 2023 16:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIn this episode, Mike D poses a simple but important question: what rules are out there in New Jersey deserve to be broken? From unspoken rules to laws targeting specific groups to traffic laws, we all know some rules shouldn't be honored as written 100% of the time. I also want to cop to the f...
Talkin' Totowa w/Nick Fierro: Episode 1
New Jersey Is The World - May 22, 2023 14:15 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsNew series alert! In this new show we talk to the great New Jersey comedian Nick Fierro about his upbringing in the small Passaic County town of Totowa. While many North Jersey people might know Totowa as "that town you pass through quickly on Route 46" or "isn't that where Midgetville is?", this...
New Jersey Moms
New Jersey Is The World - May 14, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 158 ratingsIn this special Mothers' Day episode of NJITW, we discuss NJ moms: what unique qualities do they have? What might one expect from a Jersey specific mom? What makes them so badass? This is a fun one. Happy Mothers' Day! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
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