Garden State Debate: Recent Episodes
Garden State Debate®
Welcome to Garden State Debate®, a videocast and podcast launched in the fall of 2020.
Garden State Debate® is available on all major streaming audio platforms and in video via our YouTube channel. Find us on all Social Media or by emailing us at Podcast@GardenStateDebate.com
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Garden State Debate® is multifaceted show that is not like any other, and we can’t wait to show you why.
This show will bring you exclusive in-depth conversations with special guests up and down the state of New Jersey and across the country. We are casting a wide net to bring you, our listeners and viewers, the best content that you deserve. We know we have a lot of ground to cover, and we will do our best to bring you a wide range of viewpoints of various topics and issues impacting many of us today.
In an ever changing world of news, stories to be told, and people to be heard, we hope you’ll participate and engage with the show and our guests and get involved and join…the Garden State Debate®!
Michele Siekerka, NJBIA CEO and President, on topics including New Jersey business and fiscal outlook
For more on NJBIA, visit https://njbia.org
Music Credits by @JeirisCook
Dynamic discussion with Colleen Wilson of the Bergen Record and USA Today Network on topics including the recurring litigation themes of allegations against NJ Transit and it's impact to victims, NJ Taxpayers and Commuters, Governance and Leadership at the Agency, Gateway, and NJ Transit preparedness of handling post-pandemic influx of riders coming back to work.
Music Credits from @JeirisCook
Senate Majority Leader Weinberg returns as a guest, this time with Assemblyman Johnson of the New Jersey State Legislature, both of District 37 in Bergen County.
Assemblyman Johnson is seeking the soon to be vacated Senate seat by Senator Weinberg as announced her retirement coming at the end of the year.
Topics include healthcare, education, infrastructure, NJ Transit, Governor Cuomo resignation, technology in Government, and much more. Tune in and stay for the end where Johnson/Weinberg make a declarative proclamation regarding NJ Transit!
Music credits to @JeirisCook
(Recorded on 8/12/2021)
The Financial Recession vs. the Global Pandemic - An Economic Analysis
Featuring Vincent Daniel, as played in the book and movie, "The Big Short"
Season 2, Episode 5
Music Credits: @JeirisCook
Dr. Barbara Prempeh, Psychologist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center of RWJ Barnabas, continues the dialogue on child advocacy, discusses her role within the regional diagnostic treatment center at Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center of Essex County, and we dive into the other topics, including Adverse Childhood Experiences and the NJ Office of Resilience, children mental health, and more.
To connect with Dr. Barbara Prempeh, please reach out to her at connect@bresilientllc.com
Learn about ACEs, how NJ is working to mitigate ACEs, and how to get involved via the following links:
https://www.nj.gov/dcf/documents/NJ.ACEs.Action.Plan.2021.pdf
https://www.acesconnection.com/g/NJ-Resiliency-Coalition
***Music Credits to @JeirsCook
Sharen Anghel, MD, SFHM, Chair of the Department of Medicine, Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center joins us to discuss recent status of the COVID19 virus and Atlantic Health System including:
- Vaccines, data, rollout, common questions
- Covid19 Variants and their addition to Atlantic Health's testing
- Mobilizing Overlook Medical Center and Atlantic Health Covid19 care outside of the hospital and into communities to treat and vaccinate individuals
Music credits to @JeirisCook, professional musician of the Garden State
Wynona's House, Child Advocacy Center of Newark New Jersey, serving Essex County on their critical role in supporting children facing abuse and neglect.
Featuring
- Executive Board President, Gale Britton
- Chief Executive Officer, Dominic Prophete
Wynona's House can be reached at
- Phone - (973) 753-1110
- Website - https://wynonashouse.org/
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WynonasHouse/
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wynonashouse/
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/wynonashouse/
Music Credits via @JeirisCook
- https://jeiriscook.weebly.com/
Scott from Scotts Pizza Tours joins us to break down every detail about what goes into a good slice of pizza and who holds the crown, NJ or NYC?
Let us know what YOU think!
For more on Scott visit his website, his show, and charity, see links below:
- https://www.scottspizzatours.com
- https://www.thrillist.com/series/really-dough
- https://sliceouthunger.org
Shoutouts
- Guest Host @JonEbnerrrr
- Music Credits to @Jeiris Cook
Happy New Year's season to you and your families!
Considering the toll that 2020 has taken on all of us to some degree, and to others more than we will ever comprehend, we hope that we can take some silver linings from 2020 and build upon it in 2021.
After a successful start to Garden State Debate, amassing 20,000 minutes of viewing and listening in just a couple of months, with little promotion, and excellent content and guests, we can't wait to do it again in 2021, and build on what we started.
Thank you to all of our guests, and to the listeners and viewers who checked out the show even if for a little bit, and to those who watched regularly. We have just reached the foot of the mountain and it's time to climb! Stay tuned, more to come on that.
For now, we hope you will enjoy some downtime with your family, enjoy New Years, and if possible, raise a glass to getting through a tough year, learning and gaining new perspectives, and looking forward to 2021.
This clip is from our final Episode of Season I, which is a fitting toast to a happy and healthy New Year, and more Garden State Debate, featuring NJ Senate Majority Leader, Senator Loretta Weinberg.
See you in ‘21.
Cheers.
Senator Weinberg is the Senate Majority Leader (D) in the New Jersey State Legislature and has held that post since 2012. Weinberg has been a member of the NJ Legislature for 28 years, serving in the Assembly from 1995 to 2005 and the Senate from 2005 to present.
In this one of a kind in depth discussion, Weinberg is not short on details as she walks through policy and accompanying stories
*Senator Weinberg becomes the first guest to break out the Champagne (literally) on the show!
Music, Instrumentals and Lyrics, provided by Jeiris Cook (@JeirisCook)
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Dustin Racioppi, New Jersey Statehouse reporter of USA Today Network, Bergen Record, NorthJersey.com, and others, top reporter in New Jersey and the region, discusses his experience in the media from the beginning of his career, to the incredible work and challenges that have gone into covering the Pandemic and the Governor.
Special Co-Hosts Joining Garden State Debate
- Len Resto, Councilman of Chatham Borough, President of NJ ARP
- Joe Colangelo, Boxcar, Founder and CEO, Entrepreneur
Music, Instrumentals and Lyrics, provided by Jeiris Cook (@JeirisCook)
Senator Declan O'Scanlon (R) on NJ State Legislature Dynamics, Pandemic Response, 2021 Full Year NJ State Budget, Federal Cares Act Funding, Cannabis Legislation, and more.
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- Music, Instrumentals and Lyrics, provided by Jeiris Cook (@JeirisCook)
New Jersey Transit Advocate Panel including:
- Todd Barretta, former and first Chief Compliance Officer at NJ Transit
- Len Resto, President of New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers
- Robert Hale, Transit Advocate, global rail construction costs expert who blogs at www.real-rail.com
The panel joins us to discuss a wide range of topics covering NJ Transit
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Music, Instrumentals and Lyrics, provided by Jeiris Cook (@JeirisCook)
Will Dodge, Founder and Owner of Bull N Bear Brewery, set to open before the end this year, 2020, in downtown Summit, New Jersey, walks us through is several-year battle, both ups and downs, on what has gone into opening up a brewery, a small business, highly regulated, in the midst of a pandemic in New Jersey. A behind the scenes look, candid view of what is to come at Bull N Bear Brewery
"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise" ~ John Adams quote, and Will Dodge perspective
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Music, Instrumentals and Lyrics, provided by Jeiris Cook (@JeirisCook)
Bob Gordon, NJ Board of Public Utilities Commissioner (BPU), NJ Transit Board Member, and former NJ State Legislature Senator and Assemblymen, joins us to discuss his role as Commissioner of the NJ BPU and their role within New Jersey. Part II of a two-part series that you don't want to miss!
Part 2 - NJ Board of Public Utilities Commissioner (2018 - Present)
Part 1 - Life in Public Service, NJ Senate, NJ Transit Board (previous episode)
Bob Gordon, NJ Transit Board Member, NJ Board of Public Utilities Commissioner (BPU), and former member of the NJ State Legislature as both a Senator and Assemblymen, joins us to discuss his story from an early age and passion for public service, through his current roles, and everything in between.
Part 1 - Early Life in Public Service, NJ Senate, NJ Transit Board
Part 2- NJ Board of Public Utilities Commissioner - NEXT!
Nancy Erika Smith, attorney and partner at Smith Mullin, practicing law in employment discrimination and civil rights, widely recognized as a top-rated attorney in New Jersey and across the country, featured on many national media outlets, joins us to discuss her life long journey in New Jersey to cases she's working on today, and everything in between.
Michele Siekerka, President and CEO of New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA), representing over 1 million employees in New Jersey through its membership, joins us to discuss the following and much more.
Charlie Kratovil, Co-Founder of the widely distributed media outlet, New Brunswick Today, political activist, political candidate, and expert on the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA).
Jeiris Cook, professional singer, songwriter, and musician who resides and plays up and down the state of New Jersey and surrounding areas, joins us, to discuss his journey as a musician.
Professor Peter Woolley, Co-Founder of Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Poll joins us to discuss polling dynamics, the 2016 Presidential Election and whether pollsters got it right, and the importance of measuring public opinion. That and more, with Dr. Woolley.
Dr. Jack Audett, Chief Medical Officer of Overlook Medical Center in NJ, gives a true inside look at the Coronavirus Pandemic - what they learned, how they rose to the occasion, and what he expects in the fall of 2020
Welcome to Garden State Debate, a podcast AND a videocast launched in the fall of 2020. Garden State Debate is multifaceted show that is not like any other, and we can’t wait to show you why.
This show will bring you exclusive in-depth conversations with special guests up and down the state of New Jersey and across the country. We are casting a wide net to bring you, our listeners and viewers, the best content that you deserve. We know we have a lot of ground to cover, and we will do our best to bring you a wide range of viewpoints of various topics and issues impacting many of us today.
We will be speaking with individuals from small business owners to industry leaders, from community leaders to public officials and those running for public office. We will sit down with advocates fighting for change and we will be here to listen to people who are burning with passion to take a chance on a small idea and make into something much bigger.
We hope that our show will provide you with different perspectives that keep you informed, engaged, and energized on what’s happening in the world around us. Our takeaway from this show is what we make of it – whether it’s to double down on our passion, or to work harder, or learn something new, or simply listen and watch for pure entertainment, regardless, we hope you’ll come along for the ride.
In an ever changing world of news, stories to be told, and people to be heard, we hope you’ll participate and engage with the show and our guests and get involved and join the Garden State Debate.