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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

Garden State Debate - Season 2 Introduction

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 Season I of 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, including:
Public Service from the beginning, even before joining the Legislature.
2009 bid for Lieutenant Governor on the Weinberg-Corzine ticket.
Bridgegate and her role investigating the issue.
LGBTQ and Women's Equality and passion and policy from early on.
Dynamics between Senator Weinberg as Majority Leader and Senate President, Senator Sweeney.
Katie Brennan, sexual harassment, and pending Legislation as a result that the Senator is leading.
NJ Transit from the beginning to now, pending Legislation Sponsored by Weinberg.
Cannabis Legislation pending, thoughts on potential rollout across NJ.
Is Senator Weinberg going to retire in 2021?
*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. Dustin joins Garden State Debate with two guest hosts to take a deep dive into the following topics, and more:
Background: Where did Dustin start his career and how did he arrive at his current position at the Bergen Record?
Media Importance: Discussion around the evolution and consolidation of media and it's critical importance in protecting democracy.
Media Trust: How does "Fake News", Social Media, and certain individuals disparaging the media impact the job?
Pandemic Coverage: Dustin's experiences attending countless Governor Coronavirus Press Briefings, and the group discusses the state of affairs around how the Governor is perceived, what's behind the "red curtain" and what it might mean for NJ.
Dustin Racioppi on attending Governor Murphy Press Briefings
"To his credit he's been out there two, three, in the heat of it, five days a week, giving updates to people on the basic information that they need, which is a good thing, but certainly when it comes to hard-ball questions and really critical questions, for one, I have been dissatisfied with the answers."


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)