Garden State Roots

How New Jersey created Hollywood

The movie business is so often associated with the West Coast of the United States and Hollywood, but what if its true origins could be traced all the way back to the East Coast and New Jersey? Catch up with host Justin Williams, Adam Nelson - professor at the New Jersey Film Academy and the publisher of Socko! Magazine - and Angela Matusik - editor-in-chief of Socko! and founder of the Maplewood Film Society - as they spool through 250 years of NJ movie history and the founding of a billion-dollar industry in the Garden State. Check out all of the extra stories and NJRevolution history in the 'Garden State Roots' show notes: https://www.revnj.org/s/Episode-7-How-New-Jersey-Built-Hollywood-Show-Notes.pdf [https://www.revnj.org/s/Episode-7-How-New-Jersey-Built-Hollywood-Show-Notes.pdf]  'Garden State Roots' is the podcast that wants to put an end to New Jersey being the butt of the joke for evermore. After 250 years of revolutionary history. it's time to give props to NJ's contribution to the modern culture of America, if not the world. From music to film, sports to tech and food to politics, host Justin Williams and guests explore the unique historical moments and inspirational people that has made the Garden State so fertile to change down the years.

How New Jersey transformed hip hop

The birth of hip hop is so often thought of as a New York-only story but, ever since its creation, New Jersey has played an instrumental, if underreported, role in transforming two turntables and a microphone in to global music. 'Garden State Roots' host Justin Williams is joined by Master Gee, founding member of the Sugar Hill Gang, and Jay Quan - Minister of Information for Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 as well as the official historian for the Hip-Hop Museum in D.C. - to break down NJ's hip hop credentials. Check out all of the extra stories and NJRevolution history in the 'Garden State Roots' show notes: https://www.revnj.org/s/6-How-New-Jersey-Transformed-Hip-Hop.pdf [https://www.revnj.org/s/6-How-New-Jersey-Transformed-Hip-Hop.pdf] 'Garden State Roots' is the podcast that wants to put an end to New Jersey being the butt of the joke for evermore. After 250 years of revolutionary history. it's time to give props to NJ's contribution to the modern culture of America, if not the world. From music to film, sports to tech and food to politics, host Justin Williams and guests explore the unique historical moments and inspirational people that has made the Garden State so fertile to change down the years.

How New Jersey has been a battleground

Did you know there were more revolutionary battles in New Jersey than any other colony? More than 200 that helped to birth our nation. In this episode, host Justin Williams explores over two centuries of New Jersey being a battleground for revolutionary ideas: from Nazism to Communism, and women's suffrage to civil rights. Joining Justin is Jacob A. Zumoff, Associate Professor of History at New Jersey City University and author of the books, 'The Red Thread', 'The Passaic Textile Strike and The Communist International' and 'US Communism', Maxine N. Lurie, Professor Emerita of History at Seton Hall University, and Arlene Stein, distinguished professor of sociology at Rutgers University. Check out all of the extra stories and NJRevolution history in the 'Garden State Roots' show notes: https://www.revnj.org/s/Garden-State-Roots-Episode-5-Battleground-Show-Notes.pdf [https://www.revnj.org/s/Garden-State-Roots-Episode-5-Battleground-Show-Notes.pdf] 'Garden State Roots' is the podcast that wants to put an end to New Jersey being the butt of the joke for evermore. After 250 years of revolutionary history, it's time to give props to NJ's contribution to the modern culture of America, if not the world. From music to film, sports to tech and food to politics, host Justin Williams and guests explore the unique historical moments and inspirational people that has made the Garden State so fertile to change down the years.

How New Jersey got the world talking

'Garden State Roots' host Justin Williams welcomes Rayvon Fouché, Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University and author of 'Black Inventors in the Age of Segregation' along with Jon Gertner, journalist and author of 'The Idea Factory', to explore how New Jersey technology and communication inventions helped to get the world talking. Check out all the extra stories and NJRevolution history in the 'Garden State Roots' show notes:https://www.revnj.org/s/How-New-Jersey-Got-the-World-Talking-Show-Notes-c7mt.pdf [https://www.revnj.org/s/How-New-Jersey-Got-the-World-Talking-Show-Notes-c7mt.pdf] 'Garden State Roots' is the podcast that wants to put an end to New Jersey being the butt of the joke for evermore. After 250 years of revolutionary history, it's time to give props to NJ's contribution to the modern culture of America, if not the world. From music to film, sports to tech and food to politics, host Justin Williams and guests explore the unique historical moments and inspirational people that has made the Garden State so fertile to change down the years.

How New Jersey built suburbia

Host Justin Williams is joined by Gabrielle Esperdy, a New Jersey Institute of Technology dean, Trinity Norwood - citizen of the Nanticoke Lenape nations and indigenous community advocate, and Walter Greason DeWitt Wallace endowed chair of history at Macalester college and author of 'Suburban Erasure' - to explore how New Jersey helped to create the blueprint of America's suburbs. Check out all of the extra stories and NJRevolution history in the 'Garden State Roots' show notes: https://www.revnj.org/s/Ep-3-How-New-Jersey-Built-Suburbia-Show-Notes.pdf [https://www.revnj.org/s/Ep-3-How-New-Jersey-Built-Suburbia-Show-Notes.pdf] 'Garden State Roots' is the podcast that wants to put an end to New Jersey being the butt of the joke for evermore. After 250 years of revolutionary history, it's time to give props to NJ's contribution to the modern culture of America, if not the world. From music to film, sports to tech, and food to politics, host Justin Williams and guests explore the unique historical moments and inspirational people that has made the Garden State so fertile to change down the years.