Think Tank with Steve Adubato
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Think Tank with Steve Adubato: The Podcast features the best conversations from Think Tank, One-on-One, and the State of Affairs. Steve Adubato sits down with high-profile thought leaders, innovators, and experts. The podcast explores the critical issues, trends, and challenges facing our nation today.
Think Tank with Steve Adubato
7M ago
Steve Adubato is joined by two Russ Berrie Making A Difference Award Winners to highlight their activism in public service and the difference they’re making in their local communities.
Panelists include:
Norma Bowe, Ph.D., RN, Director of Be The Change NJ and Professor of Public Health at Kean University
Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber, Founder & Chief Activist at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
Air Date: 9/16/23
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Think Tank with Steve Adubato
8M ago
Retired NY Giants Super Bowl Champ, Kareem McKenzie, joins Steve Adubato to highlight his career off the football field and his passion for helping young people in marginalized communities.
Jeannie Fournier, Vice President of Programs & Services at Community FoodBank of NJ joins Steve Adubato to address the heightened issue of food insecurity, inflated food costs, and the need for menstrual equity legislation.
Tim McLoone, Owner of McLoone’s Restaurants, joins Steve Adubato for a discussion about the impact of COVID on the restaurant business, liquor license reform, and giving back to his ..read more
Think Tank with Steve Adubato
8M ago
Steve Adubato welcomes William Connell, Ph.D., La Motta Chair of Italian Studies at Seton Hall University, for an informative discussion about the history and impact of Italian Americans in New Jersey.
Michele Siekerka, President & CEO of New Jersey Business and Industry Association joins Steve Adubato to discuss the corporate business tax, the implications of the StayNJ program, and changes in tourism at the Jersey Shore.
Senior Correspondent, Jacqui Tricarico, goes on-location to the New Jersey Sharing Network 5K Celebration of Life to speak with Anika Bhatnagar, NJ Sharing Network’s You ..read more
Think Tank with Steve Adubato
8M ago
Jade Duncan, D.D.S., M.ED.;
Vincent Solomeno
Brian Bridges, Ph.D., New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education, joins Steve Adubato to address the mental health issues facing college students, affirmative action in higher education and the impact of institutional racism.
Jade Duncan, D.D.S., M.ED., Director of Dental Services at Zufall Health, sits down with Steve Adubato to talk about the impact dental hygiene has on our overall well-being and their mission of providing dental care to underserved communities.
Vincent Solomeno, Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Affairs and New Jersey Department of ..read more
Think Tank with Steve Adubato
8M ago
Lynnette Mawhinney, Ph.D.
NJ Globe Columnists Daniel Bryan, Democratic Strategist and Alex Wilkes, Republican Strategist join Steve Adubato to discuss the need for civil conversations around politics and the leadership of both President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
Lynnette Mawhinney, Ph.D., Professor & Chair of the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark,joins Steve Adubato to talk about the lack of diversity in the teaching profession and barriers for teachers of color.
Air Date: 8/19/23
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Think Tank with Steve Adubato
9M ago
Meryl Frank
Steve Adubato sits down with U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) – NJ of the 5th Congressional District who provides his perspective on the 2024 Presidential Election and the need for a bipartisan approach to important issues facing our nation.
Ambassador Meryl Frank (ret.), Author of “Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust”, sits down with Steve Adubato to share her heartbreaking family history, the importance of remembering those that were lost in the Holocaust, and how society can learn from her family’s powerful story.  ..read more
Think Tank with Steve Adubato
9M ago
Asw. Shanique Speight (D) – NJ, joins Steve Adubato for an important discussion about period poverty, the marginalized groups that are impacted, and her personal experience that influenced her passion for this legislation.
Asw. Aura Dunn (R) – NJ joins Steve Adubato to provide her perspective on affordable, accessible child care, the child tax credit, and the polarization of politics.
Steve Adubato welcomes Yuriy Boyechko, President & CEO of Hope for Ukraine, for a compelling conversation about the ongoing war in Ukraine, the recourses he’s providing to his home country, and his family who ..read more
Think Tank with Steve Adubato
9M ago
Steve Adubato sits down with a panel of New Jersey educators to discuss the ever-changing landscape in public education and the impact of book banning.
Panelists include:
Ariel Babcock, Social Studies & Media Teacher
Martha Hickson, High School Librarian
Ian Evans, 7th Grade Literacy Teacher
Betsy Ginsburg, Executive Director of Garden State Coalition of Schools, joins Steve Adubato to discuss the mental health crisis our children are facing and the complexity of school funding ..read more
Think Tank with Steve Adubato
10M ago
Steve Adubato and Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own and Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, have an insightful and important conversation about the acclaimed writer James Baldwin and our failure to confront racism, as well as the issue of race relations in America.
Air Date: 7/15/23
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Think Tank with Steve Adubato
10M ago
“Daniel Semenza, Ph.D., Director of the Interpersonal Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University, joins Steve for a compelling conversation about the prevalence of gun violence, concealed carry laws and the communities that are disproportionately impacted.
Then, Steve Adubato is joined by two Russ Berrie Making A Difference winners to highlight their personal commitment to addressing gun violence and the critical services they’re providing for their communities.
Panelists include:
A’Dorian Murray-Thomas, Founder & CEO, SHE Wins Inc.
Al-Tariq Best, CEO & Founder, The HUBB Arts ..read more