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The Jim Gearhart Show

Jim Gearhart, New Jersey's No. 1 morning radio talk show host for more than 25 years, returns — turning his his acerbic wit and blunt insight to the state of affairs in New Jersey. Jim and cohost Bob... Read more

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The last time NJ government got anything useful done

The last time NJ government got anything useful done

As the decade comes to a close, Jim Gearhart wonders: What in the last 10 years has New Jersey government done to make y... Read more

24 Dec 2019

44mins

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How Craig Carton almost got his butt kicked in the NJ 101.5 parking lot

How Craig Carton almost got his butt kicked in the NJ 101.5 parking lot

Jim Gearhart doesn't like to talk out of turn, but when it comes to Craig Carton, he'll make an exception.Jim's never be... Read more

11 Apr 2019

39mins

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Lawyers for animals -- I'm all for it

Lawyers for animals -- I'm all for it

It had to happen eventually."This is a rare moment for me observing the political scene as we did on the air for, what, ... Read more

18 Jan 2019

36mins

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Immigrants here illegally will get licenses, and you won't do anything

Immigrants here illegally will get licenses, and you won't do anything

Jim's made clear: He thinks demonizing immigrants here illegally is wrong. Many, he said, are smarter, kinder, more affa... Read more

19 Nov 2019

40mins

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Don't mess with Col. Sanders!

Don't mess with Col. Sanders!

It's a freewheeling episode of the Jim Gearhart show this week -- taking on everything from racial tensions to training ... Read more

19 Jul 2019

46mins

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How did Jon Stewart shame a Congress that's totally shameless?

How did Jon Stewart shame a Congress that's totally shameless?

There's been a lot of talk this week about Jon Stewart's appearance before Congress, shaming members for skipping a hear... Read more

13 Jun 2019

43mins

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Attention suffering taxpayers: We need a new acronym

Attention suffering taxpayers: We need a new acronym

For years, Jim's advocated GRIP -- Get Rid of Incumbent Politicians. This week, it's just RIP -- because he feels like h... Read more

2 Aug 2019

46mins

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Finally, some legal drug sales in Atlantic City?

Finally, some legal drug sales in Atlantic City?

New Jersey is on the verge of legalizing recreational marijuana -- but individual towns are lining up to ban it. We get ... Read more

21 Mar 2019

41mins

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We need more immigrants? How about we keep the people we have?

We need more immigrants? How about we keep the people we have?

From 2010 through 2018, New Jersey lost about 443,000 due to outmigration, a Rutgers study finds. And it makes the case ... Read more

4 Mar 2020

31mins

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Christie Whitman's going after Trump? What I say about her

Christie Whitman's going after Trump? What I say about her

There are pro-Trump Republicans, and anti-Trump Republicans. Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman is solidly in... Read more

25 Jul 2019

34mins

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Were NJ kids being racist? 'None of your damn business'

Were NJ kids being racist? 'None of your damn business'

There's little question it was a bad idea.A photo of a Watching Hills Regional High School student has been circulating ... Read more

7 Nov 2019

40mins

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Things that drive us into a rage

Things that drive us into a rage

Everybody gets road rage. Jim gets checkout rage.What's that? Well, have you ever been behind someone who looks like the... Read more

20 Feb 2019

45mins

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Bag the bans? Let's ban the bags, right away

Bag the bans? Let's ban the bags, right away

Jim Gearhart is wholly behind effort to ban single-use plastic bags in New Jersey. But he asks ... why wait 18 months?Ge... Read more

11 Mar 2020

32mins

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Could we ever get school costs under control?

Could we ever get school costs under control?

It's not like the solutions aren't understood. It's not like people don't know ways New Jersey could save some of that u... Read more

23 Aug 2019

51mins

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$15 minimum wage? We'll be pumping our own gas.

$15 minimum wage? We'll be pumping our own gas.

Jim Gearhart can't help but wonder ... with New Jersey's minimum wage going up to $15/hour (eventually), how will gas st... Read more

6 Feb 2019

41mins

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Of course Hitler was a great leader ... who did horrible things

Of course Hitler was a great leader ... who did horrible things

Jim's aghast a guest speaker at a New Jersey school got in hot water for telling high school students that Adolf Hitler ... Read more

4 Apr 2019

39mins

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We have proof Al Alvarez is a real person

We have proof Al Alvarez is a real person

No one hired him. No DNA. Are we sure the man accused of raping Murphy staffer Katie Brennan is real?We have proof Al Al... Read more

14 Mar 2019

39mins

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Gearhart's Back! -- And it's time to kick out incumbents

Gearhart's Back! -- And it's time to kick out incumbents

After taking a break for a few weeks, Jim Gearhart returns to New Jersey 101.5 -- along with Bob Williams, back as he co... Read more

30 May 2019

47mins

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How NJ residents felt about Murphy's 1st year

How NJ residents felt about Murphy's 1st year

Murphy came in with a progressive agenda on everything from a $15 minimum wage to free tuition to legal marijuana. The r... Read more

3 Jan 2019

34mins

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Scammers capitalize on horrific Jersey City shooting

Scammers capitalize on horrific Jersey City shooting

The horror of this month's news in Jersey City was bad enough.Mindy Ferencz, 31, Douglas Miguel Rodriguez, 49 and Moshe ... Read more

24 Dec 2019

43mins

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