Ranked #1
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
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44mins
Ranked #2
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
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39mins
Ranked #3
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
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36mins
Ranked #4
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
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40mins
Ranked #5
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
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46mins
Ranked #6
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
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43mins
Ranked #7
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
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46mins
Ranked #8
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
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41mins
Ranked #9
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
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31mins
Ranked #10
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
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34mins
Ranked #11
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
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40mins
Ranked #12
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
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45mins
Ranked #13
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
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32mins
Ranked #14
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
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51mins
Ranked #15
$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
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41mins
Ranked #16
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
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39mins
Ranked #17
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
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39mins
Ranked #18
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
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47mins
Ranked #19
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
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34mins
Ranked #20
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
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43mins