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MAPSO Podso
by Eric Greenberg
A podcast for all Mapsonians! Learn about some of the great history and pop culture connected to our wonderful and quirky community. If you only listen to one podcast about Maplewood and South Orange, NJ, make it MAPSO Podso!
Episodes
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S3 Shea Stadium to SOMA Schools
In the final episode of season 3, I talk with long time SOMSD music teacher Vern Miller. Before Vern arrived in our school district, he played bass in the 1960s garage band The Remains, who have achieved cult status in the rock world. In fact, they opened for The Beatles throughout their final…
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S3 Kevin O'Connor Returns
Friend of the show, Kevin O'Connor, is back for more! The "This Old House" host and Maplewood native returns to talk about the show's enduring legacy, the advancement of modern construction materials and preserving local landmarks. Plus, more of your listener questions! Thanks to Vinnie from The...
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S3 MAPSO to Major League Soccer
Mason Toye is a South Orange native, who grew up playing Cougar Soccer, before becoming a star player at Seton Hall Prep. He's now a veteran of Major League Soccer, currently playing for Sporting Kansas City. He joins me to talk about growing up in town, his MLS career and the battle over turf…
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S3 Presidential Transitions and MAPSO Trivia
Maplewood resident Heath Brown is an expert on Presidential transitions. He joins me at the dining room table to talk about his latest book, Roadblocked - an inside look at the transition from the first Trump White House to the Biden Presidency. Plus, he challenges my MAPSO/SOMA knowledge!…
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S3 The Blades of Grass
Way before Sza and The Fugees, The Blades of Grass tore up Columbia High School! Their only album, The Blades of Grass Are Not For Smoking, was released in 1967 while they were still students - and resulted in a top 100 hit! Singer/songwriter/guitar player Marc Black joins me to talk about the...
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S3 Gold Medal Maplewoodian
Maplewood resident Jackie Dubrovich won gold as part of the USA Fencing Team at last summer's Paris Olympics. She joins me at the dining room table to talk about the sport, making history at the games and her love of town. Polaris Fencing Center: www.polarisfencing.com Instagram: @jackiedubrovich...
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S3 Teed Off In Town
Golfers, would you be surprised to learn that the modern tee was invented right here in town? It's true! Dr. William Lowell was a member of the Maplewood Country Club, where he tested his new creation. I get the full story from Elizabeth Beeck of the USGA Golf Museum!
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S3 A Mayor Among Us
Marc Morial served two terms as the youngest mayor of New Orleans before becoming president and CEO of National Urban League, a historic civil rights organization. The South Orange resident joins me at the dining room table to talk about growing up in NOLA, following in his father's footsteps…
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S3 Martinez on the Mound
South Orange native Joe Martinez spent four seasons pitching in the majors and now serves as MLB's Senior Director of On-Field Operations. He joins me to talk about his time on the mound, the league's latest rule changes and his days in South Orange/Maplewood town baseball. www.mapsopodso.com...
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S3 The Voice of Maplewood
Naomi Soleil was the talk of the town when she competed on the latest season of NBC's The Voice. She joins me in the first episode of season three to talk about her Columbia High School experience, being picked for Team Buble' and her future in music. Instagram: @naiomisoleil_ Instagram…
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A Very MAPSO Christmas
I'm popping up for a quick holiday hello - and to solve a big Maplewood mystery about a classic Christmas film. Why is Maplewood, NJ mentioned in the 2004 film The Polar Express? Listen now to find out! Links: Dickens Village https://maplewoodvillagenj.com/dickens-village SOMSD Parenting Center &...
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S2 Mihali From Maplewood
In the last episode of season two, I talk with Maplewood native Mihali, leader of the popular jam band Twiddle. The Columbia High School grad headlined Maplewoodstock as a solo artist in 2023 where he performed the song "Maplewood" from his album "Effection." We had a great chat about his music,...
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S2 South Orange Serenade
We alll know that Bruce Springsteen is New Jersey's Greatest son! And you probably know that the Mighty Max Weinberg is a Columbia High School grad! But I was curious - in all his years of performing, has The Boss ever played a concert in our little towns? With a little help, I explore some of…
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S2 Biography of James Kaplan
Before he was a bestselling author, James Kaplan wrote for the Columbia High School newspaper and spent countless hours devouring books at the South Orange Public Library. In the years since, he wrote two definitive biographies of Frank Sinatra and collaborated with the likes of Jerry Lewis, John...
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S2 Jessica from JESPY House
Jessica, a client at JESPY House in South Orange, is a 3 sport Special Olympics New Jersey athlete - competing in basketball, soccer and track & field. She joins me to talk about the daily challenges she faces, training for the Special Olympics and how JESPY has helped her live a full life in our...
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S2 Underhill to the Olympics
Four time Olympian Joetta Clark is a legend at 800 meters - an event that she never once lost as a member of the Columbia High School track team! The New Jersey and Columbia High Hall of Famer joins me to talk about mental toughness, the evolution of women's running and growing up in South Orange...
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S2 Hamilton in the House
Fresh off of his long run as Alexander Hamilton on Broadway, Maplewood resident Miguel Cervantes is here for an in depth conversatoin about his past, present and future. In the longest episode yet, we discuss all things Hamilton, the tragic loss of his daugther Adelaide to Epilepsy, his ties to...
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Special Report: Hall Wins the NIT!
Your Seton Hall Pirates have won the 2024 NIT Championship! Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press joins me to recap the tournament and his trip to the finals in Indianapolis. Nobody knows New Jersey basketball better than this man! Follow Jerry on X at @NJHoopsHaven and read his latest columns at...
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S2 The Closer
The crew of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit called Joel de la Fuente "Mariano" for his ability to nail the final scene. The Maplewood actor comes by the house to close out the podcast for 2023 and chat about his decade long recurring role as technician Ruben Morales, his work on The Man in the...
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S2 Thanksgiving in Detroit
While you're relaxing on the couch this Thanksgiving, Yosh Nijman will be clocking in for work! The Columbia High School grad and current offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers is heading to Detroit for a pre-turkey meeting with the Lions. But first, he joins me to talk Cougar football,...
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S2 The Grand Poobah
I head over to the South Orange Elks lodge to hang out with Exalted Ruler Dan Pieraccini, who you may also know from the band Forget the Whale. We chat about the history and inner workings of the organization and the great things they do for the community. Plus, am I Elk material? Thanks to local...
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S2 The Making of Michelle Miller
South Orange resident Michelle Miller is co-host of CBS Saturday Morning, the former first lady of New Orleans and author of the recent memoir, "Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity Through Loss and Love." In her lengthy visit to the dining room table, she opens up about her unconventional...
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S2 63 and Sunny
It's a beautiful fall day to have Fox Weather meteorologist (and South Orange resident) Marissa Torres hang out at the dining room table. We cover a lot of ground including working her way up the broadcasting ladder from Grosse Pointe, MI to New York, the human factor in weather forecasting and…
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E on the Street with Shaheen Holloway
E on the Street! Eric stops by Seton Hall to try to catch a guest who has alluded MAPSO Podso - Seton Hall Men's Basketball Coach Shaheen Holloway! (Warning - E always gets his man - but he doesn't always have time to check audio levels!)
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S2 The South Orange Sonnets
Influential poet Michael Lally invites me into his remote New York home to talk about one of his earliest publications, "The South Orange Sonnets." Wearing his Words Bookstore shirt, he tells me about growing up in town as a "punk" in the 1940s, his second career as an actor and defining success...
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S2 Kate on The Cape
Rolling Stone Editor (and Maplewood resident) Kate Storey stops by to chat about her best selling book "White House By The Sea," a riveting look at the Kennedys through their time spent at the famed Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port. We discuss how this tiny Massachusetts town became the epicenter...
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S2 Foxes, Falcons and Medium Well Filet
Celebrity chef David Burke joins me in the first episode of season 2 to talk about taking over The Fox & Falcon, New Jersey's culinary reputation and why chefs have to be a little bit crazy! And am I a fool for ordering meat medium well? Meanwhile, I'm shaking off the summer rust as I forgot to…
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Summer Session: Live from PorchFest!
Recorded live from his set at PorchFest, Nate Sullivan performs his song "Once in a While" (AKA the MAPSO Podso theme song) - and the crowd loves it! ("Once in a While" orginally appeared on the 2013 album Fight Songs from Nate's band Glenn's Army, which is available on Spotify. Please follow…
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Summer Session: Podcast Simulcast!
At long last - a meeting between the two most powerful podcasts in town! Cat and Chrissy from SOMAPSO came by the house to hang out and we covered a lot of ground: their semi-obsession with Andrew McCarthy, Cat's disdain for Dirty Dancing and "boffing" Muppets. It's all very unprofessional but…
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Summer Session: Olympic Park
Would you believe that MAPSO once had it's very own amusement park? I mean a real, legitimate amusement park! We interrupt your summer with a quick history of Maplewood's Olympic Park.
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S1 Soaps, Streetlights & Sopranos
In the final episode of Season 1, resident actor Matt Servitto sits down to talk about his start in soap operas, his problem with South Orange gas lamps and playing Agent Dwight Harris for six seasons on The Sopranos. We cover it all in the longest episode yet: sharing the screen with James...
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S1 Please Bear With Me
You may have seen National Wildlife Federation naturalist David Mizejewski on Animal Planet, NatGEO WILD or on his regular TV appearances with Conan O'Brien. The Maplewood resident stops by the house to answer all of my crazy wildlife questions. Where do bears come from when they're spotted in...
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S1 Bearded Boomer Busts a Move in MAPSO
"Bearded Boomer" (Marco Hurtado) has over a million TikTok followers who devour his countless feel good dance videos - which landed the Maplewood resident a spot as a contestant on the NBC show Dancing With Myself. He tells me how it all started and shares his philosophy on life. And the great…
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S1 Althea Gibson Makes History in MAPSO
You might know that tennis great Althea Gibson broke the color barrier at the U.S. National Championships in 1950. You probably don't know that the path to that moment ran directly through MAPSO. I talk about her legacy and explore the history of racism in our community with Althea's second…
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S1 Mapso Mea Culpa
Have I been mispronouncing the name of my own podcast? Almost three months into the show, I finally address the critics! Plus, I dig into the history of our area's two nicknames - MAPSO and SOMA.
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S1 "Cheatin' Hall"
There was big trouble on South Orange Avenue in 1961! Seton Hall basketball, a top team at the time, was rocked by a major point shaving scandal that destroyed the program for years to come. I tracked down Frank Besson, a 6'3" backup forward on the '61 squad, to help me run through the details.
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S1 Gehrig Goes Long
You've probably read the sign: "On October 29, 1929 baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played an exhibition game on Cameron Field" in front of "more than 12,000 spectators." Baseball historian and NJ Historical Society Chairman John Zinn joins me to help fill in the details and separate…
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S1 The Beat of Bowdoin Street
Before he was a member of the rock band Ween, Claude Coleman Jr. spent his teenage years banging his drums in the basement of his family's home on Bowdoin Street. Claude joins me from his new home in Asheville, NC to talk about his musical upbringing at Columbia High School, the inner workings of...
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S1 Kevin O'Connor at Your Service
As the longest tenured host of the PBS series This Old House, Maplewood native Kevin O'Connor has been helping educate viewers about home improvement for two decades. I chatted with Kevin about the inner workings of the show, his unlikely TV stardom and his love of The Roman Gourmet. Plus - he...
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S1 The Incredible Books of Joshua Braff
One of my favorite novelists, Joshua Braff, joins me from the West Coast to talk about his books, the world of publishing and finding inspiration in his hometown of South Orange. Learn more about his writing, music, art and photography at www.joshuabraff.com. And check out his band North Beach...
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S1 Dionne Down the Street
Music legend Dionne Warwick joins me on Zoom (from a mile away) to talk about living in South Orange, her love of Twitter and the day she scared Snoop Dogg. The new documentary about her life, Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over, is now streaming on HBO Max.
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S1 George Washington (may have) Slept Here
Owner Cathy Rowe welcomes me into the Timothy Ball House in Maplewood, where legend has it that George Washington spent time during the Revolution. But what do I know? So we present the evidence to Alexis Coe, author of the best selling Washington biography You Never Forget Your First, and…
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S1 The Ultimate Episode
International attorney Jon "Jonny" Hines invites me into his Manhattan apartment to share the story of how he and his friends invented Ultimate Frisbee in the Columbia High School parking lot. Hines, a South Orange native, was inducted into the Columbia High School Hall of Fame in 2022.
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S1 How I Met Matt Boren
Writer/Actor Matt Boren stops by the house to talk about his move from Los Angeles to Maplewood and his recurring role as Stuart on the hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Check out his debut novel Folded Notes From High School wherever books are sold and his Audible Original, Brackish Waters,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast for all Mapsonians! Learn about some of the great history and pop culture connected to our wonderful and quirky community. If you only listen to one podcast about Maplewood and South Orange, NJ, make it MAPSO Podso!
HOSTED BY
Eric Greenberg
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A podcast for all Mapsonians! Learn about some of the great history and pop culture connected to our wonderful and quirky community. If you only listen to one podcast about Maplewood and South Orange, NJ, make it MAPSO Podso!
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