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What Exit? is the original New Jersey history podcast that uniquely weaves original, author-written historical fiction directly into rigorous historical research, using narrative storytelling to explore battles, politics, industry, immigration, folklore, foodways, and the state’s many legends and hauntings. The show examines New Jersey’s past through the roads, conflicts, and choices that shaped it. As part of an eight-year partnership with Revolution NJ, the organization overseeing the United States’ 250th birthday in New Jersey, the podcast places special emphasis on New Jersey’s role as the crossroads of the American Revolution. Email us with questions, suggestions, and collaboration ideas: njhistorypodcast@gmail.com
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"The Mecca of thew Show World": The Latin Casino
Before Atlantic City. Before the mega-arenas. There was a room on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey where Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sammy Davis Jr. took the stage. The Latin Casino was a 2,000-seat dinner theater that became one of the most celebrated entertainment venues in
Italian American Roots — Episode 2: Macaroni Made Well: Sartori, Bonaparte & Jefferson
This episode opens with a short fictional vignette set at the edge of order and wilderness, then turns to the historical record. At its center is Giovanni Battista Sartori, an Italian pasta maker operating a commercial works in Trenton in the early 1800s—supplying elite households, including Thomas
Italian American Roots- Episode One: Before the Neighborhood
Before Italian neighborhoods, parishes, and pizza on the boardwalk, there was a quieter beginning. This episode explores the story of Giovanni Battista Sartori, widely regarded as the first Italian immigrant to settle in New Jersey around 1800. Arriving alone in Trenton, Sartori entered a place with