NJ Congressman and State Senator Talk Capitol Riots and COVID Leadership

Steve Adubato is joined by U.S. Congressman Andy Kim (D) – NJ, 3rd Congressional District, to reflect on his personal experience during the January 6th U.S. Capitol riots, the future of our democracy, and the long-term impact of disinformation on the nation. They also talk about how the pandemic exacerbated discrimination and racism towards the …

Analyzing Trump + His Presidency

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato sits down with Elie Honig, Senior Legal Analyst, CNN, Former Federal and State Prosecutor, and Author, Hatchet Man, to discuss his book and the meaning behind the “prosecutor’s code,” the role of …

Vicky Hernandez; Dr. Jessica Israel; Meghan Tavormina; Dr. Marie Mullaney

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato speaks with Vicky Hernandez, Executive Director, Ironbound Community Corporation, about the impact of the pandemic on Ironbound’s mission and work, the issues surrounding childcare in Newark, and the importance of encouraging the …

Music & Empathy; Combatting Hunger & Life Saving Transplants

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato sits down with Stefon Harris, Assistant Professor, Music, Rutgers University-Newark & Grammy Nominated Musician, to discuss teaching empathy through music and the importance of increasing access to music and the arts. Steve …

COVID-19 & The Transplant Community

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by a panel of leaders to discuss the impact of the COVID pandemic on the organ and tissue transplant community and the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy among transplant recipients. The …

COVID-19 & The Autism Community; U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr.

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. With the onset of COVID-19, there were numerous challenges facing a variety of communities. One particular community that was impacted was those living with autism and their family members. Steve Adubato is joined by …

Small Business Makes a Big Difference

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by a panel of business leaders to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the small business community in New Jersey, especially women and minority-owned businesses. The panelists reflect on …

Lessons in Leadership: Greg Lalevee and DeForest Soaries

Steve Adubato and Mary Gamba are joined once again by Greg Lalevee, Business Manager & General Vice President, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825, who talks about motivating others and investing in your team. Then, Steve talks with DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, and Founder, Corporate Community …

Habitat for Humanity, Cyberpsychology & Vaccine Hesitancy

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato sits down with CT Mobley, Division Vice President, Small Business Services, Diverse Business Channels at ADP, and Scott Millard, CEO, Paterson Habitat for Humanity, to talk about the 20-year relationship between Paterson …

Talking Racial + Social Justice with Don Lemon

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Executive Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Don Lemon, Anchor, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and Author, This is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism, to discuss the long-term impact of the …

Excellence in Education

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by a panel of educators from across the state to discuss the challenges teachers have faced throughout the COVID-19 crisis, including keeping students engaged during remote instruction and managing the …

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in NJ

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato sits down with Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive, and Maya Lordo, Health Officer, Essex County, New Jersey, to discuss Essex County’s success in creating vaccination opportunities, and the coordination efforts …

Peter Webster; Julie Roginsky & Mike DuHaime; Dr. Joe Duffy

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato speaks with Peter Webster, Resident Managing Director, Commercial Risk Solutions, Aon, about the connection between quality, affordable child care and the economy, the importance of child care to the business industry, and …

Healthcare, Childcare and Film Production

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Marie Nevin, MD, FACE, Department Chair of Endocrinology, Summit Medical Group, to discuss the importance of properly treating patients with diabetes, the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with diabetes, …

Racism in Healthcare and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Shereef M. Elnahal, MD, MBA, President & CEO of University Hospital, and Chris T. Pernell, MD, MPH, FACPM, Chief Strategic Integration & Health Equity Officer, University Hospital, to discuss …

Analyzing COVID-19, Gateway Tunnel & Climate Change Anxiety

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato sits down with Laurie G. Jacobs, MD, Chair & Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and Hackensack University Medical Center, to discuss “long-haulers,” who are those dealing with …

Kevin O’Toole; Dr. Nicole McGrath-Barnes; Jens Audenaert

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Kevin O’Toole, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, to discuss his column on NJ Globe, “The O’Toole Chronicles,” the need for civility in …

Future of GOP with NJ Gov. Christie + COVID in NJ with Steve Politi

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) to talk about his thoughts on the United States Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, President Trump’s involvement in inciting the riots, …

Clean Energy & Confronting Racism in Healthcare

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Barry H. Ostrowsky, President & CEO, RWJBarnabas Health, to talk about the book he co-authored, Changing Missions, Changing Lives…How a Change Agent Can Turn the Ship and Create Impact, …

Brian Stelter; Angel Santiago; Laura Greenwald

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Brian Stelter, Anchor, Reliable Sources, CNN Chief Media Correspondent, and Author of Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth, to discuss the relationship between President …

Panel: Democracy at a Crossroads

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. As part of our “Democracy at a Crossroads” series of programs, Steve Adubato is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the divided discourse in the country following the 2020 election, the role …

Tom Bergeron; Asw. Eliana Pintor Marin; Michellene Davis

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. As part of our “Democracy at a Crossroads” series of programs, Steve Adubato speaks with Tom Bergeron, Owner & Editor, ROI-NJ, about the response to the results of the 2020 election, the lack of …

Democracy at a Crossroads with Rep. Mikie Sherrill & Fmr. NY Gov. David Paterson

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. As part of our “Democracy at a Crossroads” series of programs, Steve Adubato is joined by David Paterson, Former Governor of New York & Author, Black, Blind, and In Charge, to discuss his journey …

Tim Naftali & John Catsimatidis on Trump Tenure; Bob Feinberg on Arts in NJ

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato speaks with Timothy Naftali, PhD, Presidential Historian, NYU & Former Director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, about President Trump’s tenure and leadership throughout his presidency and the pandemic, as well as …

Paula Franzese on Supreme Court in Society & Jenn Sherman on Peloton

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato sits down with Paula Franzese, Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law & Director of Leadership Fellows Program, Seton Hall University School of Law, to talk about the life and legacy of Ruth …

Entrepreneurship in the Age of COVID-19 with Gary Vee

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato sits down with Author & Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia, and Chairman of VaynerX, to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurship & innovation and the new normal of remote …

MSNBC’s Joy Reid & CNN’s Jim Sciutto

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Joy Reid, Host, MSNBC’s THE REIDOUT, to talk about her reaction to Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, the importance of …

2020 Election with U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) – NJ, Amy Kennedy (D) – NJ & Dr. Eugene Cornacchia

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) – NJ, 2nd Congressional District, to discuss his decision to switch from the Democratic to the Republican Party, President Trump’s …

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D) – NJ; Asm. Jon Bramnick (R) – NJ

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D) – NJ, Democratic Incumbent for U.S. Senate, to discuss presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris; President …

COVID-19 Impact on Child Care with Carole Johnson, Dr. Junlei Li & Beverly Lynn

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer of Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. First, Steve is joined by Carole Johnson, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Human Services, to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 public health crisis on child care centers across the …

Ira Robbins; Dan Lombardo; Pete Oneglia; Lilo Stainton

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer of Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Ira Robbins, President & CEO, Valley Bank, to talk about the larger role banks play in helping small businesses, non-profits and the larger community survive …

Kay Hendon; Cecilia Zalkind; Winifred Smith-Jenkins

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer of Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is speaks with Kay Hendon, Senior Program Officer, The Nicholson Foundation, about the growth of home-based child care in the age of COVID-19, the importance of affordable, high-quality …

Neal Shapiro; Dr. Ali Houshmand; Richard Uniacke

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer of Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by Neal Shapiro, President & CEO, The WNET Group, to talk about the role of public media during a pandemic, the innovative, educational programming WNET is …

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Jose Lozano; Judy Schmidt

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer of Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D) – NJ, 5th Congressional District, to talk about the long-term economic impact of COVID-19 on New Jersey; the need for …

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez; Bob Garrett; Tammy Murphy

Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer of Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the segments on this episode of Think Tank. Steve Adubato is joined by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D) – NJ, to talk about how New Jersey has been impacted by the public health crisis in comparison to the …

Think Tank: Dr. John Johnson and A’Dorian Murray-Thomas

Steve Adubato is joined by Dr. John Johnson, Assistant Professor, Saint Peter’s University, to Steve and Dr. Johnson’s recent in-studio interview and to go further in-depth about race relations in Newark, New Jersey and across the country, as well as white supremacy. Later, Steve sits down with A’Dorian Murray-Thomas, Founder, SHE Wins!, to discuss how …

Think Tank: Lauren Duca and Bill Ritter

Steve Adubato is joined by Pete Oneglia, General Manager, InsiderNJ, and Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, to discuss the impact of millennials on the political process. Then, Steve sits down with Lauren Duca, Journalist and Author, “How to Start a Revolution,” to discuss millennials’ political awakening. Later, Steve Adubato is joined …

Think Tank: Selwyn Raab and Alejandro Roubian & Brett Sabo

Steve Adubato sits down with Selwyn Raab, Investigative Journalist & author, “Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires,” to discuss the role of the American Mafia today and how its portrayed in the media. Later, Steve Adubato is joined by Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato, …

Think Tank: Jens Audenaert & Dafna Lemish

Steve Adubato is joined by Mary Gamba, Executive Producer, Steve Adubato’s Lessons in Leadership, and Laura Van Bloem, VP, Marketing & Sponsor Relations, Caucus Educational Corporation, to discuss female diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Then, Steve sits down with Jens Audenaert, Division Vice President & General Manager for WorkMarket at ADP and Executive Sponsor …

Think Tank: Debbie Walsh & Kelly Thomas

Steve Adubato is joined by Jeanette Hoffman, Republican Strategist and President, Marathon Public Affairs and Nicole Swenarton, Senior Producer, Think Tank with Steve Adubato to discuss female representation in politics. Then, Steve sits down with Debbie Walsh, Director, Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University, to examine the role of women in legislature and …

Think Tank: Michael K. Williams & Dominic Dupont

Steve Adubato and Jim McGreevey, Former Governor of New Jersey & Chairman, New Jersey Reentry Corporation discuss how the opioid crisis affects citizens returning from incarceration. Later, Steve Adubato goes on-location to the New Jersey Reentry Conference at Saint Peter’s University to speak with Michael K. Williams, Actor and Founder, Making Kids Win and Dominic …

Think Tank: Dr. Cornel West

Steve Adubato goes on-location to the 2019 NJEA Convention to sit down with Cornel West, Professor, Philosopher, Author & Activist, for a special half-hour conversation. They discuss social justice in education, the importance of civil political discourse, the leadership styles of President Obama and President Trump and the election outlook for 2020.

Think Tank: James Lipton

Steve Adubato looks at the life and legacy of the late James Lipton, long-time host of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio and reflects on his insightful 2016 interview with Lipton where they discussed his students, his love for teaching and those famous 10 Questions Lipton asked his guests at the end of each show.

Think Tank: Steve Sweeney

Steve Adubato is joined by Benjamin Dworkin, Ph.D., Director of Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship, Rowan University to discuss the relationship between Governor Phil Murphy (D) – NJ and Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) – NJ and the state of the Democratic Party. Later, Steve Adubato speaks with Senate President Steve Sweeney to …