Welcome to

Pod & market

Mission Statement

updated January 2022

What is Pod & Market? We are a podcast committed to highlighting Newark voices and Newark stories. Through interviews and discussions, we hope to be a place where people who have a stake in the city can come together to talk about what is affecting the city, new developments occurring within it, and the history and culture of this little corner of the world. We will hash out points of conflict and disagreement. We will attempt to exorcize the old ghosts that haunt this place, confront its new demons, and celebrate the things that enrich the lives of the people who work, live, and play here. Issues will be fleshed out. That means not everyone listening to the pod will agree with what is said. We want disagreement. It’s through disagreement that we can suss out the truth and see all sides of an issue.

The podcast grew out of conversations among Newarkers, where we lamented the decline of traditional forms of media and journalism and the lack of a central forum for discussing issues facing the City of Newark. We are not the first or only discussion podcast here, but we want to lead the way in fostering engaging content that also broadens our listeners perspective. The topics of the podcast can be as general as gentrification and as narrow as the construction of a single building. The only connection between episodes will be Newark.

So, why the name? Broad and Market is a shibboleth. It’s something that makes a lot of sense to those in Newark but not much sense to those outside of it. Those three words mean a whole world to Newarkers beyond just that intersection. Broad and Market is the spiritual center of Newark, its solar plexus and its beating heart. There isn’t a person alive in this city who hasn’t visited the intersection at some point in their life. Just saying those words conjure up a specific image of controlled chaos, free expression, and metaphorical interchange. More important, that intersection lives and breathes the history of the city. Broad, which runs north to south and which you could technically ride all the way to Trenton, stands for the entire state of New Jersey, its history and its diversity. Market, which runs east to west, represents the old and the new world, new hopes and new beginnings. The podcast will be your aural Broad and Market.

So, why should you listen to the pod? Actually, there is no particular reason why you should listen to the pod. Instead, over the episodes, we hope to build some trust with our listeners. We hope the direction and discussion of this podcast will show you the earnestness we all bring to this mission and the seriousness to which bring the issues and the discussion.

We are not perfect. We will continue to listen to our listeners to make the experience better. To that end, we want you to submit your ideas and your criticism.

Season 4 MEssage

We cannot believe we are embarking on the fourth year of this podcast! Despite all the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought us and the city, we are excited to move forward with new episodes and even new formats. For example, because this year is a local election year, we will be inviting all candidates for office to the podcast to talk about their vision and what they want to accomplish.

We continue to look to you, the listener, for ideas! Please share them with us in the contact form. About one-quarter of our episodes have come from listener suggestions.

Logo & Podcast Design by Robert Conti

Intro and Outro Music by Dan Meyler, a Human

The podcast is available through many popular podcast listening apps, as well as on this website under the “Episode & Guides” page. Wherever you listen to our podcast, we ask that you subscribe and rate the podcast. Those numbers help us know how many people we are reaching, and that feedback is important for the development of future episodes.

For most podcast apps, you can find Pod & Market by searching for “Newark” or the title of the podcast. We are usually the first one that shows up. You can also click on the images below to connect directly to our podcast page for each app.

If you don’t see your favorite app below, please send us a message on the “Contact” page. We will try out best to get the pod on that app.

EPISODEs & GUIDES

Episodes of “Pod & Market” reference a lot of stuff. Each episode has its own guide with the episode itself, descriptions of the guests, articles and background material to help you get up to speed, and the end quote and its source. You can look at each episode below or click the URL link in your podcast app.

Merchandise Coming Soon!

If you are a Newark-based or Newark-centered business/organization and would like to sponsor Pod & Market, please submit a message on the Contact page. The podcast is always looking for sponsors and is open to in podcast recognition of that sponsorship.

If you are a listener, Pod & Market has a Patreon page, where listeners can provide monthly monetary support to help the podcast cover its costs. The page is located at www.patreon.com/podandmarket.