Listen, we love the Jersey Shore — just not everyone who goes there. As summer takes hold of our beloved beaches, let’s count down all the worst people you’ll meet Down the Shore this year, and trust us, they’re not all Bennies. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by Jersey’s Best Podcast producer and Jersey Shore lifer Bobby Olivier as they knock over a few KanJams (16:54), smash a few boom boxes (23:10) and explain what a (checks notes) Mermaid Girl is (32:22). Then Bobby must endure the Garden State Gauntlet, Shore edition (41:04)! God bless us, it’s friggin’ summer!

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This week’s episode is going to hell! No, not Connecticut. We’re breaking down the 9 absolute worst places and situations a New Jerseyan may find themselves — and each one gets worse! Take the fiery journey with host Jeremy Schneider and comedian Emily Paige as they try to survive a true culinary nightmare (3:18), a day of Meadowlands mayhem (10:25) and the deeply evil fate that can only be spurred by NJ Transit (39:07). Then Emily completes the Garden State Gauntlet (44:02)!

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That’s it, we’re packing up and heading to Hollywood — or maybe just Wildwood. This episode is all about Jersey’s greatest celebrities, and where they belong in the pantheon of Garden State fame. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by Frazier Tharpe, a senior associate editor at GQ magazine and Jersey native, who has interviewed about a million celebs, including Newark’s own Michael B. Jordan. Listen as the guys decide whether Shaq is a god-tier Jersey dude (3:24), where underrated stars like Kirsten Dunst (7:35) and Anne Hathaway (45:54) fit in, and if Jon Bon Jovi belongs on the same tier as Bruce Springsteen (36:55) — and so much more! Then Frazier completes a celeb-centric Garden State Gauntlet (55:28). 

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Call us Pope Leo because we’re taking you to church. Okay, not really. But in this episode, we’re heading into the confession booth to reveal our deepest, darkest Jersey-based confessions and hot takes — the kind of stuff that should get our Jersey cards revoked. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by Jersey City comedian Alex Nicholas — listen as the guys reveal their pick for the state’s most overrated foodie town (4:04), which iconic actress they think “insists upon herself” (28:42) and how they REALLY feel about our most notorious mall (43:27). Plus Springsteen, “The Sopranos,” local deer and more! Then Alex must endure the Garden State Gauntlet (48:40) - will he survive? 

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No part of New Jersey is misunderstood — and some would say underappreciated — like South Jersey. Host (and notorious North Jersey native) Jeremy Schneider is joined by South Jersey expert Andrea Quinn to shine some light on all the great things below I-195 the rest of the Garden State simply doesn’t get. Listen as Andrea educates Jeremy on how South Jersey REALLY feels about North Jersey (8:15), growing up with a pet raccoon (16:16), why South Jerseyans should never go to Rita’s (34:22) and if the NHL’s New Jersey Devils are stealing valor from the state’s most famous cryptid (40:04). Andrea then goes through the Garden State Gauntlet, South Jersey edition!   

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Let the great Jersey food debate begin! The true Jersey Food Dude, captain of the MunchMobile and veteran food journalist Pete Genovese joins host Jeremy Schneider for a delicious dive into all matters of Garden State culinary quandaries. Listen as the guys play overrated/underrated on Jersey’s most famous diner (3:57), our most colorfully named hot dog joint (11:30), a bustling pizza icon that Pete just can’t stand (26:10) — and much more. Then Pete takes on the Garden State Gauntlet (46:40), foodie edition!

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Surprise! Here’s a fun mini-episode designed to make you scream: Host and Great Adventure expert Jeremy Schneider takes us on a twisting, hurtling journey through Six Flags, ranking all 13 roller coasters for the 2025 season (2:00) — including the newly opened The Flash Vertical Velocity (8:18). Jeremy gets into which are overrated, which are classics and how the Jackson theme park really, REALLY fumbled its Kingda Ka closing (RIP) (20:30). 

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What exit? We’ll tell you what exit! Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by veteran journalist Brian Donohue (The Jersey Angle Podcast, Red Bank Green) to present the first-ever Roadie Awards (8:43) — our way of unpacking the best and worst of the New Jersey Turnpike. Ride shotgun as the guys get into how the Turnpike fits into Jersey culture (6:39), and award exits for their devilry, beauty — and then Brian drops the wildest hot take in JBP history (25:57)! Finally, Brian completes the Garden State Gauntlet, highway edition (34:16). 

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Our, uh, colorful New Jersey language unites us, even if the rest of the country doesn't know what the hell we're saying. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by comedian and noted Bennie dissenter Allie Mae to break down all their favorite Jersey slang, from saltpepperketchup (7:34) and 20regularcash (14:42) to the more obscure Jersey Slide (16:29) and Goosey Night (22:38). They also bond over which New Jersey highway has not yet been lost to corporate America (13:36). Then Allie takes on our trickiest Garden State Gauntlet yet, identifying Jersey town nicknames (41:38). 

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This episode is all about New Jersey wildlife and the power of nature — versus the moxie of one unsuspecting podcast host. Jeremy Schneider is joined by veteran zoologist and wildlife photographer Wild Mike Miller to appreciate some of our favorite local fauna, and how most of them would put Jeremy in the hospital. From honey bees (4:21) to rattlesnakes (17:59) to black bears (33:04), this is definitely our most dangerous episode yet. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and you’ll hear Wild Mike complete the Garden State Gauntlet, animal edition (40:40). 

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“Through a Keeper's Eye” 

“The Wanderlust Keeper”

“A Keeper In The Wild”

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