John Weingart
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Associate Director, Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University |
| Location | New Jersey, United States |
| Introduction | I am Associate Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University where I also direct the Center on the American Governor. I host "Music You Can't Hear On The Radio," a weekly program of folk music and bluegrass on WPRB-FM and WPRB.com I grew up in New York City. My wife, Deborah Spitalnik, and I have lived in Hunterdon County, New Jersey since 1982. Our daughter Molly lives in Philadelphia. |
| Interests | I hope to use this blog for occasional comments on politics, government, music, and perhaps other topics |
| Favorite movies | Smoke, Station Agent, Chasin' Gus' Ghost, Throw Down Your Heart, and Airplane |
| Favorite music | Pete Seeger, David Bromberg, Tony Trischka, Beppe Gambetta, Harvey Reid, Leftover Salmon, Ginny Reilly and David Maloney, Howard Fishman, Hans Theessink, Bruce Hornsby, Kodo Drummers, and Lacy J. Dalton; and the late Steve Goodman, Mississippi John Hurt, John Herald & The Greenbriar Boys, Tom Dundee, Hot Mud Family, Red Clay Ramblers, and Charlie Poole. |
| Favorite books | Joseph Anton by Salmon Rushdie |