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Interview: Kerri Sullivan of New Jersey Fan Club
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A new book just came out. It's a celebration of Jersey culture, and it's not a stretch to say that if you dig our podcast you will enjoy said book! (I even have an essay in it but full disclosure I'm not getting any kickbacks for this. It's a genuinely great book!) You can find info on said book HERE.
Today I'm lucky to interview the author/curator of said book, Kerri Sullivan. We talk about the book itself, why Jersey leads to such a compulsion in us, and also roughly 85 side tangents no one saw coming.
Many of you might know Kerri as the brains behind the Jersey Collective instagram, and as a long time member of this community. She rules and it was fun to talk to her! I hope you have fun listening and later reading.
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