It's All About Community: A Conversation with Matt Goldman

About this episode

Josh talks with Matt Goldman about his bookstore, parenting, and music career.

On this episode Josh talks with Matt Goldman. Matt is the owner of The Common Good, a bookstore, cafe, and event space in Ellensville, NY, but is also a musician who has been in several bands, including the Jack Antonoff-fronted band Steel Train. During their conversation Matt and Josh, discussed a variety of topics including The Common Good, Matt's kids, parenting in general, how he got into music, the North Jersey Pop Punk scene, and his overall career in music. A Spotify playlist of all of the music you heard on the show can be found at https://bit.ly/41TFUNg. (Interview recorded on February 3, 2026.)

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Guest: Matt Goldman

Topics covered

• community
• parenting
• music
• bookstore
• cafe
• event space
• North Jersey Pop Punk scene

Keywords

• community
• parenting
• music
• The Common Good
• Steel Train
• North Jersey Pop Punk
• bookstore
• cafe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Common Good, Steel Train

Places: Ellensville, NY

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