Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#393 Ric Burns and James Sanders on "New York: A Documentary Film"
In today's episode, Tom discusses the vast span of New York history with filmmakers and authors Ric Burns and James Sanders, creators of "New York: A…
3 years, 7 months ago
Rewind: The Story of the Yellow Taxi Cab
In honor of the 125th anniversary of the first ELECTRIC CABS hitting the streets of New York, the Bowery Boys are revisiting this episode from 2015, …
3 years, 8 months ago
Invisible Magicians: Domestic Servants in Gilded Age New York
Tom and Greg are still off celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Bowery Boys podcast, so this week we're highlighting one of the best shows produce…
3 years, 8 months ago
#392 The Bowery Boys Podcast 15th Anniversary Special
Let's go back to 2007. Tom and Greg recorded the first episode of the podcast which would become The Bowery Boys: New York City History on June 19, 2…
3 years, 8 months ago
#391 A Walk through Little Caribbean
What wonderful surprises await the Bowery Boys in Little Caribbean? The Brooklyn enclave in Flatbush is one of the central destinations for Caribbean…
3 years, 9 months ago
#390 The Story of Flatbush: Brooklyn Old and New
Over 350 years ago today's Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush was an old Dutch village, the dirt path that would one day become Flatbush Avenue, lined…
3 years, 9 months ago
Now Playing: Cautionary Tales
Presenting "Cautionary Tales". Host Tim Harford tells tragic stories from the past, pointing out the valuable lessons in the greatest mistakes, disas…
3 years, 9 months ago
#389 The Ruins of Roosevelt Island
The Renwick Ruin, resembling an ancient castle lost to time, appears along the East River as a crumbling, medieval-like apparition, something not qui…
3 years, 10 months ago
#388 The Hudson River School: An American Art Revolution
Two landmarks to American art history sit on either side of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge over the Hudson River -- the homes of visionary artists Thomas …
3 years, 10 months ago
#387 Hyde Park: The Roosevelts on the Hudson
Hyde Park, New York, was the home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States. He was born here, he lived here throughout h…
3 years, 10 months ago