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#357 Edith Wharton's New York
New York's upper class families of the late 19th century lived lives of old-money pursuits and rigid, self-maintained social restrictions -- from the…
5 years ago
#356 Pfizer: A Brooklyn Origin Story
The story of a true Brooklyn 'start up' -- Charles Pfizer and Co, who went from developing intestinal worm medication in 1849 to being a leader of CO…
5 years ago
#355 The Midnight Adventures of Doctor Parkhurst
Welcome to your tour of New York City nightlife in the 1890s, to a fantasia of debauchery, to a "saturnalia of crime," your journey to a life of deli…
5 years ago
#354 Who Wrote the First American Cookbook?
One of America's most important books was published 225 years ago this year.
You won't find it on a shelf of great American literature. It was not w…
5 years ago
#353 Harlem Before the Renaissance
“If we were to offer a symbol of what Harlem has come to mean in a short span of twenty years, it would be another statue of liberty on the landward …
5 years, 1 month ago
Rewind: Harlem Nights at the Hotel Theresa
The Hotel Theresa is considered a genuine (if under-appreciated) Harlem gem, both for its unique architecture and its special place in history as the…
5 years, 1 month ago
#352 The Birth of Black Harlem
How did Harlem become Harlem, the historic center of Black culture, politics and identity in American life? This is the story of revolutionary ideas …
5 years, 1 month ago
#351 Auntie Mame (Bowery Boys Movie Club)
In the latest episode of the Bowery Boys Movie Club, Tom and Greg celebrate wild and fabulous Auntie Mame, the outrageous comedy masterpiece starring…
5 years, 1 month ago
#350 The World Trade Center in the 1970s
The World Trade Center opened its distinctive towers during one of New York City's most difficult decades, a beacon of modernity in a city beleaguere…
5 years, 2 months ago
Rewind: Strange Hoaxes of the 19th Century
PODCAST REWIND Stories of outrageous hoaxes perpetrated upon New Yorkers in the early 19th century.
In the 1820s, the Erie Canal would completely cha…
5 years, 2 months ago