Podcast Episodes

#71 Saks Fifth Avenue

A podcast that's "very Saks Fifth Avenue," we get to the origins of the famous upscale retailer, follow its path from Washington D.C. to Heralds Squa…

17 years, 3 months ago

#37 Henry Ward Beecher and Plymouth Church

We've never done such a saucy show -- full of sex, lies, and petticoats. Meet Henry Ward Beecher, Brooklyn Heights' most notorious resident, and find…

17 years, 4 months ago

#36 Life In British New York 1776-1783

What was life like in New York during the British occupation during the Revolutionary War? Overcrowding, prison ships, food shortages, spies ... and …

17 years, 4 months ago

#35 The British Invasion 1776

It's 1776 and revolution is in the air! Join the Bowery Boys as we tackle the British invasion and takeover of New York.
 

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17 years, 4 months ago

#34 Katz Delicatessen

The Bowery Boys stop for a nosh at three Jewish culinary stalwarts of the Lower East Side -- Katz Delicatessen (a movie-friendly dining experience), …

17 years, 4 months ago

#33 The World's Fair of 1964-65

It's 1964, and we're heading out to Flushing Meadows, Queens, where Robert Moses has constructed the World's Fair of his dreams -- for a second time.…

17 years, 4 months ago

#32 Museum of Modern Art

The biggest surprise behind the revolutionary creation of the Museum of Modern Art is that the characters who put it together were almost as colorful…

17 years, 4 months ago

#31 Battery Park and Castle Clinton

Castle Clinton, built to defend New York City from a war that never arrived, has worn a lot of hats in its almost 200 year history; it's been a perfo…

17 years, 4 months ago

#30 Peter Cooper and Cooper Union

Cooper Union is one of New York City's more storied institutions, not only fostering the best and brightest of art and architecture, but playing host…

17 years, 4 months ago

#70 The Bowery Files

This is our "potpourri" episode with a little bit of everything in it. We open up some of our favorite readers mail, we take you behind the scenes of…

17 years, 4 months ago