The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young
The Bowery Boys: New York City History

The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    #451 The New Yorker Magazine: Talk of the Town for 100 Years

    The New Yorker was first published one hundred years ago. And even though the present-day magazine is often quite contemporary in content, the New Yorker's tone and style still recall its glamorous Jazz Age origins.

    1h 11m

  2. 21 FEB

    At The Movies with Meyers and Young (Side Streets)

    In honor of the Academy Awards, the Bowery Boys hosts pay homage to the great Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert while looking at five award-worthy films with strong New York City connections.

    1 hr

  3. 14 FEB

    #450 Harlem in the Jazz Age: A Renaissance in New York

    We’re looking at the glamour and mystery of Harlem during the 1920s, a decade when the predominantly black neighborhood, in the words of Langston Hughes, “was in vogue.”

    1h 24m

  4. 31 JAN

    #449 Italian Harlem: New York's Forgotten Little Italy

    One of America's first great Italian neighborhoods was once in East Harlem, an enclave almost entirely gone today except for a couple restaurants, a church and a long-standing religious festival.

    1h 22m

  5. 17 JAN

    The Return of the Waldorf Astoria (Rewind)

    The Waldorf Astoria is reopening this year, so we thought we'd again raise a toast to one of the world's most famous hotels.

    52 min

  6. 10 JAN

    #448 Inside the Memory Palace with Nate DiMeo

    Two podcast dinosaurs talk about history, memory and elephants -- Greg Young interviews Nate DiMeo from the Memory Palace

    59 min

  7. 3 JAN

    The World of Tiffany Glass: Lighting the Gilded Age

    The extraordinary story of Louis Comfort Tiffany and the world of Gilded Age glass design he and his artisans helped inspire.

    1 hr

  8. 20/12/2024

    #447 Bob Dylan's Greenwich Village

    The story of Greenwich Village, one of America's great music capitals, and one of its greatest stars -- Bob Dylan.

    1h 20m
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The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.

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