A Me Grows in Brooklyn - Memories of an Irish Childhood

Gerard Connelly
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These stories explore an Irish-Catholic Brooklyn childhood with wit, honesty, and emotional depth. Through vivid scenes of family, school, neighborhood life, and the complicated love between parents and children, the series captures how memory turns ordinary moments into unforgettable ones. Funny, moving, and deeply personal, it’s a portrait of a life being lived in real time—and remembered with clarity years later.

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  1. Folge 1

    Oddjob

    On Christmas Day in 1968, a five-year-old boy in Brooklyn unleashed a gift that would leave a lasting mark on his family. In this memoir chapter, a single childhood incident becomes the doorway into a bigger portrait of parents, grandparents, loss, and the complicated love that binds a family together. Equal parts funny, haunting, and deeply human, it’s a powerful listen

    Oddjob

  2. Folge 2

    A Me Grows in Brooklyn

    A Me Grows in Brooklyn is a memoir chapter that follows a boy’s transformation from a child in Brooklyn public housing into a more confident student shaped by family, school, neighbors, and the vivid personalities around him. The story moves from the family’s leap into homeownership on 83rd Street to Catholic school, eccentric teachers,, and the unusual kindness of a next-door neighbor who becomes one of the author’s most cherished early influences. Told with humor, sharp detail, and emotional honesty, it captures the making of a young life in a changing Brooklyn.

    A Me Grows in Brooklyn

  3. Folge 3

    Memories of My Father

    Memories of My Father is a deeply personal memoir chapter about a boy’s changing understanding of his father’s pain, struggle, and strength. Beginning with a frightening homecoming after his father’s psychiatric hospitalization, the story traces the effects of alcoholism, depression, family trauma, and resilience across the years, while also capturing the small rituals and shared moments that kept the bond between father and son alive. Honest, moving, and ultimately full of love, it’s a portrait of a damaged man who fought his way back and of the son who came to understand him more fully over time.

    Memories of My Father

  4. Folge 4

    Pet Cemetery

    In this story, we return to 1970s Brooklyn for a funny, sharply observed portrait of family life, where the arrival of a new pet sets off a chain of domestic chaos. With warmth, wit, and vivid detail, the piece captures the unpredictable nature of childhood and the small, unforgettable moments that shape a household’s history.

    Pet Cemetery

  5. Folge 5

    Floaters

    In this next installment of Jerry Connelly’s autobiography, he spends a summer at a cottage in the Hamptons with his family, where the days are filled with beaches, rituals, and memories of his relatives, especially his Uncle Tom. But beneath the surface of the vacation runs a darker current, one that leaves him with a memory that will stay with him for life.

  6. Folge 6

    Street Fight

    Life on 83rd Street in Bensonhurst revolves around stickball games, neighborhood friendships, and the unwritten rules of the block. But when Victor—a feared kid from outside the neighborhood—arrives with a reputation for violence and a habit of shaking down the kids on the street, the easy rhythms of childhood are disrupted. As Victor's influence grows, twelve-year-old Jerry is drawn toward an unavoidable confrontation that will test his courage and change the way he sees himself. Funny, suspenseful, and deeply personal, Street Fight captures a time when a Brooklyn block could feel like an entire world—and one afternoon could feel like a lifetime.

    Street Fight

  7. Folge 7

    Twin Towers - A 9/11 Tribute

    On the 25th anniversary of September 11, Twin Towers is a tribute to two towering figures in my life: my brother Frank Connelly and my uncle Artie Connelly. Both devoted their lives to the FDNY, and both found themselves at Ground Zero on 9/11—Frank as an active firefighter and Artie, already retired, returning to help the department he had served for four decades. Their intertwined stories are about courage, grit, family, and an extraordinary devotion to duty that endured long after the Twin Towers themselves were gone.

    Twin Towers - A 9/11 Tribute
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These stories explore an Irish-Catholic Brooklyn childhood with wit, honesty, and emotional depth. Through vivid scenes of family, school, neighborhood life, and the complicated love between parents and children, the series captures how memory turns ordinary moments into unforgettable ones. Funny, moving, and deeply personal, it’s a portrait of a life being lived in real time—and remembered with clarity years later.

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