It’s History

Ryan Socash

IT’S HISTORY is a ride through history – join us in discovering the world’s most important eras, the minds that changed everything, and the most important inventions of our time through weekly tales of Urban Decay. This podcast is distributed and operated by Video Brothers Music.

  1. -9 h

    I walked under Rockefeller Center 🛠️

    Rockefeller Center is one of New York’s most iconic landmarks—but it began as a planned new home for the Metropolitan Opera. After the stock market crash the project collapsed, leaving John D. Rockefeller Jr. with a six‑million‑square‑foot lease. In the depths of the Great Depression he instead built an audacious complex of office towers, broadcast studios, and underground infrastructure that reshaped Midtown Manhattan. This episode of IT’S HISTORY — weekly tales of American urban decay — uncovers how that gamble became a new blueprint for urban America. Scriptwriter: Ryan Socash Editor: Karolina Szwata Host: Ryan Socash Music / Sound Design: Dave Daddario #RockefellerCenter #NYChistory #ItsHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    The hidden train under the Capitol

    Discover the history of Washington, D.C.’s little-known Senate subway — a secret underground rail system connecting the U.S. Capitol to nearby Senate office buildings. Built over a century ago to streamline travel for senators, the system evolved from an open-air electric trolley to modern underground cars. The video explores why the subway was built, how it changed over time, and why it’s still used by senators today despite being rarely seen by the public. Credits: Scriptwriter – Wyatt Catucci Editor – Karolina Szwata Host – Ryan Socash Music/Sound Design – Dave Daddario #SenateSubway #WashingtonDC #USCapitol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Why ADX Florence is Totally Forbidden

    Imagine a place where sunlight barely penetrates and walls isolate souls. ADX Florence, known as "The Alcatraz of the Rockies," is America's most secure supermax prison, designed for near-total isolation and housing terrorists, cartel leaders, and serial killers. This video traces ADX Florence’s history from its inception in 1994, examines its role as a model of extreme incarceration, profiles notorious inmates including Theodore Kaczynski, Ramzi Yousef, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, explores the psychological impact of prolonged isolation, and discusses the ethical debates surrounding the facility and why it remains off-limits to the public. #ADXFlorence #SupermaxPrison #AmericanHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Sing Sing had a baseball team? ⚾️

    Today we explore the story of how Sing Sing became one of America's most famous prisons. Chapters: 00:00 - Why Sing Sing is so famous 00:40 - The early history of Sing Sing Prison 02:29 - Why they named the Prison Sing Sing 03:10 - Why Sing Sing was considered “progressive” 05:05 - Sing Sing’s unusual history with baseball 08:06 - The expansion of Sing Sing Prison 08:54 - Notable events at Sing Sing 11:49 - The downfall of “Old Sparky” 13:13 - The future of Sing Sing IT’S HISTORY — Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay Host — Ryan Socash Credits: Scriptwriter — Neve Brown Editor — Caroline Borgia Host — Ryan Socash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    I traced LA’s buried canals

    Explore the history of Venice Beach, Los Angeles—from Abbot Kinney’s vision and the snowstorm that sparked it, to the coin toss that changed its future and the ambitious construction of the beach and canals. Learn how the canals operated, why they became problematic, what remains today, and follow a journey to retrace the lost canals beneath Venice’s streets. Chapters: 00:49 Abbot Kinney: The Man Behind the Dream 03:13 The Snowstorm that Led to Venice Beach's Creation 04:27 A Coin Toss that Changed Venice Beach Forever 05:19 Building Venice Beach: The Grand Construction 06:55 The Venice of America: Grand Opening Day 07:25 Exploring the Canals of Venice Beach 08:50 The Nightmare of the Venice Beach Canals 10:45 What's Left of the Venice Beach Canals Today 13:25 Rediscovering the Lost Canals of Venice Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    why Chicago built a 3-level street

    Wacker Drive is a multilevel street in Chicago’s Loop, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south branch of the Chicago River. Most of it is double-decked: the upper level for local traffic and the lower for through traffic and trucks serving buildings (originally a dock). Considered a precursor to the modern freeway, it was designed with pleasure vehicles on the upper level. It’s the only street in Chicago prefixed with all four cardinal directions on different segments. Named for city planner Charles H. Wacker, its tiers are known as Upper Wacker Drive and Lower Wacker Drive; a short section adds a third tier, often called Lower Lower (or Sub Lower) Wacker Drive. #Chicago #WackerDrive #LowerWacker #ChicagoRiver #UrbanPlanning #Infrastructure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 14 août

    100M gallons under 5th ave?! 💧

    A concise history of New York City’s Croton Distributing Reservoir, the mid-19th-century engineering project that brought clean drinking water to the city. Built on Murray Hill with a capacity of about 100 million gallons, it required major excavation and the transport of massive stone blocks from distant quarries, including in New Jersey. The video examines its impact on firefighting, industrial growth, and public health during events like the mid-19th-century cholera epidemic, its connection to the devastating 1835 fire, its demolition to make way for New York’s library, and what remains at the site today. Chapters: - 02:09 – New York’s first major source of fresh water: the Collect Pond - 03:18 – Why the Croton Aqueduct needed a reservoir - 05:49 – The role of 5th Avenue in early New York waterworks - 08:40 – Construction of the Croton Distributing Reservoir - 11:08 – How the reservoir transformed New York’s water infrastructure - 12:22 – Demolition of the reservoir - 12:57 – Making way for New York’s library - 14:04 – What remains of the reservoir today #CrotonAqueduct #NYCHistory #UrbanInfrastructure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 13 août

    Saltwater climbed 60 miles upriver 🧂

    In autumn 2022, the Mississippi River fell to extraordinary lows: near Memphis, Civil War shipwrecks resurfaced with intact artifacts; at Baton Rouge, a steamboat hull last seen in 1915 was exposed; and saltwater from the Gulf advanced roughly 60 miles upstream, contaminating drinking water. The river didn’t run dry, but the conditions were unprecedented by historical standards. This episode traces these events to engineering decisions after the catastrophic 1927 flood, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used levees and artificial cutoffs that shortened the river by about 170 miles. While effective for flood control, the faster, straighter river—lacking floodplains and natural reserves—proved vulnerable in drought, contributing to the record lows of 2022 and 2023. #ItsHistory #MississippiRiver #AmericanHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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IT’S HISTORY is a ride through history – join us in discovering the world’s most important eras, the minds that changed everything, and the most important inventions of our time through weekly tales of Urban Decay. This podcast is distributed and operated by Video Brothers Music.

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  • Création
    Ryan Socash
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    645
  • Classification
    Tous publics
  • Site web de l’émission
    It’s History

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