18 episodes
Burning Gotham The WallBreakers
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5.0 • 12 Ratings
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New York 1835: A City at its tipping point. It’s ten years since the completion of the Erie Canal. New York City’s population is now over 270,000. Most of these people live below Fourteenth Street in wooden or brick buildings no taller than five stories. The gap between rich and poor is rapidly expanding as each week thousands of new men and women pour onto New York’s dangerously overcrowded streets. Many come to earn an honest living. Others for more nefarious reasons. Several historical lives converge in this scripted audio fiction series about the fastest growing city in the world, and the opportunists who shaped it.
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Burning Gotham: Out Now
Right now, experience New York City like you’ve never before. Will you make the right deal? Or fall to greed? But whatever you choose, just make sure you get out in time.
Out now on your favorite podcast app, Burning Gotham — The 2022 Tribeca Select audio soap opera about the fastest growing city in the world, and the opportunists who shaped it.
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Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 4
Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 4
These episodes are the history compendium for the preceding Burning Gotham chapters. They’ll help paint the picture on what was really going on in 1835. Our characters live in a New York rapidly becoming the most important city in the western world.
In this episode we’ll wrap up the first eight Burning Gotham chapters. Burning Gotham Chapter seven is called: Welcome To Hell Gate.
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Featured interviews:
Greg Young
Daniel Levy
Glen Umberger
Jeff Broxmeyer
Gary Urbanowicz
Carol Ward
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Important Links
New York Landmarks Conservancy
Greg Young & Tom Myers’ Bowery Boys Podcast
Electoral Capitalism: The Party System in New York's Gilded Age — By Jeff Broxmeyer
Manhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York — Daniel Levy
New York City Fire Museum
The Morris-Jumel Mansion
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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully
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Burning Gotham 008: Midnight On South Street
BURNING GOTHAM 008: MIDNIGHT ON SOUTH STREET
Aaron and Sorina have a tense meeting with Captain Jones. Chaos and violence soon erupts as Aaron receives bad family news.
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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully
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The Entire Cast:
Eirik Gislason
Alain Laforest
Kacie Laforest
Roland Lane
Mary Murphy
Anna Pirogov
Nancy Pop
Gustavo Rodriguez
Matthew Roper
James Scully
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Music
Thank you to both The Hesperus Early Music Ensemble and The Itinerant Band. They were gracious enough to allow their music to appear in Burning Gotham. I’ll have a links for both in the show notes.
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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio
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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully
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Burning Gotham 007: Welcome To Hell Gate
BURNING GOTHAM 007: WELCOME TO HELL GATE
Aaron, Wyndham, Sorina, and Raisa go to John Jacob Astor’s estate, only to find he isn’t receiving. Sorina is angry. Aaron and Wyndham argue about mortgaging their future money on $2 Second National Bank plates.
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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully
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Cast:
Eirik Gislason
Alain Laforest
Kacie Laforest
Roland Lane
Nancy Pop
Gustavo Rodriguez
James Scully
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Music:
The Itinerant Band
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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio
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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully
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Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 3
Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 3
These episodes are the history compendium for the preceding Burning Gotham chapters. They’ll help paint the picture on what was really going on in 1835. Our characters live in a New York rapidly becoming the most important city in the western world.
In this episode we’ll focus on The spoils system, John Jacob Astor, and development up Manhattan island. Burning Gotham Chapter five is called: Irving and Astor.
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Featured interviews:
Daniel Levy
Glen Umberger
Jeff Broxmeyer
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Important Links
New York Landmarks Concervancy
Electoral Capitalism: The Party System in New York's Gilded Age — By Jeff Broxmeyer
Manhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York — Daniel Levy
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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully
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Burning Gotham 006: I Pray For You Too
BURNING GOTHAM 006: I PRAY FOR YOU TOO
Aaron Columbus runs a big errand for John Jacob Astor. It takes him to a rectory north of town. There, Brother Basil gives Aaron a tip on where to find genuine $2 Second National Bank plates.
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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully
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Cast:
Alain Laforest
Roland Lane
Nancy Pop
Gustavo Rodriguez
James Scully
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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio
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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully
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Support Burning Gotham on Patreon
Customer Reviews
Historical Drama At Its Best!
James Scully is no stranger to presenting history based on his careful research. Burning Gotham is a fun and engaging listen that introduces you to New York in 1835. Can hardly wait for more episodes!!!!
So looking forward!
Can’t wait! Yay audio drama!!
Love this
I loved this! Everyone should give it a listen. Great plot and quality vocals!