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The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young

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#495 Gouverneur Morris: The Thrilling Adventures of a Founding Father
Nov 6, 2026 · 1:04:14

Gouverneur Morris was no ordinary Founding Father. His story seems tailor-made for an action-packed, bodice-ripping Netflix series. Morris, whose family estate, Morrisania, lay in what is now the South Bronx, wrote the final draft of the U.S. Constituti

Boss Tweed and His Gilded Age House of Corruption (Rewind)
Oct 23, 2026 · 55:02

The roots of modern American corruption traces themselves back to a handsome -- but not necessarily revolutionary -- historic structure sitting behind New York City Hall. The Tweed Courthouse is more than a mere landmark. Once called the New York County

Ghost Stories of Old New York (Live At Joe's Pub 2025)
Oct 16, 2026 · 1:07:50

Live from Joe's Pub at the Public Theater -- it's the Bowery Boys! In a live recording of their 2025 show, a Halloween cabaret spectacle featuring Andrew Austin and Lisa Karlin, Greg and Tom explore five mysterious stories from the pages of New York Cit

#494 Scary Stories of Old New York
Oct 9, 2026 · 1:26:56

There’s a chill in the air. The floorboards in New York’s historic houses seem to creak a little louder, while birds hidden among the trees of Central Park stare down from crooked branches. The lights atop the Empire State Building go dark, and the

New York's Most Haunted Historic Places (Best of)
Oct 2, 2026 · 1:04:14

We have been recording Halloween podcasts about New York City -- for twenty years! The first Bowery Boys ghost story podcast was released on October 11th, 2007, the first time we used actual urban legends about wandering spirits and other unpleasant thi

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