Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition
Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.
Episodes
Meg and Jessica school each other on Page Six greatness including snippets about the Sutton Place Christmas tree wars, Saul Steinberg's epic 50th birthday bash, Leona Helmsley's bizarre exercise habits, and the most macabre field trip New York had to offer.
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Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat. Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.
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Meg and Jessica school each other on Michael Kors, the origin of The Big Apple, pigeon pee, John Lennon’s alien sighting, prison ferries, the Harlem tiger, the rules of dodge ball, and West Side Cowboys.
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Meg dives into The Killing Fields of East New York by Stacy Horn and uncovers the roots of the downfall of a Brooklyn neighborhood. Jessica tells of the time the moral majority and radical feminists got in bed together to legislate against porn.
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Meg revisits Christina Crawford’s Mommie Dearest, the first of many “tell-all memoirs exposing the rough childhoods of Old Hollywood’s nepo babies. Jessica gets the skinny on Gloria Swanson’s appearance at the New School and why the venue was just as ready for its close-up as its guest.
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Meg meets up with Donna Kaz and her friend Tara who survived working swing shifts waiting tables at The Saloon, the massive bistro near Lincoln Center which featured roller skating staff, abusive bosses, and occasional Baryshnikov sightings.
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Meg and Jessica watch Nicolas Cage chew the scenery in this 1988 cult bloody comedy that has less to do with “real” vampires and more to do with the horrors of loneliness and male entitlement.
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Meg invites Brian Dennis to read his photo essay about his traumatic encounter with Richard Dupont, the notorious grifter who got even with Roy Cohn.
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Meg welcomes BFF Travis Myers and discusses the heart breaking story of the killing of Eleanor Bumpurs. Travis tells Meg about his time as a police officer and one day on the job that could have been his last.
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Meg tells BFF David Levine the insane story behind the only Korean Deli on Park. David tells tales of the summer he worked for a certain real estate tycoon.
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Meg welcomes Guy Richards Smit to the podcast and recounts the antics and offenses of Imus in the Morning. Guy recalls the perks of being a kid in the city: the practice rooms, the museums, and a grandmother who took him to R rated movies.
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Meg reminds BFF Alex of Flaming Pablum about the dangers of their childhood neighborhood: the Upper East Side. Alex tells of how the Shadowman and Zephyr graffiti, punk band Modern Clix, and famed Cortlandt Alley ended up on the cover of one of the most celebrated Argentine albums of all time.
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BFF Cynthia Weiner joins Meg for a WATCH PARTY of When Harry Met Sally, the classic fall New York rom com that gave us "pesto is the quiche of the 80s," "someone is staring at you in personal growth," and, of course, "men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way."
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Meg tells BFF Kevin of Malt and Mold about gin mills and SROs along the Bowery. Kevin brings a growler of Oktoberfest and tells of how Brooklyn Brewery brought craft beer back to New York.
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Meg explains governor Hugh Carey’s whirlwind romance and marriage to a woman of many secrets. Jessica revisits A Confederacy of Dunces on the day of its shocking Pulitzer win.
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Meg reveals how Playboy ruined Ed Koch’s run for governor. Jessica remembers the syringe scare that emptied local beaches on the hottest summer on record.
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Meg identifies who was actually responsible for Saturday Night Lives’ worst season ever. Jessica reveals how MTV used Remote Control to increase ad sales while launching comedy legends.
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Meg watches Harvey Pekar and David Letterman’s unlikely bromance blossom and bust. Jessica takes us on a journey with the creation of the wildly popular Choose Your Own Adventure books.
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Meg presents one of Mindhunter John Douglas’ first profiling case studies: the murder of Francine Elveson. Jessica reports on the shockingly dramatic opening night of Gower Champion’s 42nd Street on Broadway.
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Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer’s downfall at the hands of Tom and Nan Kempner - the original social X-Ray. Jessica investigates the protest group Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda and their unexpected motivations.
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