The Time of Their Lives: American Culture and The Catskills
To escape the sweltering, smoggy summers of New York City, a group of first generation Americans sought reprieve in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York. As the summers rolled on, through good t...
18 Tammi 202152min
Riding The Synthwave
In our mid-season special, we're delving into the unique history of the electronic music genre of Synthwave, and its rise to mainstream popular culture. This twisting and turning tale includes 80’s ho...
13 Marras 202032min
Greetings From the Garden State: Action Park and Other Weird Tales of New Jersey Lore
In the early 1980’s, an ambitious entrepreneur built the wildest water park the world had ever seen. Action Park was filled with rides that thrilled, scared, and even injured the guests. The rural get...
30 Heinä 202043min
The Magicians That Saved Miami
At the dawn of the 1980's, the sun-kissed paradise of South Beach Miami was crumbling and overflowing with crime. It took a rag-tag group of artists, architecture fans, activists, and the coolest show...
3 Heinä 202054min
Brave Sons of Molly, Cowardly Kings of Coal
Secret societies, ancient orders, capitalist titans, and a world-renowned private detective agency wage war in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania.
28 Tammi 202048min
Hoosier Attucks
A small school in the heart of Indianapolis battles the forces of Jim Crow and the frenzy of basketball-crazed Indiana. Sound like the movie Hoosiers? It‘s an even more unlikely underdog story. Oscar ...
14 Tammi 20201h 1min
Three Kings of Smoketown
Pittsburgh was home to another great Black Renaissance. At the center of it was the vibrant neighborhood known as the Hill, or Smoketown. A local gangster and war vet, a crusading journalist, and a jo...
2 Tammi 202036min
