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 Jan 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 Nov 202032min
Pride and Reckoning in Boston
In the early days of the National Basketball Association, the legendary Bill Russell put his team on his back and carried them to eleven championships in thirteen seasons. While constructing the cheri...
18 Sep 20201h 16min
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 Juli 202043min
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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 202036min
