Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition

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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Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby.

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Jessica and Meg take a look back at the pilot episode of one of their favorite shows, Moonlighting, and discuss just what made it so great. Or so very, very weird! 

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Meg tells of how sculptress Barbara G. Cohn Bisgyer brought down a crime ring. Jessica introduces “The Door”: the ultimate arbiters of club life.

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Meg discovers the violent birth of Canal Street as a Mecca for counterfeit luxury goods. Jessica dredges up more dirt on slumlord Trump and why NYC still says “we told you so”.

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Meg retraces her epic quest along Madison Avenue in 1980, searching for the perfect birthday gift. Jessica discusses the mini Baby Boom of the 80s and the emergence of the first Stroller Warriors.

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Meg tells how Mariel Boatlift refugee Abel Mendez’s unlikely friends made his American Dream come true. Jessica explains how Reagan’s trickle down economics gave birth to the clock-watching office temp. 

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Meg investigates the multiple kidnappings of Curtis Sliwa, founder of The Guardian Angels. Jessica discovers the year women in comedy turned the tide…for themselves: 1983.

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Meg finds the cracks Adam Berwid fell through thanks to changes in NY State mental health laws. Jessica checks out Steve Epstein's midtown Mecca for pinball wizards: Broadway Arcade.

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Meg traces the link between the murder of Johnny Pius and the Long Island Serial Killer. Jessica revels in the artistry of savage theater reviews and the unlikely phenomenon of UES ska.

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Meg explains the wildly exclusionary practices of co-op boards and their unspoken policy of NOKD (not our kind, dear). Jessica eulogizes Val Kilmer, the chameleon actor who ruled the 80s with his roles in Top Gun, Top Secret, and Real Genius.

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Meg hears of Ed Koch’s favorite moment in history: the Transit Strike of 1980. Jessica visits one of the rare triangle buildings in the city which has always existed to help New Yorkers in need. PLUS Meg and Jessica discuss Cynthia Weiner’s novel about a girl coming of age in NYC in the ‘80s: A Gorgeous Excitement.

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Revisit Meg and Jessica's continued discussion of the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 2 of 2.

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Revisit Meg and Jessica's most requested story: the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 1 of 2.

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Meg delves deep into Democratic Congressman Frederick Richmond’s dirty deeds. Jessica reveals the sexual hype behind 80s cocktails and is appalled by a Slippery Nipple.

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Meg tours Tudor City and investigates the deaths of Hungarian émigrés George Senty and Piroska Lantos. Jessica marvels at Diana Ross making the show go on in Central park during a hurricane.

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Meg investigates the twisted tale of lemur enthusiast Professor John Buettner-Janusch. Jessica follows the star-studded origins of the club hit The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight.

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Meg investigates the baffling disappearance of Columbia Presbyterian researcher, Dr. Margaret Kilcoyne. Jessica muses about the allure of the powerful woman and the dominatrix who lived upstairs.

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Meg hears all about actress Melonie Haller’s treacherous weekend in Southampton. Jessica tracks teen rockers the Lunachicks as they stir up NYC after dark.

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Meg weeds through what and who was behind the murder of police officer Eddie Byrne in South Jamaica, Queens. Jessica takes us on a tour through the history of plastic surgery via Jocelyn Wildenstein’s addiction to face fixing.

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Meg checks out the cult responsible for America’s love of sushi. Jessica explores Sing Sing inmate Miguel Piñero’s play Short Eyes and its rise to Broadway acclaim.

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Meg learns the ways of Sun Myung Moon, the Unification Church, and his “Moonie” followers. Jessica revisits partying at Nell’s, the iconic club that welcomed all - as long as they paid the $10 cover.

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Meg learns how dedicated girlfriends discovered the identity of Joel Rifkin’s first victim. Jessica takes a tour of dive bars, and the communities they created, in the East Village circa 1986.

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Meg discovers the true story behind a Satanic Panic scare on Long Island. Jessica sniffs out the facts behind cocaine queenpin Griselda Blanco’s violent rise and fall.

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Happy New Year! Revisit Meg and Jessica’s first episode ever: The Good Time Gal + Porno Pioneers, now available with advanced editing and sound quality.

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Meg finds out how the jury in the murder trial of Eric Smokes and David Warren got it so wrong. Jessica tracks how The Saint morphed from gay Shangri-La to a booze-free teen scene.

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Meg investigates the incendiary story of the Weather Underground and their far leftist principles. Jessica reads into the absurd publishing industry brouhaha over John Ehrlichman’s tell-all “Witness to Power”.

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Meg gets a courtside seat to John McEnroe’s meltdowns and epic rivalry with Bjorn Borg. Jessica searches the newsstand for New York Woman magazine, the first to make advertisers pay for the privilege to court women.

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Meg hunts down the real stories behind three Metropolitan Museum art heists. Jessica weaves a tale of tapestries, the big top, polyamory, and unicorns.

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Meg dives deep into the early days of Hip Hop and how the Blackout of 1977 propelled the movement. Jessica pays tribute to Judith Jamison, groundbreaking muse and successor as director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

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Meg mourns the suicide of New York Ballet City principal dancer Joseph Duell. Jessica returns to the election of 1980 to try to understand how we got here.

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Meg spots the red flags “America’s Dad” Bill Cosby planted along the way. Jessica learns that the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping case didn’t die with the alleged murderer. 

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Meg is haunted by the mysterious murder of Yeshiva boy Chaim Weiss. Jessica marvels at the silent rise and fall of mime, from Shields and Yarnell to Mummenschanz.

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Meg peeks behind the curtain of the World Wrestling Federation and the art of kayfabe. Jessica learns that Times Square wasn’t cleaned up by City Hall, it was… cats? 

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Meg learns the lore of the Surf Club, cocaine and champagne filled yuppie paradise. Jessica follows up her story on Dr. Robert Damino, and goes deep on Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital.

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Meg recounts the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of newlywed Lisa Marie Solomon. Jessica uncovers the murderous connection between Louis Kahan, My Hanh Le, and the bizarre second act of their story.

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Meg tells the true tale behind the most famous tabloid headline of all time: Headless Body in Topless Bar. Jessica looks into the back story of iconic writer Irwin Shaw’s beef with his alma mater, Brooklyn College.

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Meg gets lost in the lore of the Central Park Ramble - haven for birders, horticulturalists, and gay men. Jessica heals her Javits Center trauma and learns to appreciate the iconic convention center.

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Meg tells the tale of how a group of rent controlled tenants bested Donald Trump. Jessica reports on the press conference announcing Christie Brinkley as the first super model to control her image and brand.

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Meg looks into the violent backstory of Norman Mailer’s protégé Jack Henry Abbott. Jessica tries on Sandra Garratt’s modular system of new wave fashion: Units.

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Meg and Jessica chat with BFF and frequent guest Travis Myers about his bouncer life in the 80s NYC clubs and bars.

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Meg remembers why Andrew McCarthy was always her favorite Brat Packer. Jessica bumps up Danitra Vance, who brought lesbian, feminist performance art to SNL of all places.

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Meg digs up the true story about the mysterious and maligned Mole People. Jessica joins Andrew McCarthy for his very Gen X Brat Pack catharsis.

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Meg takes a drive on the Cross Bronx Expressway and spots Mayor Koch’s Potemkin Village of decal covered bombed-out buildings. Jessica hops on her 10-speed and joins the bike messenger revolution, terrifying pedestrians and forever changing NYC cycling laws.

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Meg goes behind the curtain of Jill Krementz’ iconic book A Very Young Dancer and tells the real story of Stephanie Shelby. Jessica eavesdrops on New Yorkers with cartoonist Stan Mack, creator of the Village Voice's “Real Life Funnies."

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Meg’s obsession with The Jinx leads her to Debrah Charatan’s sordid tale of real estate, sniff tests, and iron clad trusts. Jessica stays out after 10pm and wonders, along with the WNYW news team, if her parents know where she is.

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Meg recounts how Yankee owner George Steinbrenner got ejected from the game. Jessica marvels at Russian defector Mikhail Baryshnikov and the ballet boom he helped inspire.

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Meg recounts the horrific night the Happy Land Social Club went up in flames. Jessica sits down for a burger and stands up for a cause with Florent Morellet.

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Meg uncovers Karen Carpenter’s musical genius and fatal battle with anorexia nervosa. Jessica hangs out at Bond’s International Casino with The Clash as they do battle with promoters and right by their fans.

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Meg goes to court with Carolee Koster and her dad, neither of whom will take no for an answer. Jessica trawls personal ads from 1686 - 1986 and finds that nothing's new in the dating game.

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Meg pays homage to her preteen idol, feminist icon Miss Piggy. Jessica hangs at The Ritz — the first club to meld video and music, inspiring MTV and Duran Duran.

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Meg is creeped out by The Sullivanians, Upper West Side psychotherapy cult and real estate trap. Jessica pines for the pre-trump Plaza Hotel of Trader Vic’s, the Gold & Silver Ball, and true elegance.

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Meg learns about family values from brothers Vinny the Chin and Father Gigante. Jessica gets beamed up and finds the link between recent NYC alien sightings and the Hudson Valley abductees of the 80s.

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Meg and Jessica engage a bunch of BFFs of the podcast and celebrate Desperately Seeking the 80s' 100th episode at Bailey's Corner Pub.

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Meg hears how a generation of tri-state kids barely escaped death at Action Park. Jessica visits two of the most irascible food purveyors in the city: The Original Soupman and Kenny Shopsin.

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Meg eulogizes two murderous denizens of the art world: Carl Andre and Andrew Crispo. Jessica samples the reigning New York bagels and bites into their backstory.

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Meg investigates the twisted tale of embezzlement in the Diamond District that led to the CBS Murders. Jessica delves into the hilariously twisted minds of Johnny Kennedy Toole and Robert Plunket.

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Meg and Jessica get invaluable insight from BFF Travis Myers, a retired NYPD Detective, about Yorkville serial psychopath Eric Napoletano.

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Meg finds out exactly what it takes to push good cop Vinny Davis over the edge. Jessica discovers how Xerox machines paved the way for the birth of DIY publishing.

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Meg and Jessica talk with Brooke Wentz about her new book Transfigured New York and her undergrad days as a DJ on Columbia's WKCR-FM chatting up the experimental artists making work in New York.

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Meg investigates the true story behind John Guare’s theatrical masterpiece Six Degrees of Separation. Jessica untangles the cheesy threads of the legendary Ray’s Pizza litigation.

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Meg looks into the mysterious murder of Mike Malkan, proto-Jack Dorrian and doomed bon vivant. Jessica is slain by Frank Rich, the Butcher of Broadway, and celebrates the birth of a cult classic.

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Meg and Jessica meet up at Jennifer Goodnow's Apartment 1B to chat about air shafts, nosy neighbors, and the best pickles in town.

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Meg investigates the epic expulsion of 14 students from Choate in '84. Jessica revisits Barneys for weird window shopping and THE chopped salad.

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Meg takes a long, hard look at the dirty dealings of the men behind the Chippendales empire. Jessica confronts the ubiquitous mauve and marble of 80s interior design.

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Meg introduces Caroline Kennedy's tireless and terrifying "super fan." Jessica weighs the merits of diets, exercise, and amphetamines.

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Meg explores the discreet gay bars of Sutton Place and finds a Staten Island interloper, Richard Rogers, The Last Call Killer. Jessica remembers the establishment of MLK Jr. Day and the proud New Yorkers who helped make it so.

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Meg investigates the love triangle that left Jack Tupper dead and Buddy Jacobson on the lam. Jessica reveals MTV’s true origins and how, as with so much, it’s all about Madonna. 

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Meg checks out the 60 person jacuzzi and meatball buffet at Plato's Retreat. Jessica examines how Looking for Mr. Goodbar became a litmus test for sexism thanks to an introspective detective.

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Meg seeks advice from America's favorite sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Jessica goes down a writers' strike rabbit hole and ends up on Night Flight and... COPS?

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Meg watches Geraldo Rivera get his comeuppance for giving a platform to Neo-Nazis. Jessica finds an unexpected musical guest at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Meg and Jessica read stories shared by our Yorkvillian listeners who spent, and misspent, their formative years in Yorkville, tucked between East 79th and East 96th, between 3rd and the East River.

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Meg walks in the footsteps of Caroline Rose Isenberg on the night of her Upper West Side attack. Jessica visits Morgan Fairchild at her favorite haunts: Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest, Dallas, and all the best nightime soaps.

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Meg and Jessica dive into the mosh pit of Guy Richards Smit’s days as a NY teen on the punk scene, and his current incarnation as a New Yorker cartoonist. 

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Meg hunts down Andre Rand, the real life bogeyman of Staten Island. Jessica learns how yuppies were tormented by the gift that kept on giving: the scarlet H(erpes)!

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Meg and Jessica prowl the streets with Travis Myers, an actual 84th Street Bomber, and earn their Yorkville stripes.

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Meg visits Gus, the neurotic and beloved polar bear at The Central Park Zoo. Jessica takes Helen Gurley Brown to task for perpetuating the myth of the superwoman.

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Meg investigates the rape and murder of avant-garde feminist artist Theresa Cha. Jessica discovers the unlikely connection between Sha Na Na and Brian Eno.

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Meg goes to the Village's beloved gay club Uncle Charlie's and discovers all kinds of drama. Jessica reveals the intersection of real estate and religion at the Carnegie Hill mosque and The Watchtower. 

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Meg investigates two murders in the neighborhood. Jessica skips the gym and goes straight to Body Design by Gilda.

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Meg travels to Hart Island, the largest potter's field in the United States and final resting place of the first baby to die of AIDS. Jessica snags a ticket to Here Lies Love, meets up with Imelda Marcos at the disco, and checks out the rest of her corrupt Manhattan life.

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