15 Best NYC History Podcasts
NYC History Podcasts
Here are 15 Best NYC History Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. The Bowery Boys: New York City History
New York City
We started the podcast on a whim as a fun project during the summer of 2007. We both had some amateur radio experience in our past, and we'd talke...d for years about producing some sort of fun New York-related radio show. When Greg purchased a new laptop in 2007 that included 'Garage Band' (an audio editing program that makes podcast production possible), we decided to give it a whirl and recorded our first show with a cheap karaoke microphone that Tom pulled out of the closet.more
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18.2K 14.3K 18.4K 2 episodes / month Avg Length 68 min
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2. For the Ages: A History Podcast
New York City, New York, US
Explore the rich and complex history of the United States and beyond. Produced by the New-York Historical Society, host David M. Rubenstein engages th...e nation's foremost historians and creative thinkers on a wide range of topics, including presidential biography, the nation's founding, and the people who have shaped the American story. Learn more at nyhistory.org.more
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121.9K 192.8K 1 episode / week Avg Length 32 min
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3. NYC Trans Oral History Project
Podcast by NYC Trans Oral History Project. Hosted by NYC Trans Oral History Project.
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1.2K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 87 min
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4. The Buffalo History Museum Podcast
Buffalo, New York, US
The Buffalo History Museum Podcast is the premier source for Western New York history. Each episode, we tell a story of the people and events that hav...e shaped our region. New episodes are released monthly. Help us grow by subscribing, rating, and reviewing us.more
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20.8K 12.5K 13.9K 1 episode / month Avg Length 25 min
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5. HSoftheNYCourts Podcast
White Plains, New York, US
The Historical Society of the New York Courts Podcast series shines a light on New York's legal history through the perspective of the State's... courts.more
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875 1.4K 631 2 episodes / year Avg Length 42 min
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6. Dovecote - A City Between Podcast
Come and explore New York City's history and culture. The season features a series of talks on the City of New York and relations to animals, beau...ty, history, and health. For images, text and more visit https://dovecote.substack.com - thank you.more
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4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 31 min
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7. A New York Minute In History
New Albany, New York, US
A New York Minute In History is a podcast about the history of New York and the unique tales of New Yorkers. It is hosted by State Historian Devin Lan...der, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts and Don Wildman.more
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581 1 episode / week Avg Length 30 min
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8. NYC Parks Covid Oral History
New York City, New York, US
This project aims to capture and preserve for the historical record this important slice of Parks history. The interviews captured what they did, saw..., thought, learned, and hoped for as New Yorkers, public servants, lovers, and stewards of parks and open spaces. The interviews are raw, sincere, insightful, personal, painful, and funny as unique as each person who participated in this project. Participants span entry-level staff to the Commissioner. The stories represent every corner of the Agency.more
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209.8K 382.1K 255.5K 8 episodes / year Avg Length 25 min
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9. Fun City Cinema
California, US
'As you see, we're flying over an island. A city. A particular city. And this is a story of a number of people, and a story also of the city itsel...f.'That's from the opening voice-over of the 1948 movie The Naked City, which was a very big deal when it was made, because it was a rare studio film that was shot entirely, lock stock and barrel, on the streets of New York City. You see, the American motion picture industry began in New York, at the end of the 19th century Thomas Edison and other early innovators had their laboratories here, and shot their early films in and around Manhattan.more
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10. Christmas Time in the City
New York City, New York, US
Based in New York City, hosts Chris & Kris explore the history and traditions of the Holidays in NYC and beyond.
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11. The Subway Portraits
New York City, New York, US
The Subway Portraits is a living history of people's most memorable experiences riding in New York City's MTA Subway. So whether you're a ...subway rider or someone who is curious about NYC, NYC's Subway, or if you just like storytelling, tune in every other Sunday.more
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18 447 3 episodes / year Avg Length 16 min
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12. MAKE NEW YORK GRIMEY AGAIN
Are you interested in the Black history of NYC? Are you interested in NYC culture? Tune in and learn something new in just a few minutes with historia...n, Karen Garcia!more
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13. Gotham Center Podcasts
Manhattan, New York, US
A podcast featuring scholars and experts talking about New York City's most important historical sites and organizations, for Open House New York ...(OHNY) Weekend. Each recording presents a story or narrative about some participating location or institution, which can be used to supplement in-person visits, or to bring the OHNY Weekend experience home to anyone unable to see these NYC treasures.more
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14. Attention Surplus
A podcast about the history of New York City.
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NYC History Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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New-York Historical Society | nyhistory.org | 12 | |
NYC Trans Oral History Project | soundcloud.com | 11 | |
Christina Baez | podcasters.spotify.com | 10 | |
NYC Parks | nycparksoralhistory.blubrry.net | 8 | |
WAMC | a-new-york-minute-in-history-1.castos.com | 6 | |
Tom Meyers | boweryboyshistory.com | 3 | |
The Buffalo History Museum | thebuffalohistorymuseum.podbean.com | 3 | |
Historical Society of the NY Courts | hsofthenycourts.podbean.com | 2 | |
Greg Young | boweryboyshistory.com | 2 | |
Krikor Daglian | boweryboyshistory.com | 2 | |
Margaret Oppenheimer | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Nicholas D. Bloom | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Marjorie Feld | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Mark R. Wilson | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
May Joseph | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Michael Hattem | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Russel Shorto | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Lindsay K. Campbell | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Leslie Alexander | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Kurt Schlichting | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Judith Wellman | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Joseph Alexiou | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Jane Garmey | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Olga Sooudi | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Pamela Hanlon | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Peter Derrick | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Randall Mason | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Richard Kopley | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Robin Nagle | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Edith Gonzalez | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Sergey Kadinsky | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Shane White | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Sharon Zukin | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Stacy Horn | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Steve Lang | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Thomas Brothers | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Tyesha Maddox | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Bob McGee | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Henry Grabar | boweryboyshistory.com | 1 | |
Alexander Manevitz | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Amy Starcheski | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Andrea Frohne | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Angela Kane | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Ayasha Guerin | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Barbara Christen | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Benjamin Flowers | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Blanche Wiesen Cook | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
James Young | gothamcenter.org | 1 | |
Bonnie Yochelson | gothamcenter.org | 1 |