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New York State Podcasts

We publish several podcast announcements each week. You can find them all here.

If you produce a podcast about an aspect of New York State and want to have it noticed here, e-mail editor John Warren at nyalmanack@gmail.com

Beacon on the Hudson: A Podcast

March 31, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

In Dutchess County on the east shore of the Hudson River, Beacon is 60 miles north of New York City. The name derives from signal fires built to alert George Washington’s army across the river in Newburgh of British troop movements during the Revolutionary War. [Read more…] about Beacon on the Hudson: A Podcast

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: American Revolution, Beacon, Beacon Historical Society, Dutchess County, Hudson River, Podcasts

Women’s Basketball History

March 24, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, the guest is Kate Fagan, author of HOOP MUSES-An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game an Adventure through Basketball History (Twelve, 2023). Fagan is a native of Schenectady and writes for Sports Illustrated. [Read more…] about Women’s Basketball History

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Basketball, Podcasts, sports, Sports History, womens history

The Avon Company’s Historic Roots in Rockland County, NY

March 23, 2023 by Clare Sheridan Leave a Comment

crossroads of rockland historyBeginning as the California Perfume Company, the Avon company called Suffern, NY home for more than a century, making it one of the longest continuously running businesses in Rockland County. Host Clare Sheridan welcomed Rockland County Historian Craig Long back to the program for a lively discussion about the history of Avon, its impact on Rockland County, and the role women, including the first “Avon lady” P.F.E. Albee, played in its success. [Read more…] about The Avon Company’s Historic Roots in Rockland County, NY

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Podcasts, Ramapo, Rockland County, womens history

Women and the Making of Catawba Identity

March 22, 2023 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Brooke Bauer, an assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville joins Liz Covart to explore Catawba women and their significance in Catawba culture with details from her book, Becoming Catawba: Catawba Women and Nation Building, 1540-1840 (University of Alabama Press, 2022). [Read more…] about Women and the Making of Catawba Identity

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Indigenous History, Podcasts, womens history

Grumman’s Long Island Test Pilot Bruce Tuttle

March 21, 2023 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoJet fighters once roamed the skies above Long Island. Grumman, the aviation powerhouse behind such planes as the Hellcat and the Avenger, turned its attention to jets by the end of the Second World War. And to test those jets, they turned to men like Bruce Tuttle. [Read more…] about Grumman’s Long Island Test Pilot Bruce Tuttle

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Aviation History, Industrial History, Long Island, Long Island Sound, Military History, Podcasts, World War Two

A New Book Details Norman Rockwell’s Models

March 17, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

In 1940, America’s favorite illustrator Norman Rockwell, his wife Mary and their three sons moved to the picturesque rural village of West Arlington, Vermont. The artist discovered a treasure trove of models. [Read more…] about A New Book Details Norman Rockwell’s Models

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Books, History Tagged With: Art History, Cultural History, Norman Rockwell, Podcasts, Vermont

Becoming Barnum: The Anatomical Venus & Tom Thumb in Scotland

March 14, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Becoming Barnum podcastIn this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, newly discovered letters from P.T. Barnum reveal details about his activities during the Gen. Tom Thumb tour in Scotland offering insight into Barnum’s anxieties, including his quest for a new play for Gen. Tom Thumb. They also shed light on Barnum’s commissioning of the “Anatomical Venus,” A life-sized, dissectible wax woman, for his American Museum in New York. [Read more…] about Becoming Barnum: The Anatomical Venus & Tom Thumb in Scotland

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Circus, New York City, Performing Arts, Podcasts, PT Barnum, sculpture, Theatre

James Forten and the Making of the United States

March 8, 2023 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Matthew Skic, a Curator of Exhibitions at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, joins Liz to explore the life and deeds of James Forten, with details from the museum’s new exhibit, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia. [Read more…] about James Forten and the Making of the United States

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Abolition, American Revolution, Black History, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Podcasts, Political History

Becoming Barnum: Taxidermy & The Physioscope

March 6, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Becoming Barnum podcastIn this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum was worried about his employees at the American Museum in New York City. He wanted museum taxidermist Emile Guillaudeu to create a pose for a pony’s skin that suggested motion with dignity and speed, but it is uncertain if he was successful. [Read more…] about Becoming Barnum: Taxidermy & The Physioscope

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Circus, New York City, Photography, Podcasts, PT Barnum, Science History, taxidermy

Long Island’s Culper Spy Ring History

March 5, 2023 by Chris Kretz 1 Comment

long island history project logoThe Long Island History Project podcast welcomes back former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer. Bill is an author and historian with a number of Long Island-related history books to his credit and today we dive into his work on the Culper Spy Ring. [Read more…] about Long Island’s Culper Spy Ring History

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Culper Spy Ring, Long Island, Podcasts

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