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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

South Street Seaport Historic District (Historians Podcast)

April 9, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast Jim Kaplan reports on the history of Manhattan’s South Street Seaport and a proposal to build a new high rise in the area of that historic district. [Read more…] about South Street Seaport Historic District (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Manhattan, New York City, Podcasts, South Street Seaport

Origins of American Manufacturing

April 7, 2021 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldHave you ever stopped to think about how the United States became a manufacturing nation? Have you ever wondered how the United States developed not just products, but the technologies, knowledge, and machinery necessary to manufacture or produce various products?

Lindsay Schakenbach Regele has.

[Read more…] about Origins of American Manufacturing

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Books, Podcasts

John Warren Talks Adirondacks On The Historians Podcast

April 2, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, how the Adirondack forest preserve was motorized, snowmobiling, and more. The guest is John Warren, founder and editor of New York Almanack. [Read more…] about John Warren Talks Adirondacks On The Historians Podcast

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Forest Preserve, Podcasts, snowmobiling, Transportation History

Long Island Migrant Labor Camps (Podcast)

April 2, 2021 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoLong Island has a rich agricultural history. One aspect of that past, often overlooked, is the toll exacted on those doing the actual labor.

Author Mark Torres’ new book shines a light on a chapter of that history. Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood (History Press, 2021) tells the story of the migrant laborers who traveled to Long Island from the 1940s through the 1970s. The camps in which they lived were often little more than shacks and the plight of the migrants were a debated topic among journalists, officials, and the general public for years. [Read more…] about Long Island Migrant Labor Camps (Podcast)

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Agricultural History, Books, Immigration, Labor History, Long Island, Podcasts

NYS Thruway History Subject of Historians Podcast

March 26, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast New York State Thruway user and Historians Podcast listener Robert Burns makes frequent trips between Rochester and Albany. He has questions on the history of the Thruway, built in the 1950s. For example, why was the Thruway built so far away from Rochester?

We get background on Thruway history from a 2015 interview with Bruce Dearstyne, author of the book Spirit of New York. [Read more…] about NYS Thruway History Subject of Historians Podcast

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Podcasts, Transportation, Transportation History

History of the Indian Removal Act of 1830

March 24, 2021 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldThe Indian Removal Act of 1830 is deeply rooted in early American history. In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Claudio Saunt, author of the book Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory (W.W. Norton, 2020), joins us to discuss the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and how Native Americans in the southeastern part of the United States were removed from their homelands and resettled in areas of southeastern Kansas and Oklahoma. [Read more…] about History of the Indian Removal Act of 1830

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Books, Native American History, Podcasts, Political History

British Forts on Long Island

March 23, 2021 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoDavid Griffin has turned his architectural eye to the landscape of Long Island and to the history of the Revolutionary War-era fortifications built by the British.

His book, Lost British Forts of Long Island (History Press, 2017), documents the painstaking results: twelve locations throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties with evidence of our occupied past. Using maps, eye-witness accounts, and present day research, Griffin has uncovered much of what has been hiding in plain sight. [Read more…] about British Forts on Long Island

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Architecture, Long Island, Military History, Nassau County, Podcasts, Suffolk County

Bicknell’s Thrush: A History Podcast

March 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

KaatscastBicknell’s Thrush was first identified by American amateur ornithologist Eugene Bicknell on Slide Mountain in the Catskills in the late 19th century.

This rare songbird prefers our State’s higher peaks and will soon be returning from its winter residency in Hispaniola. [Read more…] about Bicknell’s Thrush: A History Podcast

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: birding, birds, endangered species, nature, Podcasts, Wildlife

Women Spies for the French Resistance

March 19, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast the guest is Sarah Patten, author of The Measure of Gold (Ashland Press, 2020) a historical novel set in Europe in the Second World War with a focus on French Resistance women spies. Patten discusses the lives of actual spies including Virginia Hall, an American woman who later served with the CIA. [Read more…] about Women Spies for the French Resistance

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Military History, Podcasts, Women, womens history

Hair Stylist Miriam Cordwell Subject of Rockland History Podcast

March 16, 2021 by Clare Sheridan Leave a Comment

crossroads of rockland historyOn the latest episode of the “Crossroads of Rockland History” podcast the topic was the life and legacy of Miriam Cordwell (1908-1986) – the trailblazing, innovating and award-winning hair stylist. Clare Sheridan’s guest was Cordwell’s niece, Judith Brodil. [Read more…] about Hair Stylist Miriam Cordwell Subject of Rockland History Podcast

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Historical Society of Rockland County, Podcasts, Rockland County, Women, womens history

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