Marilyn, Hamilton + John Wilkes Booth's Statue: NYC History Hiding in Plain Sight

About this episode

This episode features a tour of New York’s secret history with guest Greg Young from the Bowery Boys podcast.

This week's Very Special Episodes is a tour of New York’s secret history with a very special guest! Greg Young of the beloved  Bowery Boys podcast joins Dana to prove the world is a very interesting place, if you just know where to look. There's hidden history in subway grates, SoHo stores, Central Park statues, and Hamilton lyrics.  * Listen to Very Special Episodes on Apple , Spotify , iHeart , or wherever you get your podcasts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dana

Guest: Greg Young

Topics covered

• New York history
• hidden history
• subway grates
• Central Park statues
• Hamilton lyrics

Keywords

• New York
• history
• Greg Young
• Bowery Boys
• Hamilton
• Central Park
• hidden history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bowery Boys

Books & works: Hamilton

Places: New York, SoHo, Central Park

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