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

About this episode

This episode explores New York's hidden history with guest Greg Young from the Bowery Boys podcast.

Today's episode is a tour of New York’s secret history with a very special guest! Greg Young of the beloved  Bowery Boys podcast joins us 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.  * Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English Written by Dana Schwartz Senior Producer is Josh Fisher Editing and Sound Design by Jonathan Washington Additional Editing by Mary Dooe Mixing and Mastering by Josh Fisher Original Music by Elise McCoy Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Social Clips by Yarberry Media Executive Producer is Jason English In an upcoming episode, Zaron will be giving the Very Special Places treatment to San Francisco. If there's a city or town you'd like us to visit, email  veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, Jason English

Guest: Greg Young

Topics covered

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

Keywords

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

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bowery Boys

Books & works: Hamilton

Places: New York, SoHo, Central Park

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