About this episode

This episode features a mix of humorous banter and a deep dive into gritty New York City history with guest Vernon J. Geberth.

Grab a cold one and settle in, because this week’s episode is a dizzying mix of temporal confusion and gritty New York City history. Before we get to our heavy-hitting guest, we open with Beans trying to figure out why Gaz showed up to the recording session exactly sixty minutes early—and completely stressed out. It turns out Gaz has been "bamboozled" by the Atlantic divide. While the UK is still cruising along on Summer Time, the US clocks have already jumped back. Gaz spent the morning convinced he’d missed his alarm, his breakfast, and potentially his entire life, only to realize he’s just victims of the "Daylight Savings Gap." Beans, naturally, offers zero sympathy and instead spends ten minutes explaining how "The Sun doesn't care about your Google Calendar, mate." Once the temporal dust settles, the boys are joined by a true legend of the force: Retired Lt. Cmdr. Vernon J. Geberth . While many know him as the "Godfather of Homicide Investigation," today we’re diving into his high-octane early years in the Narcotics Division . Vernon takes us back to a version of New York that feels like a fever dream—a time of open-air drug markets…

People in this episode

Hosts: Beans, Gaz

Guest: Retired Lt. Cmdr. Vernon J. Geberth

Topics covered

• New York City history
• homicide investigation
• drug markets
• Daylight Savings Time
• policing

Keywords

• New York City
• homicide investigation
• drug markets
• Daylight Savings Time
• policing
• Vernon J. Geberth
• Christopher Columbus High School

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York City

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