All Pieces for WAMC Northeast Public Radio

 
Caption: Stereo-Travel Co. Doyer Street, Chinatown, N.Y.C. New York Chinatown, 1909, Credit: Courtesy Library of Congress
May is Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month and in celebration this episode highlights the community history of Manhattan’s Chinatow...

  • Added: May 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
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This episode of A New York Minute In History tells the story of Grace Leach Hudowalski, the first woman to summit all 46 of the Adirondack High Pea...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
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In honor of Black History Month, this episode of A New York Minute In History tells the story of the 1839 La Amistad Rebellion, in which 53 illegal...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 29:29
Caption: John Y. Beall, Credit: Library of Congress
On this month’s episode of A New York Minute In History, hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts uncover a system of Confederate spies, guerillas, an...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
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On this episode, we explore the story of Plymouth Freeman, a black Patriot who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and d...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
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To start its latest season, the award-winning A New York Minute in History podcast celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a conversation ab...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
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For our season finale, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Fox sisters, who rose to fame as early practitioners of modern spiritualism in the 19...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren learn about an enclave of restaurants, bars and resorts that catered to predominately Latin American clientele ne...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Florence Farming and Lumber Association, a settlement of free African Americans in Oneida C...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 30:30
Caption: FBI Agent, Credit: Camp DeWolfe
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the recently declassified story of a covert radio station built by the FBI on Long Island to deceive the Naz...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 30:30
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren delve into the history of the Dutch patroon system in New York state, and tell the story of the anti-rent movemen...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
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For Women’s History Month, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Dr. Mary Walker: physician, heroine of the Civil War, and the only woman in history e...

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
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What does an illegal 19th century boxing match have to do with state borders? On the latest episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Laur...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
Caption: Mossell Family, Credit: Provided By: William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Aaron Mossell and the Struggle to Integrate Lockport’s Schools On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss a William G. Pomeroy marker recognizing t...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
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Believe it or not, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is right around the corner. On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss how some ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Verdelle Louis Payne from Ithaca in Tompkins County, who joined the Army Air Forces during WWII...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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In this live, special episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Lauren visit the annual Association of Public Historians of New York State...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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It’s a new season of A New York Minute in History! In this episode, Devin and Lauren dig into the 19th Century discovery of a mastodon skeleton in ...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Caption: The Fulton County Courthouse, Credit: New York State Museum
On this season’s final episode of A New York Minute in History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts visit New York’s oldest continuously opera...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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On this episode, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss how the poor conditions of female textile workers in Capital Region cities led to...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00