Racecar Radio presents an all-new series about the performers and venues across New York City who are fighting to survive in the aftermath of Covid-19. New episodes every other Friday, starting August 13th! https://racecarradio.com/act2ny and w

The Big Shut-In – Day 35 (Saturday, April 18th)

May 12th, 2020 44m 36s

In this episode of our sister podcast “The Big Shut-In”, Dan and David check in with each other from the depths of quarantine. You can hear more conversations like this at https://racecarradio.com/thebigshutinThe post The Big Shut-In – Day 35

Episode 8: Two Ugly Buildings

May 8th, 2019 23m 17s

We can learn a lot from great architecture, but what can we learn from architecture that is, frankly, disastrous? In today’s episode, Dan and David visit two miserable attempts at majesty: the David M. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building and t

Episode 7: Brownstone Manhattan

Feb 19th, 2019 12m 14s

What says New York City more than a street of Brownstones? It turns out, though, that this most beloved of city housing designs wasn’t always so beloved, and they sit right on the front line of one of the most fundamental debates in urban archi

Episode 6: Central Park

Nov 26th, 2018 34m 36s

The most famous park in the world? Maybe. Inevitable stop on the Manhattan tourist trail? Absolutely. But Central Park is also an amazing laboratory for a 150-year-old experiment in urban planning and social identity, and the masterpiece of Ame

Episode 5: Zuccotti Park

Sep 19th, 2018 28m 16s

Seven years ago this week, this innocuous-looking downtown courtyard was taken over by Occupy Wall Street, and what resulted was one of the most exciting, chaotic, and controversial public protests ever held in New York. Our own Dan London was

Episode 4: Sunnyside Gardens

Aug 9th, 2018 31m 45s

Dan and David explore a largely unknown quasi-suburban corner of Queens – Sunnyside Gardens, a place so downright pleasant, it might be revolutionary.The post Episode 4: Sunnyside Gardens appeared first on RacecarRadio.

Episode 3: Roosevelt Island

Jul 24th, 2018 22m 13s

A strange and unique spit of land in the middle of the East River, where we talk about the history of charity and looking to the future of the past.The post Episode 3: Roosevelt Island appeared first on RacecarRadio.

Episode 2: Lenny’s Grave

Jul 10th, 2018 27m 45s

We trek to Green-Wood Cemetery to find the final resting place of one of the all-time most quintessential New Yorkers, and talk about the the power (and limitations) of his quest to use the performing arts as a force for social progress.The po

Episode 1: The Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Jun 20th, 2018 24m 15s

Our very first episode takes us uptown to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and the strange pleasures of buildings designed to make you feel unimportant.The post Episode 1: The Cathedral of St. John the Divine appeared first on RacecarRadio

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