Meg meets up with Donna Kaz and her friend Tara who survived working swing shifts waiting tables at The Saloon, the massive bistro near Lincoln Center which featured roller skating staff, abusive bosses, and occasional Baryshnikov sightings. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg and Jessica watch Nicolas Cage chew the scenery in this 1988 cult bloody comedy that has less to do with “real” vampires and more to do with the horrors of loneliness and male entitlement. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg invites Brian Dennis to read his photo essay about his traumatic encounter with Richard Dupont, the notorious grifter who got even with Roy Cohn. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg welcomes BFF Travis Myers and discusses the heart breaking story of the killing of Eleanor Bumpurs. Travis tells Meg about his time as a police officer and one day on the job that could have been his last. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg tells BFF David Levine the insane story behind the only Korean Deli on Park. David tells tales of the summer he worked for a certain real estate tycoon. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg welcomes Guy Richards Smit to the podcast and recounts the antics and offenses of Imus in the Morning. Guy recalls the perks of being a kid in the city: the practice rooms, the museums, and a grandmother who took him to R rated movies. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg reminds BFF Alex of Flaming Pablum about the dangers of their childhood neighborhood: the Upper East Side. Alex tells of how the Shadowman and Zephyr graffiti, punk band Modern Clix, and famed Cortlandt Alley ended up on the cover of one of the most celebrated Argentine albums of all time. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening...

BFF Cynthia Weiner joins Meg for a WATCH PARTY of When Harry Met Sally, the classic fall New York rom com that gave us "pesto is the quiche of the 80s," "someone is staring at you in personal growth," and, of course, "men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way." Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening...

Meg tells BFF Kevin of Malt and Mold about gin mills and SROs along the Bowery. Kevin brings a growler of Oktoberfest and tells of how Brooklyn Brewery brought craft beer back to New York. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg explains governor Hugh Carey’s whirlwind romance and marriage to a woman of many secrets. Jessica revisits A Confederacy of Dunces on the day of its shocking Pulitzer win. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg reveals how Playboy ruined Ed Koch’s run for governor. Jessica remembers the syringe scare that emptied local beaches on the hottest summer on record. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg identifies who was actually responsible for Saturday Night Lives’ worst season ever. Jessica reveals how MTV used Remote Control to increase ad sales while launching comedy legends. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg watches Harvey Pekar and David Letterman’s unlikely bromance blossom and bust. Jessica takes us on a journey with the creation of the wildly popular Choose Your Own Adventure books. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg presents one of Mindhunter John Douglas’ first profiling case studies: the murder of Francine Elveson. Jessica reports on the shockingly dramatic opening night of Gower Champion’s 42nd Street on Broadway. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer’s downfall at the hands of Tom and Nan Kempner - the original social X-Ray. Jessica investigates the protest group Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda and their unexpected motivations. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Jessica and Meg take a look back at the pilot episode of one of their favorite shows, Moonlighting, and discuss just what made it so great. Or so very, very weird! Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg tells of how sculptress Barbara G. Cohn Bisgyer brought down a crime ring. Jessica introduces “The Door”: the ultimate arbiters of club life. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg discovers the violent birth of Canal Street as a Mecca for counterfeit luxury goods. Jessica dredges up more dirt on slumlord Trump and why NYC still says “we told you so”. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg retraces her epic quest along Madison Avenue in 1980, searching for the perfect birthday gift. Jessica discusses the mini Baby Boom of the 80s and the emergence of the first Stroller Warriors. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica