In this episode we discuss Darnell Martin’s 1994 film “I Like it Like That” about a young woman in the Bronx trying to make sense of a faltering marriage, new career and […]
S2 EP6 – I Like It Like That
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S2 EP5 – Working Girl
In this episode of City Between we discuss Mike Nichol’s film “Working Girl” from 1988 to dive into NY’s history and culture. Bruce and Sam go deep on the Staten Island Ferry, […]
S2 EP3 – The Great Gatsby (2013)
In this episode we discuss Baz Lurhmann’s 2013 epic “The Great Gatsby” and talk about NY history and culture. Bruce and Sam get into speakeasies, Jazz and Hip-Hop, Fitzgerald’s lost love, Prohibition, […]
S2 EP2 – Metropolitan
In this episode we discuss Whit Stillman’s “Metropolitan” (1990) and what the film can tell us about New York history and culture. Bruce and Sam talk about The Plaza, the Urban Haute […]
S2 EP1 – Age of Innocence
This is the first episode of Season 2 of City Between. In this episode we discuss the 1993 film Age of Innocence by Martin Scorsese. Bruce and Sam talk about the 1870s […]
Ep 22 – An Omani Ship in NYC – 1840
In this episode of the City Between podcast we go in search of the Sultanah, an Omani ship that reached New York’s harbor in 1840 on a mission to strengthen diplomatic and economic […]
Ep 21 – Kismet Temple – In Search of Moorish New York
In this episode of City Between Podcast we travel into Crown Heights Brooklyn in search of a lost civilization devoted to elaborate Moorish fantasy: The Shriners and their beautiful Kismet Temple. Join […]
Ep 20 – In Search of the Gowanus Oyster
The City Between Podcast explores the hidden and unexpected corners (and canals) of New York history. Come with us in search of a rare specimen: the Gowanus oyster as we travel down […]
How to Pack Small, Think Big
“‘I think,’ said Christopher Robin, ‘that we ought to eat all our Provisions now, so that we shan’t have so much to carry.’” Christopher Robin gives this very efficient advice to Winnie […]
Ep 23 – Streets of Cairo in Coney Island
In this episode we go in search of the lost “Streets of Cairo” and the “Turks” of Coney Island. We meet a colorful band of performers huddled together in Coney Island’s off-season […]
