Meg finds the cracks Adam Berwid fell through thanks to changes in NY State mental health laws. Jessica checks out Steve Epstein's midtown Mecca for pinball wizards: Broadway Arcade. 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 stor…

Meg traces the link between the murder of Johnny Pius and the Long Island Serial Killer. Jessica revels in the artistry of savage theater reviews and the unlikely phenomenon of UES ska. 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 s…

Meg explains the wildly exclusionary practices of co-op boards and their unspoken policy of NOKD (not our kind, dear). Jessica eulogizes Val Kilmer, the chameleon actor who ruled the 80s with his roles in Top Gun, Top Secret, and Real Genius. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE …

Meg hears of Ed Koch’s favorite moment in history: the Transit Strike of 1980. Jessica visits one of the rare triangle buildings in the city which has always existed to help New Yorkers in need. PLUS Meg and Jessica discuss Cynthia Weiner’s novel about a girl coming of age in NYC in the ‘80s: A Gorgeous Excitement. Please check out our website, fol…

Revisit Meg and Jessica's continued discussion of the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 2 of 2. 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…

Revisit Meg and Jessica's most requested story: the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 1 of 2. 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 delves deep into Democratic Congressman Frederick Richmond’s dirty deeds. Jessica reveals the sexual hype behind 80s cocktails and is appalled by a Slippery Nipple. 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…

Meg tours Tudor City and investigates the deaths of Hungarian émigrés George Senty and Piroska Lantos. Jessica marvels at Diana Ross making the show go on in Central park during a hurricane. 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 …

Meg investigates the twisted tale of lemur enthusiast Professor John Buettner-Janusch. Jessica follows the star-studded origins of the club hit The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight. 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…

Meg investigates the baffling disappearance of Columbia Presbyterian researcher, Dr. Margaret Kilcoyne. Jessica muses about the allure of the powerful woman and the dominatrix who lived upstairs. 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 i…

Meg hears all about actress Melonie Haller’s treacherous weekend in Southampton. Jessica tracks teen rockers the Lunachicks as they stir up NYC after dark. 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 list…

Meg weeds through what and who was behind the murder of police officer Eddie Byrne in South Jamaica, Queens. Jessica takes us on a tour through the history of plastic surgery via Jocelyn Wildenstein’s addiction to face fixing. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you…

Meg checks out the cult responsible for America’s love of sushi. Jessica explores Sing Sing inmate Miguel Piñero’s play Short Eyes and its rise to Broadway acclaim. 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…

Meg learns the ways of Sun Myung Moon, the Unification Church, and his “Moonie” followers. Jessica revisits partying at Nell’s, the iconic club that welcomed all - as long as they paid the $10 cover. 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 a…

Meg learns how dedicated girlfriends discovered the identity of Joel Rifkin’s first victim. Jessica takes a tour of dive bars, and the communities they created, in the East Village circa 1986. 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 idea…

Meg discovers the true story behind a Satanic Panic scare on Long Island. Jessica sniffs out the facts behind cocaine queenpin Griselda Blanco’s violent rise and fall. 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 …

Happy New Year! Revisit Meg and Jessica’s first episode ever: The Good Time Gal + Porno Pioneers, now available with advanced editing and sound quality. 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 listeni…

Meg finds out how the jury in the murder trial of Eric Smokes and David Warren got it so wrong. Jessica tracks how The Saint morphed from gay Shangri-La to a booze-free teen scene. 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 storie…

Meg investigates the incendiary story of the Weather Underground and their far leftist principles. Jessica reads into the absurd publishing industry brouhaha over John Ehrlichman’s tell-all “Witness to Power”. 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 …

Meg gets a courtside seat to John McEnroe’s meltdowns and epic rivalry with Bjorn Borg. Jessica searches the newsstand for New York Woman magazine, the first to make advertisers pay for the privilege to court women. 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 kn…

Meg hunts down the real stories behind three Metropolitan Museum art heists. Jessica weaves a tale of tapestries, the big top, polyamory, and unicorns. 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 listenin…

Meg dives deep into the early days of Hip Hop and how the Blackout of 1977 propelled the movement. Jessica pays tribute to Judith Jamison, groundbreaking muse and successor as director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! L…

Meg mourns the suicide of New York Ballet City principal dancer Joseph Duell. Jessica returns to the election of 1980 to try to understand how we got here. 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 list…

Meg spots the red flags “America’s Dad” Bill Cosby planted along the way. Jessica learns that the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping case didn’t die with the alleged murderer. 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 y…

Meg is haunted by the mysterious murder of Yeshiva boy Chaim Weiss. Jessica marvels at the silent rise and fall of mime, from Shields and Yarnell to Mummenschanz. 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 f…

Meg peeks behind the curtain of the World Wrestling Federation and the art of kayfabe. Jessica learns that Times Square wasn’t cleaned up by City Hall, it was… cats? 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 yo…

Meg learns the lore of the Surf Club, cocaine and champagne filled yuppie paradise. Jessica follows up her story on Dr. Robert Damino, and goes deep on Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital. 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 sto…

Meg recounts the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of newlywed Lisa Marie Solomon. Jessica uncovers the murderous connection between Louis Kahan, My Hanh Le, and the bizarre second act of their story. 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…

Meg tells the true tale behind the most famous tabloid headline of all time: Headless Body in Topless Bar. Jessica looks into the back story of iconic writer Irwin Shaw’s beef with his alma mater, Brooklyn College. 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 kno…

Meg gets lost in the lore of the Central Park Ramble - haven for birders, horticulturalists, and gay men. Jessica heals her Javits Center trauma and learns to appreciate the iconic convention center. 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 a…

Meg tells the tale of how a group of rent controlled tenants bested Donald Trump. Jessica reports on the press conference announcing Christie Brinkley as the first super model to control her image and brand. 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 yo…

Meg looks into the violent backstory of Norman Mailer’s protégé Jack Henry Abbott. Jessica tries on Sandra Garratt’s modular system of new wave fashion: Units. 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 …

Meg and Jessica chat with BFF and frequent guest Travis Myers about his bouncer life in the 80s NYC clubs and bars. 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 remembers why Andrew McCarthy was always her favorite Brat Packer. Jessica bumps up Danitra Vance, who brought lesbian, feminist performance art to SNL of all places. 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 Tha…

Meg digs up the true story about the mysterious and maligned Mole People. Jessica joins Andrew McCarthy for his very Gen X Brat Pack catharsis. 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 takes a drive on the Cross Bronx Expressway and spots Mayor Koch’s Potemkin Village of decal covered bombed-out buildings. Jessica hops on her 10-speed and joins the bike messenger revolution, terrifying pedestrians and forever changing NYC cycling laws. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW…

Meg goes behind the curtain of Jill Krementz’ iconic book A Very Young Dancer and tells the real story of Stephanie Shelby. Jessica eavesdrops on New Yorkers with cartoonist Stan Mack, creator of the Village Voice's “Real Life Funnies." Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hea…

Meg’s obsession with The Jinx leads her to Debrah Charatan’s sordid tale of real estate, sniff tests, and iron clad trusts. Jessica stays out after 10pm and wonders, along with the WNYW news team, if her parents know where she is. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from…

Meg recounts how Yankee owner George Steinbrenner got ejected from the game. Jessica marvels at Russian defector Mikhail Baryshnikov and the ballet boom he helped inspire. 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 Th…

Meg recounts the horrific night the Happy Land Social Club went up in flames. Jessica sits down for a burger and stands up for a cause with Florent Morellet. 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 li…

Meg uncovers Karen Carpenter’s musical genius and fatal battle with anorexia nervosa. Jessica hangs out at Bond’s International Casino with The Clash as they do battle with promoters and right by their fans. 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 yo…

Meg goes to court with Carolee Koster and her dad, neither of whom will take no for an answer. Jessica trawls personal ads from 1686 - 1986 and finds that nothing's new in the dating game. 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 fo…

Meg pays homage to her preteen idol, feminist icon Miss Piggy. Jessica hangs at The Ritz — the first club to meld video and music, inspiring MTV and Duran Duran. 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 fo…

Meg is creeped out by The Sullivanians, Upper West Side psychotherapy cult and real estate trap. Jessica pines for the pre-trump Plaza Hotel of Trader Vic’s, the Gold & Silver Ball, and true elegance. 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 …

Meg learns about family values from brothers Vinny the Chin and Father Gigante. Jessica gets beamed up and finds the link between recent NYC alien sightings and the Hudson Valley abductees of the 80s. 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 …

Meg and Jessica engage a bunch of BFFs of the podcast and celebrate Desperately Seeking the 80s' 100th episode at Bailey's Corner Pub. 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 …

Meg hears how a generation of tri-state kids barely escaped death at Action Park. Jessica visits two of the most irascible food purveyors in the city: The Original Soupman and Kenny Shopsin. 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 …

Meg eulogizes two murderous denizens of the art world: Carl Andre and Andrew Crispo. Jessica samples the reigning New York bagels and bites into their backstory. 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 fo…

Meg investigates the twisted tale of embezzlement in the Diamond District that led to the CBS Murders. Jessica delves into the hilariously twisted minds of Johnny Kennedy Toole and Robert Plunket. 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 …

Meg and Jessica get invaluable insight from BFF Travis Myers, a retired NYPD Detective, about Yorkville serial psychopath Eric Napoletano. 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 …