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Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition

Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition

By: Jessica Jones and Meg MacCary
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 Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.© 2023 Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition Social Sciences True Crime World
Episodes
  • The More We Know: Volume 2

    The More We Know: Volume 2
    Dec 16 2025

    Meg and Jessica school each other on Page Six greatness including snippets about the Sutton Place Christmas tree wars, Saul Steinberg's epic 50th birthday bash, Leona Helmsley's bizarre exercise habits, and the most macabre field trip New York had to offer.

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    28 mins
  • Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie

    Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie
    Dec 9 2025

    Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat. Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.

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    42 mins
  • The More We Know: Volume 1

    The More We Know: Volume 1
    Dec 2 2025

    Meg and Jessica school each other on Michael Kors, the origin of The Big Apple, pigeon pee, John Lennon’s alien sighting, prison ferries, the Harlem tiger, the rules of dodge ball, and West Side Cowboys.

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    35 mins
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