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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
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  • Invisible Women + The Chosen

    Invisible Women + The Chosen
    May 27 2025

    Meg tells of how sculptress Barbara G. Cohn Bisgyer brought down a crime ring. Jessica introduces “The Door”: the ultimate arbiters of club life.

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    44 mins
  • A Watch to Die For + We Saw It Coming

    A Watch to Die For + We Saw It Coming
    May 20 2025

    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”.

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    48 mins
  • In Search of + Proto-Strollerati

    In Search of + Proto-Strollerati
    May 13 2025

    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.

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    49 mins

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