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Exploding Brooklyn

Exploding Brooklyn

By: Tripping Balls Through History
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 Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.Tripping Balls Through History Social Sciences True Crime World
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  • Mary Ann Duffy of Williamsburg

    Mary Ann Duffy of Williamsburg
    Nov 23 2023
    Mary Ann Duffy of Williamsburg:
    Unfortunate Mam'selle and Nymph Du Pave:
    Clinker Revolver Inebriate Bummer Item Prize and Friend:
    Girl Does What She Wants To Do.

    Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.

    Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.

    Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com
    Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory
    bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory
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    27 mins
  • The Murder of William Guldensuppe, the Cover-Up, the Fallout, 1897

    The Murder of William Guldensuppe, the Cover-Up, the Fallout, 1897
    Nov 16 2023
    featuring:
    Thorn Faces Jury
    Thorn's Awful Accusation
    Mrs. Nack's Career of Crime
    Cigars for the Convicts at Sing Sing
    Photograph Where Head Should Be
    A Stay for Martin Thorn
    Mrs. Nack May Plead Manslaughter
    The Jury's Wine Bill
    Mrs. Nack Taken To Auburn
    For Use As A Wine Shop
    Mrs. Nack Released From Prison
    & more

    Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.

    Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.

    Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com
    Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory
    bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • The History of the Common Scold, Slum Children With Cameras, Animal Visitors To Newtown Creek

    The History of the Common Scold, Slum Children With Cameras, Animal Visitors To Newtown Creek
    Nov 9 2023
    Animal Visitors To The Creek
    A Sea Dog Stealing Bass, 1832
    Sea Dog Captured and Sold To The American Museum
    Sea Dog Near the Creek - 1859
    Two Day Fox Hunt In Greenpoint, 1932
    Shark Shot 8 Times, 1950
    Calf Fleeing Slaughterhouse In Brooklyn, 1957
    Dolphin Spotted In Brooklyn's Polluted Newtown Creek, 2010

    Cameras Open World To Slum Children, 1968
    Dump It Yourself Depots
    Wertheimer - "Infanticide in the American Imagination" by Janet Galley
    Margaret Shaw & The Common Scold and James v. Commonwealth

    featuring: "Infanticide in the American Imagination" by Janet Galley

    Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.

    Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.

    Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com
    Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory
    bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory
    Show More Show Less
    51 mins
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