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Historically Hip takes a look back through Northeast Pennsylvania newspaper archives to find interesting stories and chat with people about local history.

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    • Feb 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Restaurant Edition: The Preno Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 24:24


    Today on Historically Hip: Restaurant Edition, Times-Tribune librarian Brian Fulton is joined in the studio by staff writer Gia Mazur Merwine and producer and digital editor Laura Rysz. The three sat down with Russell Preno III, owner of Russell's Restaurant in Scranton, to chat about his family's century-long history in the restaurant business.Russell talks about his earliest memories at the restaurant, the family's authentic Italian cuisine and how it feels to carry on the legacy started by his great-grandparents 100 years ago. Don't forget to also pick up a copy of the Sunday, Feb. 19, edition of Life&Times inside The Sunday Times or visit thetimes-tribune.com to read about the Preno family.

    Episode 4.1: Mother's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 16:37


    Co-hosts Brian Fulton and Caitlin Heaney West take a look back at the history of the Mother's Day special edition, an annual tradition in the Scranton newspapers that started during the Great Depression. They'll also chat about what it takes to put together the Mother's Day section and what to expect this year.

    Episode 3.3: Spirited Away

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 33:24


    Brian and Caitlin share stories of the supernatural (and super unusual) in their annual Halloween episode.

    Episode 3.2: The Mankiewicz Brothers Go to Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 30:42


    On this episode, we have stars in our eyes -- the Old Hollywood kind, that is.  Brian and Caitlin chat about Mankiewicz brothers, Herman and Joseph, who made a huge impact on the Golden Age of Hollywood, as well as some of the other Northeast Pennsylvanians who found success in the film industry.

    Episode 3.1: Presidential Inauguration Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 56:52


    As the nation prepares to swear in President-elect and Scranton native Joe Biden, Brian and Caitlin take a look back at the nation's other presidents and how their hometowns have honored them through the years.

    Episode 2.4: A Spooky Good Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 27:54


    Ghosts? Goblins? Aliens? Brian and Caitlin share spooky and unusual tales from across the region just in time for Halloween.

    Episode 2.3: She Persisted

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 32:31


    Hosts Brian Fulton and Caitlin Heaney West take a look back at the passage of the 19th Amendment, the role Pennsylvania played in the suffrage movement and much more as the nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the United States.

    Episode 2.2.: Sky Racers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 25:09


    AccessNEPA.com's Brian Fulton and Caitlin Heaney West take a look at the comets that have lit up the night sky across Northeast Pennsylvania and around the world and the sometimes unusual stories that went with them.

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    Episode 2.1: The Everhart Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 35:33


    We take a look at the history of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, including its busy dedication day, plus a look at other memorable moments from the last 112 years.

    Historically Hip: Haunted Northeast Pennsylvania

    Play Episode Play 29 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 27:50


    Just in time for Halloween, Historically Hip takes you to some of Northeast Pennsylvania's haunted spots for some spooky stories.

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    Historically Hip: Lackawanna Memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 23:37


    Host Brian Fulton sits down with Scranton Times-Tribune columnist and editor Chris Kelly about the upcoming pictorial history book, "Lackawanna Memories."

    Episode 3: Summer 1891

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 24:49


    Our hosts take a look at how an entertainment extravaganza about ancient Pompeii threatened to destroy Scranton when a fire broke out at the city's driving park.

    Episode 2: January 1963

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 31:24


    Historically Hip travels to January 1963 to look at a tragedy that struck Nay Aug Park Zoo in Scranton. We'll also look at the history of some local zoos and chat with the Take 2 movie bloggers about the new "Lion King" movie.

    Edisode 1: July 1969

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 27:05


    Welcome to the debut episode of Historically Hip, a podcast that brings you interesting tales from Northeast Pennsylvania's newspaper archives and today. This episode, we journey back to July 1969, when man first walked on the moon, and look at a local man- Glynn Lunney- who was in mission control at the time.

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