Historically Hip

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.