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This Used To Be The Place is a fiction podcast series exploring how New York City’s past collides with its present. Season One centers around Anna who, after emerging from her apartment for the first time in three days, finds a notebook with an intriguing list of names. Each episode, she tracks dow…

Celeste Kaufman


    • Mar 22, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 16 EPISODES


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    Chapter Eight (Hannah, Grandmother)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Anna tracks down one last person: the owner of the notebook. Additional voice work provided by Ellis Rodenas and Ramya Hipp https://ia601506.us.archive.org/5/items/Chapter8_201803/Chapter%208%20.mp3  

    Chapter Seven (Julius Kramer, Budapest)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Anna's visit to Alana's shop has sent her reeling back into a heavy bout of depression. Struggling with whether or not to continue on her quest with the notebook, she eventually decides she could use some human connection and arranges to meet Julius Kramer, an old man who keeps pigeons in Inwood. Additional voice work … Continue reading Chapter Seven (Julius Kramer, Budapest) →

    Chapter Six (Alana, 1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Now that Anna knows what the list is, she wants to find out why it is. She figures the best way to do so is to meet Alana, who owns an esoteric shop in Bushwick, and visit her for a psychic reading. Additional voice work provided by Ellis Rodenas. https://ia601501.us.archive.org/26/items/ChapterSix_201803/Chapter%20Six.mp3

    Chapter Five (Gale Cohen, Brighton Beach)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Anna encounters two religious women on her way to find Gale Cohen, an old woman living in Brighton Beach, who leave her feeling guilty about the trickery she's been up to. This guilt overwhelms her when she arrives at Gale's apartment to find a shocking discovery, and learns a crucial piece of information about the … Continue reading Chapter Five (Gale Cohen, Brighton Beach) →

    Chapter Four (Sarah, Artist, TriBeCa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Anna arranges a studio visit with Sarah, an artist living in TriBeCa. They bond over the struggles of living a creative life, and both end up revealing far more than they planned. Additional voice work provided by Ellis Rodenas. https://ia801505.us.archive.org/3/items/ChapterFour_201803/Chapter%20Four%20.mp3

    Chapter Three (Ira Baum, Museum of Natural History)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Anna heads to the Museum of Natural History to try and meet Ira Baum, a scientist who works in their research department. As she contemplates what his connection may be to Rachel, she gets a text from a long-term on-again-off-again love interest. Additional voice work provided by Xavier Holland, Robert Douthat, John Toon, Andrea Giacobbe, … Continue reading Chapter Three (Ira Baum, Museum of Natural History) →

    Chapter Two (Rachel, Park Slope)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    Under the guise of being a food blogger, Anna meets Rachel, who has recently opened a café in Park Slope. Unexpectedly taken with Rachel, Anna ends up asking for a job in the café. This all may be too much too soon for Anna, however, as her anxiety flares, culminating in a frightening encounter with … Continue reading Chapter Two (Rachel, Park Slope) →

    Chapter One (Anna, Protagonist)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018


    We meet Anna at the tail-end of a depressive slump that has caused her to not leave her apartment in three days. She goes to the library to pick up some new books, and finds a notebook with a list of names inside. https://ia801506.us.archive.org/30/items/ChapterOne_201803/Chapter%20One%20.mp3

    Chapter Eight (Hannah, Grandmother)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    Anna tracks down one last person: the owner of the notebook. Additional voice work provided by Ellis Rodenas and Ramya Hipp https://ia601506.us.archive.org/5/items/Chapter8_201803/Chapter%208%20.mp3  

    Chapter Seven (Julius Kramer, Budapest)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    Anna’s visit to Alana’s shop has sent her reeling back into a heavy bout of depression. Struggling with whether or not to continue on her quest with the notebook, she eventually decides she could use some human connection and arranges to meet Julius Kramer, an old man who keeps pigeons in Inwood. Additional voice work … Continue reading Chapter Seven (Julius Kramer, Budapest) →

    Chapter Six (Alana, 1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    Now that Anna knows what the list is, she wants to find out why it is. She figures the best way to do so is to meet Alana, who owns an esoteric shop in Bushwick, and visit her for a psychic reading. Additional voice work provided by Ellis Rodenas. https://ia601501.us.archive.org/26/items/ChapterSix_201803/Chapter%20Six.mp3

    Chapter Five (Gale Cohen, Brighton Beach)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    Anna encounters two religious women on her way to find Gale Cohen, an old woman living in Brighton Beach, who leave her feeling guilty about the trickery she’s been up to. This guilt overwhelms her when she arrives at Gale’s apartment to find a shocking discovery, and learns a crucial piece of information about the … Continue reading Chapter Five (Gale Cohen, Brighton Beach) →

    Chapter Four (Sarah, Artist, TriBeCa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    Anna arranges a studio visit with Sarah, an artist living in TriBeCa. They bond over the struggles of living a creative life, and both end up revealing far more than they planned. Additional voice work provided by Ellis Rodenas. https://ia801505.us.archive.org/3/items/ChapterFour_201803/Chapter%20Four%20.mp3

    Chapter Three (Ira Baum, Museum of Natural History)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    Anna heads to the Museum of Natural History to try and meet Ira Baum, a scientist who works in their research department. As she contemplates what his connection may be to Rachel, she gets a text from a long-term on-again-off-again love interest. Additional voice work provided by Xavier Holland, Robert Douthat, John Toon, Andrea Giacobbe, … Continue reading Chapter Three (Ira Baum, Museum of Natural History) →

    Chapter Two (Rachel, Park Slope)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    Under the guise of being a food blogger, Anna meets Rachel, who has recently opened a café in Park Slope. Unexpectedly taken with Rachel, Anna ends up asking for a job in the café. This all may be too much too soon for Anna, however, as her anxiety flares, culminating in a frightening encounter with … Continue reading Chapter Two (Rachel, Park Slope) →

    Chapter One (Anna, Protagonist)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018


    We meet Anna at the tail-end of a depressive slump that has caused her to not leave her apartment in three days. She goes to the library to pick up some new books, and finds a notebook with a list of names inside. https://ia801506.us.archive.org/30/items/ChapterOne_201803/Chapter%20One%20.mp3

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