Podcasts about jacquetta szathmari

Imposing concrete blocks surround New Yorkers, but WHY? Who built them?  Were they truly considered to be good decisions at the time?  Will we ever get rid of them?  (No.) Kathleen and guest host Jacquetta Szathmari from the top-rated podcast Hey You Know It discuss as many of these monstrosities as they can stomach. In part 1 of Ugliest Buildings, we discuss Brutalism in the city.  Checking out the Facebook page for the photos is an absolute imperative!! Check out co-host Jacquetta’s podcast Hey You Know It! Two of NYC’s worst buildings were featured in the Daily Mail’s 30 Ugliest Buildings In The World. Brutalism does have its fans, and they’re not 100% crazy. This episode of 99% Invisible has a lot of good info about why they think they way they do. Jacquetta mentioned Krull (1983), the dystopian sci fi pic that could have been set in the hulking buildings of lower Manhattan.  Starring baby Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane! A rare look inside 33 Thomas St, the former AT&T Long Lines building.  It's just as bad inside as out!! For more savage commentary on FIT, check out its NYC architecture page.   

The delightful Jacquetta Szathmari shares some of her vast knowledge about weird dicks.

Up in Washington Heights, on Jumel Terrace between 160th and 162nd Streets, sits a beautiful Federal- style mansion that played a critical role in American history.  The oldest house in Manhattan (but not the oldest in New York City!), Morris-Jumel had residents and visitors including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Queen Elizabeth, and Robert Stack, host of "Unsolved Mysteries".  Listen and learn about some amazing, headstrong women who lived there, like Mary Phillipse Morris (one of only 3 women to be tried for treason after the Revolutionary War) and Eliza Jumel, who rose from humble beginnings and manged her investments with such skill that she became the wealthiest woman in the United States. And hear all about the Mansion today, where friendly and informed staffers answer your questions about the beautifully- restored Georgian interiors and the rumors of restless spirits that wander the halls to this day.In case you wondered, the oldest house in the CITY is The Wycoff House Museum in Brooklyn.Here are the details you need if you want to visit the mansion.Big thanks to Jacquetta Szathmari, co-host of the great podcast Hey You Know It, for suggesting this topic!The grounds are kept free of rats and mice by hardworking local cats.  Of course I wouldn't mention the cats of Morris- Jumel without providing you with lots of pictures!Don't forget to visit our Facebook page for more photos!

Jacquetta Szathmari joins the guys for their Halloween show as they discuss the Rescue Rangers, Warren G, Nate Dogg, cat pee, sleepovers at Jabba's Palace, Chris' marriage, John's big head, dieting, Comic Con, Ernie Hudson, Osama Piñata, Bryan's dad, Scientology, Dungeons and Dragons, cosplay, the Bronx Zoo, monkeys, fighting animals, running for Borough President, drinking on the Staten Island Ferry, Karate Kid, Jurassic Park, Gravity, celebrity booze, Citizen Kane, Alfred Hitchcock, Throw Momma From the Train, Emilio Estevez, Mr. T, and more! Over 6 minutes of bonus content available for app users!

Activist, journalist, and groundbreaking outsider who shook up the field of urban planning: Jane Jacobs is one woman you definitely want to know more about.  Sometimes credited with bringing down Robert Moses (learn about him in our only 2- part episode:  Moses Part 1 and Moses Part 2), she used grassroots organizing and the media to draw attention to serious flaws in his plans to raze much of Greenwich Village and run the Lower Manhattan Expressway ("LoMex") through some of the coolest parts of the city. Her first book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, is required reading for students of urban planning. A controversial figure on her own right, her work has been criticized for being short-sighted.  Read some of her books and make up your own mind!Or at least start with a couple of her amazing paragraphs about the ballet of the sidewalk.Take a listen to our seventh episode to brush up on the (perceived) squalor of Five Points.Yes, it's true!  Brave, creative people are writing an opera about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs.Ric Burns' PBS documentary "New York" is amazing and everyone should watch it, from start to finish. The whole thing is on YouTube.  But here's a 27- minute clip about Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses.  All of Jane Jacobs'  booksHey You Know It is another amazing podcast on Podbean, starring our friends Jacquetta Szathmari and Katie Kazimir.  We're the special guest stars in the July 27, 2014 episode!Have you listened to the promo for our ABC Gotham Pub Quiz event, which will be Sunday Aug 17 at 4 pm? For ABC Gothamites who are parents and want to attend the Pub Quiz:  Barclay's Center is 2 blocks from the Pub Quiz location.  Sunday Aug 17th at 3 pm, the Marvel Universe Live is happening there.  They kids will love it.

There are 1165 acres of hills, ridges, valleys, verdant forest, wide- open fields, and other assorted gorgeousness waiting for you up in the Bronx!  Van Cortlandt Park has a hiking trail that is a National Historic Landmark, world- class running paths and trails, two public golf courses, boccie courts, cricket pitches, and a Gaelic football field.  And that's in addition to everything ELSE you can expect at one of the biggest city parks: basketball courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, handball courts, pools, and playgrounds.  What are you waiting for?   Your hosts Kathleen and Kate will see you there-- once the weather warms up a bit! Links to check out after you listen to the podcast: Hey You Know It is a fantastic podcast by our excellent friends Jacquetta Szathmari and Katie Kazimir. Soon- to- be- released episode HYKI92 features Kathleen and Kate discussing ABC Gotham! We tried to keep the topic for episode V a secret, but Katie and Jacquetta managed to weasel it out of us, those tricky dames. We're not the only people doing the history of Van Cortlandt Park!  Friends Of Van Cortlandt Park have an oral history project to record everyone's VCP memories.  Want to hear 92-year old Walter Perron's stories of the park in the 1920s and 1930s? Click here and scroll to the bottom. In 1895 it cost $624.80 to construct the golf course. Thanks to MeasuringWorth.com we know that golf course would have cost $78,800.00 if built today. See more pictures on our Facebook page!