Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town

About Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town

A podcast intended to share recollections, memories, and anecdotes about growing up in a large middle-class housing development in New York City between 1960 and 1980.

Publisher

jwhart

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Dec 2024

Latest episode

20 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Aug 2026

   Episode 17, part 2: Memories of Basketball in Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village

   Mike Lourie, Mark Curley, and Pete Vecsey talk about their memories of the game, the neighborhood players, and more in this second part of a two-part episode.

2. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Episode 17, Part 1: Memories of Basketball in Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village

   Mike Lourie, Mark Curley, and Pete Vecsey talk about their memories of the game, the neighborhood players, and more in this first part of a two-part episode.

3. 

   2 Jul 2026

   Episode 16: Talking With Frannie Sheehan, Diann D'Imperio, and Brenden Crowe

   After a several month layoff, we bring back the podcast with Frannie, Diann, and Brenden sharing stories about school plays, high school dances, and Stuy Town sports.

Who has been a guest on Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Andrea Nimberger
• Steve Ehrlich
• Jeanne McDonnell O'Shea
• Mike Cavanaugh
• Mary Anderson Gallagher

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.