The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Hosted by The Bowery Boys · Tom Meyers, Greg Young
4.7from 4,323 ratings
- 583
- Episodes
- 109
- Transcribed
- 4,323
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
- 1B
- YouTube views
About The Bowery Boys: New York City History
The tides of American history flow through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.
- Publisher
- Tom Meyers, Greg Young
- Category
- history · society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Sept 2008
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
109 of 583 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
#495 Gouverneur Morris: The Thrilling Adventures of a Founding Father
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Boss Tweed and His Gilded Age House of Corruption (Rewind)
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ghost Stories of Old New York (Live At Joe's Pub 2025)
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#495 Gouverneur Morris: The Thrilling Adventures of a Founding Father
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And for the rest of his life, and we'll talk about this, I'm sure, he thought that the Three-Fifths Clause was really the original sin that was sort of baked into the fabric of the Constitution, which caused all kinds of problems for decades after, even before the Civil War, which, of course, he didn't live to see. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,216,434,706
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 3,776 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 547 ratings
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- Quality
- 86
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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