Shows
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionTake a Hike + Delivering with LoveMeg hears of Ed Koch’s favorite moment in history: the Transit Strike of 1980. Jessica visits one of the rare triangle buildings in the city which has always existed to help New Yorkers in need. PLUS Meg and Jessica discuss Cynthia Weiner’s novel about a girl coming of age in NYC in the ‘80s: A Gorgeous Excitement.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERETh...2025-04-0145 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionWater Wipeout + Cranky CooksMeg hears how a generation of tri-state kids barely escaped death at Action Park. Jessica visits two of the most irascible food purveyors in the city: The Original Soupman and Kenny Shopsin.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-04-0253 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionArt is Dead + Bagel BrouhahaMeg eulogizes two murderous denizens of the art world: Carl Andre and Andrew Crispo. Jessica samples the reigning New York bagels and bites into their backstory.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-03-2652 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionWest Side Story + Novel ComicsMeg investigates the twisted tale of embezzlement in the Diamond District that led to the CBS Murders. Jessica delves into the hilariously twisted minds of Johnny Kennedy Toole and Robert Plunket.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-03-1957 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionNature vs. NurtureMeg and Jessica get invaluable insight from BFF Travis Myers, a retired NYPD Detective, about Yorkville serial psychopath Eric Napoletano.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-03-1254 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionUnderworld + UndergroundMeg finds out exactly what it takes to push good cop Vinny Davis over the edge. Jessica discovers how Xerox machines paved the way for the birth of DIY publishing.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-03-0546 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #9 - Brooke WentzMeg and Jessica talk with Brooke Wentz about her new book Transfigured New York and her undergrad days as a DJ on Columbia's WKCR-FM chatting up the experimental artists making work in New York.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-02-2729 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionGuest Pass + You Can Call Me RayMeg investigates the true story behind John Guare’s theatrical masterpiece Six Degrees of Separation. Jessica untangles the cheesy threads of the legendary Ray’s Pizza litigation.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-02-2043 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Cygnet Ring + Moose MassacreMeg looks into the mysterious murder of Mike Malkan, proto-Jack Dorrian and doomed bon vivant. Jessica is slain by Frank Rich, the Butcher of Broadway, and celebrates the birth of a cult classic.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-02-1344 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #8 - Jennifer GoodnowMeg and Jessica meet up at Jennifer Goodnow's Apartment 1B to chat about air shafts, nosy neighbors, and the best pickles in town.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-02-0644 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBlow by Blow + Just LookingMeg investigates the epic expulsion of 14 students from Choate in '84. Jessica revisits Barneys for weird window shopping and THE chopped salad.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-01-3051 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionDance of Death + Prince of ChintzMeg takes a long, hard look at the dirty dealings of the men behind the Chippendales empire. Jessica confronts the ubiquitous mauve and marble of 80s interior design.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-01-231h 01
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionDo I Know You? + X-Ray ChicMeg introduces Caroline Kennedy's tireless and terrifying "super fan." Jessica weighs the merits of diets, exercise, and amphetamines.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-01-1650 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSeparated at Death + MLK Gets His DayMeg explores the discreet gay bars of Sutton Place and finds a Staten Island interloper, Richard Rogers, The Last Call Killer. Jessica remembers the establishment of MLK Jr. Day and the proud New Yorkers who helped make it so.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2024-01-0945 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionNot Your Buddy + Madonna Saves MTVMeg investigates the love triangle that left Jack Tupper dead and Buddy Jacobson on the lam. Jessica reveals MTV’s true origins and how, as with so much, it’s all about Madonna. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-12-1954 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSwinger Cesspool + Goodbar/Bad BarMeg checks out the 60 person jacuzzi and meatball buffet at Plato's Retreat. Jessica examines how Looking for Mr. Goodbar became a litmus test for sexism thanks to an introspective detective.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-12-1245 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionGood Sex! + Who Needs Writers?Meg seeks advice from America's favorite sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Jessica goes down a writers' strike rabbit hole and ends up on Night Flight and... COPS?Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-12-0542 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionTrash TV + Thanksgiving LobsterMeg watches Geraldo Rivera get his comeuppance for giving a platform to Neo-Nazis. Jessica finds an unexpected musical guest at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-11-2852 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSpecial Episode - The Yorkville of Our YouthMeg and Jessica read stories shared by our Yorkvillian listeners who spent, and misspent, their formative years in Yorkville, tucked between East 79th and East 96th, between 3rd and the East River.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-11-1445 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Theater Kid + Queen of the NightMeg walks in the footsteps of Caroline Rose Isenberg on the night of her Upper West Side attack. Jessica visits Morgan Fairchild at her favorite haunts: Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest, Dallas, and all the best nightime soaps.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-11-0749 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #7 - Guy Richards SmitMeg and Jessica dive into the mosh pit of Guy Richards Smit’s days as a NY teen on the punk scene, and his current incarnation as a New Yorker cartoonist. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-10-3154 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionStaten Fright-Land + the shame... THE SHAMEMeg hunts down Andre Rand, the real life bogeyman of Staten Island. Jessica learns how yuppies were tormented by the gift that kept on giving: the scarlet H(erpes)!Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-10-2451 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #6 - Travis MyersMeg and Jessica prowl the streets with Travis Myers, an actual 84th Street Bomber, and earn their Yorkville stripes.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-10-1738 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBear Trauma + You Can't Have It AllMeg visits Gus, the neurotic and beloved polar bear at The Central Park Zoo. Jessica takes Helen Gurley Brown to task for perpetuating the myth of the superwoman.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-10-1050 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionArtist Interrupted + Bowzer and BrianMeg investigates the rape and murder of avant-garde feminist artist Theresa Cha. Jessica discovers the unlikely connection between Sha Na Na and Brian Eno.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-10-0356 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionDrinks with Uncle Charlie + Beyond BeliefMeg goes to the Village's beloved gay club Uncle Charlie's and discovers all kinds of drama. Jessica reveals the intersection of real estate and religion at the Carnegie Hill mosque and The Watchtower. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-09-2650 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionMystery Men + Aerobicize!Meg investigates two murders in the neighborhood. Jessica skips the gym and goes straight to Body Design by Gilda.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-09-1955 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSpecial Child + Disco Queen of 66thMeg travels to Hart Island, the largest potter's field in the United States and final resting place of the first baby to die of AIDS. Jessica snags a ticket to Here Lies Love, meets up with Imelda Marcos at the disco, and checks out the rest of her corrupt Manhattan life.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,2023-09-1251 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionHorace Mann Horror + Battery Powered ArtMeg reports on the decades of rampant sexual abuse that haunted the prestigious Horace Mann School. Jessica takes a tour of the amber waves of grain that once was Battery Park.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-09-0555 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionNora + The MasonsMeg reads into Nora Ephron's sweetest (and legendary) revenge: Heartburn. Jessica decodes the connection between Nicolas Cage, the Freemasons, and... her own grandfather.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-08-0142 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBasia + Mary LeaMeg tells the twisted tale of two women at the heart of the bitter Johnson & Johnson estate battle: Basia Johnson and Mary Lea Johnson Richards. Jessica is properly appalled and perks herself back up by naming our new mixer.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-07-2546 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe King of Queens + Dinner TheaterMeg investigates the corruption and drama that defined Donald Manes' short life. Jessica dines at The Quilted Giraffe and gets a good look at its clientele of American Psychos.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-07-1148 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBye Bye Baby + American Food FightMeg tracks down three babies who were snatched out of NYC hospitals in the 80s. Jessica chows down on restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton's 1983 manifesto against American nouvelle cuisine.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-07-0450 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionGame Over + HoJo HoldoutMeg visits Games, Games, Games, the Yorkville arcade with a tragic history. Jessica follows up her Times Square story with two tales from 1988.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-06-2743 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionShe Would Not Be Ignored + Playland, Pea Coats, and PasodobleMeg finds out what went down with the real life Fatal Attraction murder. Jessica goes to Times Square for a fake ID and a turn on the dance floor at La Escuelita.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-06-2049 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSubway Stories + Mayoral MeltdownMeg goes down into the subway to tell tales of horror and hope on the tracks. Jessica takes note of the events that led to the election of David Dinkins, New York's first black mayor.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-06-1349 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBreaking News + Day in the LifeMeg reports on trailblazing news anchor Jessica Savitch's life and tragic death. Jessica unearths true-life tales from June 1st, 1987, courtesy of writer Richard Grayson's diary.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-06-0645 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionTwin Terrors + America Gets HandsyMeg examines Dead Ringer twins Cyril and Stewart Marcus, gynecologists from hell. Jessica ponders 80s musical philanthropy and holds Hands Across America.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-05-3045 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #5 - Beckett RossetMeg and Jessica meet up with Beckett Rosset and hear about growing up fast and loose in the West Village.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-05-1632 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #4 - Alex SmithMeg and Jessica chat with Alex Smith at Ryan's Daughter about their childhoods roaming the streets of Yorkville and Carnegie Hill.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-05-0938 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThere She Is... + Where the Nerds AreMeg recalls the reign, the reveal, and the rebound of Vanessa Williams, Miss America 1984. Jessica revisits and breaks down the teen culture of coffee shops and diners.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-05-0257 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Scarsdale Die(t) + From Klutz to KingMeg tells of Herman Tarnower's comeuppance at the hands of Headmistress Jean Harris. Jessica's encounter with Howard Stern yields more schmendrick than shock jock.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-04-1848 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency + Deep in VogueMeg watches Nan Goldin's documentary All the Beauty and the Boodshed. Jessica tours the original drag balls of NYC with Tim Lawrence.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-04-1144 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionModel Murder Mystery + Inappropriate CrushesLIVE from Malt and Mold! Meg investigates the cold case of neighbor Marie-Josée Saint-Antoine. Jessica ponders the wisdom of Teen Beat featuring 30-year-old heart throbs and swoons over Kevin Kline.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-04-0435 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #3 - Russell and RubyMeg and Jessica chat with Russell Sharon and Ruby Sutton about making art in the 80s and the Newest Bohemia.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-03-2831 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionWhat's the Frequency, Dan? + Kurt's Big SecretMeg walks in Dan Rather's shoes during his time of "courage." Jessica goes Nazi hunting after Kurt Waldheim.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-03-2136 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionCentral Park Exonerated + Dare to Be Different!Meg discusses the aftermath of the attack on the Central Park Jogger. Part 2 of 2. Jessica MacGyvers her radio to reach WLIR: Long Island Radio.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-03-1442 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionCentral Park Five + From Retail to EternityMeg tracks the events of the evening of April 19th, 1989 when Trisha Meili jogged into Central Park. Part 1 of 2. Jessica tells of the meteoric rise and all too brief career of fashion icon Perry Ellis.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-03-0746 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionPervy Pen + Man on the MoonMeg uncovers the shocking double life of one of New York's most esteemed judges. Jessica appreciates Andy Kaufman, from Foreign Man to Tony Clifton: "T'ank you veddy much."Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-02-2842 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBillie's Stay at Bellevue + André’s Reign at VogueMeg tracks down Billie Boggs, the homeless woman Ed Koch sent to Bellevue. Jessica tells of legendary editor Andre Leon Talley and his reign of fabulousness at Vogue.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-02-2150 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionPunch to the Face + Scalpel to the KisserMeg tells of the night Billy Ray Collins fought for his life at Madison Square Garden. Jessica introduces Jocelyn Wildenstein, the ultimate "cat lady."Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-02-1452 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionWhiz Kid Who Wasn't + Bridle Path BoogieMeg invests in David P. Bloom's Ponzi scheme. Jessica saddles up for a rant on Central Park's Bridle Path.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-01-3143 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionCapote Roasts His Swans + Irving Frees His BearsMeg tells of how Truman Capote dug his own grave with his pen. Jessica checks into The Hotel New Hampshire and finds Rob Lowe, beautiful bathrobes, and a bear.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-01-2445 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSomething Wildly Violent + Englishman in New YorkMeg watches Something Wild for the first time in thirty years and sees what was hiding in plain sight. Jessica travels from Edwardian England to 80s NYC to chart the epic life and times of Quentin Crisp.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-01-1751 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionTrouble in the 77th + Goodbye Mr. BroadwayMeg gets down in the dirt with the corrupt officers of Bed-Stuy's 77th Precinct. Jessica pays tribute to the singular sensation Michael Bennett.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-01-1037 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionDuPont's Revenge + WAPMeg tells of Richard DuPont's inspired revenge on the villanous Roy Cohn. Jessica attends the Feminist Sex Wars from Barnard to Bloomingdales.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2023-01-0356 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionIvana vs. Moola + Xmas in NYMeg dishes on Ivana Trump's divorce saga. Jessica takes a magical walk through the snowy streets of New York.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-12-2752 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionHymie Town + Murder, Inc.Meg looks into Jesse Jackson's biggest blunder. Jessica discovers the connection between Queens' Supreme Team and East Coast Rap.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-12-1343 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionA Musical + A MassacreMeg knows why the movie Fame is gonna live forever. Jessica goes Cruising with Al Pacino at the Ramrod, site of the West Street Massacre.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-12-0646 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionMessy Bessy + Rock's "True Fairy"Meg digs up all the dirt on Bess Myerson's fall from grace. Jessica remembers the short life of Jobriath, the Chelsea Hotel's resident glam rocker.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-11-2942 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionOperation Wife Drop + Fearsome FoodiesMeg counts the many red flags waving around Dr. Robert Bierenbaum. Jessica spills the tea on food critics Gael Greene and Mimi Sheraton.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-11-2242 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #2 - Dylan HundleyMeg and Jessica share a bowl of chili and hear how Indie It Girl Dylan Hundley found her voice.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-11-1535 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition10 Gracie Square + Model ApartmentMeg looks closer at Carter Cooper's last days and hours and minutes. Jessica introduces Eileen Ford and the origins of the super model.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-11-0842 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSorry Not Sorry + Kilt It!Meg calls into the dark and revealing Apology Line. Jessica waxes nostalgic about school uniforms.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-11-0147 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBad Neighbors + The F BombMeg spreads juicy gossip about Griffin Dunne's summer with Ric Ocasek. Jessica tunes in for the perfect evening: Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and Saturday Night Live.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-10-2543 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionWife in a Coma + Rabbit Holes and Glory HolesMeg zips back and forth between Newport and Fifth Avenue during Claus von Bülow's trials for attempting to murder his wife Sunny. Jessica stays up into the wee hours to watch Night Flight and Mondo New York.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-10-1851 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionGirl Power + King of HospitalityMeg protests inequity in the art world with the Guerrilla Girls. Jessica orders for the table at Danny Meyer's groundbreaking Union Square Café.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-10-1143 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionArt Crime + Social ClimbMeg reports on the morning when Ana Mendieta fell from Carl Andre's high rise window. Jessica gets a highly coveted table at Mortimer's and dishes about Elaine's.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-10-0449 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFIELD TRIP #1 - Dorrian'sMeg and Jessica sidle up to the bar on their very first FIELD TRIP.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-09-2921 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionMISSING + B&TMeg reflects on the disappearance of Etan Patz and the origin of Milk Carton Kids. Jessica explains the social death of the Bridge and Tunnel crowd.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-09-2744 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFive Million Dollar Man + Origin of SnarkMeg celebrates Curtis Sharp's huge New York State Lotto win. Jessica flips through the pages of the first issue of Spy magazine.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-09-2049 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionA Very Special Episode Pt. 2 - Trial & AftermathMeg and Jessica continue their discussion of the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 2 of 2.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-09-1358 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionA Very Special Episode - Murderer Amongst UsMeg and Jessica tackle their most requested story: the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 1 of 2.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-09-061h 02
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionHell on the L Train + Big Apple Sparks UpMeg decries the NYPD's chokehold on young Michael Stewart. Jessica samples the grass in NYC's parks.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-08-2342 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionMurder at The Met + Punk Teen SceneMeg searches The Metropolitan Opera House for missing violinist Helen Hagnes. Jessica discovers the ultra-cool kids' extracurricular activity.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-08-1638 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionFollow the Leader + Kings of Club FedMeg finds out what The Odyssey Study Group was doing behind closed doors. Jessica trades insider information on Boesky, Milken, and their ilk.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-08-0650 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionMax Gets the Scoop + NYC Poop WarsMeg investigates Max Cantor's fall from nice Jewish boy to journalist to junkie. Jessica sniffs out the scoop on NYC's poop law.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-08-0251 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionPolice Porn + Gangs of New YorkMeg recounts how Jimmy Breslin reframed Cibella Borges' Beaver spread. Jessica reminisces about thug life on the UES.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-07-2645 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionEddie Goes Crazy + Karen Poops a YamMeg discovers Crazy Eddie wasn't quite what he seemed. Jessica discovers Karen Finley's yam situation was exactly what it seemed.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-07-1947 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBack to School Disaster + Underage Drinking Pt. 2Meg and Marty Tankleff learn why you don't want to mess with The Bagel King of Long Island. Jessica remembers which wine pairs best with General Tso's Chicken.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-07-1247 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionShame on Sharpton + Z Is for ZitsMeg shines a modern light on the Tawana Brawley controversy. Jessica rides the 6 Train with Dr. Zizmor.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-07-0353 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionLennon Leaves Us + Yuppie ChowMeg follows the movements of Mark David Chapman and John Lennon on December 8th, 1980. Jessica chews the fat about how NYC restaurants in the '80s changed the way we eat.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-06-2145 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionI'm Eating WHAT?! + WHO Wore It First?!Meg presents The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park, his infamous soup, and its unfortunate ingredients. Jessica goes thrifting and finds herself in a 1982 - 2022 time warp.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-06-1441 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionRiot in the Park + Quiet in the ParkMeg visits Tompkins Square Park to find its denizens and the NYPD in a battle royale. Jessica searches for inner peace at Strawberry Fields.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-06-0735 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionSecret Siblings + SoHo ScariesMeg reports on Louise Wise Services' twisted adoption practices. Jessica guides us through SoHo's history of high rents and low entertainment.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-05-3143 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionJoe's Manic Monday + Ed Hides in Plain SightMeg uncovers why Black Monday was a drag for Joe Pikul. Jessica wonders if Ed Koch found the closet space in Gracie Mansion lacking.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-05-2440 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionMr. Crispo's Dark Arts + Escape From New YorkMeg reveals art dealer Andrew Crispo's murderous kink. Jessica packs her tube socks and retainer case and goes back to camp.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-05-1746 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Mayflower Madam + Working GirlMeg dishes about how Sidney Biddle Barrows made ends meet. Jessica recalls how a girl could make a buck in the 80s.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-05-1045 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionMr. Friedman's Bad News Basement + East Coast Valley GirlsMeg puzzles over what happened in Arnold Friedman's computer classes. Jessica fer shurr visits The Mall and finds it way gnarly.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-05-0342 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionBull Spills the Beans + Back to Old BroadwayMeg testifies how Sammy Gravano went from "Bull" to stool pigeon. Jessica takes us on a stroll down The Great White Way.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-04-2642 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionPervert Priest Breaks Covenant + NYC's Adam Builds EdenMeg probes the downfall of Bruce Ritter, the founder of Covenant House. Jessica follows the purple feet to Adam Purple's Garden of Eden.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-04-1939 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Rat Race + Tag! You're It!Meg shares her favorite rat tales and fun rat facts. Jessica uncaps her OG Krylon for a tour of subway graffiti and street art. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-04-1241 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Queen of Mean + SILENCE = DEATHMeg tells how Leona Helmsley went from The Palace to Danbury Prison. Jessica discusses how the AIDS crises gave rise to a new brand of gay activism, from FRANKIE SAY RELAX to ACT UP.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-04-0539 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionTerror on the 2 Train + Virgins Gone WildMeg takes us down into the subway when Bernie Goetz encountered four Bronx teenagers. Jessica invites us to a film festival of teen sexploitation flicks.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-03-2843 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionA Model Tenant + Bright Lights, Big Book DealMeg tells the story of Marla Hanson and The Landlord From Hell. Jessica checks in with NYC's literary Brat Pack: Tama, Jay, and Bret.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-03-2244 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionWhere's Kathie? + Preps, Preps for Sale!Meg looks at the NYPD's indifference to Kathie Durst's disappearance. Jessica consults The Preppy Handbook to understand '80s style.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-03-1541 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionLisa's House of Horrors + The Bar that Jack BuiltMeg tells the harrowing story of Lisa Steinberg's short life. Jessica takes a stroll through Yorkville ending up at Dorrian's Red Hand.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-03-0638 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionA Tragedy in Brooklyn + Crimes Against HairMeg recounts the tragic events of the evening Yusuf Hawkins went to Bensonhurst. Jessica discusses Astor Place Hairstylists, Alphabet City, and Tenax hair gel.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-02-2344 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionClubland + The Minnesota StripMeg tells Jessica about The Torso Killer of Times Square and Jessica recounts the good ol' club days. Don't lose your head on the Minnesota Strip... and keep your wig on in Clubland.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-02-2340 min
Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY EditionThe Good Time Gal + Porno PioneersMeg tells the story of Connie Crispell, who came to NYC determined to lead the glamorous life. Jessica reveals everything she knows about sex came from Channel J. Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica2022-02-2140 min