Bedford & Sullivan Brooklyn
Podcast hosted by Sam Maxwell supporting a conceptual dramatic TV series/graphic novel/radio drama about Brooklyn, its ballclub & how both were affected by the rapid transition into Modern America, keeping the audience active listeners in research process.
Episodes
166 episodes
Bedford & Sullivan Brooklyn: Farewell Blogtalkradio, Hello Buzzsprout, w Robert Barnes
After almost 12 years, Bedford & Sullivan Brooklyn's Blogtalkradio run comes to an end. All starting with a desire to keep the audience active listeners in the Brooklyn Dodgers TV series research process, the guests we've had have been beyo...
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Episode 166
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Ep. 165 - Dodgers/Giants Rivalry Ep, Pt 2 & A Message from Creator Sam Maxwell
We wrap up, before the New Year, with Dodgers superfan Rob Barnes and Gary Mintz, the head of the New York Giants Preservation Society, and Bedford & Sullivan creator Sam Maxwell has a new year's message for all you listeners, new and old.LIKE AND...
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Ep. 164 - Dodgers/Giants Rivalry Update w Rob Barnes & NYGPS's Gary Mintz, Pt. I
This week on the Bedford & Sullivan podcast, we welcome Dodgers superfan Rob Barnes and Gary Mintz, the head of the New York Giants Preservation Society, in part 1 of an examination of the latest entry into the Dodgers and Giants rivalry from a hi...
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Ep. 163 - Fort Hamilton Native & NYC Theater Artist Stephan Morrow
This week on the Bedford & Sullivan podcast, we welcome Fort Hamilton native and NYC theater artist Stephan Morrow.Ironically meeting him serendiptiously at a cafè at the base of the Hollywood sign in LA, Stephan moved to Shore Road and 96th St in...
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Episode 163
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Ep. 162 - BK Historian Ron Schweiger Talks Brooklyn Fire Dept History
Joining us today is the Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger, one of our prolific guests, discussing with us the history of the fire department in Brooklyn, including its origins prior to consolidating into New York City. Also joining us today...
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Episode 162
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1:01:01
Ep. 161 - Filmmaker Nick Davis Talks Film & Pop Culture of the BK Dodgers’ Era
LIVE at 7:30pm ET, we welcome filmmaker and author Nick Davis to the program!Nick Davis is a writer, director, and producer. He is the son of film director Peter Davis and the late Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. His paternal grandparents were the novel...
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Episode 161
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1:09:25
Ep. 160 - Seasonal Brooklyn Episode w Rob Barnes & Steve Dugan
LIVE at 8pm ET, Sam Maxwell, superfan Rob Barnes and Steve Dugan!We're wrapping up the year with a general conversation about all things Brooklyn and the Dodgers, wherever that takes us. So, make sure you join us for the Bedford & Sullivan Podcast...
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Episode 160
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Ep. 159 - Mike and Sam Remember Brooklyn’s Own, the Late Joe Pignatano
LIVE at 2pm ET, the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant and Sam Maxwell come together to discuss the late Joe Pignatano, who unfortunately passed at age 92 the other day. Joe was born and raised in Brooklyn, got a few ABs with the '57 team, th...
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Episode 159
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1:16:09
Ep. 158 - LIVE from Park Slope's Old Stone House w Exec Director Kim Maier!
LIVE at 8pm ET, we continue to make our way around Brooklyn on-location, coming to you LIVE from the Old Stone House in Park Slope's Washington Park with Executive Director Kim Maier!Kim Maier is the Executive Director of the Old Stone House & Was...
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Episode 158
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50:54
Ep. 157 - LIVE w Mike and Sam at a Historic Brooklyn Cyclones Opening Day!
Mike and Sam come to you LIVE from the first April professional baseball game in Brooklyn since 1957.
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Episode 157
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Ep. 156 - A Black and Orange Chat w NYGPS's Gary Mintz
LIVE at 8pm ET, we welcome back NYGPS's Gary Mintz to the program!Gary will bring us up to speed on the latest from the Society's plentiful zoom chats had about the Dodgers' Manhattan rivals, as well as any other tidbits about the history of the f...
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Episode 156
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1:15:44
Ep. 155 - Springtime in Brooklyn w Ron Schweiger & Mike Lecolant
LIVE at 8pm ET, the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant and the Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger join us to talk about their favorite things to do in Brooklyn once the winter turns to spring, from the shores of Bay Ridge to the Brooklyn...
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Episode 155
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1:19:56
Ep. 154 - Tristate Chatter: The Bronx Native Rob Lopez
LIVE at 8pm ET, our 154th episode takes us up the BQE to the Triboro Bridge for some tristate chatter with the Bronx native Rob Lopez.Rob grew up a Yankees fan in the Bronx, hearing plenty of stories about the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field from hi...
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Episode 154
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1:50:26
Ep. 153 - NYNL Legacy Chat w Author Greg Prince & Film Director Nick Davis
LIVE at 8pm ET, we welcome Once Upon a Time in Queens director Nick Davis to the program as well as returning guest Greg Prince, author and blogger of Faith and Fear in Flushing.We'll discuss Nick Davis's ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on the 1986 Me...
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Episode 153
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2:32:17
Ep. 152 - Charley Ebbets Biographer John G. Zinn
LIVE at 8pm ET, we welcome author John G. Zinn, writer of "Charles Ebbets: The Man Behind the Dodgers and Brooklyn's Beloved Ballpark."A lifelong New Jersey resident, John Zinn is the author of five books including three about the Brooklyn Dodger...
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Episode 152
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1:18:25
Ep. 151 - “Bums” Author Peter Golenbock
LIVE at 8pm ET, Peter Golenbock, author of "Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers," joins the podcast to discuss his experience writing about the team, the legacy of the Dodgers, and his own personal baseball fandom history.Plus much more....
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Episode 151
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1:20:09
Ep. 150 - End-of-Year Brooklyn Special w Mike Lecolant & Rob Barnes
LIVE at 8pm ET, we celebrate the end of the year with the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant and Dodgers superfan Rob Barnes, talking whatever is on our minds regarding Brooklyn and its Dodgers, including Gil Hodges' Hall of Fame induction. Jo...
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Episode 150
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1:22:52
Ep. 149 - Baseball and BBQ’s Jeff and Len on HOF Candidacy of Gil Hodges
Baseball & BBQ's Jeff Cohen and Len Aberman join us to discuss the Hall of Fame candidacy of Gil Hodges. With the vote coming up on the 5th of December, we discuss the what we hope to be a election 70 years in the making. Along with the Brooklyn T...
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Episode 149
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1:59:40
Ep. 148 - Coney Island's Own Sheldon "Shelly" Sacks
We're not wasting any time getting right to our 148th episode. LIVE at 8pm ET tonight, Coney Island's own Sheldon "Shelly" Sacks calls in to discuss being born in Brooklyn in 1937, growing up in Coney Island and following the Dodgers out west in ...
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Episode 148
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1:36:05
Ep. 147 - Mike Lecolant & Peter Gorton Discuss Negro Leaguer John Donaldson
LIVE, Sunday, at 6:00 pm (EST), The Bedford & Sullivan Podcast welcomes back Negro Leagues Baseball historian and founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton. Based in Minnesota, Peter leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the l...
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Episode 147
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1:09:53
Ep. 146 - Autumn in Brook-lyn, w Mike Lecolant & Phil Maillard
LIVE at 8pm ET, we gather to discuss what autumn is like in Brooklyn, what each of our guests, Mike Lecolant and Phil Maillard, think about first when Brooklyn in the fall comes to mind, and wherever else the conversation takes us.so, join us LIVE...
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Episode 146
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36:17
Ep. 145 - Carl Erskine Talks the Condition of the Ballfield
LIVE at 10am ET, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine helps to break down the job the grounds crew does manicuring the ballfield, setting the mound in position, etc. We'll get deep into the behind the scenes look at how maintaining the ballfield ...
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Episode 145
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Ep. 144 - A Spring and Summer Brooklyn Debriefing w Mike Lecolant
LIVE at 1pm ET, the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant and I discussing all the happenings this Spring and Summer in Brooklyn, including baseball's triumphant return to action at Coney Island with the Cyclone and the championship-hungry Brookl...
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Episode 144
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Ep. 143 - Pitcher Carl Erskine Talks April Baseball
LIVE at 10am ET, Carl Erskine will give us a look into what his experiences in the April were like over his career.Join us LIVE at 10am ET
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Episode 143
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1:21:36
Ep. 142 - The Jackie Robinson Day Special w Phil Dixon and Mike Lecolant
LIVE at 4pm ET, we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day with Negro League historian Phil Dixon and the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant. We'll discuss the historic day of April 15, 1947, the '47 Dodgers, and Jackie's lasting legacy.So, join us LIVE...
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Episode 143
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1:37:15