Lindsey, Kevin, and JoannaBefore New York City was on the map it was New Amsterdam, and on this episode of the Big Show we meet someone who loves this era. Lindsey Mulholland is a public historian, museum volunteer, and tour guide focused on 400 years of NYC history. We talk about Evacuation Day and what it once meant to the city, where to go to find out about the Colonial Era of Lower Manhattan, and why she loves U.S. history. Check out her site Lindsey Loves History, and follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
We find out all of this and more, and hear our new theme song, in this exclusive podcast recorded live at The Lambs.
Summer tours of Governors Island have resumed. My book The Governors Island Explorer’s Guide (Globe Pequot Press) continues to be the first and only guide to the Island. Here is a history story that I like to talk about when leading walking tours. Did you know I have been leading […]
The Jazz Age Lawn Party created by Michael Arenella carries on a long tradition on Governors Island going back more than 150 years to social events hosted by the U.S. Army. Just as Michael and his Dreamland Orchestra draw big crowds to the Island, so did the soldiers in a […]
It is the return of the Big Show! After a little hiatus, we are back to chat about all things New York City. Joanna has turned into a major theatergoer, when she is not holding down the fort at Doc Holliday’s on Avenue A. Kevin is on the Great Gatbsy […]
February 21 is the centennial of the cover date of the first issue of The New Yorker. It is also International Tour Guide Day. So I am going to be offering my two most popular walking tours to celebrate. Yes, these are the only walking tours to celebrate the momentous […]
It seems like an alternate reality that I am in some way linked to Lucasfilm. Around 20 years ago, Lucasfilm reached out to me, to see if I would be a talking head in a mini-documentary about the Algonquin Round Table. Why? Now, I have been a huge fan of […]
Dorothy Parker was among many New Yorkers who found a second home in beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the 1930s. Just 82 miles southwest of Times Square, the rolling hills and farmhouses drew the city dwellers during the Depression. Famous Manhattanites such as Moss Hart and Kitty Carlisle, George and […]
