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Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition

Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition

By: Jessica Jones and Meg MacCary
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Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.© 2023 Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition Biographies & Memoirs Social Sciences True Crime World
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  • Book Talk: The CBGB Conspiracy

    Book Talk: The CBGB Conspiracy
    Mar 10 2026

    Meg and Jessica discuss The CBGB Conspiracy by Gabriel Rotello, a twisting and turning whodunnit set in the East Village in 1977. Written with meticulous detail about the people, places, and intrigues of the day.

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    36 mins
  • Class Act + Roll With It… Again

    Class Act + Roll With It… Again
    Mar 3 2026

    Meg tells of Bill Zanker’s disastrous marketing scheme to promote The Learning Annex. Jessica ponders how Merrily We Roll Along went from flop to runaway hit forty years later.

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    39 mins
  • Beach Bum + Last Day of Disco

    Beach Bum + Last Day of Disco
    Feb 24 2026

    Meg discovers an NYC beach culture she never knew and Peter Stein, the David Hasselhoff of Far Rockaway. Jessica goes behind the velvet rope at Studio 54’s last glorious night.

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    55 mins
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These two never let you down if you're looking for fun, nostalgia, and facts. Their topics are always interesting and test your memory. The magic of Meg and Jessica together makes this podcast work so well.

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Always entertaining, informative, and best banter!

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