Burning Gotham

Upcoming August Tours and Webinars

Hey everyone, James Scully here. I've got some upcoming tours and webinars this month I wanted to tell you about, including a brand new tour!I'm doing a webinar on the history of Bay Ridge this Thursday August 7th at 7PM eastern time. Click here for more info and to register. If you're interested and can't make it live, don't worry, I'll be emailing all those who register a video of it once it's finished.On Sunday August 10th at 12:30PM I'm running "Murder, Mayhem, Money, and History in Old Northern Bay Ridge." Click here for more information, stops along the tour, and tickets.On Sunday August 17th at 12:30PM I'm running "Murder, Mayhem, Money, and History in Old Southern (Fort Hamilton) Bay Ridge." Click here for more information, stops along the tour, and tickets. I'm debuting a new tour on Sunday August 24th at 1PM which I'm very excited about! It's a walking tour of Old New Utrecht, Brooklyn as we dive deeper into this area of southern Kings County tracing its history all the way back to the Dutch (complete with a cemetery!). Click here for more info, stops along the tour, and tickets. And for those looking for something fun to do over Labor Day weekend, I'll be running the New Utrecht tour again on Sunday August 31st, at 1PM. Here's a link for more info and tickets. These tours have been very popular with locals and non-locals alike. Bay Ridge has a long history and you'll hear about things, events, family names etc... that are familiar with those who love the history New York. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and NYC proper are all intertwined with each other. 

Burning Gotham: Out Now

Right now, experience New York City like you’ve never before.  Will you make the right deal? Or fall to greed? But whatever you choose, just make sure you get out in time.Out now on your favorite podcast app, Burning Gotham — The 2022 Tribeca Select audio soap opera about the fastest growing city in the world, and the opportunists who shaped it.Find out more at BurningGotham.com

Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 4

Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 4These episodes are the history compendium for the preceding Burning Gotham chapters. They’ll help paint the picture on what was really going on in 1835. Our characters live in a New York rapidly becoming the most important city in the western world. In this episode we’ll wrap up the first eight Burning Gotham chapters. Burning Gotham Chapter seven is called: Welcome To Hell Gate. ___________Download Episode Transcript___________Featured interviews:Greg YoungDaniel LevyGlen UmbergerJeff BroxmeyerGary UrbanowiczCarol Ward___________Important LinksNew York Landmarks ConservancyGreg Young & Tom Myers’ Bowery Boys PodcastElectoral Capitalism: The Party System in New York's Gilded Age — By Jeff BroxmeyerManhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York — Daniel LevyNew York City Fire MuseumThe Morris-Jumel Mansion___________Director & Post-Producer:James Scully___________Support Burning Gotham on Patreon

Burning Gotham 008: Midnight On South Street

BURNING GOTHAM 008: MIDNIGHT ON SOUTH STREETAaron and Sorina have a tense meeting with Captain Jones. Chaos and violence soon erupts as Aaron receives bad family news. ___________Download Episode Transcript___________Written By:Olga Lysenko & James Scully___________The Entire Cast:Eirik GislasonAlain LaforestKacie LaforestRoland LaneMary MurphyAnna PirogovNancy PopGustavo RodriguezMatthew RoperJames Scully___________MusicThank you to both The Hesperus Early Music Ensemble and The Itinerant Band. They were gracious enough to allow their music to appear in Burning Gotham. I’ll have a links for both in the show notes.___________Engineer:Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio___________Director & Post-Producer:James Scully___________Support Burning Gotham on Patreon

Burning Gotham 007: Welcome To Hell Gate

BURNING GOTHAM 007: WELCOME TO HELL GATEAaron, Wyndham, Sorina, and Raisa go to John Jacob Astor’s estate, only to find he isn’t receiving. Sorina is angry. Aaron and Wyndham argue about mortgaging their future money on $2 Second National Bank plates.  ___________Download Episode Transcript___________Written By:Olga Lysenko & James Scully___________Cast:Eirik GislasonAlain LaforestKacie LaforestRoland LaneNancy PopGustavo RodriguezJames Scully___________Music:The Itinerant Band___________Engineer:Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio___________Director & Post-Producer:James Scully___________Support Burning Gotham on Patreon