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Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition

Jessica Jones and Meg MacCary

Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the "80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.

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46:30

Central Park Five + From Retail to Eternity

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/03/07

Meg 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 Jessica

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42:40

Pervy Pen + Man on the Moon

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/02/28

Meg 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 Jessica

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50:20

Billie's Stay at Bellevue + André’s Reign at Vogue

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/02/21

Meg 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 Jessica

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52:57

Punch to the Face + Scalpel to the Kisser

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/02/14

Meg 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 Jessica

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43:59

Whiz Kid Who Wasn't + Bridle Path Boogie

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/01/31

Meg 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 Jessica

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45:43

Capote Roasts His Swans + Irving Frees His Bears

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/01/24

Meg 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 Jessica

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51:59

Something Wildly Violent + Englishman in New York

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/01/17

Meg 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 Jessica

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37:30

Trouble in the 77th + Goodbye Mr. Broadway

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/01/10

Meg 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 Jessica

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56:03

DuPont's Revenge + WAP

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2023/01/03

Meg 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 Jessica

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52:34

Ivana vs. Moola + Xmas in NY

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/12/27

Meg 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 Jessica

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43:20

Hymie Town + Murder, Inc.

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/12/13

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 Jessica

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46:02

A Musical + A Massacre

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/12/06

Meg 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 Jessica

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42:16

Messy Bessy + Rock's "True Fairy"

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/11/29

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 Jessica

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42:59

Operation Wife Drop + Fearsome Foodies

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/11/22

Meg 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 Jessica

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35:12

FIELD TRIP #2 - Dylan Hundley

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/11/15

Meg 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 Jessica

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42:23

10 Gracie Square + Model Apartment

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/11/08

Meg 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 Jessica

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47:35

Sorry Not Sorry + Kilt It!

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/11/01

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 Jessica

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43:35

Bad Neighbors + The F Bomb

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/10/25

Meg 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 Jessica

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51:03

Wife in a Coma + Rabbit Holes and Glory Holes

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/10/18

Meg 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 Jessica

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43:53

Girl Power + King of Hospitality

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/10/11

Meg 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 Jessica

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