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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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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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49:05

Art Crime + Social Climb

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/10/04

Meg reports on the morning when Ana Mendieta fell from Carl Andre's high rise window. Jessica gets a highly coveted table at Mortimer's and dishes about Elaine's.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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21:16

FIELD TRIP #1 - Dorrian's

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/09/28

Meg and Jessica sidle up to the bar on their very first FIELD TRIP.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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44:31

MISSING + B&T

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/09/27

Meg reflects on the disappearance of Etan Patz and the origin of Milk Carton Kids. Jessica explains the social death of the Bridge and Tunnel crowd.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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49:26

Five Million Dollar Man + Origin of Snark

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/09/20

Meg celebrates Curtis Sharp's huge New York State Lotto win. Jessica flips through the pages of the first issue of Spy magazine.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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58:00

A Very Special Episode Pt. 2 - Trial & Aftermath

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/09/13

Meg and Jessica continue their discussion of the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 2 of 2.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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62:53

A Very Special Episode - Murderer Amongst Us

Desperately Seeking the "80s: NY Edition ·

2022/09/06

Meg and Jessica tackle their most requested story: the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 1 of 2.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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