New York in 1924 looks glamorous until you tap it with your fingernail and hear pure hollow chaos underneath. In this episode, Amanda and JoLynne drag you through the smells, the sweat, the speakeasies, the Harlem Renaissance, the class divide, the crime, the corruption, the glitter on top, and the rot beneath. This is not the postcard version of the Roaring Twenties. This is the real one.

Inside this episode
• What everyday life actually felt like in 1924 New York
• Why the entire city smelled like ambition, garbage, and bathtub gin
• Harlem’s art scene bursting into history
• Prohibition, speakeasies, crime families, corruption, and survival
• A rich lady vs worker day in the life at Macy’s
• Fact or Folklore
• Cost of Chaos
• A tease of the first Macy’s Day Parade

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Credits
Hosts: JoLynne and Amanda
Produced by Barely Historical
Theme music: Licensed track