Burning Gotham

BURNING GOTHAM 007: WELCOME TO HELL GATE

Aaron, 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.  

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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully

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Cast:
Eirik Gislason
Alain Laforest
Kacie Laforest
Roland Lane
Nancy Pop
Gustavo Rodriguez
James Scully

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Music:
The Itinerant Band

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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 3

These 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 focus on The spoils system, John Jacob Astor, and development up Manhattan island. Burning Gotham Chapter five is called: Irving and Astor. 

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Featured interviews:

Daniel Levy
Glen Umberger
Jeff Broxmeyer
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Important Links
New York Landmarks Concervancy
Electoral Capitalism: The Party System in New York's Gilded Age — By Jeff Broxmeyer
Manhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York — Daniel Levy

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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BURNING GOTHAM 006: I PRAY FOR YOU TOO

Aaron Columbus runs a big errand for John Jacob Astor. It takes him to a rectory north of town. There, Brother Basil gives Aaron a tip on where to find genuine $2 Second National Bank plates.  

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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully

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Cast:
Alain Laforest
Roland Lane
Nancy Pop
Gustavo Rodriguez
James Scully

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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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BURNING GOTHAM 005: IRVING & ASTOR

Washington Irving calls upon Philip Hone. Aaron Columbus goes to pay John Jacob Astor at St. Paul’s Chapel.

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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully

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Cast:
Eirik Gislason
Alain Laforest
Nancy Pop
Gustavo Rodriguez
James Scully

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Music:
The Hesperus Early Music Ensemble

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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 2

These 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 focus on New York immigration, disorder, and the richest woman in America. Burning Gotham Chapter three is called: Eliza Jumel. 

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Featured interviews:

Carol Ward 
Daniel Levy
Glen Umberger
Greg Young
Jeff Broxmeyer
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Important Links
The Morris-Jumel Mansion
New York Landmarks Concervancy
Greg Young & Tom Myers’ Bowery Boys Podcast
Electoral Capitalism: The Party System in New York's Gilded Age — By Jeff Broxmeyer
Manhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York — Daniel Levy

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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BURNING GOTHAM 004: THE DIAMONDS WILL BE LATE

Aaron returns from the docks with some bad news for Wyndham, Sorina, and Raisa. 

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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully

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Cast:
Roland Lane
Anna Pirogov
Nancy Pop
James Scully

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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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BURNING GOTHAM 003: ELIZA JUMEL

May 1st, 1835 — Aaron takes a carriage ride downtown with his godmother, Ms. Eliza Jumel—the richest woman in New York. She’s got a lot to say about Aaron’s countesses. Will her suggestions only prove to be a temporary respite?

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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully

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Cast:
Eirik Gislason
Mary Murphy
James Scully

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Music:
The Itinerant Band

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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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BEYOND BURNING GOTHAM: EPISODE 1

These 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 focus on New York laws, infrastructure, and politics. Burning Gotham Chapter one begins on May 1st, 1835: Moving Day. 

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Featured interviews:

Daniel Levy
Glen Umberger
Jeff Broxmeyer
Gary Urbanowicz
Carol Ward 

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Important Links
New York City Fire Museum
New York Landmarks Concervancy
Electoral Capitalism: The Party System in New York's Gilded Age — By Jeff Broxmeyer
Manhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York — Daniel Levy

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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BURNING GOTHAM 002: BANKRUPTCY

May 1st, 1835 — It’s 11AM and we’re in Mayor Lawrence’s office. The arguing men include Democrats and Whigs like Aaron Clark, Gideon Lee, Abraham Schermerhorn, Philip Hone, and Washington Irving. The argument: How will we pay for this damned water?

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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully

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Cast:
Eirik Gislason
Alain Laforest
Roland Lane
Nancy Pop
Gustavo Rodriguez
Matt Roper
James Scully

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Music:
The Itinerant Band

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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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BURNING GOTHAM 001: MOVING DAY

May 1st, 1835 — It’s a cold and rainy Moving Day. Every renter in New York is out on the street looking for lodging. Most of the city’s quarter-million live below Houston Street in buildings four stories or smaller, but construction is booming. 

New people are pouring onto New York’s dangerously overcrowded streets by the thousands. Rich and poor, many come to earn an honest living. Others for more nefarious reasons. It’s the perfect place to begin.

Aaron Columbus is an illegitimate son, desperate to make his fortune. Together with Aaron’s brother Wyndham Bowen—an African man born in Europe—they involve themselves in backroom deals, Abolitionism, potential war with France, and City politics. 

Aaron has struck an illegal import deal with John Jacob Astor, America’s richest man. The import? Two exiled Russian Countesses; Sorina and Raisa Zubov, and their inheritance—eleven pounds of diamonds.  

The two women have just arrived in New York.

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Written By:
Olga Lysenko & James Scully

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Cast:
Eirik Gislason
Kacie Laforest
Roland Lane
Mary Murphy
Anna Pirogov
Nancy Pop
Matt Roper
James Scully

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Music:
The Hesperus Early Music Ensemble
The Itinerant Band

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Engineer:
Josh Wilcox of Brooklyn Podcasting Studio

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Director & Post-Producer:
James Scully

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