Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition

Meg recounts the horrific night the Happy Land Social Club went up in flames. Jessica sits down for a burger and stands up for a cause with Florent Morellet. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg uncovers Karen Carpenter’s musical genius and fatal battle with anorexia nervosa. Jessica hangs out at Bond’s International Casino with The Clash as they do battle with promoters and right by their fans. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank yo...

Meg goes to court with Carolee Koster and her dad, neither of whom will take no for an answer. Jessica trawls personal ads from 1686 - 1986 and finds that nothing's new in the dating game. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listenin...

Meg pays homage to her preteen idol, feminist icon Miss Piggy. Jessica hangs at The Ritz — the first club to meld video and music, inspiring MTV and Duran Duran. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg is creeped out by The Sullivanians, Upper West Side psychotherapy cult and real estate trap. Jessica pines for the pre-trump Plaza Hotel of Trader Vic’s, the Gold & Silver Ball, and true elegance. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you f...

Meg learns about family values from brothers Vinny the Chin and Father Gigante. Jessica gets beamed up and finds the link between recent NYC alien sightings and the Hudson Valley abductees of the 80s. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for l...

Meg and Jessica engage a bunch of BFFs of the podcast and celebrate Desperately Seeking the 80s' 100th episode at Bailey's Corner Pub. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg hears how a generation of tri-state kids barely escaped death at Action Park. Jessica visits two of the most irascible food purveyors in the city: The Original Soupman and Kenny Shopsin. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening!...

Meg eulogizes two murderous denizens of the art world: Carl Andre and Andrew Crispo. Jessica samples the reigning New York bagels and bites into their backstory. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg investigates the twisted tale of embezzlement in the Diamond District that led to the CBS Murders. Jessica delves into the hilariously twisted minds of Johnny Kennedy Toole and Robert Plunket. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for liste...

Meg and Jessica get invaluable insight from BFF Travis Myers, a retired NYPD Detective, about Yorkville serial psychopath Eric Napoletano. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg finds out exactly what it takes to push good cop Vinny Davis over the edge. Jessica discovers how Xerox machines paved the way for the birth of DIY publishing. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg and Jessica talk with Brooke Wentz about her new book Transfigured New York and her undergrad days as a DJ on Columbia's WKCR-FM chatting up the experimental artists making work in New York. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for li...

Meg investigates the true story behind John Guare’s theatrical masterpiece Six Degrees of Separation. Jessica untangles the cheesy threads of the legendary Ray’s Pizza litigation. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg a...

Meg looks into the mysterious murder of Mike Malkan, proto-Jack Dorrian and doomed bon vivant. Jessica is slain by Frank Rich, the Butcher of Broadway, and celebrates the birth of a cult classic. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listen...

Meg and Jessica meet up at Jennifer Goodnow's Apartment 1B to chat about air shafts, nosy neighbors, and the best pickles in town. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg investigates the epic expulsion of 14 students from Choate in '84. Jessica revisits Barneys for weird window shopping and THE chopped salad. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg takes a long, hard look at the dirty dealings of the men behind the Chippendales empire. Jessica confronts the ubiquitous mauve and marble of 80s interior design. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg introduces Caroline Kennedy's tireless and terrifying "super fan." Jessica weighs the merits of diets, exercise, and amphetamines. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg explores the discreet gay bars of Sutton Place and finds a Staten Island interloper, Richard Rogers, The Last Call Killer. Jessica remembers the establishment of MLK Jr. Day and the proud New Yorkers who helped make it so. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for st...

Meg investigates the love triangle that left Jack Tupper dead and Buddy Jacobson on the lam. Jessica reveals MTV’s true origins and how, as with so much, it’s all about Madonna.  Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg an...

Meg checks out the 60 person jacuzzi and meatball buffet at Plato's Retreat. Jessica examines how Looking for Mr. Goodbar became a litmus test for sexism thanks to an introspective detective. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for liste...

Meg seeks advice from America's favorite sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Jessica goes down a writers' strike rabbit hole and ends up on Night Flight and... COPS? Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and J...

Meg watches Geraldo Rivera get his comeuppance for giving a platform to Neo-Nazis. Jessica finds an unexpected musical guest at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for listening! Love, Meg and Jessica

Meg and Jessica read stories shared by our Yorkvillian listeners who spent, and misspent, their formative years in Yorkville, tucked between East 79th and East 96th, between 3rd and the East River. Please check out our website , follow us on Instagram , on Facebook , and... WRITE US A REVIEW HERE We'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HERE Thank you for list...