Bedford & Sullivan Brooklyn

LIVE at 2pm ET, the Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger gives us a history lesson in the neighborhoods of Midwood and West Midwood, located in the south-central area of the borough. So, join us LIVE at 2pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

LIVE at 10am ET, Carl Erskine will join us to talk about his experiences as a father going into the holiday weekend. Join us LIVE at 10am ET!

Marching along with the research process, we welcome Dennis Champney to the program! Dennis began his life rooting on the Dodgers from the border of Brooklyn and Queens in the neighborhood of Ridgewood, clapping erasers at St. Brigid's and enjoying a feral childhood. He was devastated when the Dodgers left, a year before he and his family moved to Levittown. Dennis will help make those days v...

We continue with the research process, bringing back Brian Sidney Parrott, Harold Parrott's son. Harold used to write for the Brooklyn Eagle before a long career with the Dodgers, performing numerous jobs including the traveling secretary. We will focus on the journalist side of his life, not only discussing his time as a sports reporter but the broad atmosphere that beat writing provided ove...

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. LIVE at 10am ET, Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine will call into the show to discuss his childhood in Anderson, IN, during the 1930's. So, join us LIVE at 10am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

We keep churning the Brooklyn butter along. LIVE at 2:30pm ET, Brooklyn born Stephen Keane joins us to talk about growing up in Sunset Park with a Giants fan as a dad, the tensions with his Dodger fan brothers, and other tales from the rivalry. Make sure you're tuning in LIVE at 2:30pm ET!

We march on with the Bedford & Sullivan podcast, and today, welcome retired attorney and teacher Joe Margolin to the program. Joe is a friend of the NY Giants Preservation Society's Gary Mintz, who was gracious enough to connect us. Joe was born in Brooklyn but moved to Long Island when he was 3. His dad's law offices, however, stayed in downtown Brooklyn. His dad was as well an aqua...

I hope everyone out there is safe and sound. Today at 2pm ET, my Aunt Barbara and Uncle Stan, who were on both episodes 37 and 63, join us once more to discuss how they are holding up through this pandemic and anything in their respective lives growing up in Brooklyn they can relate to all this. So, join us LIVE at 2pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

Happy birthday, Willie Mays! To celebrate here at the Bedford & Sullivan podcast, we welcome Gary Mintz to the program once more, head of the New York Giants Preservation Society, as well as New York Giants grandchild Greg Prince of Faith and Fear in Flushing, who likes to consider the Giants of the Polo Grounds his "grandteam."So, join us at 2pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedf...

We are back with the Bedford & Sullivan podcast, churning the research process out more than we ever have. LIVE at 2pm ET, director Phil Maillard joins us to talk about his Brooklyn roots, growing up in the beautiful neighborhood of Crown Heights. Phil has been in the entertainment industry for over 25 years now, including some music video directing credits such as Too Poetic's "God...

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast chugs along, and today, we welcome back Andrew Schiff, author of the Henry Chadwick bio, "The Father of Baseball," who recently helped us break down the baseball legend's life. Andrew will detail his Brooklyn roots, growing up in Sheepshead Bay. So, join us at 2pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

We keep chugging along with our Brooklyn research, this time getting help from the Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger on learning about the neighborhood and village of Weeksville. Founded by free blacks in the 1830’s, Ron will help us understand its history, the rediscovery of the village in 1968 and its legacy overall.so, join us LIVE at 2pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Su...

We keep chugging with the research as we get a little exposition and context to the Brooklyn we explore in the 20th century. Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant takes on his first Bedford & Sullivan hosting duties with author Andrew Schiff, writer of "The Father of Baseball: A Biography of Henry Chadwick."Mr. Chadwick, who is credited with inventing what we now know as the box sco...

Powering onto our 103rd episode, Mets fan and Faith and Fear in Flushing writer Greg Prince joins us once more to continue our ever ongoing conversation about the legacy set forth by the Dodgers and Giants in the New York National League annals when they collectively decided to become only reality in memory. Join us LIVE at 9am ET!

A spontaneous LIVE show brings us Mike the Trolley Blogger and Sam going around the borough to discuss the ballparks, major or otherwise, that have lived in this great City and borough of Brooklyn. Happy passover to all our Jewish listeners!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast enters its next 100 episodes with a friendly debate. For most of our lives, Brooklyn Dodgers fans have cursed Walter O'Malley and his decision to bring their beloved Dodgers west. Out west, however, he was revered as a pioneer who helped bring the game of baseball in its major league form to the other coast. Rob Barnes, a Dodgers fan from Illinois going back...

Amazingly enough, we have reached our 100th podcast episode, and as we continue the research that can truly never end, we welcome fittingly pitcher Carl Erskine, our show's most prolific guest, to the Bedford & Sullivan program. With most of us on lockdown, a lot of poeple have been watching old games, and seeing they don't take nearly as long as they do now. I was curious what Carl...

Entering our 99th episode, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast keeps the research going, welcoming back author and Negro League historian Phil Dixon to the program. Phil has been looking into the Brooklyn Brown Dodgers lately, a Negro League team incarnated by Branch Rickey, along with the United States Baseball League,  to hide his real intentions of bringing black ballplayers to the major leagues...

The 98th episode arrives, and the active research continues! This week on the Bedford & Sullivan podcast, John Nelson, a native of Bay Ridge, talks about growing up in Brooklyn, having a mini-ticket-package to Ebbets Field between 1954-1957, as well as some extra perks that came with his dad being Walter O'Malley's handyman. John will also discuss meeting some of his childhood heroes...

It's been a while, but we can always count on the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant to come along and help get the podcast ball rolling once more. On this 97th episode of the Bedford and Sullivan podcast, and on the heels of Valentine's Day weekend, Mike and Sam sing the praises of the borough that is our favorite city in the world. Join us LIVE at 1pm ET for the latest edition of t...

LIVE at 2pm ET, Ron Schweiger, the Brooklyn Borough Hisorian, will continue our trip around thge neighborhoods of the borough with a discussion about Boerum Hill and its surrounding areas; its history and current state of affairs. So, join us for our 96th episode at 2pm ET, the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

LIVE at 12pm ET, author/historian Phil S. Dixon joins the 95th episode of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast! Phil is a co-founder and current board member of the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MS. He has written numerous books on baseball, including the upcoming book, "The Dizzy and Daffy Dean Barnstorming Tour: Race, Media, and America's National Pastime."Phil will g...

In the thick of the summer, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast presents the 94th episode with writer Noel Hynd, author of "The Final Game at Ebbets Field."Noel, who has written many books, mostly of the action/espionage/suspense genre, changed the tune with a collection of baseball stories, including one of that fateful day of September 24, 1957. We'll discuss his long history of wr...

Episode 93 has arrived and we at Bedford & Sullivan podcast are thrilled to welcome Brooklyn born Peter Trunk, Sr. to the program LIVE at noon ET!Peter was born in Brooklyn, New York, and at one time played semi-pro baseball for the Newark Cardinals, even playing once in the original Yankee Stadium in 1965. He also sang and played blues harmonica in a Rolling Stones cover band and later taught...

LIVE at noon ET, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast keeps the research process alive by welcoming the Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger to our 92nd episode for a look at yet another one of Brooklyn’s vibrant neighborhoods! This month, we will explore the history and roots of Greenpoint, the farthest northern area of the borough. So, join us at noon ET for the latest edition of the Bedford &...