Bedford & Sullivan Brooklyn

The Bedford & Sullivan research process continues, today with a man who knows as much about the Brooklyn Dodgers as anybody! A fellow friend of Tranquillity Camp, Alan Newmark calls in to discuss items such as growing up in East Flatbush, his favorite player, Jackie Robinson, and some discrepancies he found with the film 42. So, join us at 10:30AM ET for the latest edition of the Bedford &...

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back, switching gears to begin its discussion on the other New York City National League team, the hated Giants of Upper Manhattan. Steve Rothschild, aka "Rothy," calls in to talk about his childhood growing up in Inwood, Manhattan, his time teaching in Washington Heights, and his favorite team, the New York Baseball Giants. So, join us at 4:00PM ET...

The Bedford & Sullivan Podcast is back for a special Thursday episode! Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine once again joins the show to discuss all things Dodgers and Brooklyn. It's quite a way to kick off the September schedule, so tune in at 9:30AM ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan Podcast!

The research process continues as the Bedford & Sullivan podcast returns with its last episode in the month of August! Screenwriter Ron Main joins to the program to discuss growing a Dodgers fan in Queens, his family's roots in Brooklyn, and his all-time favorite player, Duke Snider. We will also get into the current screenwriting landscape in Hollywood and the film industry as a whole. S...

The research process continues with Dodgers Team Historian and Publications Editor Mark Langill once more! On this episode, we'll pick up where we left off, discussing the Larry MacPhail era of the team, the era that brought the Dodgers out of the Daffiness Boys years and into 1st Division status. So, join us at 12:00PM ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan Podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast returns once more for its latest research session! On this episode, Greatest Ballpark Ever author Bob McGee joins once more, this time to exclusively talk about Charlie Ebbets and his family, from his beginnings in baseball to buying up the Ebbets Field land, and from pairing up with the McKeever brothers in ownership to the estate battle that raged after his dea...

The Bedford & Sullivan Podcast has reached double digits. On today's 10th episode, San Francisco University Professor Svein Arber drops on in to discuss growing up in Brooklyn USA and some of his writings regarding the town. So, listen in at 5:30PM ET for the latest edition of the research process of Bedford & Sullivan.

*****START SHOW 45 SECONDS IN***** The Bedford & Sullivan Podcast keeps the research process going with it's 9th episode. Larry King returns to the show to discuss an average Brooklyn summer day for the lil Larry in the late 1930's, the conversations in the borough streets at that time, more stories from the seats of Ebbets Field, and why Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard '...

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back with a very special guest. A pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948-1959, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more beloved Dodger than Carl Erskine, aka "Oisk." We'll discuss items such as growing up in Anderson, Indiana, stories from the streets of Bay Ridge, and his friendship with Jackie Robinson. So, tune in at 9:30...

After a brief hiatus, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back for its 7th episode. On today's show, Joe Dorinson, a professor of history and the former chairman of the department at Long Island University Brooklyn, will call into the show to discuss growing up in an integrated area of Brooklyn in the 1940's, his family's working class background in the Metro Area in the late &apo...

On today's program, Cultural Historian and Branch Rickey Biographer Lee Lowenfish will call in to discuss the social and cultural landscape of Brooklyn in the late 30's and early 40's, Branch Rickey and his Dodger career, and the impact of the reserve clause on player negotiations at the time. So, make sure you stay active listeners in the research process at 6:30PM EST and tune int...

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back for its 5th episode! Today on the show, Tom Knight, a man everyone refers to as the official Brooklyn Baseball Historian, will join us to discuss his roots in the borough, his history with baseball and his take on certain Dodger characters, including Larry MacPhail and Walter O'Malley. So, join us at 4:00PM EST for the latest edition of the Bedford &...

The 4th episode of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast has arrived! On this episode, Sam Maxwell welcomes Dodgers Team Historian and Publications Editor Mark Langill to the program. The two will discuss items such as Mark's personal history with baseball and the Dodgers, the evolution of Dem Bum's uniform, and the decision in the late 30's to finally run with the "Trolley Dodger...

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back for its 3rd episode! Continuing to keep the audience active listeners in the Period-Piece TV series' research process, Sam Maxwell welcomes back Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger to discuss the history of Brooklyn, from its glacial beginnings to its Dutch settlement days; from its 19th century urbanization to its current state as a borough. So...

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back for its 2nd episode! Two more guests join Sam Maxwell this week to keep the audience active listeners in the Period-piece TV series' research process. A resident of Westchester and a Dodger Fan in memory only, attorney Billy London will join us to discuss his Bum fandom growing up in Borough Park. Also joining us is Bob McGee, author of The Greatest...

The first episode of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast has arrived! I, Sam Maxwell, am developing a TV series along the lines of Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire regarding Brooklyn, its Dodgers, and how both were affected by the rapid transition into Modern America. As I gather the writing team together, a lot of research must be done to clearly define the atmosphere of Brooklyn circa 1937-1957. The...