A New York Minute In History

Series produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

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The winner of a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and a New York State Broadcasters Association Award, A New York Minute In History tells the unique tales of New Yorkers throughout American history. With the state’s hundreds of historical markers as a guide, join Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts as they explore the people, places, and experiences that made New York. How is the Erie Canal used today? Where did baseball get its start? And who inspired the story of the headless horseman?

AA New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC, and Archivist Media, with support from The William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
The podcast is produced by Jesse King and Jim Levulis of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Original episodes were co-hosted by Don Wildman of Mysteries at the Museum on Travel Channel. https://wamcpodcasts.org/a-new-york-minute-in-history/


33 Pieces

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The Women’s Rights Movement: From Seneca Falls To Today
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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This episode of A New York Minute In History explores the Women’s Rights Movement from the Seneca Falls Convention in Central New York in 1848 to e...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WYAP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUAF Public Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 5
The Erie Canal: Compressing Time And Distance
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On the third episode of A New York Minute In History we explore the Empire State’s most ambitious engineering feat…the Erie Canal. Completed in 182...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
The Dutch And New Netherland
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On the fourth episode of A New York Minute In History, we detail Henry Hudson’s exploration of what would become the Empire State and how his journ...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 52:02
The Story Behind 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts speak with author Mark Berger, Karen Quinn – the Senior A...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:29
Baseball: Myths And The Early Game
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts take a crack at early baseball. Through interviews with J...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
Documenting A Pandemic In Real Time
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we explore how historians are documenting the coronavirus pandemic in real time. Co-hosts ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2020
  • Length: 44:22
The Irish Invasion Of Canada
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
Caption: An illustration of the Battle of Trout River, Credit: Provided by Martha Gardner, town of Constable historian
On the latest episode of A New York Minute In History, State Historian Devin Lander and Saratoga County Lauren Roberts investigate the invasions of...

  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Audrey Munson: America’s First Supermodel
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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We research the life of Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel. Born in upstate New York, Munson was one of the most famous models of the Gilded...

  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Discovering Timbuctoo
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
Caption: John Brown Farm State Historic Site, Credit: Jesse King
Devin and Lauren dive into the history of Timbuctoo, an African American settlement founded by philanthropist Gerrit Smith in response to an 1846 l...

Bought by WYAP and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Drinking the Waters: The Healing Springs Movement
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On this episode, Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss the public health industry that emerged in the 19th Century. As the understanding of medic...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Thomas Paine’s Lost Body
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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In the first episode of our new season, Devin and Lauren look to a William G. Pomeroy marker in Westchester County to learn about American patriot ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rapp Road and the Great Migration
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
Caption: Marker of Focus: Rapp Road Community Historic District, Albany County, Credit: Jesse King
On the latest episode of A New York Minute In History, hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts delve into the history of Albany County’s Rapp Road Co...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Margaret Hastings, the “Shangri-La WAC”
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
Caption: New York State Museum, Credit: New York State Museum
In honor of Women’s History Month, Devin and Lauren highlight a Pomeroy marker in Tioga County and tell the story of Corporal Margaret Hastings, a ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
Early Auto Racing in New York
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On the this episode of a New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss a William G. Pomeroy marker recognizing a 190...

  • Added: May 17, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Visit to Wiawaka
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On this episode, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss how the poor conditions of female textile workers in Capital Region cities led to...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
The Fulton County Courthouse: 250 Years of Legal History
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
Caption: The Fulton County Courthouse, Credit: New York State Museum
On this season’s final episode of A New York Minute in History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts visit New York’s oldest continuously opera...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Discovering the Nation’s “Founding Fossils”
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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It’s a new season of A New York Minute in History! In this episode, Devin and Lauren dig into the 19th Century discovery of a mastodon skeleton in ...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Live From the APHNYS
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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In this live, special episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Lauren visit the annual Association of Public Historians of New York State...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
Ithaca’s Tuskegee Airman
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Verdelle Louis Payne from Ithaca in Tompkins County, who joined the Army Air Forces during WWII...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Preparing for the 250th
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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Believe it or not, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is right around the corner. On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss how some ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30