They Had Fun: New York City Stories
If you love New York, if you miss New York, if you live in New York and are starting to forget why you love it... this is the podcast for you. Tune in every week for a new story about the most fun a real New Yorker has ever had in NYC. Love, success, trash, possibilities, pizza... and fun!
Episodes
On this week's episode, founder of Open Book, Becka Dots, tells us about the time she ran into Patti Smith on the street and somehow maintained composure!
Go to the next Open Book event on 6/18!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Glen Ligon at Brant Foundation & Hani's Bakery
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On this week's episode, founder of Ries, Megan Graham, tells us about the time she went on a long bike ride with friends and wound up at a Cyclones game in Coney Island, then rode the Cyclone, and then popped into Romanoff's for dinner and fire escapades!
Pic of the crew at Romanoff's!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Museum Mile &...
On this week's episode, founder of The Footlight Presents, Laura Regan, tells us about her bachelorette party that happened to be the same night her band broke up live on stage!
Donate to The Footlight Presents (they're a 501c3!)
Become a Footlight monthly member, buy their merch, and attend their Pride Cabaret event this Sunday!
On this week's episode, creative director and artist, Louis, tells us about the time his old pals visited New York and they had quite a go of it with stops in Buswhick, Bed Stuy, Dumbo, LES, Greenpoint, and more!Â
This week's Rachel's Recs: Elsewhere rooftop & the Dou Dou shot from Huda
On this week's episode, comedy writer (and my friend!) Edward Barbini tells us about a perfect summer day he spent swimming in Broad Channel, drinking beers, going to a Mets game, having dinner with friends, and more!Â
Donate to Amazin' Mets Foundation
This week's Rachel's Recs: taco trucks off the Jefferson L & Kellogg's Diner?
On this week's episode, podcast production queen, Arielle Nissenblatt, tells us about the time (or three) she participated in The Great Saunter around the entire perimeter of Manhattan!
Check out Arielle on Instagram and her newsletter Earbuds
This week's Rachel's Recs: Bar Veloce & 12th Street Alehouse
On this week's season nine premiere and 100TH EPISODE, journalist and author, Tyler Wetherall, tells us about the time she did ecstasy with friends at House of Yes and met a boy on the dance floor that she wound up spending the night with!
Donate to The Center for Fiction
Buy Tyler's book! & Pic of her on the dance floor that night!
On this week's episode, the cofounder of Doce Mezcal, Gabriela Lawrence, tells us about the time she spent a day gallivanting around New York City with her girlies! Featuring lots of shopping, afternoon drinks, hotel hangs, martinis, meeting a random man who took them back to his mansion, and more!
Check out Gabriela on Instagram & Doce
On this week's episode, young professional who's #opentowork, Jackson Farmar, tells us about the time he did shrooms on Governor's Island with his brother and started to see the city in a new way!
Check out Jackson on Instagram
This week's Rachel's Recs: our Season Eight Finale Party & all & sundry
On this week's episode, owner and operator of Scott's Pizza Tours, Scott Wiener, tells us about the time he walked Manhattan from top to bottom with his friend and stopped at food stands, pizza shops, ice cream trucks, and bars along the way!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Mano's & GO OUTSIDE
On this week's episode, WNYC and Gothamist reporter, Hannah Frishberg, tells us about a night in high school she spent at an abandoned warehouse in Red Hook with friends, booze, foreign exchange students and more!
Check out Hannah on Instagram & read her article
This week's Rachel's Recs: Heartbeat Opera & Hundred Weight Ice and YouTube video
On this week's episode, artist and coach, Vexta, tells us about the time she got hired to do the artwork for Governor's Ball on her birthday! She invited friends to help out, gifted them VIP passes, and then slipped a hundred to a random van driver to take them around Brooklyn all night!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Criterion Collection&a...
On this week's episode, the founder of Aroastia Coffee, Andy Hollander, tells us about the time he saw his first live show post-COVID in Queens and realized there was still hope and fun to be had in NYC!Â
Have fun like Andy and see the Subtonics
This week's Rachel's Recs: Tableau Vivant at Sculpture Center &...
On this week's episode, fashion and culture writer, Emilia Petrarca, tells us about when she rented a trolley for her birthday and all of her friends in Greenwood Cemetery!
Check out Emilia on Instagram and her Substack, Shoprat
Have fun like Emilia
Donate to Housing Works
a pic of Emilia at the cemetery!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Donate to the owners of City Chemist in Williamsbur...
On this week's episode, bartender and founder of Continuous Beverage Solutions, Chris Cardone, tells us about the never-ending first date he took his now girlfriend on with stops at Il Buco, Employees Only, Vic's, Raines Law Room, and more!
Check out Chris on Instagram
Have fun like Chris
Donate to NYC Hospitality Alliance
Sign up for Chris' Valentine's-themed cocktail class he's ...
On this week's episode, founder of Lit and Lean and Coffee and Chill NYC, Liz Lindenmeier, tells us about the time she attended the 90 Day Fiancé tenth anniversary party in the Meatpacking District and got to meet (and was starstruck by) the stars from the show!Â
Check out Liz on Instagram
Have fun like Liz
Donate to Accent Dance
This week's Rachel's Recs: you tell me!
On this week's episode, student, actor, writer, and bartender at Good Guys, Jeremy Rho, tells us about the time he got bamboozled into seeing a standup comedy show in Times Square but wound up having some fun of his own when his friend and he pretended to be a couple celebrating their ten year anniversary!
Check out Jeremy on Instagram
Have fun like Jeremy?
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On this week's episode, the founder of Covert Cocktail Club and Spread Love Tours, Matt Levy, tells us about the time he hosted a family on one of his Brooklyn tours in Sheepshead Bay and had a once-in-a-lifetime experience being invited into someone's home.
Check out Matt on Instagram
Have fun like Matt
Donate to New York Cares
If you want to book Matt's upcoming cocktail class on Jan 3rd,...
On this week's season eight premiere episode, creative director and owner of CKC New York, Christopher Korey, tells us about the time he snuck into Bianca Jagger's birthday party at Studio 54!
Check out Christopher on Instagram
Have fun like Christopher?
Donate to The Fortune Society
The horse!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Blick on 4th Ave. & Dryden Gallery and Framing
Surprise... we're rereleasing our season four premiere episode as it features a wildly fun, hilarious Thanksgiving story! Don't forget, we're back for season eight next Wednesday, Dec 4th. Go have some fun this holiday weekend.
In this episode, the founder of A Man and His Sandwich food tours, Ben Gollan, tells us about celebrating Thanksgiving as an expat in NYC with your adopted family. Multi-course meals,...
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