Episodes
7 days ago
The Saturn Club Liquor Raid
7 days ago
7 days ago
On August 23, 1923, a team of Federal Prohibition Agents raided Buffalo's elite Saturn Club in search of illegal alcohol. The raid, which uncovered large amounts of booze, was led by one of the Saturn Club's own members, "Wild" Bill Donovan.
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Rise and Fall of the Canadiana
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Between 1910 and 1956, the Canadiana ferried passengers between Buffalo and Canada's Crystal Beach Amusement Park. This is the story of the ship, her demise, and her near resurrection.
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Love Canal, Part III: Escape
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Twenty years after Hooker Chemical buried its last metal drum in the depths of William Love's abandoned canal, local residents begin experiencing health problems. The ensuing years become a fight for their lives.
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Love Canal, Part II: Hooker Chemical
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Fifty years after William Love abandoned his Model City settlement in Niagara Falls, a local chemical manufacturer made use of his half-excavated canal. Part III coming next week.
Friday May 26, 2023
Love Canal, Part I: Model City
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
In 1894, William T. Love broke ground on his grand vision—a utopian community which he called "Model City." His dream however, would never come to pass. In time, what remained of his project would become the epicenter of one our nation's worst environmental disasters. Stay tuned for part two.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
30-Second Nightmare: The Cleve Hill School Fire
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
On March 31, 1954, a wooden annex of Cheektowaga's Cleve Hill School caught fire in seconds, taking the lives of fifteen children.
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Ida Dora Fairbush: Buffalo’s First African American Teacher
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
We're joined today by Barbara Seals Nevergold, PhD to discuss the life of Ida Dora Fairbush, the first African American teacher in the Buffalo Public School District.
To learn more about Ida, clink below:
https://www.buffaloschools.org/cms/lib/NY01913551/Centricity/Domain/9000/Ida-Fairbush-Biography.pdf
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Chiquita: The Doll Lady’s Forbidden Marriage
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
At just 26" tall, Chiquita was one of the Pan-American Exposition's tiniest attractions. In November of 1901, she and a worker at the fair married in secret, much to the dismay of her manager, Frank Bostock, aka The Animal King.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Harry Houdini: Buffalo Bound
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
For over three decades, legendary escape artist and magician Harry Houdini made Buffalo's theaters a regular destination. Today, we recap the King of Handcuff's many visits to Western New York.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
The Trial of Nancy Bowen featuring Dr. Joe Stahlman
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
In March 1930, police arrested two Indigenous women, Nancy Bowen and Lila Jimerson, for the murder of a white woman in Buffalo, New York. Their arrests, trials, and coverage in the media would highlight issues of Indigenous sovereignty and clashing belief systems. Dr. Joe Stahlman, Director of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum joins us to discuss the case.