Episodes
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
The Amazing Story of William Wells Brown
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
William Wells Brown escaped slavery and risked his life to help others find freedom. In his spare time, he taught himself to read and write, lectured on the evils of slavery, and was the first African American to publish a novel and, later, a play.
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Father Baker: Life and Legacy
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Msgr. David LiPuma of Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica joins us to discuss Father Nelson Baker, his many achievements, and his enduring legacy.
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Abraham Lincoln & Westfield’s Grace Bedell
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
We're back after a long break and sharing a beloved local story. In late 1860, an eleven-year-old girl from the Western New York wrote Abraham Lincoln advising him to improve his appearance by growing a beard. That beard would become one of the future president's most recognizable features, all thanks to a letter from Westfield's Grace Bedell. Thank you for listening and stay strong, Buffalo!
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Buffalo v. ”The Candy Kid”
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
In 1925, one of the nation's most wanted criminals pulled a deadly bank robbery in Buffalo, NY. The following year, he was caught and put on trial, but would Richard Reese Whittemore aka "The Candy Kid" ever pay for his crimes?
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Thursday Feb 24, 2022
For the Greater Good: Buffalo’s Wilkeson Family
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
How three generations of one local family each found a way to shape the nation.
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Tesla Illuminates the Queen City
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
On November 16, 1896, at 12:01am, Buffalo received its first transmission of electricity from Niagara Falls via alternating current. This technology, developed by Serbian-American electrical engineer Nikola Tesla, would forever change society—and it all started right here.
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
The Unsolved Murder of Ed Burdick
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Ed Burdick was a young and successful businessman. His marriage, however, was far from perfect. On a cold February morning in 1903, Ed was found murdered in his home, his skull fractured. The investigation that followed would reveal a steamy affair, an impending divorce, and plenty of motives. But, in the end, would anyone be brought to justice?
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Buffalo Gals: Origins
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
"Buffalo Gals" is a traditional folk song performed by such artists as Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen. The song, however, is more than an upbeat tune. Behind its bars is a story of racism and ignorance perhaps born right here in Western New York.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Annie Edson Taylor’s Barrel v. Niagara Falls
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
On October 24, 1901, sixty-three year old Annie Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel of her own design. Would things go swimmingly?
Be sure to visit the Buffalo History Museum's brand new exhibit, Continuum: A History of Erie County, open now!
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
The NFL‘s Tonawanda Kardex
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
For a brief time, one game actually, Buffalo's suburb of Tonawanda was home to an NFL franchise--the league's shortest lived team.