Bedford & Sullivan Brooklyn

Eighty-five episodes and going strong! The Bedford and Sullivan podcast continues the TV series research process with one of our favorites, Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger calling in to discuss the Brooklyn neighborhood Bay Ridge. So, listen in LIVE at noon ET for the latest edition of the Bedford and Sullivan Podcast!

At noon eastern time, Faith and Fear in Flushing's Greg Prince joins the Bedford & Sullivan podcast to brief our audience on how the Dodgers National League New York Legacy, the Mets, are doing in 2019, and how the echoes of both the Dodgers and the Giants still ring loudly through the Mets franchise. Join us at 12pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

LIVE at 3:30pm ET, the Bedford & Sullivan Podcast returns with the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant calling in to talk Brooklyn, wherever and whichever direction the briefing takes us. His job has him roaming all around the borough and we'll find out once we're on-air where the job took him today. So, tune in this afternoon at 3:30pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast turns 82! Lately, they've been few and far between but we felt like we needed to get back on the horse by traveling up to 155th and 8th Ave in Manhattan. Gary Mintz, head of the New York Giants Preservation Society, will catch us up on all things New York Giants, both what we've missed over the last few months and how the current team is doing in this early campaign. I find it very fascinating how connected fans stayed with their Giants after they left, and Gary continues that legacy with his fantastic group. So, join us at noon eastern time for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

At 2:30 ET, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast welcomes back Brooklyn borough historian Ron Schweiger to the program! Today, we'll focus our attention on the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, including its Dutch history, the two neighborhoods that combined for its namesake, as well as its roots in the black community. So, join us at 2:30pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast revs back up, LIVE at 2:30pm ET! What better way to celebrate our 80th episode than to have our all-time favorite podcast guest, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine, on the episode?!  We'll explore with Carl what a typical routine was like for the ballplayers of his era and what he would typically be into around the end of November back in the day. So, make sure you tune in at 2:30pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!  

 Because of the way blog talk radio has their time zone set up, they keep screwing the listeners  out of an appropriate episode by poor communication.  Brian Sidney Parrott, son of sportswriter Harold Parrott,  has been ever so patient with these issues, and I appreciate it from him. He has a vast amount of knowledge about the era, and I’m glad to have him here for the research process 

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back! For the first time in 2018, the research process of the HBO-style TV series on Brooklyn and its Dodgers continues! On today's show, Brian Sidney Parrott joins us to discuss his father, Harold Parrott. Harold was with the Brooklyn Eagle on the Dodgers beat for 15 years before joining the team as the traveling secretary and publicist. We'll discuss Harold's run-in with Larry MacPhail, his relationship with both Branch Rickey and Walter O'Malley, and his abrupt exit from the sport. And much, Much more! So, join us at 1pmET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

  The Bedford & Sullivan podcast marches on with our 77th episode! We're thrilled to welcome Brooklyn-born Marty Appel to the program, former public relations director of the New York Yankees, and author of "Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character." We'll discuss Casey's playing time with both the Dodgers and the Giants, his time managing the Dodgers in the 30's, his time with the Yankees battling his former team in all those World Series, and his years with the New York Mets. So, join us at 10am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

On this episode of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast, Rick Elliott, the writer of "Clem Labine: Always a Dodger," will join me to welcome Brooklyn Dodgers 3rd baseman Randy "Ransom" Jackson! We'll discuss what his views of Brooklyn were before and after being traded from the Cubs to the Dodgers in Dec. '55, his views on Walter O'Malley, his feelings on being in the position of replacing an aging Jackie Robinson, and where he got that "Ransom" nickname. So, join us at 10:30am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast returns with its 75th episode at 12pm ET! Sam Maxwell welcomes Jack Finkelstein to the program, who will discuss his life growing up in Washington Heights, going to watch the Giants in the Polo Grounds, and how he would throw off the suburban kids going to Yankee Stadium with bogus directions. So, join us at 12pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast chugs on to its 74th episode! The Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger joins us at 2pm ET. The man who was our first guest ever will discuss some Brooklyn weather history following the snow storm that hit our region this week...including one story having to do with the World Champion 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers. So, join us at 2pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast returns at 9:30am ET Monday with one of our favorite guests! Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine joins us for the 73rd episode to talk about a contentious individual in the history of the Brooklyn National League Baseball Club-- Mr. Walter O'Malley. Brooklyn has long had a pretty much one-sided opinion of the man who moved the Dodgers thousands of miles away, but Carl Erskine and others have talked glowingly of the man. The gentleman from Anderson, Indiana, joins us to talk about his relationship with O'Malley as well as his overall take of the last owner of a Brooklyn Big League ballclub. So, join us on 3/13 at 9:30am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

Continuing the research process of the development of the TV Series, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast returns for its 72nd episode! Today, Sam Maxwell and Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant talk generally about Brooklyn, catching up after so much time off the air. The resident of Bensonhurst has actually been underground at the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush recently as he is want to do at his job, which is an interesting place to start off with the discussion. We'll see where the half-hour takes us. So, join us at 11pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!  

Finally, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast returns to keep you active in the research for the developing TV series regarding Brooklyn and its Dodgers!  To kickstart us back up, my friend, actor, writer and fellow New Yorker Owen Goldenberg joins to discuss his father's roots in Brooklyn and how he learned of the borough's camaradie through his dad's love of baseball and the Mets. So, join us at 12pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

At 9:30am ET, The Bedford & Sullivan podcast keeps the research goin' at full steam, and today, for the 70th episode, we have one of our favorites on, legendary Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine! He'll be joined by Mr. Jim Denny, a fireman in Carl's town of Anderson, Indiana. They'll discuss what it has been like growing up in the area, as well as a history lesson in the town origins. Plus, plenty more! So, join us at 9:30am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast turns 69! And for the first time in 2016, we head up the 8th Avenue line to the Polo Grounds to check in on the New York Baseball Giants Franchise! Gary Mintz, prorietor, curator, and the brains behind the New York Giants Preservation Society joins us to talk that Orange and Black squad, including a look at the life and career of Monte Irvin, who unfortunately passed on in the last week. So, join us at 6:30pmET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan Podcast!

Happy New Year everyone! To get things going for the first time in the New Year, the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant joins Sam for the 68th episode of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast! At 11pm ET, they will discuss a couple Brooklyn neighborhoods Mike has lived in his life: Flatbush and Bensonhurst. Make sure to join them then!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast continues with its 67th edition at 11am ET! A long-time friend of the show dating back to the inaugural episode, Ron Schweiger joins us to discuss the Brooklyn highway system. From the Gowanus to the Prospect to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Ron and I will go over their history and what the town looked like prior to their construction (that was brought to you by Robert Moses.) So, join us at 11am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The Bedford & Sullivan podcast is back! And today at 12p ET, we go where we've never been before...Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn! A quiet residential area near the bay in the southeast side of the former city, Bob Catherwood, who runs a website titled Our Gerritsen Beach, spent his formidable years in the community. We'll discuss what it was like growing up in the area, and of course, his love of the Brooklyn Dodgers. So, join us at noon ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!