New York City

The city where the hosts are currently located for the Up Fronts.

“... unbelievable day here in New York.”

Described as a dangerous city due to its nightlife culture and the lack of cars, which makes drinking more accessible.

“I made it out alive, but man, a lot of fun was had till it got dark. I mean, there's good fun to be had out there. New York's a dangerous city.”

The location where Chace Crawford experienced the height of his celebrity fame.

“Yeah, if you're out in New York City and fucking 40% of the girls at the bar like you-”

The setting for Subway Takes and the subject of complaints regarding noise pollution and snow removal.

“There's too much noise pollution in New York City.”

Discussed as a location where sidewalk traffic laws are being considered and where apartment air conditioner maintenance is a common issue.

“I do too. Wait, there's two that I just thought of. One is, I don't know if this is a fake post on Instagram or not, but I h- I read that New York is looking into making a law ab- l- looking, making, looking into making it a law, um, to traffic the sidewalks l…”

The city where the hosts discuss the subway system and their travel habits.

“Never once on the subway in New York City?”

The city where Tesla arrives in 1884 to pursue his career in electrical engineering.

“On June 6th, 1884, twenty-seven-year-old Nikola Tesla arrived in New York City with just a few cents in his pocket and a small suitcase of belongings. As he made his way from the harbor through the packed streets of Lower Manhattan, he took in the sights and s…”

The city experienced significant labor strikes involving streetcar drivers and was where Tesla wandered while seeking work.

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Described as the biggest city in America with a massive, dedicated fanbase.

“I think the Knicks winning the championship... Oh, this is gonna get cut out in a social media video. I, I'm fine with it. I think the Knicks winning the championship is the biggest thing left in any sport, other than the Bills, Vikings, or Detroit Lions winni…”

The setting for the mayoral debate where candidates were questioned on their allegiance to Israel.

“... on our political candidates, on w- like, like for instance, one of the reasons why Mamdani won in New York City is because when they had the mayoral debate, he was the only one that said he's not immediately gonna go to Israel.”

The destination for the family road trip to see a Broadway show.

“Um, so the distance between my hometown of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and New York City is about 250 miles. When you're 11 years old and strapped in the way back seat of a Volvo station wagon with your sisters, that is enough time to be assaulted by a sibling…”

The family travels to New York City for a hotel stay and to see a show.

“way in silence, 'cause nobody wanted to cross him. And we get to New York City, and we check into this fancy hotel my mom had booked, and we go see Lucy Lawless, and she's amazing. And we go back to the fancy hotel, and it's actually a pretty fabulous night in…”

The location where the Moth Story Slam took place.

“Okay, the jig is up. I said this was a podcast themed on parenting, and it's really a very niche podcast about my family obsession with Broadway as nurtured by my dad. Our next storyteller also made it to Broadway. Christopher Moncayo Torres told this at a Mot…”

The location of the NYU Game Center where Eric Zimmerman teaches.

“I'm a game designer, and I'm also a professor of game design at the NYU Game Center. That's in Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in New York City.”

The city where Zimmerman observed contemporary art movements during his studies.

“My teachers in art school were what I would call high modernists. So they were really all about the pure visual qualities of painting. They would say things like, "There are no ideas in art. Fine art is about line, color, and composition," and that fine art wa…”

The location where the podcast episode was recorded in front of a live audience.

“recorded in front of a live audience at 92nd Street Y in New York City. Our expert question comes from Joanna's and my former colleague and mentor, Walt Mossberg. The conversation is a lot of fun. It's really funny, but it's also really informative, so don't g…”

Mentioned as an example of an overwhelming urban environment.

“and it was getting outside of what millions of people would call normal. Just living in a city is no longer for me. It was the highlight of my life when I was younger. It is no longer for me. And sometimes you find yourself in these routines or this way of liv…”

Mentioned as a necessary destination for gay individuals in earlier decades to find safety and community.

“Yeah. He grew up in a time where he had to leave North Carolina and move to New York City. It was his only shot.”

The location where Brandi Carlile finally met her wife in person after their initial correspondence.

“I'm like, "The charity lady." And then one time I was playing in New York City, and I was, like, getting ready to go out with all the baby dykes. We were all gonna get on our Vespas and drive to the gay bar-”

Mentioned as a location where rumors about Steve Kerr's future percolated.

“[lips smack] you know, January you started hearing whispers, even earlier than that, that, "Is Steve Kerr coming back? I don't think Steve Kerr's coming back. Is Steve Kerr coming back?" You hear 'em in the Bay Area and then they, you know, they, they percolat…”

Sting mentions he will be performing his play at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

“... Opera House in New York City.”

Used as a geographic reference point for Toronto.

“Peterborough, for those unfamiliar with Southern Ontario, is just over an hour east and north of Toronto. It is to Toronto roughly what, I don't know, Poughkeepsie is to New York City.”

The location of the NYPD headquarters targeted by the Weather Underground.

“Yeah, 15 days later, they attacked New York City police headquarters, the headquarters of the NYPD. They smuggled a dynamite bomb into the headquarters, put it in an empty bathroom, and that night, they called in a warning, and then the bomb exploded. That was…”

Mentioned as a hub for finance that Vanguard employees often avoid.

“and it might also attract a set of people that are not interested in being in New York City finance.”

Used as a geographical reference point to contrast with the location of Vanguard's headquarters.

“It's like a two-hour train ride from New York City. It's the opposite of the capital of finance.”

The location of the Cornerstone Lodge where the initiation took place.

“I mean, Masonry is based in the Old Testament. You know, most-- a lot of the Masons I know are Christian. But again, it's, I look at it as, as an initiatory path. So I don't look at it as Masons are, are evil. What I experienced was that there's... Okay, so I'…”

Pema Chödrön mentions living in this city while describing walking home in the rain with her children.

“you physically stop resisting what's happening, and you, you more, like, relax with it. You sort of relax with it. The thing is that the contrast is so great between resisting and then relaxing that somehow it's not that hard to do because it's so, so tangible…”

Location where Jay Shetty hosted an event at Madison Square Garden.

“But her background is that she grew up in an abusive home, became a, a sex worker in her teens, then became a dominatrix, then left that world, became an actress, a model, and is now three years celibate, three years sober, and takes care of... She's a single …”

Used as an example of a crowded city where people are treated as obstacles.

“It is ironic, isn't it? I mean, we, in cities for instance, we see more people than we ever did in human history, but we know fewer of them. And it almost is a- as though our interactions sort of favor a dehumanized perspective on each other. I mean, I know wh…”

Ted Maher landed at JFK airport after being released from prison in 2007.

“As for Ted, he was released in 2007. When he landed at JFK, the woman who had believed in him was nowhere to be found. But Ted would eventually find others in his corner, those authors Jennifer Thomas and Bill Hayes. Together with Ted, they would write Framed …”