Understanding Upstate
By Jim Search and Rob Adler
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Episodes: 140
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Understanding Upstate is a podcast dedicated to exploring what makes Upstate New York such a unique and special place. Each week hosts Jim Search and Rob Adler dive into a new Upstate topic from local monuments like the world's largest Prozac pill, to famous Upstate New Yorkers like Rod Serling, and delicacies only found Upstate like Garbage Plates, Spiedies, and Michigan Red Hots, to better understand what's up... Upstate.
| Episode | Date |
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Ep 136- Understanding John McTiernan
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Ep 135- Understanding BC Pops
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Ep 134- Understanding IBM
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May 29, 2026 |
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Ep 133- Understanding Nirchi's Pizza
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May 22, 2026 |
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Ep 132- Understanding L. Frank Baum and The Oz-stravaganza
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May 15, 2026 |
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Ep 131- Understanding Chautauqua, NY
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May 08, 2026 |
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Ep 130- Understanding the Binghamton Inebriate Asylum
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May 01, 2026 |
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Ep 129- Understanding The Chenango Canal
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Ep 128- Understanding Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Ep 127- Understanding Dirty Dancing
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Ep 126- Understanding Utica Tomato Pie
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Ep 125- Understanding the Negro League Baseball Teams of Upstate New York
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep 124- Understanding Phelps Mansion
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Ep 123- Understanding Elmira
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep 122- Understanding the Syracuse Nationals
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Ep 121- Understanding Grace Jones
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep 120- Understanding Ernie Davis
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Ep 119- Understanding The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Ep 118- Understanding The Breweries of Upstate New York
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Ep 117- Understanding The Susquehanna River
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ep 116- Understanding Murphy's Island
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Ep 115- Understanding the Blizzard of '77
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Ep 114- Understanding Schenectady
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Ep 113- Understanding The Cider Mill of Endicott, NY
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Holiday Rewind - Understanding Peppermint Pigs
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Ep 112- Understanding the Genesee Keg Tree
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Ep 111- Understanding Buffalo's Tom and Jerry
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Ep 110- Understanding Santa's Workshop and North Pole, NY
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Ep 109- Understanding the General Clinton Canoe Regatta
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Ep 108-Understanding Lacrosse
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Ep 107-Understanding the Broome County Forum Theatre
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Ep 106- Understanding Albany
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Ep 105- Understanding Upstate NY’s Contributions to Horror
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Ep 104- Understanding the Urban Legends of Upstate NY
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Ep 103- Understanding the True Horror of Upstate NY
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Ep 102- Understanding the Fox Sisters
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Ep 101- Understanding SerlingFest 2025
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Ep 100- Understanding Wegmans...Live!
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 99- Understanding Wegmans (#FBF Episode)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 98- Nick Parisi Interview
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 97 Understanding Niagara Falls
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Ep 96- Understanding the Niagara Movement
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Ep 95- Understanding Saratoga Springs
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Ep 94- Understanding Ross Park Zoo
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Ep 93- Understanding the Woodstock Rock Festival
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Ep 92- Understanding Ithaca
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Ep 91- Understanding the New York State Fair
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Ep 90- Understanding Paul Reubens
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Ep 89- Understanding Cornell Chicken
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Ep 88- Understanding Utica's Stanley Theater (and Swifty's)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Ep 87- Understanding Beef On Weck
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Ep 86- Understanding the Attica Prison Uprising
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Ep 85- Understanding the Clinton Correctional Facility Jailbreak
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Ep 84- Understanding McIntosh Labs
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Ep 83- Understanding the Rochester Royals
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May 30, 2025 |
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Ep 82- Theodore: Binghamton Rapper and Activist
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May 23, 2025 |
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Ep 81- Understanding Champion Sportswear
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May 16, 2025 |
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Ep 80- Understanding the Rochester Red Wings
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May 09, 2025 |
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Ep 79- Understanding The Seneca Lake Wine Trail
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May 02, 2025 |
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Ep 78- Understanding Grover Washington, Jr.
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Ep 77- Understanding the Binghamton Hip-Hop scene w/Blizz The Illest
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Ep 76- Understanding The Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo, NY
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Ep 75- Understanding the Kazoo Capital of the World: Eden, NY
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Ep 74- Understanding the Syracuse Comedy Scene with Abdul Hadi
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Ep 73- Understanding Jim Boeheim
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Ep 72- Understanding Alfred Hot Dog Day
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Ep 71- Understanding the North American Pinball Championship
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Ep 70 - Understanding Binghamton's Parade Day
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Ep 69 - Understanding Garbage Plates
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Ep 68 - Understanding DICK'S Sporting Goods
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Ep 67 - Understanding Skate Estate in Broome County
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Ep 66 - Understanding Buffalo's Film Row
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Ep 65 - Understanding The Tallest Buildings in Upstate New York
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Ep 64 - Understanding Denny's on Vestal Parkway
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ep 63- Understanding Xerox
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Ep 62- Understanding Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Holiday Regift- Understanding Peppermint Pigs
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Ep 61- Understanding The It's A Wonderful Life Museum and Festival
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Ep 60- Understanding The Syracuse Orange
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Ep 59- Understanding Tops Friendly Markets
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Ep 58- Understanding Jim's Steakout
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Ep 57- Understanding The Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Ep 56- Understanding Philadelphia Cream Cheese's Upstate Origins
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Ep 55- Understanding Stephen Myers: Abolitionist and Underground Railroad Conductor
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Ep 54- Understanding The Triple Cities Comedy Scene with Stephen Brown
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Ep 53- Understanding Serial Killers of Upstate NY
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Ep 52- Understanding Upstate NY's Mythical Aquatic Monsters
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Ep 51- Understanding Upstate Hauntings, Part II
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Ep 50- Understanding SerlingFest 2024
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Ep 49- Understanding the '32 and '80 Winter Olympics
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Ep 48- Understanding Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition of 1901
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Ep 47- Understanding The Jazz Fusion Scene of Western NY
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Ep 46- Understanding The Hull-Grummond Cigar Company
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Ep 45- Understanding Salt Potatoes
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Ep 44- Understanding Upstate Utopian Societies
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Ep 43 - Understanding The Finger Lakes
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Ep 42 - Understanding The International Boxing Hall of Fame
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Ep 41 - Understanding Cus D'Amato's KO Boxing Gym
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Ep 40 - Understanding the Catskill Game Farm
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Ep 39 - Understanding Rattlesnake Pete
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Ep 38 - Understanding Johnny Hart
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Ep 37- Understanding Michigan Red Hots
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Ep 36- Understanding NXIVM
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Ep 35- Understanding Genesee Brewery
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Ep 34- Understanding The Buffalo Metro Rail
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Ep 33 - Understanding The Binghamton Whalers
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Ep 32 - Understanding Jell-O
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May 31, 2024 |
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Ep 31 - Understanding The Upstate Film Industry
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May 24, 2024 |
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Ep 30 - Understanding The Carrier Dome
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May 17, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EP - Understanding Upstate: The Documentary!
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May 10, 2024 |
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Ep 29 - Understanding Arch Merrill: Poet Laureate of Upstate New York
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May 03, 2024 |
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Ep 28 - Understanding The Erie Canal
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Ep 27 - Understanding The First Ice Cream Sundae
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Ep 26 - Understanding the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Ep 25 - Understanding The Rumble Ponies
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Ep 24 - Understanding The Pats' Big March
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Ep 23 - Understanding Roberson Museum
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep 22 - Understanding Stewart's Shops
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Ep 21 - Understanding Stellar Human: A Conversation w/ LaRue Simmons
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Ep 20 - Understanding The New York Oil Boom
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Ep 19 - Upstate Roundup
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Ep 18- Understanding Griselda Records
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Ep 17 - Understanding Kodak
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Ep 16 - Understanding Thousand Island Dressing
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Ep 15 - Understanding The Binghamton Masonic Temple
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Ep 14 - Understanding The Rewrite: PART TWO
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Ep 13 - Understanding The Rewrite: PART ONE
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Ep 12 - Understanding The Borscht Belt
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Ep 11 - Understanding Endicott Johnson
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Ep 10 - Understanding Peppermint Pigs
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Ep 9 - Understanding The Buffalo Bills
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Ep 8 - Understanding How NOT To Hold A Mob Meeting
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Ep 7 - Understanding How To Take On A Rockefeller
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Ep 6 - Understanding Wegmans
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Ep 5 - Understanding Rick James
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Ep 4 - Understanding Spiedies
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Ep 3 - Upstate Hauntings
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Ep 2 - Understanding Rod Serling
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Ep 1 - What's Up... Upstate?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Coming Soon - Understanding Upstate
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Oct 18, 2023 |