NYC: know your city.
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhat makes NYC different than any other city? This podcast is on a journey to find the answer! Your hosts Victor Bekker, a native New Yorker with plenty of strong opinions and Sime Viduka, a transplant who’s been in NYC long enough to call himself a New Yorker, explore the good, the bad, and the horrendous of NYC with fun guests along the way. Welcome to NYC, get the fuck outta the way!
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Episodes
Ep. 10 - City Hall (w/Alyssa Lott)
September 27, 2019 04:05 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBPlus, we talk about eating on the subway, school chancellor DRAMA, and Victor’s decision to maybe, someday, run for city council. Victory with Victor’s Scooped Bagels! Stuff we mention: Alyssa's personal twitter London cabbies test Gem Spa! School Chancellor drama! Upper West Side school drama!! Unsold luxury apartments RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL
Ep. 9 - Stand-up (w/Orli Matlow)
July 02, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBWe also chat about Toronto’s big moment right now, being annoyed by mariachi bands on the train, and which jokes don’t work in Alaska. Plus, we figure out what NYC is REALLY missing. Stuff we mention: Orli's twitter Tampa Bay Rays splitting home games with Montreal Oral history of UCB Comedians who do front cam characters on twitter: Alyssa Limperis Eva Victor Anthony Carrigan's meet-cute story Orli's open mic at the QED Union Hall Orli's McSweeney's article Amoeba Rec...
Ep. 8 - FOH (w/Lauren Swan-Potras)
February 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBWe also talk about our favorite celebrity encounters, eavesdropping on first dates, and the contentious tipping debate. Plus, we plan out our ideal last NYC meals. Don’t forget to say behind! Stuff we mention: DIANE KEATON'S INSTAGRAM The Carnegie Deli pop-up Tom's Restaurant Dutch Kills bar Buvette Minetta Tavern Russ & Daughters Court Street Grocers Black Seed Bagels
Ep. 7 - City Hacks (w/Mason Hu)
January 22, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBIn this episode we get serious about protecting your bikes from theft, how to really stay tidy on the subway, and how to make the most out of your visit to the Coinstar machine. Oh yeah, we also speak about real ninjas, carnival games, and why Mason never wants to leave New Jersey.
Ep. 6 - LA vs NYC (w/Alexander Schwartz)
January 08, 2019 15:05 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBPlus, Alexander recounts some wild tales of when he used to wander drunkenly through the streets of NYC. Also, we’ve got a few typically crazy subway stories, including the time Victor “saved” a nine year old child, Alexander’s interaction with an aggressive smoker, and Sime’s observation of a man’s strange eating habits. NYC will fuck you up, man. Check out Alexander’s sketch team Super Delicate at Second City LA and watch out for his role in the film Before You Know It (previous t...
Ep. 5 - 2018 Holiday Special! (w/Bob Proctor)
December 21, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBFrom weird Scandinavian sandwiches in Grand Central Station to confusing holiday window displays at Saks Fifth Ave to overpriced pop-up cocktails, we did it all (or most of it)! No need to wait in line, the holiday special is here! Links to stuff we mention: Most photographed places in NYC Holiday Markets Great Northern Food Hall (Grand Central) Holiday window displays FAO Schwartz Expensive FAO Schwartz Monopoly set Lesbian Latina couple who donated Rockefeller Christmas Tr...
Ep. 4 - "Museums" (w/Therese Whelan)
December 11, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 80 MBWe also touch on Instagram culture and how it's effecting the way we interpret and observe art, Therese's recent trip to Europe, Sime's visit to a museum in Philadelphia that literally made him sick, and Victor's great new business idea! Links to stuff we mention: Museum of Illusions! Vox video about Instagram traps and museums 29 Rooms The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Whitney Museum Candle Sculpture Jackson Pollock piece at the Met Yugoslavian Architecture Exhibit at MOM...
Ep. 3 - The Marathon (w/Eryck Tait)
November 23, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBWe also chat about when NOT to propose to your girlfriend (hint: not during the marathon), some crazy NYC marathon history, Victor’s “foolproof” idea to get to brunch during the marathon, and Sime's strange middle school PE stories. Links to stuff we mention: Video of people trying to cross the street Guy who proposed to his girlfriend during the marathon The lady who allegedly cheated in the 70s, Rosie Ruiz Organization Eryck raised money for (American Foundation for Suicide ...
Ep. 2 - Instagrammable Food (w/Jay Schmidt)
November 13, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBWe also chat about other millennial instagram traps, whether pineapple on pizza is acceptable, a formative subway experience for Jay, our favorite NYC characters, and the joys of crying in public. Check out Jay’s Youtube channel Movie Preview Review! Plus, his stand up show every Sunday at 7pm at V Spot Organic (12 St Marks Place)! Links to stuff we mention: Black Tap Burger Museum of Ice Cream the Rosé Mansion Museum of Pizza Shopsins! Article about Black Tap's former socia...
Ep. 1 - Know Your Hosts
October 22, 2018 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this premiere episode, Victor and Sime talk about what’s in store for future episodes. Plus, they chat about what makes NYC different from other cities, their favorite NYC foods, Sime’s journey to the big apple, Victor’s least favorite street, when someone becomes a New Yorker, standing in (or ON) line, Instagrammable restaurants, bodega cats, and much much more. Come take a ride on this always on time, never clean, express train going local!