Stoops of Atlantis
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsA nostalgic journey through the funny, dangerous, bizarre and innocent days in a small, American town called East Harlem and the pop culture that influenced us. Email Mikey D at [email protected]
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Episodes
Episode 70 - Santa's Sweetest Swag
December 18, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBLets face it- as a kid- Christmas is about the swag. And some years that swag shined especially bright. Or didn't.
Episode 69: They Came from Atlantis
September 23, 2023 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.51 MBYou'd be surprised how many famous folk are kids of Atlantis. Movie stars, singers, musicians, politicians, wise guys - can all call East Harlem their home town. ****NOTE - I reference episode "10 - Making Movies" - it is actually Episode 19!
Episode 68: Stoop Dreams
July 05, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBAfter a five month hiatus, Mikey D is back and returns to the root of the podcast - colorful stories about the Stoops- in this Jeopardy Game of an Episode!
Episode 67 - Huge Pixels and Tiny Bytes
February 18, 2023 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBIn the late 1970s - early 1980s video games appeared in Atlantis and lured me off the Stoop. And then came the home computer and this kid from East Harlem found a new purpose in life! The Robots – Kraftwerk Kids are People Too - Bob McAlister Cruel Summer – Bananarama Snowball – Devo Girl U Want – Devo Just What I Needed – The Cars Video Games – Ronnie Jones END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 66: Peter Pan and Misfit Lost Boys
January 05, 2023 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBIt can be hard keeping a Peter Pan worldview in a place filled with pirates. But this kid tried on those Stoops of Atlantis. END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 65: East Harlem Walking Tour 3
December 18, 2022 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBLets fire up the time machine, slip on your Prokeds and take a stroll around the Avenue with Mikey D. END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 64: Libraries of Atlantis
November 19, 2022 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBBooks were all over my house and they helped make life better around those Stoops of Atlantis. Music: Easy Reader theme Sesame Street theme Instrumental Paperback Writer Egg Song Vintage Scifi Music Monophonics Like Yesterday Words Kraftwerk Numbers Walt Grace's Submarine Test Hardy Boys Theme Dylan My Back Pages END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 63 - Road Trippin'
September 24, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBHanging around those Stoops of Atlantis was often fun. But sometimes you needed to breath new air so it was into Dad's car for some Road Trippin'! MUSIC: 1. Queen – I’m in Love with my Car 2. Lover Boy- Working for the Weekend 3. Supermarket Time Portal Muzak 4. Night City Jazz 5. Paul McCartney and Wings – Silly Love Songs 6. A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran 7. Queen – Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon 8. The Belairs – Squadcar 9. Bill ...
Episode 62: Stoeps
August 04, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.03 MBThe Dutch called them Stoeps. We called called them Stoops. But those stone steps were much more than practical structures. They were part of our lives and culture.
Episode 62: Stoeps
August 04, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.03 MBThe Dutch called them Stoeps. We called called them Stoops. But those stone steps were much more than practical structures. They were part of our lives and culture. END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 61: Stoops Bloops 4
May 22, 2022 22:00 - 8 minutes - 5.92 MBYep- more flubs and Cosmo interruptions. Enjoy! END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 60: The Mischievous Lives of Altar Boys
May 15, 2022 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBWe were little demons on those Stoops...and we were also altar boys...mix that with idle hands of a dull summer day and you have a recipe for mischief. MUSIC: Hell's Bells - ACDC The Exorcist Theme Interstellar First Step - Hans Zimmer Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones Air on the G String - J.S. Bach Lucifer over Lancashire - The Fall Running with the Devil - Van Halen Gonna Raise Hell - Cheap Trick Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 59: Last Times
April 14, 2022 21:00 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MBLast Times are not always last times. Often they are not even obvious as last times. And sometimes they are just the hold between the now and then. Times are strange.
Episode 58: Up on the Roof
March 15, 2022 17:00 - 12 minutes - 8.31 MBSometimes you needed a newer, more god-like perspective than those Stoops of Atlantis could offer. So you climbed the steps... END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Episode 57 - When Nothing Was Great
February 08, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MBThere was a time when nothing was great. Just being and letting the mind explore.
Episode 56: The Museums of Atlantis
January 04, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBMuseums were magic to this kid from East Harlem and no matter if it was downtown or in my backyard- specimens abounded and fill my eyes with delight.
Episode 55: East Harlem Walking Tour 2
November 30, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBPut on your Pro-Keds or Chuck Taylors and follow me on another foot powered exploration of East Harlem in the 1970s.
Episode 54: Memories Like Autumn Leaves
November 02, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.76 MBMemory fragments - like leaves in autumn - fall around this episode.
Episode 53: The TV We Watched
October 08, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.97 MBBack in those Stoops days TV was quite different. Far less choices yet the choices we had were amazing! At least through the eyes of Mikey D.
Episode 52: Broken Molds (Top Five Local Character Hall of Fame)
August 23, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBThe streets around the Stoops of Atlantis were alive with wacky and colorful characters. Here are some words about my TOP FAVORITE FIVE.
Episode 51 - Stoops Bloops THREE
July 05, 2021 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.87 MBHere we go again...make fun of Mikey D's tongue tied trips and traps!
Episode 50: One for the Senses
May 29, 2021 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MBA year is filled with sights, sounds, tastes, touches and smells. And around he Stoops of Atlantis- many remain fixed in the density of my memories.
Episode 49 - Treasures of Atlantis
March 16, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBTreasures abounded around those Stoops of Atlantis and seeking them, digging them and finding them was what helped pass those days.
Episode 49 - The Stuff We Treasured
March 16, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBTreasures abounded around those Stoops of Atlantis and seeking them, digging them and finding them was what helped pass those days.
Episode 48: East Harlem Walking Tour #1
February 23, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBLet's step back onto those Stoops of Atlantis and take a walk to the bodega as Mikey D offers a guided tor of the sights and sounds!
Episode 47 - The Wonderful Blizzards of Ours
January 06, 2021 02:00 - 9 minutes - 6.77 MBI seem to recall more snow - deeper, colder and much more fun- fell on those Stoops of Atlantis.
Episode 46: Cockroach Christmas Symphony
December 18, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.24 MBThe Christmas Spirit transcends species. Even the lowest of the low.
Episode 45: The Christmas Comic Caper
December 04, 2020 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBWhen a treasure trove of Silver Age comic books became available - we did what we had to in order to make it ours!
Episode 44: When Comic Books were Golden
November 08, 2020 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.73 MBIt was called the Bronze age of Comic Books. But for this kid - it was the Golden Age.
Episode 43: The Real Scaries! (Plus First Guest Interview!)
October 02, 2020 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBWe loved to scare each other as kids. Good, goofy fun scares. But sometimes there were the Real Scaries. Scares noone asked for around the Stoops of Atlantis. BONUS- interview with Mikey D's sister Laura!
Episode 42: FIRE!
September 03, 2020 21:00 - 12 minutes - 8.32 MBYeah there were many fires around my stoops in the 1970s. And every one of them had its own, unique story. Here are a few of them.
Episode 41: For the Love of Malus Sylvestris
July 23, 2020 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.24 MBShe was a gorgeous Crab Apple Tree. A Magic Tree. And in many ways she defined my childhood.
Episode 41: For the Love of Malus Sylvestris
July 23, 2020 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.24 MBShe was a gorgeous Crab Apple Tree. A Magic Tree. And in many ways she defined my childhood.
Stoops Anomaly Episode 8 - In Orbit Radio: "Whale Tales End"
July 20, 2020 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBHere it is. The final chapter of the Stoops Anomaly. We follow Kilroy and Boobie up those final steps and surreal discoveries as they make it to the roof.
Episode 40: Mikey Boom Boom
June 30, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.64 MBFireworks were an art, a sport, a past time and a cultural necessity back in those Stoops of Atlantis days. And I hear they were illegal....We had fun.
Episode 39: Bounce Back to the Stoop Jimmy Spaldeen
June 19, 2020 16:00 - 10 minutes - 7.59 MBI'm Jimmy - a Spaldeen. Let me tell you about my golden days... Audio Clips from "The Spaldeen Ball"
Episode 38: Our Colors on Those Stoops
June 02, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MBWe were a mix of colors on those Stoops of Atlantis. We found a way to live as friends, as neighbors or simply to just live and let live.
Episode 37: Stoops of Rock
May 28, 2020 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBMusic was religion around those Stoops of Atlantis. And Rock was my choice to bring me to higher realms. This is my Love Letter to Rock.
Stoops Anomaly Episode 7 - In Orbit Radio: "Upward and Inward"
May 21, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 9.39 MBThe saga of Kilroy and Boobie continues up the flights - deeper and darker. Towards the Beacon.
Episode 36: Stoops Bloops Too!
May 17, 2020 22:00 - 9 minutes - 6.69 MBWhen there are microphones there are bloopers. The nature of the podcasting beast! Here is the second batch of cats, cars and tongue tied host bloopers!
Episode 35: The Toys of Atlantis
May 09, 2020 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBThe 1970s was the Golden Age of Toys. This was before electronics, chips, game carts or the exciting pixels of Asteroids. Take a fun journey and see how many toys YOU remember! using to pass the rainy days around the Stoops of Atlantis.
Stoops Anomaly Episode 6 - In Orbit Radio: "First Storey"
April 26, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutes - 8.44 MBThe Climb to the roof begins but in the strange building next door.
Episode 34: Staten Island Paradise
April 21, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBWhen it was summer and time to get away from those Stoops of Atlantis we loaded the car (if it hadn't been stolen) and made our way to the paradise of ....Staten Island? Yes- fun, food, sand and toxic litter awaited as well as the little know Haunted Buildings of Midland Beach. It was heaven for us kids!
Stoops Anomaly Episode 5 - In Orbit Radio: "Old Devil Moon"
April 20, 2020 21:00 - 11 minutes - 6.36 MBPart 5 in the continuing tale of Kilroy Ganski and Booby as told by Kilroy from an orbiting prison.
Stoops Anomaly Episode 4 - In Orbit Radio: "Emerald Pity"
April 17, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 7.51 MBThe continuing saga of Kilroy Ganski's in-orbit tale of his and Booby's adventure to get the missing part to the beacon.
Episode 33: The Food of Atlantis
April 09, 2020 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBFood is part of the vocabulary for the stories we tell. And around those Stoops of Atlantis were all kinds of culinary treats! Step back and lets tease our memories and tastebuds. MUSIC: Lazy Mary - Carfree – Kevin MacLeod Love is Blue – Paul Mauriat
Stoops Anomaly Episode 3 - In Orbit Radio: "The Beacon"
March 28, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutes - 9.33 MBWe continue with the saga of Kilroy Ganski and Boobie Coolie as the truth of Area 51 is slowly revealed.
Stoops Anomaly Episode 3 - In Orbit Radio: "The Beacon"
March 28, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutes - 9.33 MBWe continue with the saga of Kilroy Ganski and Boobie Coolie as the truth of Area 51 is slowly revealed.
Episode 32: Fishing Poles and Idle Hands
March 21, 2020 19:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBThey say idle hands are the Devil's Work things. Well - perhaps - but give some kids fake money, a fishing pole and a boring day...and devilry and fun - will abound!!
Stoops Anomaly Episode 2 - In Orbit Radio: "Boobie Coolie"
March 21, 2020 16:00 - 19 minutes - 8.62 MBThe tale continues - Kilroy Ganskie- trapped in orbit - tells the story or Boobie Coolie, invisible janitors, Area 51 and...