New York, New York
b'Secrets of\\xa0New York City\'s Subway
Guest: John Morris, author of "Subway: The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System"
At its debut in 1904, the New York subway impressed the world. Here are the stories of the people who made the dream of the subway a reality, including one unlucky laborer who was shot unceremoniously out of the subway tunnel and into the harbor by a sudden change in air pressure! Today, New Yorkers may grumble about the subway or simply take it for granted. Here\'s a look at the way it transformed the city.\\xa0
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NYC, Supreme City
Guest: Donald L. Miller, John Henry MacCracken Emeritus Professor of History, Lafayette College, and author of "Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America"
It\'s the place you went to see the future: the Big Apple. NYC\'s booming transformation in the early 20th century changed world culture.'