b"The massive blackout across New York City that began at 9:30pm on 13th July, 1977 lasted for a little over a day. Yet, during that time, arsonists set over 1,000 fires and looters ransacked 1,600 stores.\\nIt was the climax of a dark chapter for NYC, which at this time had an enormous financial deficit, was regarded as sleazy and dangerous, and had laid off hundreds of public service workers. But it also led to the spread of hip-hop. Perhaps.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly recall the baseball game that was postponed for four months when the lights went out; investigate the murder that happened during the blackout; and reveal Doris Day\\u2019s role in the perception of the crimewave\\u2026\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018THE BLACKOUT: NIGHT OF TERROR\\u2019 (TIME, 1977): http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,919089,00.html\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The 1977 Blackout in New York City Happened Exactly 42 Years Ago\\u2019 (The New York Times, 2019): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/nyregion/1977-blackout-photos.html?searchResultPosition=3\\n\\u2022 \\u2018NYC Blackout: What It Was Like When the City Lost Power in 1977\\u2019 (NBC New York, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyPjGwGg4-s\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"