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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:10:03 +0000

[…] past, often as if you are a person living in that time. I first got hooked on an episode about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. I knew a lot about the building of this iconic bridge, and honestly didn’t think there was much […]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:47:46 +0000

Do enjoy the episodes; however, some easy to check facts cause me to wonder about what other details are exaggerated. The caissons were only 78 and 44 feet deep on the New York City and Brooklyn City sides (as they were then known), respectively. They were not a hundred, let alone hundreds of feet deep.

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What's in My Buds? With Catherine from The Moth - PRX — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:46:08 +0000

[…] first got hooked on an episode about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. I grew up in Alabama, but have lived in New York City for nearly two decades, and I’m obsessed […]

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:46:52 +0000

Love your podcast! Wanted to leave feedback about the credits section. What if you did it at the beginning? That will allow you to let story resolve as it has but you will still be giving credit!

By: Donald McGrath

Donald McGrath — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:57:26 +0000

Beautiful piece! As usual Nate. Listening, I remembered reading somewhere that, when he was writing his great poem The Bridge, Hart Crane took a room with an impressive view of it. And that was apparently he same room where one of the chief engineers, had lived while building it. And it was in sight of the bridge that Crane would eventually leap, years later, from the deck of a ship returning from Mexico. His jacket was found folded over the back of a chair.

By: Ben Kronk

Ben Kronk — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 20:49:27 +0000

As a construction guy my self. This was powerful and really took me somewhere of empathy and enlightenment. Thank you.

By: jennifer l baum

jennifer l baum — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 01:35:11 +0000

these are such wonderful and complete little dreams. and i really love the fade at the end, into nothing. maybe you will consider doing the credits at the beginning? everyone is sure to hear them and that drifting off to contemplate is pretty precious.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:53:04 +0000

Reminded me of the days during the late 70’s and early 80’s when I worked deep inside the bowels of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel Project alongside my Irish, Polish, German, Latino, African American and Asian brothers. Go mchughconstruction.com !!!

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:20:26 +0000

Riveting, haunting and beautiful.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 04:19:22 +0000

I was transported by this fascinating story. It drives home the true labor, hardship, uncertainty, craftsmanship, science, art and heart required to build NYC into the incredible city that it is today. Thank you for this!

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 01:02:47 +0000

Masterful! The explanation of caissons was both accurate and poetic (hard to do). Most of all, I appreciate that you told the story from the workers’ perspective — this is something I wanted more of from McCullough. I think of all of this whenever I see the Brooklyn Bridge. Glad you have another teammate so we can have more TMP.

By: john

john — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:29:31 +0000

That was just amazing…well done.