Island Voices

Few titles help us tell our incredible, epic story of the Island of Manhattan better than author John G. Turner's "They Knew They Were Pilgrims", which chronicles the journey of not just the Plymouth Pilgrims, but of Puritanism and its remarkable path into our lost American history. Join me for a fascinating story about the plight, courage and the story of the settlers who set out in search of liberty and tolerance, and ended up becoming integral components to what would gestate into the greatest nation on Earth.www.johngturner.com--- Host Chance Kelly examines the incredible history of the ISLAND of Manhattan, and talks to some of the people who have helped to make it incredible.Available on YouTube and wherever you LISTEN to podcasts.Climb aboard. History is cool.www.thepodcastisland.com

Yankee legend Jim Leyritz is a part of New York's incredible and timeless history and will forever be remembered in the annals of Yankee lore. Join us and hear everything about wearing the pinstripes for a living -- the ups, the downs and everything in between. Along with his eternal fondness for this incredible place that we now call "New York". Climb aboard...history is cool :)

Few people know about this Dutch Moment in history like Professor Wim Klooster. And the Unleashed Lion that propelled forth a staggeringly ambitious initiative known as "The Grand Design" in essence defined the heart and soul of this movement which culminated in what would become the incredible place that we call "New York" today.And this is the framework of our Season Two of ISLAND, coming soon. So climb aboard. Because history is cool :)---The Dutch Moment by Dr. Wim Klooster is available here: https://amzn.to/3F3mVou

Operation Underworld: How the Mafia & the U.S. Government teamed up to win World War II. Author Matthew Black joins us to discuss this remarkable but TRUE New York story.#history is cool :)www.thepodcastisland.com

The true history of this incredible place that we now call "New York", is in truth, the history of this remarkable nation that we now call "The United States of America." And all of that really started with a young man studying to be a Catholic priest, in 16th century Europe. But the connections of this story cover a remarkable swath of history, and in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, are just one more example of how History is cool :)www.thepodcastisland.com

In 1942, the U.S. Navy needed to secure New York City's ports. But the only way it knew how to do that completely and effectively was to partner with the most unlikeliest of factions: the mafia.To get your advanced order of Matthew Black's remarkable book "Operation Underworld", use this link: https://amzn.to/3uUTyPKAnd email me any questions or comments and I'll be sure to discuss them with him on Jan 18th (for our interview which airs Jan 26, 2023.)Climb aboard...history is cool :)