Welcome to Delorean Nights. Tune in as we travel back in time and take a road trip across America. Explore the histories and stories surrounding the places we live. Learn about forgotten heroes and villains, visionary builders and planners, and other important figures that once roamed the streets of your favorite cities. Revisit legends, folklore, and pop culture that mold our identities. Experience history-shaking events and their social significance. Join us on a most excellent adventure, as we hop into the Delorean and gun it to 88mph!
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The Time of Their Lives: American Culture and The Catskills (00:52:49)
To escape the sweltering, smoggy summers of New York City, a group of first generation Americans sought reprieve in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York. As the summers rolled on, through good t...
Riding The Synthwave (00:32:34)
In our mid-season special, we're delving into the unique history of the electronic music genre of Synthwave, and its rise to mainstream popular culture. This twisting and turning tale includes 80’s ho...
Pride and Reckoning in Boston (01:16:10)
In the early days of the National Basketball Association, the legendary Bill Russell put his team on his back and carried them to eleven championships in thirteen seasons. While constructing the cheri...
Greetings From the Garden State: Action Park and Other Weird Tales of New Jersey Lore (00:43:29)
In the early 1980’s, an ambitious entrepreneur built the wildest water park the world had ever seen. Action Park was filled with rides that thrilled, scared, and even injured the guests. The rural get...
The Magicians That Saved Miami (00:54:35)
At the dawn of the 1980's, the sun-kissed paradise of South Beach Miami was crumbling and overflowing with crime. It took a rag-tag group of artists, architecture fans, activists, and the coolest show...
Brave Sons of Molly, Cowardly Kings of Coal (00:48:52)
Secret societies, ancient orders, capitalist titans, and a world-renowned private detective agency wage war in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania.
Hoosier Attucks (01:01:50)
A small school in the heart of Indianapolis battles the forces of Jim Crow and the frenzy of basketball-crazed Indiana. Sound like the movie Hoosiers? It‘s an even more unlikely underdog story. Oscar ...
Three Kings of Smoketown (00:36:27)
Pittsburgh was home to another great Black Renaissance. At the center of it was the vibrant neighborhood known as the Hill, or Smoketown. A local gangster and war vet, a crusading journalist, and a jo...
The United States Versus John Delorean (00:56:59)
*A mid-season special episode* Before the Delorean drove into immortality in 1985's classic Back to the Future, it was a dream of a visionary engineer. The story of its creation and the man behind it ...
Midcentury Memories: Timeless Tales of Palm Springs Glamour (00:31:41)
In Palms Springs, the uniquely structured homes are almost as fascinating as the stars who owned them, and legendary parties they hosted. Frank Sinatra is our guide in a weaving story of kingmakers, r...
Windy City Swindle: Chicago and the Birth of the Big Con (00:49:10)
Journey to the golden age of the confidence artist as legendary hustlers Titanic Thompson and The Yellow Kid plunder the rich and navigate the underworld of the rising metropolis of the Midwest. With ...
Atomic Neon: How Las Vegas Illuminated the Desert Sky (00:50:04)
Casinos race to build the biggest and brightest lights as Las Vegas comes of age. Meanwhile, the United States is locked in another race to build the biggest and deadliest bombs known to man. Grab an ...
Welcome to Delorean Nights (00:14:16)
In our introductory episode we explore the impact the 1980’s has had on our culture. Before he drove the Delorean back in time, Michael J. Fox was in our homes as young Republican Alex P. Keaton. We’l...
