NYC Local Guides
How do you become a New Yorker? Can you claim this identity after 10 years or just 1 year? Where do real New Yorker’s recommend you go to eat or drink? On the NYC Local Guides podcast, host Jennifer O’Brien interviews New Yorkers from creatives to CEOs and everyone in between. She’ll ask the tough questions - from your favorite pizza joint to what you would change about the city. Hear first-hand stories like a native who grew up with Central Park as his backyard and The Met as his favorite place to play tag. Learn how a native avoided being jumped by doing graffiti on the subway. Find hope in a story of how a couple dancing in the street made one skeptical New York transplant fall in love with this city and buy a home here. Whether you’re planning a trip and looking for awesome tips or you’ve lived in NYC for years and you just want to hear some crazy stories, this podcast chronicles the constantly evolving city in a totally new way. For more NYC resources like eBooks and videos visit www.NYClocalguides.com.
Episodes
25 episodes
Grace Lee: Grounded and growing in NYC
Grace Lee always dreamed of moving to NYC and working in fashion, but talks about the harsh truths of finding a great apartment too far away to finding out a mouse moved in. She started as a content creator and blogger in fashion ten years ago....
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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32:12
Adrienne Jordan: Travel Writing during Covid-19
Adrienne Jordan or AJeveryday has been a travel writer for almost a decade. She talks about how she still has consistent writing assignments but how the narrative is changing. Her features include National Geographic Traveler, CNN, Travel and L...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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37:34
Laura Chung: Feeling fear and anxiety
Laura Chung is a New York based spiritual healer, motivational speaker, Reiki master, Kundalini Yoga Teacher and podcaster, her show is called Awaken and align. The list goes on. She has a Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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47:46
Jessica Hirsch: Best NYC restaurants for CheatDayEats
Jessica Hirsch is a New York City food and travel photographer who founded CheatDayEats and YourRoomService. She worked as a math teacher for 7 years before becoming a fulltime creative in 2017. Listen as she shares which NYC foodie creatives s...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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33:19
Cole Riley: Largest food drive in NYC history
Cole Riley came to New York to attend NYU a decade ago. He recently pivoted his company Founders Market to become Founders Give to organize the largest food drive in NYC history to support the healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-1...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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41:14
Madelyn Moon: It’s ok to have a great pause
Madelyn Moon, yes that’s her real last name, calls herself a walking permission slip, soul igniter and devoted teacher. Maddy started her podcast 6 years ago, Mind Body Musings, which is a top-50 ranking self-improvement podcast. She is an auth...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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42:58
Pinsi Lei: Giving birth in a pandemic
Pinsi Lei went into labor on March 11th and gave birth two days later just as Covid-19 cases were escalating in New York. She was two weeks earlier than expected. With new hospital visitor rules and since her parents were forced into a 2-week s...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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20:32
Nowhere Men: Human connection in quarantine
Alex and Brian are the Nowhere Men, two best friends who believe everyone has a story to tell, especially a New Yorker. They document real New York stories from the DogFather, a former mafia enforcer turned animal rescuer, to how to manage coro...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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54:00
Jeremy Jacobowitz: Brunch Boys’ favorite NYC restaurants
Jeremy Jacobowitz aka Brunch Boys eats brunch for a living and was born in Brooklyn and now lives in Williamsburg. He is a food-loving creator and video host who usually shares his brunch from around the world. He talks about how Covid-19 is im...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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37:14
Kraig Adams: NYC vlogs to silent hiking films
Kraig Adams is a minimalist New York YouTuber who creates cinematic silent hiking videos. He talks about what it’s like in NYC right now in quarantine and how we can still connect with our neighbors by visiting each other’s islands in animal cr...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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32:15
Jen Morilla: How she coped with her family being effected by Covid-19
Jen Morilla shares her story of how she coped with her mom, dad and grandfather being effected by Covid-19 and the lessons she hopes we all learn from this. She reminds us how New Yorkers have been through a lot. We have tough skin and "New Yor...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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34:55
Jeremy Cohen: Drone dating in 2020
When the world and NYC especially is socially distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Jeremy Cohen got creative and asked a girl on a date via drone. His original TikTok video now has over 30 million views and has been picked up in the ne...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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23:50
Leo Chan: Levitate Style and COVID-19 racism
Leo Chan of Levitate Style kicks off Season 2 of the podcast covering COVID-19 stories in NYC. Leo shares his perspective of racist attacks and how it feels to be an Asian American in NYC right now. Leo is a men’s fashion and travel content cre...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:12:07
Meagan Morrison: Travel Write Draw
Meagan Morrison still feels like a tourist with stars in her eyes despite living in the city for over a decade. She talks about her journey to living in her dream city and pursuing a career in a niche that she chose for herself of travel fashio...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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50:02
Debbie: Forget years, count dive bars
Debbie has lived in NYC for over 20 years but she admits it doesn’t matter how many years you live here. Some people see more than most New Yorkers see in a year or two. “Honestly I feel like as a New Yorker sometimes you don’t really take adva...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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57:49
Lara Eurdolian: Beauty industry before influencers
Lara came to NYC to attend FIT. She was an OG beauty blogger and influencer before that was a thing and talks about how that industry has changed. She lived in NYC for the past 18 years. Unlike the quote, she didn’t feel like a New Yorker in 5 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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57:23
Mary McCarthy: NotEngaged in NYC
Mary McCarthy went viral after sharing photo updates of her left hand being @NotEngaged all around NYC and even while cleaning her bathroom. She is the single friend New Yorkers didn’t know they needed. She was born in queens, grew up nearby an...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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42:29
Will Carmack: LA vs NYC creative scene
LA vs NYC? Will is one of the newest New Yorkers on this podcast and the first person I actually interviewed for this podcast! Special guest performance by a NYC heater. Will’s fresh perspective draws lights on some things New Yorkers forget ar...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:24
Oneika Raymond: Career opportunities
Oneika Raymond hosts two digital Travel Channel shows and is a TV correspondent for shows like New York Live. She left teaching to move to NYC and talks about how it has given her some of her best opportunities like working with American Expres...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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38:18
Sarah Funk: Why 10 years
Sarah Funk is a NYC tour guide from Upstate New York who came to the city for college, got her first job here and quit her first job here. After 10 years of living here, she started her YouTube channel after living here for ten years to share t...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:13
Dave Krugman: NYC Photography Inspiration
Dave Krugman is a NYC photographer who started his career by assisting in Annie Leibovitz's photography studio and is now a top photographer for brands like Sony. He grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts and always dreamed of two things: bec...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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52:57
Ariel Viera: How history shaped NYC
Ariel shares the history and culture of cities around the world on Facebook live but specializes in NYC history. He has shared over 600 videos of NYC alone and grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens. He is not only knowledgeable about the history b...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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39:38
Nastasia Yakoub: Falling in love with NYC
Nastasia grew up in the Midwest, but now can only imagine living in the chaos and energy of NYC. She didn’t move here by choice, but in small moments like a couple dancing in the streets she grew to love NYC so much that she is now buying a hom...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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42:20
Jacob Santiago: Central Park was my backyard
As a top New York City photographer, Jacob Santiago shares why he started taking photos of NYC and sharing them to Instagram. He has the perfect advice for people who ask him if it’s ok to take the same photo someone else took. Despite being bo...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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