
They Had Fun: New York City Stories
Arts & Culture Podcasts
If you love New York, if you miss New York, if you live in New York and are starting to forget why you love it... this is the podcast for you. Tune in every week for a new story about the most fun a real New Yorker has ever had in NYC. Love, success, trash, possibilities, pizza... and fun!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
If you love New York, if you miss New York, if you live in New York and are starting to forget why you love it... this is the podcast for you. Tune in every week for a new story about the most fun a real New Yorker has ever had in NYC. Love, success, trash, possibilities, pizza... and fun!
Language:
English
Episodes
Debt Heads... with Rachel Webster and Jamie Feldman
10/8/2025
On this week's episode, co-guests (!) and co-hosts of the podcast Debt Heads, Rachel Webster and Jamie Feldman, tell us about heading out for a night in 90s NYC with no plans, and winding up at a sold-out Moby show!
Check out Rachel, Jamie, and Debt Heads on Instagram
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Check out this week's Rachel's Recs on our Substack!
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:29:18
The Great American Challenge... with Matt Guidice
10/1/2025
On this week's episode, the man behind Deep Dive NY, Matt Guidice, tells us about the time he competed in the "Great American Challenge" for his birthday in Brooklyn!
Check out Matt on Instagram and Deep Dive NY
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Donate to Slice Out Hunger
Deep Dive Queens launched, go have some fun!
This week's Rachel's Recs on our Substack
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:21:57
Vomit Table... with Eliza Rothstein
9/24/2025
On this week's season ten premiere episode, bartender and food and drinks reporter, Eliza Rothstein, tells us about the time she did shrooms in Greenpoint, stumbled onto Manhattanhenge, and then closed out the night with a less-than-savory table setting!
Check out Eliza on Instagram and at Zimmi's
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Donate to JFREG
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What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:37:14
The Tooth Still Stands... with Lacie Porta
8/6/2025
On this week's season nine finale episode, floral artist (and wife of previous guest!), Lacie Porta, tells us about the time she went out all night in Bushwick with her best friend, got locked out, someone lost a tooth, and she met a crush!
Check out Lacie on Instagram
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Pic of chipped tooth!!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Pioneer Sunset Sail & Summer Streets
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:32:01
Wedding Day Baby... with Jamie Zelermyer
7/30/2025
On this week's episode, content producer and host of the podcast, I Was Never There, Jamie Zelermyer, tells us about the time she got married at City Hall and gave birth on the same day!
Check out Jamie on Instagram & I Was Never There podcast
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This week's Rachel's Recs: Summer Streets and Bomi
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:19:26
The Chaos Was Too Powerful... with Kate Helen Downey
7/23/2025
On this week's episode, host of the podcast, Cramped, and cofounder of Caveat NYC, Kate Helen Downey, tells us about the time she snuck into the under-construction Barclays Center!
Check out Kate on Instagram
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Donate to Planned Parenthood NY
This week's Rachel's Recs: Veronica's & NYC Donate
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:30:05
Statute Of Limitiations... with Moses Gates
6/25/2025
On this week's episode, urban planner and professional New Yorker, Moses Gates, tells us about the time he explored the Manhattan Bridge with friends in a way most people never have...
Check out Moses on Instagram
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What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:28:32
Project Feel... with Anthony Alvarez
6/18/2025
On this week's episode, filmmaker and founder of Project Feel, Anthony Alvarez, tells us about the time he went to The Meadows music festival in Queens and met someone who would change his life...
Check out Anthony on Instagram
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This week's Rachel's Recs: Gypsy on Broadway & Emerging Music Festival
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:27:01
New York Is The Best Partner In The World... With Becka Dots
6/11/2025
On this week's episode, founder of Open Book, Becka Dots, tells us about the time she ran into Patti Smith on the street and somehow maintained composure!
Check out Becka on Instagram
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Go to the next Open Book event on 6/18!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Glen Ligon at Brant Foundation & Hani's Bakery
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:21:48
The Cyclone... with Megan Graham
6/4/2025
On this week's episode, founder of Ries, Megan Graham, tells us about the time she went on a long bike ride with friends and wound up at a Cyclones game in Coney Island, then rode the Cyclone, and then popped into Romanoff's for dinner and fire escapades!
Check out Megan on Instagram
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Pic of the crew at Romanoff's!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Museum Mile & Picasso at Gagosian
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:25:41
Booze Eyes... with Laura Regan
5/28/2025
On this week's episode, founder of The Footlight Presents, Laura Regan, tells us about her bachelorette party that happened to be the same night her band broke up live on stage!
Check out Laura on Instagram
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Donate to The Footlight Presents (they're a 501c3!)
Become a Footlight monthly member, buy their merch, and attend their Pride Cabaret event this Sunday!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Ph7 Nail Salon & Golden Tree Nails & Spa
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:24:29
Basement Boys... with Louis Amadeus Dain Jensen
5/21/2025
On this week's episode, creative director and artist, Louis, tells us about the time his old pals visited New York and they had quite a go of it with stops in Buswhick, Bed Stuy, Dumbo, LES, Greenpoint, and more!
Check out Louis on Instagram
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This week's Rachel's Recs: Elsewhere rooftop & the Dou Dou shot from Huda
Listen to Vishwas' episode RIP
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:27:54
Nobody Loves Leaving A Party More Than Me... with Edward Barbini
5/14/2025
On this week's episode, comedy writer (and my friend!) Edward Barbini tells us about a perfect summer day he spent swimming in Broad Channel, drinking beers, going to a Mets game, having dinner with friends, and more!
Check out Edward on Instagram
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Donate to Amazin' Mets Foundation
This week's Rachel's Recs: taco trucks off the Jefferson L & Kellogg's Diner?
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:23:56
The Great Saunter... with Arielle Nissenblatt
5/7/2025
On this week's episode, podcast production queen, Arielle Nissenblatt, tells us about the time (or three) she participated in The Great Saunter around the entire perimeter of Manhattan!
Check out Arielle on Instagram and her newsletter Earbuds
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This week's Rachel's Recs: Bar Veloce & 12th Street Alehouse
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:24:17
The Future Is Now... with Tyler Wetherall
4/30/2025
On this week's season nine premiere and 100TH EPISODE, journalist and author, Tyler Wetherall, tells us about the time she did ecstasy with friends at House of Yes and met a boy on the dance floor that she wound up spending the night with!
Check out Tyler on Instagram
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Donate to The Center for Fiction
Buy Tyler's book! & Pic of her on the dance floor that night!
This week's Rachel's Recs: Rashid Johnson at Guggenheim & The Frick
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:31:08
For The Girls... with Gabriela Lawrence
3/12/2025
On this week's episode, the cofounder of Doce Mezcal, Gabriela Lawrence, tells us about the time she spent a day gallivanting around New York City with her girlies! Featuring lots of shopping, afternoon drinks, hotel hangs, martinis, meeting a random man who took them back to his mansion, and more!
Check out Gabriela on Instagram & Doce
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This week's Rachel's Recs: The Practice Room & the Vineyard Spritz
See you April 16th!!
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:27:06
Lady Litterby... with Jackson Farmar
3/5/2025
On this week's episode, young professional who's #opentowork, Jackson Farmar, tells us about the time he did shrooms on Governor's Island with his brother and started to see the city in a new way!
Check out Jackson on Instagram
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This week's Rachel's Recs: our Season Eight Finale Party & all & sundry
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:25:12
Follow Your Nose... with Scott Wiener
2/26/2025
On this week's episode, owner and operator of Scott's Pizza Tours, Scott Wiener, tells us about the time he walked Manhattan from top to bottom with his friend and stopped at food stands, pizza shops, ice cream trucks, and bars along the way!
Check out Scott on Instagram
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This week's Rachel's Recs: Mano's & GO OUTSIDE
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:28:22
Warehouse Shenanigans... with Hannah Frishberg
2/19/2025
On this week's episode, WNYC and Gothamist reporter, Hannah Frishberg, tells us about a night in high school she spent at an abandoned warehouse in Red Hook with friends, booze, foreign exchange students and more!
Check out Hannah on Instagram & read her article
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This week's Rachel's Recs: Heartbeat Opera & Hundred Weight Ice and YouTube video
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:22:59
Grab Life By The Balls... with Vexta
2/12/2025
On this week's episode, artist and coach, Vexta, tells us about the time she got hired to do the artwork for Governor's Ball on her birthday! She invited friends to help out, gifted them VIP passes, and then slipped a hundred to a random van driver to take them around Brooklyn all night!
Check out Vexta on Instagram
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This week's Rachel's Recs: Criterion Collection's "New York Love Stories" collection & a snack plate from Eataly, She Wolf, Sahadi's, Ridgewood Pork Store, and wine from Astor!
What did you think of this week's episode?
They Had Fun on Instagram, YouTube, and our website 🥳
Duration:00:23:03