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Wondery | Crooked Media
Empire City
The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD
The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way. As our society debates where policing is going, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD explores where the police came from.From Wondery, Crooked Media and...
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4.4 stars from 233 ratings
Incredible Storytelling
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“Episode 5 … remarkable. Amazing. Weaves history with modern repercussions so compellingly. Get this man a Netflix show based on this ep alone.”
Freedom Blade 2021 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/03/24
A story from a particular frame
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“The historic content is genera good. This podcast has a very particular framework from which is operating from. As a vehicle for that framework it’s a decently produced podcast. The issue is that framework is not always valid, nor truthful. This is very clear in episode four. This is a let down...”Read full review »
redwag0n via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/03/24
Absolutely brilliant!
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“This is such a well researched, thought provoking podcast. The bad review given is not justified. This is based on history, actual facts which deserve to be told.”
JackieK030 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/03/24
Recent Episodes
Published 10/21/24
It’s like clockwork: every 20 years or so, a corruption scandal forces the NYPD into the hot seat. But how did this cycle begin? To find out, we go back over a century ago to the very first investigation into the police where the NYPD is put on trial like never before.
From Wondery, Crooked...
Published 10/07/24
Officers in early New York didn’t just police the city’s vice economy; they profited from it. But when America’s first professional vice fighter Anthony Comstock strong-arms the NYPD into enforcing his vision of morality, he also transformed how and what we police.
From Wondery, Crooked Media...
Published 09/30/24
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