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How New York Got Its Name: A Tale of Adventure and Betrayal with Russell Shorto

It’s one of the most foundational questions we could ever ask on this show — how did New York City get its name? You may know that the English conquered the Dutch settlement of New Netherland (and its port town of New Amsterdam) in 1664, but the details of this history-making day have remained hazy… Read More