Joyce Bassett has seen #Springsteen 40 times since the 1978 RPI Field House show in #TroyNY, including her first date with Mike—her now-husband—in #Buffalo in 1980, when she was a freshman at St. Bonaventure University.
New #TroyStoryPod episode drops tomorrow, Nov. 25! apple.co/3ClNiaB
New #TroyStoryPod episode drops tomorrow, Nov. 25! apple.co/3ClNiaB
November 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Joyce Bassett has seen #Springsteen 40 times since the 1978 RPI Field House show in #TroyNY, including her first date with Mike—her now-husband—in #Buffalo in 1980, when she was a freshman at St. Bonaventure University.
New #TroyStoryPod episode drops tomorrow, Nov. 25! apple.co/3ClNiaB
New #TroyStoryPod episode drops tomorrow, Nov. 25! apple.co/3ClNiaB
Joyce Bassett has seen #Springsteen 40 times since the 1978 RPI Field House show in #TroyNY, including her first date with Mike—her now-husband—in #Buffalo in 1980, when she was a freshman at St. Bonaventure University.
New #TroyStoryPod episode available now! apple.co/3ClNiaB
New #TroyStoryPod episode available now! apple.co/3ClNiaB
November 29, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Joyce Bassett has seen #Springsteen 40 times since the 1978 RPI Field House show in #TroyNY, including her first date with Mike—her now-husband—in #Buffalo in 1980, when she was a freshman at St. Bonaventure University.
New #TroyStoryPod episode available now! apple.co/3ClNiaB
New #TroyStoryPod episode available now! apple.co/3ClNiaB
Eric Haskins—RPI Class of ‘91 and former concert security staff member—shows off special #Metallica memorabilia from the band’s headlining gig at the RPI Houston Field House in Troy, New York, on March 15, 1989.
Full #TroyStoryPod Interview: youtu.be/m81C_zQmVoI
Full #TroyStoryPod Interview: youtu.be/m81C_zQmVoI
March 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Eric Haskins—RPI Class of ‘91 and former concert security staff member—shows off special #Metallica memorabilia from the band’s headlining gig at the RPI Houston Field House in Troy, New York, on March 15, 1989.
Full #TroyStoryPod Interview: youtu.be/m81C_zQmVoI
Full #TroyStoryPod Interview: youtu.be/m81C_zQmVoI
Full #TroyStoryPod interview with Jason Bittner out now! apple.co/4fkq3vz
#troyny #enjoytroy #podsavetroy #troystory #heavymetal #megadeth #overkill #jasonbittner #metal
#troyny #enjoytroy #podsavetroy #troystory #heavymetal #megadeth #overkill #jasonbittner #metal
16: Metallica @ RPI Field House, 1989 (Jason Bittner)
Podcast Episode · Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City · 12/12/2024 · 47m
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December 21, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Full #TroyStoryPod interview with Jason Bittner out now! apple.co/4fkq3vz
#troyny #enjoytroy #podsavetroy #troystory #heavymetal #megadeth #overkill #jasonbittner #metal
#troyny #enjoytroy #podsavetroy #troystory #heavymetal #megadeth #overkill #jasonbittner #metal
ICYMI — #TroyStoryPod EPISODE 15 OUT NOW
@timesunion.com sports columnist Joyce Bassett looks back on her first-ever #Springsteen show, held at RPI’s Houston Field House in #TroyNY, on Nov. 12, 1978.
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#PodSaveTroy
@timesunion.com sports columnist Joyce Bassett looks back on her first-ever #Springsteen show, held at RPI’s Houston Field House in #TroyNY, on Nov. 12, 1978.
apple.co/3ZzMnNf
#PodSaveTroy
15. Bruce Springsteen @ RPI Field House, Nov. 1978
Podcast Episode · Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City · 11/26/2024 · 52m
apple.co
November 28, 2024 at 2:00 AM
ICYMI — #TroyStoryPod EPISODE 15 OUT NOW
@timesunion.com sports columnist Joyce Bassett looks back on her first-ever #Springsteen show, held at RPI’s Houston Field House in #TroyNY, on Nov. 12, 1978.
apple.co/3ZzMnNf
#PodSaveTroy
@timesunion.com sports columnist Joyce Bassett looks back on her first-ever #Springsteen show, held at RPI’s Houston Field House in #TroyNY, on Nov. 12, 1978.
apple.co/3ZzMnNf
#PodSaveTroy
Big turnout in upstate New York for #NoKings this past Saturday afternoon. More than 1,000 people gathered in Riverfront Park in #TroyNY — were you there?
#TroyStoryPod
#TroyStoryPod
October 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Big turnout in upstate New York for #NoKings this past Saturday afternoon. More than 1,000 people gathered in Riverfront Park in #TroyNY — were you there?
#TroyStoryPod
#TroyStoryPod
“There wasn’t much of that back then.” — Tom Wade on attending Hudson Valley Community College in the 1960s against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. youtube.com/shorts/LA5p_...
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY
“There wasn’t much of that back then.” #troyny #troystorypod
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March 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“There wasn’t much of that back then.” — Tom Wade on attending Hudson Valley Community College in the 1960s against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. youtube.com/shorts/LA5p_...
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY
Honoring Ozzy Osbourne in Upstate New York
YouTube video by Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City
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February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Stay tuned for more live tracks + a new #TroyStoryPod episode looking back at both #Anthrax concerts in the Collar City. #TroyNY
December 10, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Stay tuned for more live tracks + a new #TroyStoryPod episode looking back at both #Anthrax concerts in the Collar City. #TroyNY
Hear/watch the full #TroyStoryPod episode with guest Suzanne Spellen: troystorypod.com/blog/f/the-s...
The Story of RPI’s First Black Graduate (in 1881!)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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June 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Hear/watch the full #TroyStoryPod episode with guest Suzanne Spellen: troystorypod.com/blog/f/the-s...
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January 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Joyce Bassett has seen Bruce #Springsteen 40 times since the 1978 Field House show in #TroyNY, including her first date with Mike—her now-husband—in #Buffalo in 1980, when she was a freshman at St. Bonaventure University. youtube.com/shorts/0gsN5...
First date? @brucespringsteen in #buffalo 1980. Together ever since. #troystorypod
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December 10, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Joyce Bassett has seen Bruce #Springsteen 40 times since the 1978 Field House show in #TroyNY, including her first date with Mike—her now-husband—in #Buffalo in 1980, when she was a freshman at St. Bonaventure University. youtube.com/shorts/0gsN5...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Watch our full #TroyStoryPod interview with New York Times bestselling author and President Obama’s former chief White House speechwriter Cody Keenan: youtu.be/5ywfcXKLvYA?...
29: Cody Keenan on Presidential Speechwriting
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November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Watch our full #TroyStoryPod interview with New York Times bestselling author and President Obama’s former chief White House speechwriter Cody Keenan: youtu.be/5ywfcXKLvYA?...
Watch our full #TroyStoryPod interview with New York Times bestselling author and President Obama’s former chief White House speechwriter Cody Keenan: youtu.be/5ywfcXKLvYA?...
29: Cody Keenan on Presidential Speechwriting
YouTube video by Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City
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November 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Watch our full #TroyStoryPod interview with New York Times bestselling author and President Obama’s former chief White House speechwriter Cody Keenan: youtu.be/5ywfcXKLvYA?...
🙌🙏🙌 Thank you @nystatemusic.bsky.social for spotlighting our new Bruce #Springsteen episode on the band’s 1978 concert at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Houston Field House. nysmusic.com/2024/11/30/t...
#TroyNY #TroyStoryPod #RPI
#TroyNY #TroyStoryPod #RPI
Troy Story Podcast Revisits 1978 Bruce Springsteen Concert at RPI
In the most recent episode of Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City, Times Union Sports Columnist and writer Joyce Bassett revisits her first Bruce Springsteen show. The journalist revisits their ...
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December 2, 2024 at 10:16 PM
🙌🙏🙌 Thank you @nystatemusic.bsky.social for spotlighting our new Bruce #Springsteen episode on the band’s 1978 concert at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Houston Field House. nysmusic.com/2024/11/30/t...
#TroyNY #TroyStoryPod #RPI
#TroyNY #TroyStoryPod #RPI
ICYMI — we unpacked recent history of #PrideMonth in the Collar City, including the #TroyNY City Council's debate in June 2025 to recognize the LGBTQ+ community. apple.co/4lgkrFP
#TroyStoryPod
#TroyStoryPod
24: Pride Month in Troy
Podcast Episode · Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City · 06/24/2025 · 45m
apple.co
September 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
ICYMI — we unpacked recent history of #PrideMonth in the Collar City, including the #TroyNY City Council's debate in June 2025 to recognize the LGBTQ+ community. apple.co/4lgkrFP
#TroyStoryPod
#TroyStoryPod
"I paid them $800, a pizza, and a BIG bottle of vodka."
WABJ DJ Ralph Renna recalls booking Type O Negative and Life of Agony in the Collar City, and how the South Troy community center became a nexus for the local hardcore music scene.
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY #EnjoyTroy
WABJ DJ Ralph Renna recalls booking Type O Negative and Life of Agony in the Collar City, and how the South Troy community center became a nexus for the local hardcore music scene.
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY #EnjoyTroy
September 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"I paid them $800, a pizza, and a BIG bottle of vodka."
WABJ DJ Ralph Renna recalls booking Type O Negative and Life of Agony in the Collar City, and how the South Troy community center became a nexus for the local hardcore music scene.
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY #EnjoyTroy
WABJ DJ Ralph Renna recalls booking Type O Negative and Life of Agony in the Collar City, and how the South Troy community center became a nexus for the local hardcore music scene.
#TroyStoryPod #TroyNY #EnjoyTroy
October 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hear our full #TroyStoryPod interview with Jason Bittner looking back at this classic era #Metallica show in #TroyNY. apple.co/3VEa9VJ
16: Metallica @ RPI Field House - Mar. 1989 (Jason Bittner)
Podcast Episode · Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City · 12/12/2024 · 47m
apple.co
December 14, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Hear our full #TroyStoryPod interview with Jason Bittner looking back at this classic era #Metallica show in #TroyNY. apple.co/3VEa9VJ
📸 #TroyStoryPod Flashback:
16 years ago, #TroyNY welcomed then-President Barack Obama to Hudson Valley Community College on Sept. 21, 2009.
The photo below was taken during the president’s remarks by yours truly (forgive the poor quality; smartphone cameras were pretty crappy back then).
16 years ago, #TroyNY welcomed then-President Barack Obama to Hudson Valley Community College on Sept. 21, 2009.
The photo below was taken during the president’s remarks by yours truly (forgive the poor quality; smartphone cameras were pretty crappy back then).
September 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
📸 #TroyStoryPod Flashback:
16 years ago, #TroyNY welcomed then-President Barack Obama to Hudson Valley Community College on Sept. 21, 2009.
The photo below was taken during the president’s remarks by yours truly (forgive the poor quality; smartphone cameras were pretty crappy back then).
16 years ago, #TroyNY welcomed then-President Barack Obama to Hudson Valley Community College on Sept. 21, 2009.
The photo below was taken during the president’s remarks by yours truly (forgive the poor quality; smartphone cameras were pretty crappy back then).
🚨🚨🚨NEW #TROYSTORYPOD EPISODE 🚨🚨🚨 We explore the life and accomplishments of Garnet Douglass Baltimore, one of Troy’s most famous Black citizens, with writer and researcher Suzanne Spellen! youtu.be/Ryhg55pQU8w
#BlackHistory #TroyNY
#BlackHistory #TroyNY
23: Suzanne Spellen on RPI's First Black Graduate
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May 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🚨🚨🚨NEW #TROYSTORYPOD EPISODE 🚨🚨🚨 We explore the life and accomplishments of Garnet Douglass Baltimore, one of Troy’s most famous Black citizens, with writer and researcher Suzanne Spellen! youtu.be/Ryhg55pQU8w
#BlackHistory #TroyNY
#BlackHistory #TroyNY
Check out our recent #TroyStoryPod
episode with special guest Jason Bittner looking back at the #Metallica 1989 concert at the RPI Field House in #TroyNY!
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episode with special guest Jason Bittner looking back at the #Metallica 1989 concert at the RPI Field House in #TroyNY!
apple.co/3VEa9VJ
16: Metallica @ RPI Field House, 1989 (Jason Bittner)
Podcast Episode · Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City · 12/12/2024 · 47m
apple.co
December 26, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Check out our recent #TroyStoryPod
episode with special guest Jason Bittner looking back at the #Metallica 1989 concert at the RPI Field House in #TroyNY!
apple.co/3VEa9VJ
episode with special guest Jason Bittner looking back at the #Metallica 1989 concert at the RPI Field House in #TroyNY!
apple.co/3VEa9VJ
Shout to @nystatemusic.bsky.social for plugging our latest #TroyStoryPod episode featuring the multi-talented Jamel Mosely! nysmusic.com/2025/05/05/t...
Troy Story Podcast Speaks with Entrepreneur Jamel Mosely
The newest episode of Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City features a conversation with photographer, videographer, DJ, producer, and entrepreneur Jamel Mosely. Co-owner of the The Pickle, Collec...
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May 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Shout to @nystatemusic.bsky.social for plugging our latest #TroyStoryPod episode featuring the multi-talented Jamel Mosely! nysmusic.com/2025/05/05/t...