Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City

02/18/2025

Former mayor Mark Pattison recalls how he learned of his victory in the race for mayor in 1995.

02/17/2025

The legendary Ozzy Osbourne performs the Black Sabbath classic "Paranoid" at the RPI Houston Field House in Troy, New York, on January 27, 1996, during the "Retirement Sucks!" tour. Backing the Prince of Darkness was Randy Castillo on drums, Joe Holmes on guitar, and Mike Inez (Alice in Chains) on bass.

The concert was the first full-scale show at the 6,500 capacity arena since 1992, and was Ozzy’s first tour since 1992’s No More Tours Tour.

​ performs "Paranoid" at the RPI Houston Field House in Troy, New York, on January 27, 1996, during the "Retirement Sucks" tour. The concert was...

02/16/2025

Somehow we missed it, but our YouTube channel broke 100 subscribers last week! 🥰

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02/09/2025

Another delightfully whimsical piece of public art painted by Kevin Clark at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market.

02/09/2025

On March 15, 1989, Metallica roared into Troy, New York, for the latest stop on their Damaged Justice tour with Queensrÿche playing to a sold-out crowd at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Houston Field House.

Watch an audience recording of the band performing “Fade to Black” filmed in the Collar City that night. Were you there? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️

performs "Fade to Black" at the RPI Field House in Troy, New York, on March 15, 1989, during the Damaged Justice tour. Watch Jason Bittner (Shadow...

02/09/2025

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02/08/2025

“People say you should get creative in government, but it’s not always a good idea.”

Former mayor Mark Pattison on the roots of Troy’s financial crisis in the 1990s.

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02/03/2025

The legendary Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Pantera) lays down a fat groove during his drum solo at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Houston Field House in Troy, New York, circa May 1989.

Audience recording of performing a drum solo at RPI's Houston Field House in Troy, New York, on May 8, 1989, during t...

02/01/2025

Friday night’s dinner selection: DeFazio's Pizzeria 🍕🤤

01/28/2025

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01/27/2025

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01/27/2025

Watch Metallica jam on Led Zeppelin’s “How Many More Times” into the 1980s metal classic “Creeping Death” during a stop at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Houston Field House in Troy,
New York, in March 1989.

jams on Led Zeppelin's "How Many More Times" followed by a performance of "Creeping Death" at the RPI Field House in Troy, New York, on March 15, ...

01/27/2025

Six years ago today (Jan. 25, 2019) hundreds of thousands of Capital Region residents watched several unmanned boats and barges drifted down the Hudson River.

A video from that morning—filmed by then-Troy Mayor Patrick Madden—captures the massive vessels drifting silently beneath the Troy-Menands Bridge.

Several unmanned boats and vessels pass beneath the Troy-Menands Bridge on the Hudson River in Troy, New York. The vessels broke free of their moorings on Fr...

01/24/2025

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01/22/2025

12 months ago, we released our first episode to the world. Since then, w've talked with mayors, restaurant owners, historians, professional musicians, journalists, educators, and everyday Trojans who shared their own Troy Story as part of this ongoing project. https://troystorypod.com/blog/f/troy-story-year-two

01/22/2025

⚡️ FLASHBACK: almost exactly one year ago (Jan. 23, 2024), we released our first episode, featuring a a wide-ranging interview with former Troy, NY - City Hall deputy mayor Chris Nolin about the most recent history of Troy covering 2022 and 2023, the complexities of what’s involved in effectively running a small upstate city, his perspective on being the first openly-gay person to serve as Troy’s deputy mayor, and the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in local government.

01/20/2025

We’re tired of ultra-wealthy tech weirdos and shameless political starf*ckers making social media suck.

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01/20/2025

“Halls of justice painted green, money talking.
Power wolves beset your door, hear them stalking.
Soon you'll please their appetite, they devour.
Hammer of justice crushes you, overpower.”

Metallica performs ‘...And Justice for All’ at RPI Field House in , March 1989.

performing "... And Justice for All" at the RPI Field House in Troy, New York, on March 15, 1989, during the Damaged Justice tour. Watch Jason Bit...