Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, we traveled to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the former home of Bethlehem Steel — the steel giant that built NYC’s skyline, our WW2 naval fleet, and so much more. Through interviews with residents and local figures, we examine how Bethlehem remade itself after the Bethlehem Steel’s collapse and learn about the effort to refound it. Come with us to the city that built America.

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0:00 Intro
1:02 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1:45 Steel Stacks
2:04 What was Life like in the Company Town?
4:13 Bethlehem Steel History
6:18 Why Did Bethlehem Steel Decline?
7:28 How Did the City Rebound?
8:07 ArtsQuest CEO
9:52 Largest Free Music Festival
11:05 Hispanic Community
12:58 A Christmas City
14:44 Will Bethlehem Steel Bounceback?
16:48 A Vision for the Future
18:24 Town Pub
18:43 Outro

Episode #96
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