Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We went to explore one of the first Rustbelt cities in Rochester, NY. But what we found was a viral star that gave us a tour of “his” side of the city.

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0:00 Intro
0:46 A Change of Plans
1:13 Curtis Jones
1:30 We Goin’ to the Hood
3:05 Goin’ Viral
3:40 Changing the City, One Rawr at a Time
4:56 Street Games
5:46 Pourin’ Up
6:40 Local Dispensary
7:29 Built by Kodak
8:21 Doin’ a Bid
9:25 Hometown Hero
11:58 The Other Side of Rochester
13:02 Immigrants Moving In
14:47 A New Rochester


Episode #83
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