Stoops of Atlantis
A nostalgic journey through the funny, dangerous, bizarre and innocent days in a small, American town called East Harlem and the pop culture that influenced us. Email Mikey D at [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 73 - Dommy D
This is the eulogy I wrote for my amazing and loving dad, Dominick DiCerto, who passed away at the age of 93 on May 7, 2025.
Episode 72 - The Scents of Summer
All seasons have its smells. But no season beat summer for the variety of scents, stinks, perfumes, essences and aromas that would fill the air around those Stoops of Atlantis.
Episode 71 - The Sparks of Spring Springing
After harsh winters, Spring often arrived timidly- but greatly welcomed- around the Stoops of Atlantis.
Episode 70 - Santa's Sweetest Swag
Lets face it- as a kid- Christmas is about the swag. And some years that swag shined especially bright. Or didn't.
Episode 69: They Came from Atlantis
You'd be surprised how many famous folk are kids of Atlantis. Movie stars, singers, musicians, politicians, wise guys - can all call East Harlem their home town.
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Episode 68: Stoop Dreams
After a five month hiatus, Mikey D is back and returns to the root of the podcast - colorful stories about the Stoops- in this Jeopardy Game of an Episode!
Episode 67 - Huge Pixels and Tiny Bytes
In the late 1970s - early 1980s video games appeared in Atlantis and lured me off the Stoop. And then came the home computer and this kid from East Harlem found a new purpose in life!
The Robots – Kra…
Episode 66: Peter Pan and Misfit Lost Boys
It can be hard keeping a Peter Pan worldview in a place filled with pirates. But this kid tried on those Stoops of Atlantis.
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Episode 65: East Harlem Walking Tour 3
Lets fire up the time machine, slip on your Prokeds and take a stroll around the Avenue with Mikey D.
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Episode 64: Libraries of Atlantis
Books were all over my house and they helped make life better around those Stoops of Atlantis.
Music:
Easy Reader theme
Sesame Street theme Instrumental
Paperback Writer
Egg Song
Vintage Scifi Music
Monoph…
Episode 63 - Road Trippin'
Hanging around those Stoops of Atlantis was often fun. But sometimes you needed to breath new air so it was into Dad's car for some Road Trippin'!
MUSIC:
1. Queen – I’m in Love with my Car
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Episode 62: Stoeps
The Dutch called them Stoeps. We called called them Stoops. But those stone steps were much more than practical structures. They were part of our lives and culture.
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Episode 61: Stoops Bloops 4
Yep- more flubs and Cosmo interruptions. Enjoy!
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Episode 60: The Mischievous Lives of Altar Boys
We were little demons on those Stoops...and we were also altar boys...mix that with idle hands of a dull summer day and you have a recipe for mischief.
MUSIC:
Hell's Bells - ACDC
The Exorcist Theme
Inter…
Episode 59: Last Times
Last Times are not always last times. Often they are not even obvious as last times. And sometimes they are just the hold between the now and then. Times are strange.
Episode 58: Up on the Roof
Sometimes you needed a newer, more god-like perspective than those Stoops of Atlantis could offer. So you climbed the steps...
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Episode 57 - When Nothing Was Great
There was a time when nothing was great. Just being and letting the mind explore.
Episode 56: The Museums of Atlantis
Museums were magic to this kid from East Harlem and no matter if it was downtown or in my backyard- specimens abounded and fill my eyes with delight.
Episode 55: East Harlem Walking Tour 2
Put on your Pro-Keds or Chuck Taylors and follow me on another foot powered exploration of East Harlem in the 1970s.
Episode 54: Memories Like Autumn Leaves
Memory fragments - like leaves in autumn - fall around this episode.