Found in Philadelphia: Recent Episodes
Lori Aument
Colonial Philadelphia’s government provided a striking contrast to the more egalitarian, consensus-driven leadership of the Native American Lenape. Election Day in colonial Philadelphia placed a spotlight on the social hierarchy with a highly orchestrated, political ritual where wealthy male voters took the stage. But maintaining the high ground wasn’t always easy.
Our guest for this series is Professor Mark Brewin, Associate Professor of Media Studies, at the University of Tulsa. This mini-series relies heavily on Professor Brewin’s 2008 book Celebrating Democracy: The Mass Mediated Ritual of Election Day.
If you want to learn more and see images of Election Day in Philadelphia throughout history, follow this link to read the Election Day in Philadelphia Companion Blog. You’ll find a full list of my sources there as well.
This episode was mixed by The Wave Podcasting. Guitar, bass and drums played by Kai Reuter.
The post Episode No. 21 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 1 – The Colonial City) first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
These are the women’s movement histories that you haven’t heard.
After the Civil War, women from all walks of life worked to make Philadelphia a better place. Some tried to clean up the streets. Some walked the streets in protest. And some continued, quietly, to improve their everyday lives through community and collective action.
If you learned something new in the episode, don’t forget to leave a review and tell a friend about the podcast!
Find out what I couldn’t fit into this episode at the companion blog for Episode 20 at FoundinPhiladelphia.com. You’ll also find historical images and find a full list of resources for this episode.
Purchase books that inspired the podcast while supporting your local bookstore (and this podcast!) at bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
This episode was edited and mixed by The Wave Podcasting.
The post Episode No. 20: These are the People in the Gilded Age, Part 2 – Women and Reform first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
When you walk around the city at night, do you enjoy the glimpses you get of other people’s well-lit homes? If you do (and who doesn’t?), then this episode is for you.
We’re going to peer into the homes of the different people living in Philadelphia during the Gilded Age. We’ll look at how they lived, what they ate, and explore what happened when they all met in the street.
If you enjoy the episode, don’t forget to leave a review and tell a friend about the podcast!
Check out some historical images and find a full list of resources for this episode in the companion blog for Episode 19 at FoundinPhiladelphia.com.
Purchase books that inspired the podcast while supporting your local bookstore (and this podcast!) at bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
This episode was edited and mixed by The Wave Podcasting.
The post Episode No. 19: These are the People in the Gilded Age (Part 1) first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Despite cycles of economic depression, Philadelphia transformed during the Gilded Age. Entire neighborhoods sprang up to house a growing population. Major infrastructure projects changed how people experienced the street. For some, it was a time of marvels. For others, it brought new perils to the street.
To see historical images and find a full list of resources for this episode, check out the companion blog for Episode 18 at FoundinPhiladelphia.com.
Purchase books that inspired the podcast while supporting your local bookstore (and this podcast!) at bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
If you enjoyed the episode, don’t forget to leave a review!
The post Episode No. 18 – Philly Streets in the Gilded Age: Depression, Development, and Deadly Trolleys first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
A 144-year old hotel register from Springfield, Ohio, sends us on the trail of the fly-by-night Philadelphia Blue Stockings. The pursuit will take us through…
The post NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
We’re rebroadcasting this earlier episode about the Black community’s fight to integrate Philly’s streetcars in the years following the Civil War 1865-1871. This story fits into the timeline of the series on the history of Philly’s streets. It details the legislative and physical battles fought to win access to public transportation in Philadelphia.
Stay tuned as we continue to work on new episodes in this series on the history of Philly’s streets.
The post REBROADCAST Episode No. 4 – The Fight for Philly’s Streetcars first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, like the rest of the nation, was poorly prepared for war. When the Civil War broke out, the cobbled-together city became a key part of the North’s thrown-together war machine. The war flowed through Philly streets, where city residents fought to make the best of a bad situation.
To see historical images and find a full list of resources for this episode, check out the companion blog for Episode 16 at FoundinPhiladelphia.com.
Purchase books that inspired the podcast while supporting your local bookstore (and this podcast!) at bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
If you enjoyed the episode, don’t forget to leave a review!
The post Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
In a remarkably short period of time, the newly consolidated city of Philadelphia was covered in rails. These rails ushered in a transit revolution: the horse-drawn streetcar.
From 1858 to 1861, the streetcar transformed Philly streets. It filled a major gap in the city’s existing, patchwork transportation system. But the streetcar also disrupted city life because demolition, greed, and racism ran along those rails too.
To see historical images and find a full list of resources for this episode, check out the companion blog for Episode 15 at FoundinPhiladelphia.com.
Purchase books that inspired the podcast while supporting your local bookstore (and this podcast!) at bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
Contribute to the fundraiser to erect a gravestone marker for Caroline Le Count in Eden Cemetery at GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/honor-caroline-lecount-philadelphias-rosa-parks/share
Find out how you can get involved with the Rename Taney effort online at https://www.renametaney.com/and on Instagram @rename_taney
Learn more about the amazing work of the Young Chances Foundation http://www.youngchancesfoundation.org/
The post Episode No. 15 – Streetcars Seize the Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
What kind of city did Philadelphia want to be? There were lots of different opinions in the 1840s and 1850s, but everyone agreed: it did not want to be like this.
Our modern city was born out of the ashes of racist violence and anti-immigrant riots. During unstable times, the streets themselves became a weapon used by mobs to break, bludgeon, and burn. The efforts to restore order in the streets moved Philly towards the modern city we know today.
To see historical images and find a full list of resources for this episode, check out the companion blog for Episode 14 at FoundinPhiladelphia.com.
Purchase books that inspired the podcast while supporting your local bookstore (and this podcast!) at bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
The post Episode No. 14 – Violence in the Streets: The Origins of our Modern City first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
This episode is all about change and disruption. Early factories were changing the way Philadelphia worked, and it wasn’t pretty. Dismal conditions brought workers together…
The post Episode No. 13 – Steam, Steam (kind of) Revolution: Philly Streets in the 1830s and 40s first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
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The post Episode No. 12 – Philly Streets in the Early Republic first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
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The post Episode No. 11 – The American Revolution on Philly’s Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
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The post Episode No. 10 – Philly Streets in the 1700s first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.