One of the things I was really curious about when I started this series was how we came to prioritize vehicles over people in the…
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While researching this episode, I was reminded of the Leslie P. Hartley quote: “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” We…
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This series of the History of Philadelphia Streets is over a year in the making. It began with a remarkable conversation with Professor Michael Kahan…
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Women and the Centennial This story about Caroline Le Count and the Women’s Centennial Executive Committee has so many layers, and it feels remarkably relevant…
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This podcast trilogy started with reading the book Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America by Daniel Biddle and…
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