The Alley Cast

Elfreth's Alley Museum
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The Alley Cast tells the stories of the everyday people who have lived on Elfreth’s Alley and the historical forces that shaped their lives.

  1. 08/18/2021

    2.08 Laboring Philadelphians

    In our Season 2 finale, we look at the people who have been there throughout all of the other episodes—the laborers! We also try to consider what types of labor today share the physical toll and the meager wages with laborers of the past.

  2. 08/11/2021

    Episode 2.07: The Servers

    The ongoing pandemic has wreaked chaos on the restaurant industry, closing popular spots and leaving huge numbers of restaurant workers out of work. In this episode of The Alley Cast, we explore the long history of the transience of restaurant work in order to try to gain some perspective on the challenges of today.

  3. 08/04/2021

    Bonus Episode: Behind-the-Scenes Roundtable

    Taking a week off from our regular schedule and having a conversation with some of the folks who make this podcast about how this season came about.

  4. 07/28/2021

    2.06: Cabinetmakers

    Find a full transcript and sources at elfrethsalley.org/podcast/2021/7/14/episode-206-cabinetmakers

  5. 07/21/2021

    2.05: Boarding Houses

    This week we are talking about boarding houses, and we got to interview Dr. Wendy Gamber, who is one of the leading scholars on the history of the American boarding house. We trace Elfreth’s Alley’s history of boarding houses through the 18th and 19th centuries to the era when, nationally, the institution came under fire. Yet even when the boarding house seemed to fade into the sands of time, we see emerging echoes of it in the 21st century. Find a full transcript and sources at elfrethsalley.org/podcast/2021/7/12/episode-205-boarding-houses

  6. 07/14/2021

    Episode 2.04: Working Children

    Find a full transcript and list of sources at elfrethsalley.org/podcast/workingchildren

  7. 07/07/2021

    2.03: Building Houses, Part II

    Find a full transcript and sources at elfrethsalley.org/podcast/buildinghousespartii.

  8. 06/30/2021

    2.02: Building Houses, Part I

    Find a full transcript and list of sources at elfrethsalley.org/podcast/2021/6/29/episode-202-building-houses-part-i

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The Alley Cast tells the stories of the everyday people who have lived on Elfreth’s Alley and the historical forces that shaped their lives.

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  • Creator
    Elfreth's Alley Museum
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Alley Cast