We’re three weeks into the new season of The Alley Cast and it’s exciting!
The first episode of this season introduces the theme of this new batch of episodes—work!—and also tells the story of Andrew Adgate (aka Absalom Aimwell), a choral teacher and small-scale manufacturer who published an ode to workers in 1789 just about a block away from Elfreth’s Alley!
The next two episodes tackle the story of house construction in the city over three centuries, from the early impact of the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia to 19th and 20th century cycles of speculation, and the enduring legacy of systemic racism.
Yet to come in this season: episodes about working children, boarding house operation, cabinetmaking, the food service industry, and common laborers. Find the podcast here on our website or subscribe to it on your favorite podcatcher (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.) to get each episode when it is released!