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Philly People, Now Deceased: A History Podcast
Welcome to the Philly People, Now Deceased, a Philadelphia History Brother and Sister Podcast. Each time we meet, Michiko, who lives in Pennsauken and Leonard, who lives in West Philly, talk about the sordid, exalted, infamous and famous lives of interesting Philadelphians with one caveat...they are all already deceased, May their souls rest in peace. Follow us on Twitter: @DeadPhillyPeeps or like us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/deadphillypeeps/
Podcasting since 2018 • 8 episodes
Philly People, Now Deceased: A History Podcast
Latest Episodes
Hetty Reckless - The Moral Reform Retreat, 1838 Black Metropolis, West Jersey, Abolition Societies
After 1.5 YEARS...(thank you pandemic) we have new content! Join Michiko and guest Co-Host Philly Historian Michael Idriss as we dive into the life of the incredible, indomintabile, brilliant Hetty Reckless. NOTE: And als...
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Season 3
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Season 2, Episode 3 - Arch Street Prison, the Cholera Epidemic of 1832 and Vagrancy
Today we’re talking about a place that is gone gone gone, not a person. Join history Professor Kristen O-Brassill-Kulfan, expert on poverty a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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Season 2, Episode 2: Skull Guy - Samuel Morton and Race Science
Join us as we discuss Philadelphian Samuel Morton who set out to prove racial inferiority based on skull sizes. Guest Co-Host Nathaniel Miller joins Michiko as we look at Morton's skull measuring methods, a little bit about the potential ...
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Season 1, Episode 7: Almost Philnobyl - William Gray Warden and the history of the South Philly Refinery
In Episode 7 we look at the life of oilman William Gray Warden, the South Philly Atlantic Refinery he built that has been exploding since 1860, the gas layer under our streets and how one unsung hero prevented Philnobyl.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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Season 1, Episode 5: James Forten; Prison Ships, Sail Making, 1812 Barricades
Thanks for joining Episode 5. Today we discuss James Forten, one of the richest men in Philadelphia in the early 1800s. Born a free African American in 1766, James Forten loved his country, and lived most of his teens on ships; ranging fr...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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