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Episode No. 26 – In Conversation with Elijah Anderson: Studying Culture on Philly Streets, Part 2

Posted March 18, 202500:34:46

Over the past 50 years, the streets of Philadelphia have been a living laboratory for ethnographer Elijah Anderson. He’s been on the ground here since...

Episode No. 25 – In Conversation with Elijah Anderson: Studying the Culture of Philly Streets, Part 1

Posted March 4, 202500:35:10

Over the past 50 years, the streets of Philadelphia have been a living laboratory for ethnographer Elijah Anderson. He’s been on the ground here since...

Episode No. 24 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 4 – The 20th Century City)

Posted October 22, 202400:30:09

Casting a ballot on Election Day transformed into a completely different experience in the early twentieth century. Generally, voting in Philadelphia...

Episode No. 23 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 3 – The Gilded Age City)

Posted October 15, 202400:24:45

Voting changed after the Civil War in the newly consolidated City of Philadelphia. More men could vote on Election Day than ever before, and the vast...

Episode No. 22 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 2 – The New American Capital)

Posted October 8, 202400:31:01

The founding fathers wanted to pretend that the government of the newly formed United States stood above faction. But organizing and get out the vote...