
The Boghouse
27 episodes

S1 Ep 27Episode 27: Second Sift
ENews and small artifacts from the 103 South Privy - this episode was recorded in March 2022, but it took us 8 months to edit it, lol

S1 Ep 26Episode 26: Stuff the British Threw Down the Hole
EFrom the 103 South Privy: Tankards, kookpots, bones, pipes, bowls and more

S1 Ep 25Episode 25: Passing time in a pandemic with old buildings, new jobs, and an extended privy dig
EMelissa and Matt emerge from the pandemic, sell their house, and dig a privy.

S1 Ep 24Episode 24: Following Ennion Williams around Massachusetts
EMelissa and Matt visit Boston and Salem for a concert but end up in a Boghouse inspired whirlwind tour of lesser known Revolutionary War locations

S1 Ep 23Episode 23: Annapolis, Kent Island, and Benjamin Mifflin
EThe first Boghouse travel show, in which Matt and Melissa accidentally journey to historical destinations in Maryland

S1 Ep 22Episode 22: Jed Levin Interview, pt 2
EThe second half of Matt and Melissa's interview veteran archaeologist Jed Levin about the president's house dig in Philadelphia

S1 Ep 21Episode 21: Another conversation with a real archaeologist, pt 1
EMatt and Melissa interview veteran archaeologist Jed Levin about his work on the slave quarters at the president's house in Philadelphia

S1 Ep 20Episode 20: New Developments
EMelissa goes full archaeologist at Dish Camp, Matt goes to an art gala in the World Trade Center

S1 Ep 19Episode 19: Q and A
EMelissa and Matt answer listener questions

S1 Ep 18Episode 18: The Privy Diggers (part 2)
EMatt and Melissa continue their conversation with Tom and Michael, then share a first-hand privy digging experience

S1 Ep 17Episode 17: The Privy Diggers (part 1)
EMichael Frechette and Tom Salvatore have a fireside chat with Matt and Melissa Dunphy

S1 Ep 16Episode 16: Construction with Larry
EContractor Larry Alice joins Matt and Melissa to chat about post-privy-digging construction

S1 Ep 15Episode 15: Intermission
bonusEWhen a planned interview falls through, Matt and Melissa give a quick State of the Podcast

S1 Ep 14Episode 14: Conversation with a real archaeologist
EHistorical archaeologist and materials specialist Debbie Miller talks about her experience in the field

S1 Ep 13Episode 13: Murder and Mayhem in the Messuages
EStories of true crime in 19th century Philadelphia's Tenderloin district.

S1 Ep 12Episode 12: Supplement to Antoine Probst
bonusA dramatic reading of The Life, Confession, and Atrocious Crimes of Antoine Probst.

S1 Ep 11Episode 11: The Atrocious Crimes of Antoine Probst
EAntoine Probst, America's first true crime media sensation, drank lager right under I-95 after committing mass murder.

S1 Ep 10Episode 10: Quakers and Slavery
EAs Daniel Williams sells 103 Callowhill Street, it becomes apparent he is behind the curve on Quaker attitudes towards slavery.

S1 Ep 9Episode 09: War and Ennion
EContinuing the story of Daniel Williams and his son Ennion during the Revolutionary War.

S1 Ep 8Episode 08: Introducing Daniel Williams
EDaniel Williams: baker, merchant, man about town, and owner of 103 Callowhill Street.

S1 Ep 7Episode 07: Mifflin and Carpenter
EExploring the quirks of two colonials who first developed 103 Callowhill Street.

S1 Ep 6Episode 06: Hannah Callowhill
EThe Boghouse becomes a history podcast: first subject, Hannah Callowhill Penn.

S1 Ep 5Episode 05: Ceramics in America
EMelissa and Matt get a visit from experts in the field of ceramics, and learn more about what they've found.

S1 Ep 4Episode 04: Dig
EMelissa and Matt unearth old pottery, and make a strong effort to stop unearthing old pottery.

S1 Ep 3Episode 03: Demolition
EMelissa and Matt tear down walls and make surprising discoveries.

S1 Ep 2Episode 02: Money
EMelissa and Matt are frustrated by architects and banks. Will they prevail?

S1 Ep 1Episode 01: Introduction
EMelissa and Matt consider investing in a live/work space and discover a real estate listing for a theater with a sordid past.