Oct 24, 20261h 11mS2
Today’s episode: How the ingenuity and persistence of a group of brothers from Woodcock Township made Meadville their incubator for trial, error and lasting success. While it may seem strange to connect better oil...
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: a podcast where two siblings bring to light the lesser-known histories and humans that literally made their PA small town into a big deal.a partnership podcast with Allegheny College and The Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation
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What is Meadville in the Making about?
: a podcast where two siblings bring to light the lesser-known histories and humans that literally made their PA small town into a big deal.a partnership podcast with Allegheny College and The Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation
What has Meadville in the Making covered recently?
Recent episodes include "16. The Densmore Bros: Flirty, QWERTY and Thriving" (24 October 2026, 71 minutes), "15. Bousson: Part Deux" (2 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "2:1 Bousson On Up" (27 August 2026, 106 minutes).
How often does Meadville in the Making publish?
Meadville in the Making publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 68 minutes across 16 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Meadville in the Making?
Booking probability for Meadville in the Making is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Meadville in the Making requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Meadville in the Making's contact route on record: verified email.
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Meadville in the Making is a history podcast with 16 episodes published.
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Meadville in the Making
15. Bousson: Part Deux
Oct 2, 202654 minPart 2 of our Season Two opener where we are joined with our sister Vanessa! What happened to the land after the Boussons left the property? A whole new non-traditional family would bring new life and subsequent...
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2:1 Bousson On Up
Aug 27, 20261h 46mS2The Bousson Sisters. How two sisters built a Broadway shirt-making fortune serving New York's high society, then brought that wealth home to Crawford County — canaries released in the halls, imported tile, a female...
- Jul 16, 20261h 21mS1
Nationally known as the Star Sisters, this music making family of 3 daughters went on to directly make Meadville an artistic and cultural epicenter of musical notoriety for the region. Backed by supportive spouses...
Episode #12
12. A&GW Railroad: Crazy Train
May 7, 20261h 33mS1<p>(A&GW): How William Reynold’s determination to put Meadville on the railway map would bring Meadville to the world by transporting the products and goods we are still known for today. In turn the A&GW would bring the...
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11. Keystone View Company: Scoping Mechanism
Mar 28, 20261h 12mS1<p>Keystone View Company: where one local salesman’s vision to expand the use of stereoscopes lead not only to leisure and entertainment for its consumers, but also to major medical, educational and military...
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10. A. C. Huidekoper: Fence and Sensibility
Mar 6, 20261h 24mS1<p>Mixing gilded age money with frontier moxie, Arthur Clarke Huidekoper was considered too western for Meadville and too eastern for the Dakota Badlands. Born into one of the wealthiest founding families of Meadville...
- Feb 20, 202654 minS1
<p>Part 2 of our sit-down conversation with local place-maker, Amara Geffen. Be sure to listen first to Episode 8: Are You Geffen Kidding...
- Feb 13, 20261h 7mS1
<p>Part 1 of 2: </p><p>If you’re even remotely familiar with the Meadville area you’ve probably witnessed not just one or two, but multiple public art works of this local artist. Her private studio work is part of a...
- Jan 28, 20261h 9mS1
<p>Considered to be the gem of our town, her facets hide stories of corruption, crime, romance, violence, the unbelievable, the remarkable and the downright charming. On today’s episode we travel through a timeline of...
- Jan 8, 20261 hourS1
<p>In this episode, we dive into the life of Clarence Frederick Underwood, a Meadville-raised artist who became one of the most celebrated illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration in early 1900s. From his parents'...
- Dec 16, 20251h 5mS1
<p> On today’s episode of Meadville in the Making we look at how a boy made in Meadville grew into a reformer who then carried the lessons of our hometown with him as he helped reshape cities, immigration, and...
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4. Marie Jenney Howe: Howe It's Done
Dec 3, 20251h 3mS1<p> The story of one turn-of-the-century female minister - trained right here in Meadville - whose passion for social change, votes for women and female solidarity made her not just one half of a national powercouple...
- Dec 1, 202545 minS1
<p>How one Meadville man created a chocolate chip empire, sold it, then started all over again that very same year in the same town with the same name, setting legal precedence along the way and sparking the...
- Nov 24, 202556 minS1
<p>Meadville Distilling: Another iconic Meadville company, the makers of Meadville Rye Whiskey. If you don't know: Pennsylvanian Rye Whiskey is kind of a BIG deal both in the past and present. This is their story...
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1. Spirella: Of Corset Will
Nov 24, 202549 minS1<p>The Spirella Corset Company: How a Meadville-created and based innovation revolutionized a physically restrictive garment industry while simultaneously empowering women in the workforce...
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