Sep 29, 202624 minS4
Come with us down a cul-de-sac off Charterhouse Street. There we'll visit a church which embodies the bleak and complicated history of London's Roman Catholic community. Visit Our Website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/...
About this Podcast:
SideStreets is a podcast about the history and geography of London. SideStreets will not attempt a narrative history of London. It will instead focus on out-of-the-way places, little-known people, and good stories. It will use them, I hope, to illustrate important patterns and principles in that history and maybe even in the history of all cities. Enjoy extra exclusive additions to the regular episodes by supporting us on Patreon .
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What is SideStreets Podcast about?
SideStreets is a podcast about the history and geography of London. SideStreets will not attempt a narrative history of London. It will instead focus on out-of-the-way places, little-known people, and good stories. It will use them, I hope, to illustrate important patterns and principles in that history and maybe even in the history of all cities.
Who hosts SideStreets Podcast?
SideStreets Podcast is hosted by Alan Hertz. The show has published 45 episodes to date.
What has SideStreets Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Resurrection of St Etheldreda's Ely Place" (29 September 2026, 24 minutes), "A return to St Giles Cripplegate" (23 July 2026, 23 minutes), and "Soho Square: a city in miniature (part 2)" (18 June 2026, 18 minutes).
How often does SideStreets Podcast publish?
SideStreets Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 45 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on SideStreets Podcast?
Booking probability for SideStreets Podcast is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. SideStreets Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. SideStreets Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Alan Hertz hosts SideStreets Podcast, a history podcast with 45 episodes published.
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Episode #7
A return to St Giles Cripplegate
Jul 23, 202623 minS4This time, we return to the edge of early modern London and explore the marginal religious practices and fascinating people to be found there. Visit Our Website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Support Us on Patreon...
Jun 18, 202618 minS4In the second episode about Soho Square, we take a voyeuristic look at London's magical brothel, celebrate a retailing pioneer, and pay grateful tribute to London's greatest civil engineer. Oh, and we take a short ride...
May 26, 202622 minS4In the first of two episodes about Soho Square, we look at some extraordinary characters: an Admiral who wrecked an entire fleet, an adventuress who invented the night club, and a botanist who brought the whole world to...
Apr 28, 202621 minS4In this episode, we watch small wildernesses sprout from the bare central spaces of London's residential square. And we meet Thomas Fairchild, who might have shaped the look of London as much as anyone else. Visit Our...
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Apr 28, 202622 minS4In this episode we meet an incredible array of characters: from the Mohocks to the Veterans in the Fields of Venus; from Ambrose Godfrey, inventor of the fire extinguisher; to Moll King, banker to the sex trade; to Jack...
Episode #2
The Birth of the London Square
Feb 24, 202619 minS4Come with us as we dig into the origins of London's most distinctive feature: the residential square. We'll stroll in our first public park, gaze meditatively out of some drawing room windows, trip over rotten...
Episode #1
The Bacchante, Emma Hamilton Part 2
Jan 20, 202624 minS4We continue the story of Emma Hamilton in this episode — she becomes even more famous, even more influential, even more powerful, then things go horribly, disastrously wrong . . . Visit Our Website...
Dec 23, 202516 minS3To celebrate the holidays, we dig up some old alleyways about graves and memorials. You'll encounter missing teeth, plastic swans, a stone tent, and a faithful companion. Visit Our Website...
Dec 23, 202524 minS3Over the next two episodes we look at the life and work of one of England's most underrated cultural figures: Emma Hamilton. Watch her create a style, an artform, a freeing revolution, then watch her life disintegrate...
Oct 27, 202517 minS3This month, we wade and scramble from the Swan Theatre, where Queen Elizabeth I was dangerously satirized, to Holland's Leaguer, where her successor James I went for a disreputable good time. Then we speculate a bit...
Sep 22, 202521 minS3Come with me in this episode as I make my way through the wildest part of Shakespeare's Bankside. We will meet Winchester Geese, apes on horseback, the first billboards, and rap battles between competing preachers...
Aug 26, 202520 minS3Come with me as we brave the crowds and the confusion to visit the neighborhood Shakespeare would have known. There's so much to see that we will need at least two episodes! Visit Our Website...
Jul 16, 202519 minS3Meet Patrick Colquhoun, slave-trader, wartime profiteer, founder of the Thames River Police. As much as anyone, he created modern London. Visit Our Website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Support Us on Patreon...
Episode #6
SideStreets S3E6 - Taming the Thames
Jun 12, 202520 minS3This episode considers London's changing relationship with the rivers flowing through it, paying particular attention to the attempt to make the Fleet River respectable after the Great Fire. Visit Our Website...
May 14, 202518 minS3In this episode, we meet another pillar—the magnificent Maori carving rising through the centre of New Zealand House. In a bit of Westminster thick with sculpture, this one puts all the others to shame. Visit Our...
Apr 17, 202522 minS3We take a walk through the history of Brick Lane, and eventually witness -- and celebrate -- the construction of Banglatown’s jewel, the Brick Lane Jamme Masjid’s minaret. Visit Our Website...
Episode #3
SideStreets S3E3 - A Jamaica Lady
Mar 17, 202518 minS3In this episode we meet Anna Hassall, in many ways a typical female entrepreneur of early 18c Jamaica. But Anna, unlike her business partners competitors, ended up in Westminster Abbey. Why? Visit Our Website...
Feb 21, 202522 minS3Meet Elizabeth Montagu, doyenne of the Feather Room and hostess of the Chimneysweeps' Feast, who gently feminized London society for half a century. Visit Our Website Support Us on Patreon SideStreets is a Black Lab...
Jan 15, 202522 minS3Why would one of the most famous, successful, influential women of Victorian Britain, one of the greatest and most effective champions of progressive causes, spend twenty years campaigning to deny herself political...
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