Pittsburgh history podcasts: hidden houses and burried bridges

Don’t wanna crack open a book? Just press play on these Pittsburgh history podcasts

If you fell asleep in history class lectures, we promise these interviews are a bit more exciting

by Stephanie Brea | September 10, 2020

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Sometimes, the best learning is the sort that comes easily. If you love Pittsburgh history or you just want to learn some fun facts to up your trivia game, we rounded up some of our favorite podcast episodes. All you have to do is press play.

Want to learn Pittsburgh history while you scroll social media?

Meet Charles Succop, who runs three Instagram accounts dedicated to Pittsburgh history: @pghthenandnow, @pittsburghistory and @hiddenhousespgh.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CD95NSHDxHd/

It’s been 100 years since women received the right to vote.

Meet Eliza Smith Brown, chairwoman of the Pittsburgh Suffrage Centennial Committee. Learn about the suffrage movement in Pittsburgh and the role local women played in furthering the cause.

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https://www.facebook.com/PGHSuffrage100/photos/rpp.113191480111737/188291105935107/?type=3&theater

Love old houses?

Meet Justin Greenawalt, president of the East Liberty Valley Historical Society and a member of Preservation Pittsburgh. He’s passionate about historic houses and is currently rehabbing his own Bellevue home.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmlvQBjKf9/

From Allegheny Arsenal to an infantryman’s “Night of the Living Dead” appearance

Meet Rich Condon, who researches and shares our city’s 1860s history via Civil War Pittsburgh.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CBI1XtHDQxB/

📸 Header photo credit: Library of Congress via CivilWarPittsburgh’s Instagram. Click here to learn more about this photo.

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Stephanie Brea

Stephanie has been organizing events since 1998, starting with a series of motorcycle rides through the Arizona desert to support her father’s business. She’s probably crossed your name off a presale ticket list or served you a beer somewhere around town.

An undergrad degree in poetry means she has lots of unpractical knowledge about iambic pentameter, while a brief stint as a copy editor for Alternative Press taught her that twenty one pilots is stylized in all lowercase letters.

Wanna throw a party in a vacant parking lot? She’s interested.

At the onset of COVID-19, Stephanie took on the role of podcast producer for The Slaw. She’s pretty familiar with a microphone, thanks to that aforementioned poetry degree, and she’s got the wherewithal to ask Epicast Studios for help. She listens to too many true crime podcasts, and currently records from her bedroom.

If you know of someone who would be the perfect podcast guest, send her an email.