SideStreets Podcast

About SideStreets 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 (https://patreon.com/user?u=84135705&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link).

Publisher

Alan Hertz

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jan 2023

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   The Resurrection of St Etheldreda's Ely Place

   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/ (https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/) Support Us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705 (http://patreon.com/user?u=84135705)

2. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Newington Green—the turbulent centre of English intellectual life?

   Join us as we head to the apparently peaceful 17th century suburb of Newington Green to discover revolutions in mathematics, education, and political thought. We'll meet three of London's most challenging and innovative thinkers: Charles Morton, Richard Price, and Anna Laetitia Barbauld. Visit Our Website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ (https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/) Support Us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705 (http://patreon.com/user?u=84135705)

3. 

   23 Jul 2026

   A return to St Giles Cripplegate

   This 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/ (https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/) Support Us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705 (http://patreon.com/user?u=84135705)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

16

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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