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Matt and Melissa Dunphy buy a magic theater from a pedophile, discover treasure, and become accidental amateur archaeologists.

Matt and Melissa Dunphy


    • Nov 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    Episode 27: Second Sift

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 74:37


    News 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

    Episode 26: Stuff the British Threw Down the Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 79:05


    From the 103 South Privy: Tankards, kookpots, bones, pipes, bowls and more

    Episode 25: Passing time in a pandemic with old buildings, new jobs, and an extended privy dig

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 56:41


    Melissa and Matt emerge from the pandemic, sell their house, and dig a privy.

    Episode 24: Following Ennion Williams around Massachusetts.mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 44:06


    Melissa and Matt visit Boston and Salem for a concert but end up in a Boghouse inspired whirlwind tour of lesser known Revolutionary War locations

    Episode 23: Annapolis, Kent Island, and Benjamin Mifflin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 51:49


    The first Boghouse travel show, in which Matt and Melissa accidentally journey to historical destinations in Maryland

    Episode 22: Jed Levin Interview, pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 56:52


    The second half of Matt and Melissa's interview veteran archaeologist Jed Levin about the president's house dig in Philadelphia

    Episode 21: Another conversation with a real archaeologist, pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 63:35


    Matt and Melissa interview veteran archaeologist Jed Levin about his work on the slave quarters at the president's house in Philadelphia

    Episode 20: New Developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 82:44


    Melissa goes full archaeologist at Dish Camp, Matt goes to an art gala in the World Trade Center

    Episode 19: Q and A

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 75:51


    Melissa and Matt answer listener questions

    Episode 18: The Privy Diggers (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 68:35


    Matt and Melissa continue their conversation with Tom and Michael, then share a first-hand privy digging experience

    Episode 17: The Privy Diggers (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 58:39


    Michael Frechette and Tom Salvatore have a fireside chat with Matt and Melissa Dunphy

    Episode 16: Construction with Larry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 50:30


    Contractor Larry Alice joins Matt and Melissa to chat about post-privy-digging construction

    Episode 15: Intermission

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 5:16


    When a planned interview falls through, Matt and Melissa give a quick State of the Podcast

    Episode 14: Conversation with a real archaeologist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 70:53


    Historical archaeologist and materials specialist Debbie Miller talks about her experience in the field

    Episode 13: Murder and Mayhem in the Messuages

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 55:25


    Stories of true crime in 19th century Philadelphia's Tenderloin district.

    Episode 12: Supplement to Antoine Probst

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 30:43


    A dramatic reading of The Life, Confession, and Atrocious Crimes of Antoine Probst.

    Episode 11: The Atrocious Crimes of Antoine Probst

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 81:19


    Antoine Probst, America's first true crime media sensation, drank lager right under I-95 after committing mass murder.

    Episode 10: Quakers and Slavery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 59:16


    As Daniel Williams sells 103 Callowhill Street, it becomes apparent he is behind the curve on Quaker attitudes towards slavery.

    Episode 09: War and Ennion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 74:09


    Continuing the story of Daniel Williams and his son Ennion during the Revolutionary War.

    Episode 08: Introducing Daniel Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 83:54


    Daniel Williams: baker, merchant, man about town, and owner of 103 Callowhill Street.

    Episode 07: Mifflin and Carpenter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 75:43


    Exploring the quirks of two colonials who first developed 103 Callowhill Street.

    Episode 06: Hannah Callowhill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 72:44


    The Boghouse becomes a history podcast: first subject, Hannah Callowhill Penn.

    Episode 05: Ceramics in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 58:11


    Melissa and Matt get a visit from experts in the field of ceramics, and learn more about what they've found.

    Episode 04: Dig

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 90:30


    Melissa and Matt unearth old pottery, and make a strong effort to stop unearthing old pottery.

    Episode 03: Demolition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 75:13


    Melissa and Matt tear down walls and make surprising discoveries.

    Episode 02: Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 52:33


    Melissa and Matt are frustrated by architects and banks. Will they prevail?

    Episode 01: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 63:45


    Melissa and Matt consider investing in a live/work space and discover a real estate listing for a theater with a sordid past.

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