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How the Other Half Lives

How the Other Half Lives

Explore the stark realities and social dynamics of urban life as depicted through the lens of those often overlooked. This podcast delves into the societal contrasts and economic disparities that shape communities, highlighting themes of inequality and resilience. Each week, tune into a different full-length audiobook that brings to life diverse stories from various times and places, each providing unique perspectives on the human condition. Whether you're seeking to expand your understanding of societal issues or simply curious about the lives of others, there's always something new to discover. With new books added weekly, there's never a dull moment. Check out more shows at solgoodmedia.com.

Episodes

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How the Other Half Lives - Jacob Riis 8 hr 36 min 47 sec
Cats Their Points and Characteristics with Curiosities of Cat Life and a Chapter on Feline Ailments - W Gordon Stables 9 hr 13 min 5 sec
American Philosophy Collection Vol 2 - Various 5 hr 56 min 11 sec
1912 Short Works Collection - Various 5 hr 42 min 49 sec
Arthurian Miscellany - Various 2 hr 9 min 45 sec
Coffee Break Collection 035 - Birds - Various 2 hr 55 min 13 sec
Curious Quest - E Phillips Oppenheim 9 hr 8 min 17 sec
Coffee Break Collection 033 - Gardening - Various 2 hr 24 min 41 sec
Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster - Samuel Henry Prince 4 hr 46 min 18 sec
Blue Review Number 3 - Various 2 hr 45 min 6 sec
Curious Case of Benjamin Button - F Scott Fitzgerald 59 min 56 sec
All the Brothers Were Valiant - Ben Ames Williams 3 hr 50 min 1 sec
Breviate of the Life of Margaret Baxter - Richard Baxter 2 hr 36 min 21 sec
Chemical Phenomena in Life - Frederick Czapek 3 hr 40 min 53 sec
Coffee Break Collection 021 - Fairy Tales Tall Stories and Scams - Various 1 hr 17 min 30 sec
American in the Making the Life Story of an Immigrant - Marcus Eli Ravage 8 hr 41 min 16 sec
A bunch of keys where they were found and what they might have unlocked - A Christmas book - Tom Hood Various 7 hr 24 min 41 sec
Coffee Break Collection 035 - Birds - Various 2 hr 55 min 13 sec
Are Women People A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times - Alice Duer Miller 1 hr 18 min 56 sec
Coffee Break Collection 018 - Pirates - Various 1 hr 34 min 15 sec
Begum's Fortune - Jules Verne 6 hr 21 min 50 sec
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress - Henry Salt 3 hr 47 min 29 sec
Christmas Miscellany 2022 - Various 2 hr 15 min 31 sec
Boys' Life of Booker T Washington - Walter Clinton Jackson 3 hr 23 min 8 sec
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress - Henry Salt 3 hr 47 min 29 sec
Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather - Various 1 hr 55 min 27 sec
Coffee Break Collection 020 - Old Age - Various 1 hr 47 min 28 sec
Russian Realities and Problems Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916 - Various 6 hr 22 min 55 sec
Three Times Three A Story for Young People - Various 1 hr 57 min 37 sec
Children's Book of Christmas Stories - Various 7 hr 40 min 54 sec
Arthurian Miscellany - Various 2 hr 9 min 45 sec
Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather - Various 1 hr 55 min 27 sec
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress - Henry Salt 3 hr 47 min 29 sec
Blue Review Number 3 - Various 2 hr 45 min 6 sec
Abigail Adams and Her Times - Laura E Howe Richards 6 hr 19 min 13 sec
Brief Lives Volume II - John Aubrey 8 hr 18 min 40 sec
Coffee Break Collection 026 - It's a Small World - Various 1 hr 50 min 56 sec
Catharine de Bora or Social and Domestic Scenes in the Life of Luther - John G Morris 2 hr 53 min 11 sec
Cocoa Break Collection Vol 02 - Fairy Tales - Various 2 hr 52 min 50 sec
Fame and Fortune Weekly No 19 A Rise in Life - Frank Tousey 2 hr 27 min 54 sec
Christianity in the 18th and 19th Century Volume 2 - Various 5 hr 12 min 5 sec
Auriol or The Elixir of Life - William Harrison Ainsworth 5 hr 17 min
Coffee Break Collection 025 - Water - Various 1 hr 39 min 25 sec
How the Other Half Lives Studies Among the Tenements of New York - Jacob A Riis 8 hr 50 min 25 sec
Episode 28 - Appendix 19 min 22 sec
Episode 27 - How the Case Stands 26 min 9 sec
Episode 26 - What Has Been Done 25 min 28 sec
Episode 25 - The Man with the Knife 6 min 58 sec
Episode 24 - The Wrecks and the Waste 16 min 7 sec
Episode 23 - Pauperism in the Tenements 25 min 48 sec
Episode 22 - The Workin Girls of New York 16 min 15 sec
Episode 21 - The Harvest of Tares 30 min 29 sec
Episode 20 - The Reign of Rum 9 min 54 sec
Episode 19 - The Street Arab 21 min 51 sec
Episode 18 - Waifs of the City's Slums 14 min 30 sec
Episode 17 - The Problem with Children 13 min 50 sec
Episode 16 - The Common Herd Part 1 14 min 7 sec
Episode 15 - The Common Herd Part 1 18 min 18 sec
Episode 14 - The Color Line in New York 18 min 39 sec
Episode 13 - The Bohemians - Tenement House Cigarmaking 21 min 4 sec
Episode 12 - The Sweaters of Jewtown 29 min 32 sec
Episode 11 - Jewtown 25 min 16 sec
Episode 10 - China Town 21 min 49 sec
Episode 9 - The Cheap Lodging-Houses 18 min 39 sec
Episode 8 - A Raid on the Stale Beer Dives 14 min 46 sec
Episode 7 - The Bend 25 min 17 sec
Episode 6 - The Italian in New York 10 min 41 sec
Episode 5 - The Down Town Back Alleys Part 2 16 min 54 sec
Episode 4 - The Down Town Back Alleys Part 1 14 min
Episode 3 - The Mixed Crowd 14 min 38 sec
Episode 2 - The Awakening 9 min 31 sec
Episode 1 - Genesis of the Tenement 15 min 43 sec
Preface 1 min 25 sec
Book Trailer - How the Other Half Lives 49 sec

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