Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio brings you all things Revere House, from the true story of Paul Revere's midnight ride to lesser-known Revere family history, author interviews, and more! A new season is released each spring.
Episodes
50 episodes
5.5 The Materials of Masonry: Interview with Hilary Anderson Stelling
“He was a fan!” today’s guest says about Paul Revere’s relationship to Freemasonry. Hilary Anderson Stelling is the Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library in Lexington, MA. We discuss Freemasonry...
5.4 A North End Perspective: Interview with Jessica Dello Russo
The North End is geographically one of the smallest neighborhoods in Boston, but it has a big personality. Dr. Jessica Dello Russo is a native North Ender and therefore a neighbor of the Paul Revere House. In today’s episode, she discusses her ...
5.3 Transformations in Boston’s Waterfront, 1641 to today: Interview with Genna Kane
Genna Kane, a former Paul Revere House interpreter, shares stories and analysis from her dissertation research on the history of Boston’s waterfront. We are only a few blocks from the harbor at the Paul Revere House, and many people describe th...
5.2: Exercising Sacred Citizenship: Interview with Poet Laureate Regie Gibson
Happy 251st anniversary of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride! Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson is the guest in this episode, and we talk about the role of poetry in society and about Paul Revere's life. He shares his poem “Dear Paul Revere, o...
5.1: A Craftsman's Stories: Interview with R.P. Hale
We're starting season five with an interview with R.P. Hale, an educator, craftsman and musician who has worked with the Revere House on special events for several decades. We'll talk instrument making, paper marbling, and printing, and how the...
Teaser for Season 5
We're releasing a new season of Revere House Radio starting in mid-April. Season Five will include six interviews with historians, colleagues from related museums, and more, with discussions ranging from Masonry to Boston's waterfront, textile ...
4.4: Mapping Black North Enders, 1780-1810: Interview with Ryan Bachman
For the last episode of Season Four, recent Paul Revere House Research Fellow Ryan Bachman discusses his research into Black residents in the North End, in the decade that legal slavery ended in Massachusetts and the decades that followed. He h...
4.3: “Paul Revere Didn’t Imagine Being in that Situation, Either”: Interview with Sarah McDonough
In this episode we welcome Sarah McDonough of the Lexington History Museums. We discuss what happened when Paul Revere reached Lexington, some individuals’ stories from that revolutionary moment and that era, and the magic that happens in both ...
4.2: Two if By Sea and So Much More: Interview with Nikki Stewart
This episode’s guest is Nikki Stewart, Executive Director of Old North Illuminated. She says that Old North Church is famous for just one minute, when Paul Revere’s signal lanterns shone, but there’s a lot more to the church’s long history. Nik...
4.1: A Re-Introduction to the Midnight Ride
In the kickoff to season 4, we are re-airing excerpts from a five-part series that previous host Robert released in 2020, all about the Midnight Ride. The 250th anniversary of the Midnight Ride is this April 18, so more Ride content is coming s...
3.6: If not “The Black Paul Revere,” Who was Wentworth Cheswill?: interview with John Herman
3.6: If not “The Black Paul Revere,” Who was Wentworth Cheswill?: interview with John HermanNH patriot Wentworth Cheswill is sometimes termed “The Black Paul Revere,” but he’s a fascinating historical figure in his own right. John Herman...
3.5: Transgender History and the Media: interview with Mehitabel Glenhaber
In 1954, during a legal battle over her right to perform in Boston, actress and singer Christine Jorgensen visited the Paul Revere House. This episode’s guest, Mehitabel Glenhaber, wrote a Revere House Gazette article about these events. Interp...
3.4: Performing as Paul Revere: interview with Mike LePage
On select Saturdays, visitors get to interact with Paul Revere himself, as portrayed by Mike LePage. In this episode, Mike shares his experiences in the world of historical reenacting. Interpreter Adam is the guest on Our Favorite Questions.
3.3: The First Continental Congress: interview with Michael Norris
On September 16, 1774, Paul Revere delivered the Suffolk Resolves to the delegates at the First Continental Congress, held at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia. This episode’s guest is Michael Norris, Executive Director of Carpenters’ Hall, whic...
3.2: The Suffolk Resolves: interview with Diann Ralph
On September 11, 1774, Paul Revere set out from Milton, MA to Philadelphia with a document that left the royal government “thunderstruck,” the Suffolk Resolves. In this episode, Diann Ralph will describe the impact this now-obscure document had...
3.1: We’re Back! Adrienne Turnbull-Reilly and Tegan Kehoe
Revere House Radio is back! In this episode, podcast founder Adrienne introduces the new host, Tegan, and we talk about the podcast and Adrienne’s favorite questions from visitors.
2.8: Extreme Weather for Paul Revere
What was the weather like in the Colonial period? This episode outlines a handful of extreme weather events Revere experienced, as well as what the weather was like on the day of recording!
2.7: What did Paul do during the Siege of Boston?
This week, we explore what Paul Revere was doing during and just after the Siege of Boston, which took place between April 1775 and March 1776.
2.6: Archeology at the Paul Revere House
This week, we're talking privies, drains, and sewers! We're discussing various digs done our site in recent years, and what archeology can teach us about the past, and help us preserve it for the future.
2.5: Midnight Ride Q&A with Robert and Adrienne
This week, we're taking listener and visitor questions all about Paul Revere's Midnight Ride in 1775. We talk horse names, mystery trunks, and family drama in this episode. Did we miss something you're curious about? Shoot us an email at
2.4: Revere Family Images and Depictions
How do we know what Paul and Rachel looked like, and how has the Midnight Ride been depicted over the years? Tune in to find out!Copley's Paul Revere: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/32401Dunkerley's Rachel Revere: https://c...
2.3: Becoming Mothers: Sarah and Rachel Revere
In this episode we explore what pregnancy and birth may have looked like for Paul's two wives, Sarah Orne and Rachel Walker. While we don't sources directly from them describing their experiences, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's book A Midwife's T...
2.2: Illuminating 1771
Paul Revere's Illuminations on March 5, 1771 did not occur in a vacuum. What was going on in Boston and with the Revere family at the time, and what impact might they have had on the Sons of Liberty? Listen in to this episode, which comes as pa...
2.1: The life and symbolism of Christopher Seider
This episode contains a description of death of a child. On February 22, 1770, an 11 year old boy was shot and killed in the North End of Boston. What was the source of this violence, and what were its consequences? And, one ye...