In this episode, historian Dave Hitchcock, a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, discusses how his expertise in vagrancy and poverty in early modern England and British Atlantic world use of music, such as broadside ballads, set up his exploration of themes of poverty and homelessness across musical expression. He  contextualizes songs reflecting modern urban poverty and illuminates underlying common themes that include individual versus structural explanations of poverty.

For the extended playlist on Spotify, visit https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sSBtpIEob9cr99jzL1aiS?si=7a186db4bd3d4c7b. 

The songs featured in this episode are available as a YouTube playlist.