
Arts & Entertainment
MAD Magazine has been skewering American culture and politics for over half a century. Today on the show, we pay tribute to the magazine and learn about its history.
Air Date: August 8, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Reggae legend Bob Marley, Asian history in Philly, and Cowtown Rodeo in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host an array of events, from a tribute to Jamaican independence, Train in concert, and bike racing in the ’burbs.
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Listen 4:11Seven new names are joining Philly’s Walk of Fame this year
Here are the seven new names that’ll be added to the luminary lineup of plaques on the sidewalk of South Broad.
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Fire breathing and aerial stunts return to Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery
The 6th annual Ghostly Circus brings more fire and daring acrobatic feats to Philadelphia’s historic Laurel Hill Cemetery while contemplating climate change
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Cord cutters beware, either rescan, or lose local stations Friday
If you are using an antenna (not satellite or cable) beginning on Friday morning you need to rescan your TV by going into the setup menu and hitting search or rescan.
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Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival is looking for a new home
The annual showcase of African-American cinema launched at UPenn’s International House, but the building’s pending closure may force the fest to relocate.
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Listen 1:4090s hip hop mogul Chris Schwartz
The Philadelphia native was instrumental in the rise of some of the biggest names in 90s Hip Hop – Schoolly D, Kriss Kross, Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and Lauryn Hill.
Air Date: July 30, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00A Cirque du Soleil moment: ‘Amalŭna’ under the big top
The production is loosely based on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” It’s the magic, and the tumbling, the flying, and the daredevils, that make the experience.
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Actresses of color make equal-pay quest a group effort
Recognizing that achieving change isn't a solo act, they looked for help — and found it in each other.
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Cornbread, the first graffiti artist, shows new work at Philadelphia gallery
Cornbread first started writing his name on walls while in juvenile detention. A half-century later, his iconic name is in simultaneous exhibitions, Philly and NYC.
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Listen 1:46Philly graphic novelist explores the emotional roller coaster of hip replacement
Emily Steinberg, a painter and graphic novelist, believes comics are a powerful way to confront feelings and combat loneliness in medicine.
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Writer Lorene Cary discusses her new memoir, "Ladysitting," about being the caregiver for her 100-year-old grandmother in the last year of her life.
Air Date: July 26, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:17‘Mud Row’ tells the story of black history in West Chester’s east end
Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau chooses West Chester’s east end for a play about gentrification.
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Listen 2:59Philly vets update ‘King Lear’ for modern knights
In West Philadelphia's annual Shakespeare in Clark Park adaptation, Lear's knights are played by four veterans and given a slightly bigger role.
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Listen 2:52‘It’s our pageant:’ As Miss America leaves Atlantic City, residents get territorial
A day after the pageant said it was leaving for Connecticut, people in the resort town said they weren’t ready to see it go.
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