
Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia names new poet laureate
Raquel Salas Rivera, a gender-fluid, Puerto Rican writer, has been named Philadelphia's new city poet laureate.
7 years ago
Listen 2:24If movie franchises rule the box office, what can we learn from the exceptions?
Out of the 31 films to gross at least $100 million last year at North American box offices, 25 were based on some form of IP. But what about those other six?
7 years ago
Philly loves Bowie — the second time around
The second annual Philly Loves Bowie Week will feature a new book and documentary film.
7 years ago
Listen 2:17Diversity-themed butter sculpture unveiled at the Pa. Farm Show
Husband and wife team Marie Pelton and Jim Victor have been making the Farm Show sculptures for years.
7 years ago
Why La Salle University plans to sell dozens of artworks, including Degas and Matisse drawings
The La Salle University Board of Trustees has decided to sell off 46 pieces of art from the university's art museum in order to pay for new education programs.
7 years ago
The Mummers strutted through Philly’s deep freeze
The bedecked, bedazzled revelers paraded through the streets of Center City Philadelphia on New Year's Day, despite bitterly cold temperatures dipping into the teens.
7 years ago
Listen 2:24Poet Nikki Giovanni / Writer Adam Valen Levinson
Guests: Nikki Giovanni, Adam Valen Levinson We begin today’s show listening to Marty’s conversation with poet ...
Air Date: January 1, 2018
Listen 49:37And Philly said, let there be Mummery: New Year’s Day parade is a go
The Mummers will march on Broad Street in Philadelphia on Monday, despite forecasted temperatures hovering around zero, factoring in wind chill.
7 years ago
Eagles play for franchise-record 14th win this season
A victory over the Cowboys on Sunday would give the Eagles a franchise-record 14 wins.
7 years ago
Nontraditional Mummers strut away from Broad Street parade
Some Mummer brigades will not parade this year. Instead, they'll stage their own neighborhood New Year's Day procession.
7 years ago
Listen 4:05Philadelphia Carriage Company ends; Miss America controversy
The Miss America pageant has been a tradition in American culture for 96 years. The annual competition has evolved into a scholarship pro ...
Air Date: December 29, 2017
Listen 49:38Oh, Dem Frozen Slippers: Mummers may delay New Year’s parade due to bitter cold
Factoring in wind chill, the temperature may not rise much above zero Monday. That means it may be too cold to strut down Broad Street.
7 years ago
Hoping for wheel of fortune, operator opens towering ride in Atlantic City
The 227-foot structure is designed to give riders views up and down the Atlantic coastline.
7 years ago
‘It felt like Johnny Cash’ — Country musician completes tour of Pa. state prisons
Every winter, Harrisburg native and country music singer Ben Gallaher returns to Pennsylvania to play prisons. He visited six of them on this year’s tour.
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