History
Hardcore: Philly’s own brand of professional wrestling
Before WrestleMania arrives in South Philly next month, a look back at the legacy of Extreme Championship Wrestling.
3 weeks ago
American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent, Apple Antitrust Lawsuit
Dissent is baked into American history and the character of our nation. This hour, we look at how dissent has shaped our country.
Air Date: March 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01Kevin Hart is joining a select group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor
The comedian who rose from Philly's open mics and comedy clubs will be awarded at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night.
4 weeks ago
Eastern State Penitentiary has launched a family-friendly offering for spring break
A former Philly penitentiary, now a museum, is presenting a spring break exhibit highlighting sports and recreation behind bars.
4 weeks ago
Battleship New Jersey leaves port for the first time in 20 years for drydock refurbishment
The battleship returns to the dock where it was originally built in the early '40s for extensive repairs and new paint.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:19N.J. State Museum exhibit offers a look at people and life in the Garden State in the 20th century
Rare photos from Grant Castner are part of a special new exhibit at the science, history and art museum.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:10The 18th-century instrument founded by a Founding Father
The armonica was invented in London, but its founder called Philadelphia home.
1 month ago
New entrance makes Philly’s Seaport Museum lean toward its starboard side
With a new entrance opening Friday, the Independence Seaport Museum turns away from the I-95 cap, toward Spruce Street Harbor Park.
1 month ago
Listen 1:03New data shows it’s gotten easier to vote in the U.S. since 2000
More voters have the ability to cast a ballot before Election Day, with the majority of states now offering some form of early in-person voting and mail voting to all voters.
1 month ago
Suplex Vintage Wrestling showcases the ‘passion of Philadelphia’ with two floors of WWE nostalgia
“Philadelphia is a wrestling city,” said owner Chris Kindig. “It has a lot of history, it has a lot of prestige. We’re almost obligated to give to that culture.”
1 month ago
Dead cats and cataracts: Jamie Wyeth is ‘Unsettled’
The artist is leaning into the strange and his anxieties about cataract surgery in a new art exhibit.
1 month ago
Listen 1:51NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93
Stafford also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.
1 month ago
Downtown Philadelphia street banners honor a historically Black ‘city within a city’
Artist Xenobia Bailey’s “Radical Black Elite” spotlights the civic strength of 18th- and 19th-century Black residents in Philadelphia.
1 month ago
The best games Philly’s ‘Cathedral of College Basketball’ has ever seen
As March Madness approaches, a look back at the Palestra’s place in basketball history.
1 month ago
Studio 2 LIVE from the Museum of the American Revolution
We’re broadcasting live from the Museum of the American Revolution and taking a trip back in history.
Air Date: March 14, 2024 12:00 pm
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