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What is the Philadelphia condition? That's what host/writer/musician Joey Sweeney has been trying to find out for years now, and the primary subject of his blog, Philebrity. Philebrity is Philly’s longest-running independent cityblog, offering commentar

Joey Sweeney


    • Nov 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Thanksgiving Special w/ Farmer Kyle Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 45:26


    Live from the legendary @phillypenandpencil! On the show this week, just in time for Thanksgiving: Poultry farmer Kyle Smith of @smithpoultry! Drop by as hosts Sarah Bryson-Banh and Joey Sweeney reckon with the holiday, birds, and more! Philebrity is a RadioKismet podcast. Read Philebrity at philebrity.com.

    Philly music legend Kenn Kweder, live from The Pen & Pencil

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 44:33


    Singer-songwriter/raconteur Kenn Kweder has been playing Philly clubs since the early 1970s — often to the tune of 300 gigs a year. On this special epsiode, join us live from The Pen & Pencil Club as we grill Kweder about his slice of musical history, that time he and some buddies wheatpasted the city with 10,000 posters, and how he's lived to tell the tale.  (By the way, if you want to check out the Pen & Pencil *and* Kweder, he's playing there at happy hour on September 7th. Pop by - tell 'em Philebrity sent ya.) For more, check out Philebrity.com.

    Live from The Pen & Pencil!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 38:24


    On the show tonight: - we're back! Here's the link to our GoFundMe - Bobbi Booker & Raphael Tiberino of The Pen & Pencil - Six Degrees of Philebrity!  - Christopher Plant of Radiokismet - Ask A Philly Question, Get A Philly Answer

    The Haunted Acme

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 17:15


    A Halloween special, by Kiki Volkert. For more, visit philebrity.com The Philebrity Podcast is part of the RADIOKISMET network.

    Friendsgiving In Philly w/ Maxx Stoyanoff-Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 52:00


    On the show today, old friends, and friends-of-friends! Hosts Joey Sweeney and Sarah Bryson Banh talk with Maxx Stoyanoff-Williams of The Goats/Black Landlord/SPK/Soft Pretzel, and Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs. Discussed on the show today: This lady This piece by Michael Coard. And much else! Today's featured music is “Friendsgiving” by Soft Pretzel. The Philebrity Podcast is part of the RADIOKISMET network.  

    Meet Grittney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 26:42


    Our chat with the creator of "the female Gritty," Riot Rogers. Follow Riot at https://twitter.com/RiotRogers, and visit us at Philebrity.com.   

    Your Station For Ultimate Classic Philly Summer Jams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 35:14


    On today's show: What's up at RADIOKISMET? John Morrison's Top 10 *OTHER* Philly Summer Anthems The encampment on the Parkway, and what you can do. and 10 Times The 4th Of July Art Museum Concert Gave The Entire City Big Feels

    Ep. 4: Philebrity Recommends!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 60:40


    There is so much content. Today, we try to help you put yourself in front of only good things. TO READ/THINK ABOUT: — Sortes, the new tiny lit mag out of Philly — What Alexander Calder understood about Joy, and  The Conquest of Space: The Later Years: 1940–1976. — Max Richter's Sleep   — Miranda July on making art and connecting with people  TO LOOK AT & FURTHER CONSIDER — 2005! — The 40 Year Old Virgin — Just Friends — The Family Stone — Fever Pitch — Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire — The Criterion Channel's 70s Style Icons — Portrait of Jason — High Fidelity on Hulu TO EAT & LISTEN TO: — The Dalgona  — Primal Supply Meats — Riehl's Deli & Cheese Shop at Reading Terminal Market — Faber Rail vodka delivery via Warehouse on Watts — JS Grites' semi weekly basement dj sets  — Questo's Wrecka Stow: Jheri Curl Edition  — Charlie Parker, The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection  Like this podcast? Read Philebrity.com, Philly's original cityblog. The Philebrity Podcast is a RADIOKISMET podcast, brought to you by Kismet CoWork. To check out more great shows, visit: radiokismet.com.

    Ep. 3: The Big Book of Friendrock w/ guest correspondent Thomas Devaney

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 31:12


    On this week's show, we're talking about what living in a live music-less town is like right now, especially if live music is kinda your life, as well as one of your main points of contact with your friend group. Plus, ways to support your local venues and musicians right now. We'll also hear from Pew Fellow poet Thomas Devaney, who's been writing poems from and about Philly neighborhoods since the 1990s. Finally, we'll be talking about two of the hometown songs that have been getting us through these weird, weird times. Please do tip your local music person here at tipmusic.us/city/philadelphia You can buy Thomas Devaney's latest book, You Are The Battery, here. And definitely pick up St. Cloud by Waxahatchee. Finally, listen to The Spinto Band. The Philebrity Podcast is a RADIOKISMET podcast. For more great shows, visit RADIOKISMET.COM.

    Ep. 2: Keepin' It Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 40:57


    Today on the show, co- hosts Sarah Bryson Banh & Joey Sweeney talk with and about: Michael Kiley and Personal Resonance yoga radical and podcaster Alex Auder DJ Cosmo Baker, star of DJ livestreams The Jesus Rolls     … and, of course, more.  Thanks to The Butler, aka Tracy Stanton, for this week's show music. The Philebrity Podcast is a RADIOKISMET podcast, brought to you by Kismet CoWork. To check out more great shows, visit: radiokismet.com.

    Ep. 1: Do The Snizzle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 47:41


    A show about the Philadelphia condition. From Philebrity.com, Philadelphia's longest-running independent cityblog, with your hosts Joey Sweeney and Sarah Bryson Banh. Appearing and/or discussed on this week's show: We have a chance. “Bologna,” a short story by Doogie Horner. MIT Technology Review: We're Not Going Back To Normal Meredith Waldman of Rally Coffee Raj Haldar and “The Snizzle” And lastly, thanks so much to A.M. Mills, who provided us with the fantastic music you hear throughout today's episode. Pre-order their debut LP, Angel Eyes, today. Brought to you by RADIOKISMET.

    Teaser: The Philebrity Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 1:42


    What is the Philadelphia condition? That's what host/writer/musician Joey Sweeney has been trying to find out for years now, and the primary subject of his blog, Philebrity. Philebrity is Philly's longest-running independent cityblog, offering commentary and arts and culture coverage in a media landscape where we need it now more than ever. On this weekly podcast, Joey Sweeney chats with the people who make this city about their relationship to it.

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