Podcasts about Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park in Collinsville will open soon for its 100th season. And with that anniversary, there will be major changes at the horse race track. St. Louis Public Radio's Will Bauer has a preview.

The eighth annual holiday episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and even Festivus with three racetrack announcers. Larry Collmus, the longtime voice of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup on NBC, checks in on the heels of his assignment as the autumn announcer at Del Mar as well as his year-round appearances as a racing analyst on FanDuel TV. Paul Allen not only discusses his work at Canterbury Park but also some of his experiences as the play-by-play voice of the Minnesota Vikings, a job that won him praise as a “national treasure” from none other than LeBron James. Keith Nelson is familiar to racing fans in the Midwest as the caller at FanDuel Sportsbook and Racing, the track formerly known as Fairmount Park. He talks about his coming up as an announcer and the decades he has known host Ron Flatter going back to their early days in the '70s in Northern California radio. The stories run the gamut from best calls to strangest announcing experiences and even to favorite movies from which they often recite familiar dialog. John Cherwa of the Los Angeles Times offers his perspective on the holiday season, comparing odd tales of what they have witnessed in all their years and miles of flying on commercial airlines. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com.

Justin never heard of Fingles RIP to James Earle Jones Bill goes to a few concerts The Gaudreau story is just terrible A 71-year-old Indiana man, Alfred W. Ruf, pleaded guilty in Wayne County Court on Monday to attempting to poison his wife's Coca-Cola with various drugs in a plot to kill her and marry her daughter. Tyreek Hill detained by police before Dolphins game Clemson has fielded a team of mostly white dudes Superbowl halftime drama The couple were reportedly having sex in a 2020 Range Rover near the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, 'Mr. McMahon' Netflix Doc Said To Be An 'Absolute Double Shovel Burial' Of Vince McMahon

There's wild berries, leafy greens and small plants growing all over Philly that are actually edible. We're revisiting an episode where host Trenae Nuri and producer Abby Fritz traveled to Lemon Hill and explored this corner of Fairmount Park with Lynn Landes, the creator of Wild Foodies of Philly. They learn about the vast variety of useful plants found in our city and share tips on how you can start foraging.  You can learn more about Wild Foodies of Philly, and the group's meetups, here.  Want some more Philly news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Philly. We're also on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us @citycastphilly. Have a question or just want to share some thoughts with the team? Leave us a voicemail or send us a text at 215-259-8170. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Glen Foerd, discussed the 18-acre public park and historic site located along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, and a Fairmount Park property operated by the Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation in cooperation with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation.  Built in 1850 and enlarged in 1902-03, the estate—consisting of historic gardens, an Italianate-Classical Revival style mansion, and multiple additional structures—was saved from potential development through the activism of dedicated neighbors in 1983. Today, Glen Foerd focuses on welcoming a diverse community through a wide array of programs for all ages.   The Glen Foerd mansion is open for public visitation, free of charge, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visiting the mansion includes access to areas on all four floors of the house, where pieces from Glen Foerd's historic collection are on display alongside installations by Artists in Residence.   The grounds of Glen Foerd are open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Access to Glen Foerd is only restricted during private events and after dark.    Glen Foerd offers free public summer events including Third Thursdays, RiverFest, and ArtsFest.  There are also organ concert series featuring the recently restored 1902 Haskell pipe organ.   Glen Foerd promotes art and artists through a Teen Arts program and the Artists in Residence program, soon to feature three artists and performance and word art.   Promoting environmental-based educational programming. Glen Foerd is a founding member of the Riverways Collaboration, a consortium of non-profit organizations working together to create connections among local waterways and communities along the Delaware River. The Riverways Ambassador Program provides high school students with a greater appreciation for Philadelphia's waterways, and to connect local students with paid hands-on learning experiences that teach them about careers in environmental stewardship. Other waterborne programs include kayaking and open boating and the Riverways boatbuilding program for high school students. Other programs include Lily P.A.D.S, a children's play and discovery program during the summer, workshops on crafts and art, and a community garden. Their signature fundraising event, The Wedding Crashers Ball will be held on Oct. 25, featuring graduates of the Pig Iron theater group, this year's theme will spoof the ‘Bachelor' TV series.   For more information visit www.glenfoerd.org 

We're back ya'll!!! We know, we know, we been gone for a looooooooooooong ass time. We're updating ya'll with our events, the shit we've been doing, what we have planned and stuff we're putting in motion as we speak. Come catch up with us and get ready to party with us on July 4th at Fairmount Park. BYOB and BYOChairs (cause we not providing all that). Oh and Happy Baby Daddys Day!! We love all the mens and we love our supporters too! keep up with us on ig @big.fat.delicious and follow us from there.

VYXL's Video Vault Ft Nasty Nas Escobar rips iconic verse after verse with some help from Ghostface Killah, live from the Roots Picnic 2024 at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 1st, 2024. Peedi Green Lady Keyz and 1 ForceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lpmr-207--186529/support.

We began with a round-table discussion with Executive Director of Community Design Collaborative (CDC) Tya Winn, Kiersten Hanna from KLYR Rum, and Kris Parsons of Kris Parsons PR regarding CDC's Leverage Event happening June 18th, 2024 at The Center for Design Philadelphia from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.  The Leverage Award Reception themed “Our Home, Our Neighborhoods”, will highlight several schematic design projects led by the Community Design Collaborative from neighborhoods across Philadelphia.  And Kris Parsons proudly discussed the details on what guests can look forward to dining on during the event! local Chefs, Attendees can also sample the signature cocktail for the event: The Developer's Daiquiri from KLYR. KLYR's representative, Kiersten Hanna joined us to highlight their new rum which is redefining the industry with its new distilling process.  You can also look forward to meeting Cherri Gregg, WHYY Anchor and Afternoon Co-host for Studio 2 Podcast will Emcee the event. Also look for Philly Current (PC) Magazine, and your favorite host, Amaris Pollock from Food, Farm and Chefs Podcast! And for anyone interested in sponsorship and ticket opportunities, they are available at https://cdesignc.org/events/leverage-2024.We continued our show by celebrating Mother's Day, and highlighting two amazing mother's who went to great lengths to focus on the health and well-being of their families and friends by starting businesses to offer nutrient-dense foods.Hillary Stecher and her husband grew up in farming households, and both shared a passion to continue that tradition with their own growing family.  So, when their son refused to eat chicken because of its texture, Hillary and her husband decided to enter into chicken farming.  Today, they raise chickens on the family's original homestead along with vegetables, focusing on sustainability and organic practices, and offering farm-fresh proteins and produce inside The Farmer's Market...a shop on the farm that is located in Mt. Royal in NJ.  The new season opening day is on May 10th, just in time for the weekend!  So make plans for the whole family, as they have an engaging group of livestock for the kids to meet & feed treats to while you pick up some nutritious food to eat!  Be sure to keep an eye out on their socials for any exciting news that might pop up!  Visit https://farmersmarketnj.com for more information and hours of operation!Being a mother can be exhausting, with all the energy burned from nursing to nurturing your newborn--you need to fuel your body accordingly.  Of course, your loved ones help out when they can but sometimes even the best intentions might not be what an on-the-go mother needs.  Victoria Lindchan experienced the need to feed herself nutrient-dense foods to help keep herself fueled after giving birth to her firstborn, and subsequently began creating nutrient-rich bone broths and stews for herself.  A practice that turned into a business.  Now, the mother of two offers her healthy broths, soups, and other well-balanced meals and snacks through her business, Earthside Provisions.  You can find her products either online or in-person at area Farmers Markets in Philadelphia's suburbs (Weaver's Way, Headhouse, Fairmount Park, Roxboro, etc.) stay up-to-date by following her on Instagram and FaceBook or by visiting her at https://earthsideprovisions.com.

Maura McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer, and Tara Rasheed, Senior Director of Capital Projects, discussed the latest at the Fairmount Park Conservancy with the grand re-lighting of the icon Boathouse Row, and a new Welcome Center opening at FDR Park.  The Conservancy works with the city to administer the city's more than 2,000 acres of public green space.  They also reviewed the past year, with new trails and the dedication of the Anna C. Verna Playground.  We talked about the wide variety of recreational opportunities within the park system, hiking, trail-biking, walking trails and family playgrounds.  They noted that the parks not only add to the general health of the residents, they improve our air quality, help with climate control and add to our property values.  We also discussed the wildlife habitat created by the parks, especially FDR with its wetlands and lake.  Maura noted that Philadelphians support their park better than any other major city, we are the envy of the East Coast, with plenty of ways to get involved.  The neighborhood associations surrounding the more than 130 local parks have Park Friends groups to help maintain their greenspace. The Friends of Fairmount Park join in city-wide initiatives including the spring and fall Love Your Park clean-ups, scavenger hunts and their upcoming leadership training program to educate and engage local leaders to become skilled advocates for their parks.  Tara discussed more development plans for FDR Park, including restoring the old stable buildings into a café and gathering place, she tells us that the Conservancy is dedicated to repurposing, adapting and reusing historic hardscapes and structures.  For maps, event calendars, membership and more about the Fairmount Park Conservancy, visit MyPhilyPark.org

In an amazing twist of fate and some great detective work, Philadelphia Police now believe they have the alleged Fairmount Park rapist in custody, 20 years after he first struck. Elias Diaz was arrested for a series of slashing incidents over the weekend in Pennypack Park. Investigators say DNA tests and other long sought evidence now has detectives convinced they have their man in a series of rapes and the strangulation murder of Rebecca Park. Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore breaks down the arrest and the evidence.

I am continuing with the process of releasing some of the large amount of notes that I've filed away over the years that pertain to personal growth. As I mentioned, I am not building any podcasts specifically around any of these ideas. I am just putting them out to you without any particular format so you can take them in one at a time and see if they do anything for you.           One thing I didn't mention is that some of these are not just ideas, they are actually notes that I've taken with the idea to possibly construct a short story around. It's something that I learned from the gifted American Literature professor that I was fortunate to have in my senior year of college, prize winning author Kermit Moyer.           Kert told me that for the most part, he wrote like a jazz musician who was improvising a piece. He said he never knew where the writing would take him. He would just get started and soon the work would begin to take shape, almost on its own. He authored many of his writings in that way. The idea caught my fancy, and although I do a lot more planning than that, the technique is something that I do love to play around with.             So, we're going to begin today's podcast with a quick story about something that happened to me about fifteen or twenty years ago. I have a working title for this working story, but to be honest, I'm not sure that the story is going to go much farther than here. The title is, “You Know It When You See It.”           As I mentioned in a few episodes in the past, I've been playing golf for many, many years and I am really, really bad at it. Trust me. I'm not being modest or humble about it. The truth is that I was horrible when I first started playing around with it and I am every bit as horrible now as I was twenty-five years ago. I do enjoy playing. I've learned a lot about it and a lot from it. But I'm just plain bad at it.           Comedian Larry David says he's in the same boat and he once put it this way. “You really have to have a knack for this game and the truth is, I'm knackless.”           Don't worry. This story isn't really about golf at all. It's more about the recognition of mastery. So, here's what happened.           We live in a condominium on Philadelphia's Fairmount Park and there is a golf driving range about two miles away that is called “Longknockers.” I used to go over there about twice a week to hit some balls. Because my schedule is usually pretty flexible, I would go over on weekdays in the early afternoon, when the place was basically empty.           Like most driving ranges, it is a huge, open field and being in the park, there is a large line of trees on one side. I would generally go all the way over near this line of trees so I could be in the shade as I was hitting.           One afternoon, I went over there as usual and as I was walking over to my secluded spot near the trees, I was surprised to see that someone was sitting in a chair, right behind the area where I usually played from. There was never anybody there and I always had it to myself, so I was mildly perturbed. Anyway as I walked closer, I could see that this guy wasn't just sitting in the chair, he was actually sprawled across it. As I got a little closer, I could see that he seemed to be unconscious. I didn't want to disturb him, but I did want to hit my bucket of balls from my spot, so I set up about ten yards in front of him. From that vantage point, I could see a few empty bottles on the grass around his chair.  I'm not sure exactly what had been in them, but they looked like booze bottles and the general smell of the place gave a clear confirmation. I started to hit a few balls in the direction of this huge tree that was off in the distance. I had been told it was about 210 yards away. I would always hit towards the tree and even with my driver, I would consider myself lucky to be able to reach it. If you know anything about golf, you know that if you consider yourself lucky to be able to hit your driver 210 yards, you're not what they call a “big hitter.” So, I kept hitting and the guy was still passed out on the chair behind me. Finally, after I hit a shot I heard him say, “You're not replicatin' your practice swing.” I turned around and looked at him. He was sitting up a little and was a little more conscious than he had been before. “What the hell are you takin' a practice swing for if you're not going to at least try to replicate it. Complete waste of time.” I knew he was right, but I also knew that it wouldn't be a stretch to categorize my interest in golf with that phrase. Complete waste of time wouldn't be an inaccurate summation of all the hours I had spent in my life hitting golf balls. Mark Twain once said that golf was a good walk spoiled, which never bothered me much because I usually took a cart.   “You want a lesson?” he asked me. My first thought was, “My God, why would I want a lesson from this guy. He looked like he'd be lucky if he could stand up. “I teach all the best players around here. I teach at Merion, Pine Valley, Commonwealth National.” That last name caught my attention becasue my closest friend belonged to Commonwealth. “Oh yeah?” I asked. “How much?” “Forty bucks,” he answered. “I only got twenty,” I said. “Good enough,” he responded. He got up and kind of staggered over to me. He looked in my bag. “Oh, you got a new Bubble Burner,” he said. Taylor Made, a major golf company had just come out with a new driver called the Bubble Burner. It was a big sensation and my wife had surprised me with one for my birthday a little earlier. It was an incredibly sweet gesture on her part because the truth is, at my level play, buying me a fake putter for miniature golf would have been a far more appropriate use of money.   “I haven't seen one of these in person yet,” the alleged teacher said. “You mind if I hit a few? He asked. “No, not at all. Go ahead,” I responded. Now I'm not nearly a good enough writer to describe what happened next.  He pulled the club out of my bag and the second he had the club in his hands, my perception of him immediately changed. I could tell just by the way he casually held the club in his hands that this guy really knew his stuff. He teed up a ball, and with a very slow and easy, and obviously perfect swing, with no recognizable source of power whatsoever, he hit a ball over the tree in the distance. And I mean well over the tree, like over 250 yards in the air. For a hacker like me, whenever you see someone hit a ball like that, you are basically stunned, which I was. He hit about five balls in a row. Each one went way over the tree and he deliberately bent a couple of shots to the right, which in golf is called a “fade.” And then a few over to the left, called a “draw.” I was in a transformed state just watching him. I'm not sure I was even breathing. He handed me back the club and said, “I don't really like what they've done with this. I couldn't really control it.” I could barely move. He started giving me a lesson and honestly, I don't really remember what he taught me. I do remember that the way he had me swing the club was very different from the way I had been doing it. We had a nice time together and as we were about to say goodbye to each other, he looked at me sideways and said, “Let me ask you something.” He was still pretty inebriated. “If I hadn't shown you what I showed you today, what would you have been practicing?” “I don't know,” I responded, “I guess my same..” “Your same old freaking bullshot,” he growled back at me, like a drill sergeant.  Of course those weren't his exact words, but you get the point. Later that day, I called my friend who belonged to Commonwealth and he knew exactly who this guy was because he was well known to the top players as the best player in the entire Philadelphia area. He could have made the pro tour but he had a serious problem with alcohol and was never able to kick it. A couple of years later, they found him dead in a flop house. So why did I tell you this story? Well, simply because it taught me two very critical lessons that ultimately had to do with personal growth. The first one is, you know that you are in the presence of the master of a craft as soon as you see them perform. This can be about anything, sports, cards, chess, knitting, you name it. You can be around a lot of people who are good, but when you're with a true master, you know it when you see it. With this guy, whose first name was Billy, he was dead drunk when I first met him and he could have said a million things to me. When he took the club in his hands, I could tell he had skill, but I still had my doubts. But as soon as he started hitting the ball, constantly putting it well over the tree in the distance that I could barely reach, all my doubt immediately vanished and I was in that state in that famous Bruno Mars song when he sang, “Don't believe me, just watch.” The last thing that he said to me was deeply meaningful as well. If I hadn't run into a teacher who could point out my errors and show me the way to a better swing, even though I would be doing something that I would call practicing, all I would really be doing is my same old freaking bullshot. And by the way, with golf as with most skills, nothing beats having a real live teacher giving you instruction. God knows I have a million books and tapes on golf and they really haven't done me much good. One good teacher is worth its weight in gold. Now, it's easy to know when you're exposed to transformative information about golf because your score eventually starts to improve. With personal growth, if you have access to good information and especially if you have a good teacher, your inner world starts to improve. As our consciousness begins to evolve and expand, there is a natural sense of harmonic well being that starts to come over you, and all the better angels of your nature start to show up. Well, I haven't really examined this little anecdote in several years and it's always a lot of fun and a little enlightening whenever I do. It was just a quirky little lesson about life that came to me unexpectedly on a golf driving range, delivered by a lovable rapscallion of a character who could have easily come straight out of the Twilight Zone. It's the kind of thing that often happens when you're lucky enough to be able to tune into it. So that will be it for this episode. As always, keep your eyes, mind and heart opened, and let's get together in the next one.    

Maura McCarthy, CEO of Fairmount Park Conservancy and Allison Schapker, Chief Projects Officer discussed the non-profit Conservancy's work with the City of Philadelphia to restore and improve thousands of acres of public lands, activates parks, and engages the public with the parks.  They work with the City and its communities to steward our parks, nurture our shared environment, cultivate cultural resources, and improve public health with high-quality and equitable parks for everyone.  They discussed the ecological, economic, historic, social, cultural and public health value to the community.  Through partnerships with the local communities and neighborhoods they work to provide intentional and equitable park investments to welcome people to public spaces where they historically have not been welcome.  They note diversity, equity and inclusion are the foundations of a healthy park system. Fairmount Park Conservancy fosters community connections and leads engagement that continues to build the resources necessary as we lead the transformation of key geographies within our park system.  The Conservancy's placemaking projects are currently focused in East and West Fairmount Park, Cobbs Creek Park, and FDR Park but our focus on community, convening, and engagement work is city-wide.   They discussed upcoming projects including completion of the FDR Park Anna C. Verna Playground and Welcome Center, the Trolley Trail opening and the Boathouse Row Relighting in early winter.   They also host bike rides, tours of the historic homes on their properties, yoga and organized walking tours.   To learn more go to MyPhillyPark.org

Lemon Hill is usually a place where people host cookouts, but it's also a great spot to forage for local, edible plants. Host Trenae Nuri and producer Abby Fritz explore this corner of Fairmount Park with Lynn Landes, the creator of Wild Foodies of Philly. She shares her knowledge about the vast variety of useful plants found in our city, as well as some general tips on urban foraging.  You can learn more about Wild Foodies of Philly, and the group's meetups, at http://www.wildfoodies.org/ Want some more Philly news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. We're also on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us @citycastphilly. Have a question or just want to share some thoughts with the team? Leave us a voicemail or send us a text at 215-259-8170. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI is increasingly a part of our lives: it can beneficial, like using a smart speaker - and risky, like deep fakes becoming more difficult to distinguish from reality. The University of Pennsylvania's Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, and and Michael Kearns, Professor and National Center Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science, help us understand what artificial intelligence is, where it came from, and where it is going. Then, Lauri Maple Hayes – some call her “Tree Lady” or “Tree Queen” – Director of Urban Forestry with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, is retiring after a 42-year-career in Fairmount Park. The longtime tree tender and curator describes how she's ready for the next chapter in her growing season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Waddup ya'll sorry for the wait. For those who didn't make it to our year 2 anniversary you can now check out the full show here on youtube! S/O to 4OurBrothers for holding it down on the hosting and keeping the crowd smiling and laughing with games and prizes. S/O to BFD Big Fat Delicious Podcast for opening up for us and killing it!!! We cant forget Dot The DJ on the 1's and 2's for the 2nd time and holding it down with the crowd also. This was our 2nd live show and damn we enjoyed so I hope you all enjoy our 2 year anniversary video/celebration !And Oh yeah don't forget the Content Club Cookout at Fairmount Park from 3-8pm Saturday July 8th! Bring the vibes and the bottles !You can follow us on instagram @bigsteppapodcast if you already don't and @bigsteppapod on Twitter. Also can follow BFD on Instagram @big.fat.delicious and the 4 brothers @4ourbrotherspodcast !

Heeeyyyyy ya'll!! So here we are again, Porsche & Bri, and we were joined by Money (mg_money215). We talked on on one about relationships, growth and a bunch of other stuff. We definitely talked about the up coming cookout on July 8th in Fairmount Park! Hope to see ya'll there and don't forget to check us out on IG @big.fat.delicious and from there, you'll be able to find all the girls there not to mention past guests! See ya'll soon!!

It's the Friday News Roundup! Host Trenae Nuri is joined by Chris Palmer, criminal justice and law enforcement reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Lauren Cristella, Interim President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at The Committee of 70. We discuss how two men broke out of the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, this week's historic primary election, and the Fairmount Park Conservancy's Love Your Park Week. Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:  The second man who escaped from a Philadelphia jail last week was captured Wednesday morning, police say How did two prisoners escape from a Philly jail? As the search continues, an investigation is looking for answers. How Cherelle Parker won the primary: Black voters, a boost from labor, and a personal story of Philly grit After a Race Centered on Gun Violence, Cherelle Parker Wins Philadelphia Democratic Mayoral Primary Everything you need to know about Love Your Park Week 2023 Here's your guide to all the fun activities you can get into this season at Fairmount Park.  Pizza Places mentioned in this episode:  Down Norf Joe's Pizza Philly Pizza Shackamaxon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn & Bill share ideas of fun things to do around the Delaware Valley this weekend, April 28-80, 2023, including the Penn Relays underway at Franklin Field, the Blue Cross Broad St. Run on Sunday, the Eagles Women's Festival tomorrow, Philly's Roving Beer Garden in Fairmount Park this weekend, the West Chester Film Festival, the Do Portugal Circus at KOP Mall, and "The Phila Show" returns to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 

Love the Earth You Make Love On! That's our jam as we ride FDR (FuckDaRich) through Earth Day The Bonobo Way 2023.  First stop: The first Earth Day in 1970 when we gathered together in Fairmount Park, Philly, & all 30,000 of us vowed to protect our Mother the Earth from human greed & corporate trash. Now, 53 years later, our habitat on Earth is worse than ever, roiling with climate catastrophes, permawar & waning respect for science. But we're still trying!  Warning: Explicit Conversations About Politics, Culture, & Sexuality! Shoutout to Dr. SerenaGaia, whose "Ecosexuality" book (for which I wrote the intro) inspires us to find erotic stimulation in conservation. April's also Ape Awareness Month, so give what you can to Lola ya Bonobo & the Bonobo Conservation Initiative to help save the bonobos from extinction. Earth Day food seems like berries or kale... but it's also National Jelly Bean Day, says Chris calling in to share tips for using jelly beans as sex toys! It's fun, but doesn't change the fact that America's Jelly Bean President Ronald Reagan was one of our worst—even worse than Tricky Dick Nixon who actually created the EPA shortly after the first Earth Day. Speaking of pollution, Elona Musky's Earth-Polluting Rocket Explosion lasted longer than he ever did (says Grimes).  New Bestselling Book: “How to Lose $13 Billion in One Day” by Elon Musk + New TV show with (now-fired-from-FOX) Tucker Carlson “Please Help Me Procreate!”  More Social Pollution: Neo-Puritan Neo-Nazis are hacking Porn Star accounts with anti-sex antisemitic memes (thanks for the tip Hartley Pleshaw!) trying to join forces with Laila Mickelwait's Exodus Cry & Trafficking Hub against consenting adult sex work. Btw, Judaism is NOT Zionism (for me, they're almost opposites).  Appreciation for Drag Queens (including Rhonda DeSantis!) + My Fellow Yalie Sam Alito might be the worst of the Most Corrupt U.S. Supreme Court ever! Free Assange! Make Kink Not War,  Celebrate Earth Day everyday with outdoor orgasms, fresh fruit kisses & no more war. Read more prose & see some amazing ecosexual shows: https://drsusanblock.com/fdr-earth-day

Schlendert in dieser Episode mit uns durch Biergärten und Flussuferparks, spaziert entlang riesiger, bunter Murals in die historische Innenstadt, vorbei an Geschichtenerzähler-Bänken zur Liberty Bell - der Freiheitsglocke, welche 1776 die Geburt der neuen Nation, der USA einläutete. Wir sind unterwegs auf "Rockys" Spuren und entdecken den gigantischen Fairmount Park mit dem berühmtesten Sandwich der Stadt in der Hand. Kommt Ihr mit? Simone vom Tourismusbüro für Discover Philadelphia und Doreen von USA-Reisen.de entführen Euch ins sommerliche "Philly" und haben viele tolle Tipps für Euch im Gepäck. Schaut gern auch in unseren kostenlosen Online-Stadtführer von Philadelphia (usareisen.de/PHL) mit viel Inspiration und tollen Reiseideen! Viel Spaß!

Jenn & Bill share ideas of fun things to do around the Delaware Valley this weekend, April 14-16, 2023, including the Cherry Blossom Festival at Fairmount Park, the Philadelphia Zoo's festival of colors, Adam Sandler at Wells Fargo Center tonight, the NBA playoffs underway with 76ers hosting the Nets, and beer gardens around Philly reopening! 

Whether you're driving from the Ben Franklin Bridge to 76 and Broad Street to Fairmount Park, traffic in Philly can be a nightmare. This week traffic could be even worse than usual. With PennDOT filling some of those pesky potholes, keep an eye out for lane closures on 95, 76, 676, and even routes 422 and 202. Host Trenae Nuri, producer Abby Fritz and Hey, Philly! newsletter editor Brittany Valentine chat about how they get around the city, which streets to avoid and tips on navigating the city by bus, car or ride-share.  Have a question or just want to share some thoughts with the team? Leave us a voicemail or send us a text at 215-259-8170.  Want some more Philly news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Philly. We're also on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us @citycastphilly. Have a question or just want to share some thoughts with the team? Leave us a voicemail or send us a text at 215-259-8170. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you're driving from the Ben Franklin Bridge to 76 or Broad Street to Fairmount Park, traffic in Philly can be a nightmare. According to the InRix Global Traffic Scorecard of 2022, which tracks mobility data of the world's most-congested areas, Philly ranked number 10 when it comes to highest traffic delay times by city. Host Trenae Nuri, producer Abby Fritz, and Hey Philly newsletter editor Brittany Valentine chat about how they get around the city, which streets to avoid, and tips on navigating the city by bus, car, or ride-share.  Learn more about SEPTA Forward's Bus Revolution here. Let us know what YOUR traffic nightmares in Philly are! Leave us a voicemail or send us a text at 215-259-8170. Want some more Philly news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter  We're also on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us @citycastphilly  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connect with Dr Travelbest Drmarytravelbest.com Dr. Mary Travelbest Twitter Dr. Mary Travelbest Facebook Page Dr. Mary Travelbest Facebook Group Dr. Mary Travelbest Instagram email: info@drmarytravelbest.com Dr. Mary Travelbest Podcast Dr. Travelbest on TikTok In this episode: FAQ is:  Yuli asked, Where can I travel pretty far and well on a smaller budget? Today's Destination is: Philadelphia Today's Mistake- Getting in the wrong line Travel Advice:  Let's both win through travel.   FAQ: Where can I travel pretty far and well on a smaller budget?   Answer:   Traveling a long distance should not be the end goal, but if you are looking for a Step 5 travel experience, here's an idea good for a smaller budget. You can see a lot in Thailand on a shoestring budget. It's got plenty of airlines serving the country plus you can get around in the main cities via public transportation. So consider going here for your next trip. It is a tropical island, so consider that it will be humid and rainy often. You may need to cool off in a beachy resort, and know that you can find great deals. You can get an awesome massage for a small fee here, so that will be my suggestion. You could afford one every day you visit. Pamper yourself here.   Today's destination is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   The city of Brotherly Love is what Philly is known for, the 6th largest US city. And cheestakes. You as a traveler will want to see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and where the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution were signed. You will also like the American Revolutionary sites. It's a step 1 or step 2 city of the 5 steps to solo travel.   More recent fame is for the run to the top of the staircase where in the movie “Rocky”, the movie is, with Sylvester Stallone working out, which is the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The theme music still rings in my head for that great film. Da da da da …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZCO40Zwt00   The region not only has American history and arts, but also a lot of traditional foods and activities. Philly has the most outdoor sculptures and murals than any other US city per capita. find them in all parts of town. Fairmount Park, Wissa hickon Valley Park are two examples of parks in the city.   How many tourists visit? 42 million in 2016 who spent nearly $7 Billion that year. Phillies, Eagles, 76ers and plenty of other sports keep fans hoping for winning seasons here. Catch a game if you are in town. Some neighborhoods are best during the daytime, because there can be danger at nighttime if you're not familiar with the inner city areas. Some are less safe than others, like any large city.  Some travelers combine Philadelphia with Amish Country, which was episode 136. Other people combine Philly with a visit to Washington, DC, episode 177  and even New York, episodes 100 and 101. I spoke to Chrissy Watts, who is a Phily tour guide. She helps organize events such as: bar crawls. You can find her info in show notes: (@215experiences  She organizes Five star black mural tours, wellness sessions, themed party buses for locals and visitors. IG @phillyexperiences)   Don't travel in the inner city at night alone Do enjoy some of the history, art and sports. Today's Mistake- Getting in the wrong line   If you are solo, it's not so easy to lineup like if you have a partner. If you have a partner, one can stand in line and the other can find out if it's the right line by asking someone in charge. Once I waited in line at the airport for an airline ticket, but could have easily ordered it on my phone. Just because everyone is lining up doesn't meet you should. If you can, consider how you can navigate the situation on your phone with an app. If you are lining up in person and can't use the app, they ask someone in front of you to save your place in line and get agreement.   Today's Travel Advice-.Let's both win!   When you have a successful trip, I win. Let me know where you traveled, where you had the best time and what to look forward to next.  

It's easy to take city parks for granted, or to think of them as separate from nature and from the Earth's changing climate. But the place where many of us come face-to-face with climate change is our local park. On today's episode, Ryan Kellman and Rebecca Hersher from NPR's Climate Desk team up with Short Wave producer Margaret Cirino to spend 24 hours in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.

From the Radio Times archive, our interview with polo star Kareem Rosser. He's hosting the first polo tournament in Fairmount Park today, the Philadelphia Polo Classic.

Episode 85 – Originally released November 2019 In West Philadelphia's Fairmount Park sit several historic homes, some dating back to the late 1700s. Long ago this section of the city was nothing but farmland and forests, an area where Philadelphians built country homes far from the noise and congestion of the city. These properties are … Continue reading "Fairmount Charms: Strawberry Mansion and Lemon Hill" The post Fairmount Charms: Strawberry Mansion and Lemon Hill appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

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Despite a recent act of vandalism, Shofuso Japanese House and Garden continues to remain open for discovery and exploration. With its distinct design and many gardens, the Fairmount Park landmark is both a site and experience to behold. It also boasts a compelling origin story. But for as rich as the history is at Shofuso, Associate Director of Organizational Culture Rob Buscher also believes it holds particular relevance in today's world, serving as symbol of unity among various members of the West Philadelphia community. If you would like to help Shofuso recover from that recent vandalism, click here: https://givebutter.com/e87EVr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Autumn Simmons a.k.a. Quirky Girl presents Music Love Letters - Carribean Heritage Carnival Group - June National Caribbean Month (Bonus Throw Back) podcast titled, "Quirk of the Day." In episode fifty, I offer a bonus throw back from my first podcast, Talk Fuzion - Don't Call It Radio, Season 2, Sunday, June 30th 2013. My former guest, Thalia Johnson, Carribean Heritage Carnival Group, their first annual Multi-Cultural Festival - Concert of Colors, in Fairmount Park and near The Mann Center in Philadelphia. Enjoy!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autumn-simmons/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/autumn-simmons/support

This weekend is Juneteenth and Father's Day so there are lots of things to do with the family including the Wawa Welcome America Festival Juneteenth Block Party, opening weekend of Oval XP on the Ben Franklin Parkway, free admission to the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Ambler Arts & Music Festival and Kidchella at Smith Playground in Fairmount Park.

It's no secret that Philadelphia is a horse town, and not just because “philly” is a homonym for a female equine. Informal stables exist throughout North and West Philadelphia and in Cobbs Creek Park. The horses are ridden throughout the city's streets and regular races are held on an open strip of Fairmount Park called the Speedway. So today we want to talk about some of the more noteworthy ponies from the city's history, namely Barbaro and Smarty Jones.

A favorite among my circle of crime writer friends, this week I was pleased to welcome Dennis Tafoya to the podcast. Author of the novels "Dope Thief," "Wolves of Fairmount Park," and "The Poor Boy's Game," Dennis Tafoya's work has not only been optioned for film and television but his short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies, including "Philadelphia Noir" and "Best American Mystery Stories." Joining me to discuss the prolific '90s heyday of inventive crime movies, in this fast-paced hour-long episode, we take a closer look at the movies "Miami Blues," "After Dark, My Sweet," "Shallow Grave," and "Hard Eight."Originally Posted on Patreon (5/8/22) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66166995Logo: Kate Gabrielle (KateGabrielle.com)Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

Speaker: Amy Freitag comes to New York Restoration Project (NYRP) with a professional background that includes serving in the Bloomberg Administration as Deputy Commissioner for Capital Projects in the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation for six years and Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. While at the NYC Parks Department, she administered a $3 billion capital program – during what is considered the largest period of investment in the City's parks and open spaces since the 1930s.   For full speaker bio and event details please visit: https://bit.ly/3ONPKZh

Parks on Tap is in Fairmount Park this weekend to coincide with the cherry blossoms in full bloom. KYW Newsradio's Hadas Kuznits has more on what to eat and drink while you're snapping that perfect Spring selfie.

Tucked away in Laurel Hill South near the border with Fairmount Park is a family plot that – foot for foot – may have more interesting people than anyplace else in the cemetery.   Boies Penrose was the second smartest man in his class at Harvard, became a representative from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and speaker of the house before moving to Washington D.C. as State Senator where he spent the rest of his life.  His brother Charles Penrose was the only person with better grades in their Harvard class.  Charles became a respected surgeon and gynecologist and brought the practice of surgery forward with his methods, along with leaving his name on a commonly used device. Richard, named after his father, became a geologist and surveyed some of the great precious metal reserves in the American west.  His will left millions of dollars to organizations which are in existence today because of him. The baby of the group Francis had a mental breakdown in his teens and became a lifelong resident of an upper-class psychiatric hospital, but his legacy has been embellished all over the web by someone claiming to be his niece. Plus, stories about political corruption in Philadelphia, gluttony, the Johnson County Range Wars, and a bizarre theory about the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic.  

CardioNerds (Amit Goyal & Karan Desai)  join Dr. Matthew Delfiner (Cardiology fellow, Temple University Hospital) and Dr. Katie Vanchiere (Internal medicine resident, Temple University Hospital) in the beautiful Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. They discuss a case of a 53-year-old man with an LVAD who presents with progressive dyspnea since LVAD implant due to right-to-left shunting due to a PFO. Dr. Val Rakita (Assistant professor of medicine and advanced heart failure and transplant specialist at Temple University Hospital) provides the E-CPR for this episode. Episode introduction by CardioNerds Clinical Trialist Dr. Anthony Peters (Duke Heart Center). This case has been published by Circulation: Heart failure. See Invasive Hemodynamic Study Unmasks Intracardiac Shunt With Ventricular Assist Device. Claim free CME just for enjoying this episode!  Disclosures: NoneJump to: Pearls - Notes - References CardioNerds Case Reports PageCardioNerds Episode PageCardioNerds AcademyCardionerds Healy Honor Roll CardioNerds Journal ClubSubscribe to The Heartbeat Newsletter!Check out CardioNerds SWAG!Become a CardioNerds Patron! Case Summary - Dyspnea with an LVAD: A Tale of Hypoxia and Hemodynamics A 53-year-old man with an LVAD placed 3 months prior presents with progressive dyspnea since LVAD implant, though it has acutely worsened over the past 2 weeks. Two weeks ago, he had a hemodynamic and echocardiographic ramp study, where the LVAD speed was increased. By increasing the speed, his LV was more adequately decongested, and flow improved. In the Emergency Department, he was hypoxic on room air, and remained so with escalation ultimately with intubation. Even then he remained severely hypoxic requiring cannulation to veno-venous ECMO. Chest imaging was normal, and LVAD parameters were normal without any alarms. An astute clinician noticed that when the patient became hypertensive, his oxygen saturation improved. A subsequent echocardiogram revealed a patent foramen ovale, with right to left shunting. The patient then went to the cath lab, where simultaneous right atrial and left atrial pressures and oxygen pressures were measured, along with trans-esophageal echocardiography, while adjusting LVAD speed. It became evident that right-to-left shunting occurred only when there was high LVAD speed and low peripheral blood pressure. Essentially, faster LVAD speeds (sucking blood from the LV) and low systemic blood pressure (reducing LV afterload) increased right to left shunting by decreasing the left atrial pressure relative to the right atrial pressure. The PFO was closed at that time, drastically improving oxygenation. He was decannulated and extubated the following day. Invasive Hemodynamic Study Unmasks Intracardiac Shunt With Ventricular Assist Device | Circulation: Heart Failure (ahajournals.org) Episode Teaching -Dyspnea with an LVAD: A Tale of Hypoxia and Hemodynamics Pearls PFOs are present in up to 25% of individuals, including those with LVADs.LV unloading, and therefore LA decompression, depends on both LVAD speed and systemic vascular resistance.Blood pressure dependent hypoxia may be suggestive of a right-to-left intracardiac shunt.Hypoxia refractory to mechanical ventilation should raise suspicion for intracardiac shunt.Patients with LVADs can suffer from the same diseases that anyone can. Notes - Dyspnea with an LVAD: A Tale of Hypoxia and Hemodynamics 1. What factors influence LVAD flow? Factors that influence LVAD flow include pump speed, blood pressure, volume status, RV function, cardiac rhythm, and some other variables. The faster the pump is spinning, the more flow you should provide (to an extent). However, if your LV is underfilled, either from systemic hypovolemia or an RV not providing the needed LV preload, then you have no blood to flow! If you have high systemic vascular resistance, then you will have less forward flow,

Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Glen Foerd, discussed the historic property, a reflection of the manufacturing wealth of the 19th century Philadelphia, its passing to Fairmount Park oversite and its current importance in preserving the Delaware River and Poquessing Creek banks.  He discussed the saving of the historic property, through creative event planning.  Receiving no money from the city, they home is used as a wedding facility on the weekends and as a ‘stage' for Ballet X and Fringe Festival performances during the week.  In addition, the boathouse is now home to a boatbuilding program in conjunction with the city schools and other water agencies, they also offer kayaking rentals.  Learn more at GlenFoerd.org

Tucked away in a remote section of Fairmount Park, you'll find the stone framed entrance to a small cave. This enhanced structure, dug into the side of a hill, marks what is believed to be the 17th century home of America's first doomsday cult. Johannes Kelpius and his followers made their home on the Wissahickon and prepared for the end of the world. So, join us in the Kelpius Cave if you want to survive the apocalypse.

Lured Up Podcast 198 Record Date - 10/27/2021 Publish Date - 10/28/2021   With the Halloween Event wrapping up there is plenty to get excited for in November! We finally get to wind down on the Season of Mischief Special Research and put the Season Long Research behind us! We also have our lineup of Spotlight Hours, Raid Bosses, and some early info on upcoming events like the Dia De Muertos and Shinx Community Day.    We also discuss our excitement for the Philadelphia Safari Zone happening this weekend. We will be there with bells on so if you are in the area be sure to hit us up! Also keep a lookout for our Scavenger Hunt TCG Cards that we leave throughout Fairmount Park!   The big news that we dig into is the addition of Pokémon GO to the Play! Pokémon game roster! We will see how things go in April of 2022 when PGO gets its first taste of Sanctioned Regional Competition, leading to International Championships and Worlds! Tons of speculation abound and we are here for it!   Halloween Part 2 - https://bit.ly/LU197Halloween November Update - https://bit.ly/LU198November Dia de Muertos - https://bit.ly/LU198Muertos  Shinx Community Day - https://bit.ly/LU198Shinx  Play! Pokémon - https://bit.ly/LU198Worlds    Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate    Pokémon Professor Network Merch Store - https://bit.ly/PPNMerchStore  Secret League Pin - http://bit.ly/SecretLeaguePin  Google Calendar - https://bit.ly/LuredUpGoogleCalendar  Willow's Almanac - https://bit.ly/LU127WillowsAlmanac    info@luredup.com    Inappropriate Voicemail, Text, and Picture Line - 732-835-8639  http://pokemonprofessor.com  https://www.luredup.com http://bit.ly/PokeProfNetPatreon  http://bit.ly/PokeProfNetFacebook  http://bit.ly/PokeProfNetTwitter  http://bit.ly/PokeProfNetYouTube  http://bit.ly/PokeProfNetInstagram  http://bit.ly/LuredUpTumblr  http://bit.ly/LuredUpApplePodcasts   http://bit.ly/LuredUpSpotify  http://bit.ly/LuredUpStitcher  http://bit.ly/LuredUpGooglePodcasts  http://bit.ly/LuredUpIHeartRadio  https://bit.ly/LUPodchaser    Hosts Ken Pescatore Adam Tuttle   Writer and Producer Ken Pescatore   Executive Producer  Paul Bhatt   Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons   ▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾ http://instagram.com/GameChops http://twitter.com/GameChops http://soundcloud.com/GameChops http://facebook.com/GameChops http://youtube.com/GameChops http://www.gamechops.com   Intro Music Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)  Tetracase GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ https://soundcloud.com/tetracase  https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0   Break Music National Park Mikel & GameChops GameChops - Poké & Chill http://smarturl.it/pokechill https://twitter.com/mikel_beats   Outro Music Vast Poni Canyon CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix) GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/  http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2021 Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo.   #pokemon #pokemongo #podcast

While Dave was taking Clover for a walk around Fairmount Park yesterday, he stumbled onto a movie set. How did we not know this well-known actor was filming in Philly? The film is also named after one of the Philly neighborhoods! Listen to XTU Nation guess which neighborhood the movie is named after!

The Philadelphia Police Department has released a new composite picture of the suspect known as the “Fairmount Park Rapist” based on his genetic profile. It's the first time the department has used the technology. Parabon NanoLabs used DNA collected at the crime scenes to create a composite of the suspect, using genetic markers. You can look at the photo on social media or on kywnewsradio.com --Twitter: @gonecoldphilly (https://twitter.com/GoneColdPhilly)Instagram: @gonecoldphilly (https://www.instagram.com/gonecoldphilly/)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gonecoldphilly/It's been 18 years since the serial rapist's first attack, and still no arrests. Read Kristen's article about the DNA composite on kywnewsradio.com :  https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/philadelphia-police-release-dna-composite-fairmount-park-rapistGone Cold: Philadelphia Unsolved Murders is made by Kristen Johanson (@KristenJohanson) and Tom Rickert (@teerick). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In July of 2003, a woman driving through Fairmount Park called 911 after hearing a bloodcurdling scream. Police followed her back to the spot where she first heard the scream and then walked into the woods. There, they found the body of med student Rebecca Park. She had been raped and murdered while out for a jog.It's been nearly two decades since Rebecca Park was murdered. Philadelphia Police have never stopped hunting for the man who killed her, known only as the Fairmount Park rapist.Contact the Philadelphia Police Department online at https://www.phillypolice.com/Stay in touch with Gone Cold by following the podcast:Twitter: @gonecoldphilly ( https://twitter.com/gonecoldphilly )Instagram: @gonecoldphilly ( https://www.instagram.com/gonecoldphilly/ )  Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoneColdPhillyGone Cold: Philadelphia Unsolved Murders is a true crime podcast about unsolved murders and cold cases around Philadelphia. The show is made by Kristen Johanson (@KristenJohanson) and Tom Rickert (@teerick) at KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia. Subscribe to Gone Cold wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final installment of our series Why Didn’t I Go There?, The Why co-host Shai Ben-Yaacov and his 10-year-old son Gil take a virtual tour of Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park. Our guide is Janice Sykes-Ross, the mansion’s director, who tells the story of how the site became a significant stop on the Underground Railroad and a critical refuge for enslaved Black people who sought freedom in Philadelphia.

#009 - Marqus Brown finished first place in the Open Men's Event of CRASH-Bs this past March 2020. With humble beginnings in Fairmount Park, Marqus has over 10 years of Philadelphia-based rowing and coaching experience. His rowing career on Boathouse Row is nothing short of what is the American rowing tradition. Marqus is now training full time at Pennsylvania Athletic Club (Penn AC), while also serving as Assistant Coach at BLJ Community Rowing. In this episode you will hear about the mindset to be the fastest rower in addition to his experience being black in the white-dominated sport of rowing.We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe and enjoy.

On today’s show, Tim welcomes Susan Slawson, General Manager of the Dell Music Center in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Susan discusses the impact and challenges The Dell Music Center is facing during these challenging times as the world faces a global pandemic. Susan discusses possible ideas, plans, and events for the concert season this summer, as well as the economic ramifications of the state shutdown. Tim wraps up the show with the Now THAT’S Punny! segment. Tim’s producer Dani, who’s working remotely, rattles off some funny puns as Tim reacts from the studio with great sound effects. Make sure to tune in live weekdays 4-5pm ET on AM 560 WFIL!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's guest is saxophonist Henry Tirfe. This young man has a truly impressive resume, including working with: The Roots, Joey DeFrancesco, Chill Moody, Solange Knowles, Patti LaBelle, Jay Bratten, Robin Eubanks, Ted Nash, Killiam Shakespeare, and many other artists. Tirfe is also a two time "Outstanding Soloist" winner at the Next Generation Jazz Festival. We had a great conversation in Fairmount Park, about life on the road, playing in Philly horn sections, Roy Hargrove, his clothing line, practice routines, and much more. You can see Henry Tirfe every Tuesday at South Jazz Kitchen, where he co-leads the Tuesday Jam Session with Vocalist Chelsea Reed.  https://www.hiruytirfe.org/

Welcome to episode 36 of the Make America Grape Again podcast, where we focus on the Keystone state: Pennsylvania. Our wine du jour this time around is the NV Oaked Vidal from Spyglass Ridge Vineyard, which is located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. This episode is our first real introduction into the major workhorse grape of the cooler regions of the United States and Canada: Vidal Blanc. Indeed, this grape is among the most cold-hardy varietals known, and it is used to make late harvest and icewines across most cooler climates throughout the Northern Hemisphere.  (We will meet a Vidal Icewine in season two of the podcast.)  Vidal Blanc is a white hybrid grape variety produced from the Vitis vinifera varietal Ugni blanc and another hybrid varietal, Rayon d'Or. The history of Pennsylvania wine prior to the onset of Prohibition is nebulous and mysterious, though urban legend and the factsheet from Pennslyvania Wines tell us that the first vineyard in the state was planted by in 1863 by William Penn himself, in what is now Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Post-prohibition, the industry restarted in the 1970's, with Presque Isle Wine Cellars and Penn-Shore Vineyards receiving their licenses on the same day in 1970. Today, Pennsylvania is the eighth-largest wine producing state in the country, with roughly 119 wineries and 5 AVAs: Central Delaware Valley AVA, Cumberland Valley AVA, Lake Erie AVA, Lancaster Valley AVA, and the Lehigh Valley AVA. The sale of Pennsylvania wines has historically been crippled by the state's notoriously byzantine State Liquor Board, with made it difficult for those outside the state (and even in some cases, inside the state) to acquire local wines. This situation seems to be improving of late, however. This bottle was acquired by my mother specifically for this podcast, from the vineyard tasting room in Sunbury while she was visiting members of my extended family.  Hi Mom!  We also have a new podcast guest member in this episode: Kim Musket, who is a cellar hand and winemaker at Arizona Stronghold Vineyards; though she got her first-hand education in Missouri.

Jennings is in the house, an update on Plow Boy's car situation, discussing a video project which would highlight Bellerive, Audio Fun from Frank O. Pinion borrowing TMA's material, cuckold chatter, who is Princess Fierce, Caller Adam checks into the program, golf banter, discussing Doug's day at Fairmount Park, Jennings Jr. wants to see nuggets on Snapchat, how many of us have pools in the backyard, Iggy bickers with Swinghaven Board Member, how to combat bugs outside, discussing ice in urinals, more Frank O. Pinion audio proper.