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South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia

South Fellini

A podcast about Philly history, lore and urban legends from the South Fellini people.

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01:19:35

Legends of Philadelphia: Fans Bring The Weapons -...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/06/22

ECW was a Philadelphia born wrestling league unlike any other that came before it. Extreme Championship Wrestling was rough and tough, they were local guys who invented the gory, modern wrestling that WWE utilize now. Listen in as we talk about Sandman, Terry Funk, Blue Meanie, and more; legends of South Philly's most famous squared circle on Ritner and Swanson. This very special episode of Legends of Philadelphia is hosted by our engineer Bryan Bierman (he's an expert on wrestling). Settle in for a

00:57:33

Legends of Philadelphia: Hoagie Mouth

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2020/06/15

After weeks of listening to our hoagie mouth accents we thought it might be fun to talk about why we sound “dis way”. The Philly Accent (also known as Philadelphia English) is very unique, diverging from similar east coast cities in our vowel and consonant pronunciation. We’ve also got our own special words and portmanteaus that can be hard to decipher. So, today we’re going to have a little vocabulary lesson and learn how to speak with a hoagie mouth.

01:02:57

Legends of Philadelphia: Errors & Omissions

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/06/01

We thought we’d do something a little different this week. The podcast has been going for ten episodes now. Which is pretty consistent for a new side project. At the risk of patting ourselves on the back too hard; we thought today we could take a look back at our own history. One of the great things about doing this podcast is that it’s been a great conversation starter with our friends on the social medias. People let us know when we got things wrong and shared great new information we didn’t know

00:56:13

Legends of Philadelphia: It Happened at The World's...

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2020/05/25

Last week we talked about Philadelphia’s 1876 World’s Fair which doubled as a centennial celebration for the signing of the Declaration of Independence. There’s no easy way to put it but the 1926 sequel was not well thought of. A victim of bad luck, bad weather, and bad planning; the Sesquicentennial was destined to fail. Today we’re going to take a deep dive into the biggest party in South Philly history.

00:55:08

Legends of Philadelphia: It Happened at The World's Fair

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/05/18

Well, last week we touched briefly on the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. And that got some people asking if there had ever been a World’s Fair in Philadelphia. The answer is yes; actually there were two international exhibitions hosted in Philadelphia; the Centennial in 1876 and the Sesqui-Centennial in 1926. They were celebrated in Fairmount and South Philly respectively. World leaders, inventors, celebrities, and the common folk mingled there to take a glimpse at the future. And we’re going to take

01:06:50

Legends of Philadelphia: Residents of Moyamensing Prison

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2020/05/11

Luckily it only feels like we’re trapped in South Philly but it wasn’t that long ago you could be locked up for life in South Philly’s Moyamensing Prison. Located at Passyunk Avenue and Reed Street, where the Acme Supermarket sits today; the prison was built in 1835 and operated until 1963 and wasn’t demolished until 1968. Over the years there were hundreds of executions at Moyamensing prison and thousands of criminals passed through its gates. So today we’re going to talk about the most famous

01:15:40

Legends of Philadelphia: Philly's Most Invasive Species

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/05/04

Since we’re all trapped indoors it might be a good opportunity to talk about the great outdoors. Philadelphia is not a very woodsy place but the city is home to lots of wild creatures. Unfortunately not all of these animals are welcome, most of them don’t belong here at all. So this week we want to talk about Philly’s MOST invasive species.

01:07:16

Legends of Philadelphia: The Philly Phever

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/04/27

With the interest of being topical we thought this might be a good chance to talk about the history of Philly Outbreaks. COVID-19 isn’t this city’s first brush with pandemics, there were even a few deadly diseases that originated in Philly. So today we want talk about the Yellow Fever Outbreak, the Spanish Flu Pandemic, and the Origins of Legionnaires Disease. Maybe by taking a look at how the city survived it’s previous germ wars, we can learn a little something about surviving this one.

01:01:37

Legends of Philadelphia: Raiders of The Lost Mannequin

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/04/20

This week, we’re going to tackle one of the greatest movies ever made in Philadelphia. It’s about a talented underdog who just can’t get ahead in life, everyone thinks he’s a bum. Then he meets the girl of his dreams and she inspires him to go the distance. That’s right, if you can’t tell already, I’m talking about the 1987 classic; Mannequin, starring Kim Cattral and Andrew McCarthy. Prepare yourself for a deep dive into an 80’s rom-com about a mannequin that comes to life when no one is

01:18:27

Legends of Philadelphia: Secret Rooms of Veterans...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/04/13

Veteran’s stadium was home to the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles from 1971 to 2003. The giant arena, which looked like a concrete donut, was notorious for its unwelcoming atmosphere and terrible astroturf field. The facility was labyrinthian, the seats were almost never filled to capacity and it was a filthy, filthy place. Today we’re going to explore the history of this old, ugly ballpark and uncover the secrets of four very specific rooms in Veteran’s Stadium.

00:50:01

Legends of Philadelphia: Navy Yard Conspiracy - The...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/04/06

We’re jumping right into the outerlimits with today’s topic; The Philadelphia Experiment. This one has it all; Einstein, World War II, and alien technology. As the story goes, the government secretly develops some crazy new weapons to beat the nazis and save the world. But something goes horribly during one of their experiments and there are deadly consequences. So, our plan is to take a look at the conspiracy theory, maybe see if we can find any truth in there.

00:57:17

Legends of Philadelphia: The Rarest Tastykake

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/03/30

Origin story of Tastykake and passionate discussion about the best and most rare.

00:53:35

Legends of Philadelphia: Jim Jones and The Divine...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2020/03/23

For our first episode we’re going to cover the Divine Lorraine Hotel, that giant old building way up on North Broad Street, with the neon sign on the roof. More specifically we’re going to talk about the building’s most famous owner; Father Divine, where he came from, what he did, and his relationship with the notorious suicide cult leader Jim Jones.

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