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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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01:12:17

Legends of Philadelphia: Errors & Omissions Vol 3...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2022/06/06

We are doing things a lil differently this week. This is our “skip week” where we take a break from the regular format. One of the most fun things about doing Legends of Philadelphia are all the great comments, emails, and DMs we get on the social medias. Listeners clued us in when we were wrong and shared new stuff that we didn’t know before. So, today we’re going to dig through the last ten episodes and talk about what’s next.

00:46:59

Legends of Philadelphia: Rock You Like A Hurricane...

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2022/05/23

Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz is a meteorologist for NBC10's First Alert weather team. You can watch Glenn’s live forecasts weekdays during the 11 a.m., and 5 p.m. newscasts for the last three decades. He recently announced his retirement from the weatherman game and his last broadcast will be May 27th 2022. So we thought this would be a great time to look back on the career of Philly’s bowtied barometer of benevolence.

00:52:05

Legends of Philadelphia: Deep Blue Vs Garry Kasparov...

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2022/05/16

In 1996 the ultimate contest of machine versus man took place in Philadelphia as Deep Blue, an emotionless IBM supercomputer faced off against Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion. No computer had ever beaten a human under usual tournament rules, in which each player has two hours to make 40 moves. The contest was seen as symbolically significant, a sign that artificial intelligence was catching up to human intelligence, and could someday overtake us.

00:45:06

Legends of Philadelphia: The Philly Dream Team - The...

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2022/05/09

The 1983 Sixers team is unfairly overlooked when talking about the greatest teams in league history. The franchise had lost the NBA Finals in 1977, 1980 and 1982, and suffered an even more agonizing conference finals loss in 1981 that cost them an almost sure title. So, Philadelphia was hungry for a championship and 1983 was the year they finally got over the top. Join us as we examine the 1983 Sixers, the First Super Team in NBA History.

00:50:33

Legends of Philadelphia: Sausage and Peppers Lonely...

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2022/05/02

In May of 1975, after Lennon had launched his solo career, he took an Amtrak train from New York City to Philadelphia to promote his new album and raise money for the Helping Hands marathon. Lennon's influence on music, politics, pop culture and celebrity remained powerful as it was during the height of Beatlemania. And for three wild days he toured the city and exercised his popularity with multiple tv and radio appearances. Join us as we take a trip through John Lennon's Philadelphia.

00:51:08

Legends of Philadelphia: This Is A Pretzel Town,...

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2022/04/25

We Philadelphians love us some pretzels. We eat 12 times as many as anybody else in America, and we make 80 percent of the nation’s supply. As the rest of America gathers around with family and friends to celebrate national pretzel day on April 26th we thought it would be fun to explore the history of pretzel snacks and maybe do a lil taste testing of some local delicacies.

00:56:46

Legends of Philadelphia: Double Dare Sliming The City

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2022/04/18

When Double Dare premiered in 1986, it became an instant kid-friendly sensation. Hosted by Marc Summers, the gak-soaked Nickelodeon game show aired in some form or another on the network until 1993. Many remember that Double Dare was shot in front of a live audience at Nick Studios in Orlando Florida. However, it;s a forgotten fact that Double Dare started sliming kids right here in Philadelphia.

00:48:28

Legends of Philadelphia: The City's Greatest Football...

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2022/04/11

The Philadelphia Stars were a professional American football team which played in the United States Football League (USFL) during the mid-1980s. They were the short-lived league's dominant team, playing in all three championship games and winning two. Now that the USFL is coming back we wanted to take a minute to remember Philadelphia’s Winningest Football team, the Stars.

00:49:11

Legends of Philadelphia: King of The Mascots - The...

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2022/04/04

The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. He is a large, furry, green bipedal flightless bird with an extendable tongue. He performs various routines to entertain fans during baseball games at Citizens Bank Park and makes public relations and goodwill appearances for the Phillies. The Phanatic is widely acknowledged as one of the best ballpark mascots, if not the most recognizable mascots in North American sports. So, today we want to take

00:54:01

Legends of Philadelphia: Top 5 It's Always Sunny Side...

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2022/03/28

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. It was created by Rob McElhenney, who developed it with Glenn Howerton. It is executive produced and primarily written by McElhenney, Howerton, and Charlie Day, all of whom star alongside Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito. The series follows the exploits of "The Gang", a group of narcissistic friends who run the Irish bar Paddy's Pub in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many of their adventures involve

00:50:15

Legends of Philadelphia: Bowie on 69th Street

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2022/03/21

In July of 1974, on the initial leg of Bowie's Diamond Dogs Tour, David Bowie took over the Tower Theater for an unconventional week-long stint of performances. The iconic glam rocker played the 69th street venue, known for its unique acoustics, every night from July 8th through the 12th. These shows served as the source material for today’s episode, the history of Bowie's first concert album, David Live.

01:05:17

Legends of Philadelphia: The 100th Episode Errors &...

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2022/03/14

I think we can all agree that the most eventful thing to happen in the last two years was the launch of the South Fellini podcast: Legends Of Philadelphia. And today we’re celebrating our 100th episode. Usually we take a pause every ten episodes to look back at the previous episodes to discuss some errors and omissions. To mark the special occasion we’re going to do some Q&A as well. So settle in and join us for a trip down memory lane.

00:54:35

Legends of Philadelphia: When Hall Met Oates

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2022/03/07

Daryl Hall and John Oates are pop rock icons who achieved massive success with a fusion of rock and roll, soul music and rhythm and blues. The duo reached the US Top 40 with 29 singles charting on Billboard's Hot 100 between 1974 and 1991, including 6 number ones. Lots of people know the discography but today, we want to talk about how Daryl Hall met John Oates.

00:51:45

Legends of Philadelphia: The Many Mascots of the 76ers

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2022/03/07

The Philadelphia 76ers (colloquially known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Over their 60 years in Philadelphia they have won two championships but have the unique distinction of being the NBA team with the most mascots. Join us as we take a trip through the Sixer’s graven images of good luck.

00:45:07

Legends of Philadelphia: Jim Gardner's Mustache

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2022/02/28

Jim Gardner, is an American news anchor for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He’s guided viewers of Action News through every event, large and small since 1976. Gardner is an institution in the Delaware Valley, just as iconic as the timeless Action News jingle. But he’s retiring this year. He’s already started scaling back his duties. So we thought today would be the perfect chance to chronicle the tale of Action Jim.

01:56:18

Legends of Philadelphia: Unauthorized Rocky V Fan...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2022/02/21

Rocky V is a 1990 American sports drama film and is the fifth installment in the Rocky franchise, starring Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire. Real-life boxer Tommy Morrison, stars as Tommy Gunn, a talented yet raw boxer. And Stallone's real-life son Sage played Robert Balboa, whose relationship with his famous father is explored. After Stallone directed the second through fourth films in the series, Rocky V saw the return of John G. Avildsen, whose direction of Rocky won him an Academy Award for

00:45:07

Legends of Philadelphia: If You Love Park So Much Why...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2022/02/14

Love Park is officially named John F. Kennedy Plaza. It is a public park located in center city Philadelphia across the street from City Hall. It is called “LOVE” for the Robert Indiana sculpture that sat above the massive fountain at its center. It began as an unloved concrete park but rose to fame as a skateboarder’s paradise before the city chased them away in the name of progress. Join us today for a stroll through Love Park.

00:50:42

Legends of Philadelphia: Top 5 (or 6) Worst Blizzards

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2022/02/07

When it comes to notorious winter weather events throughout history, only a select few are remembered by name. The Blizzard of 1996 is one of them. It’s one of the defining winter storms of the 20th century and is still a record-holder to this date for several cities. A true blockbuster storm, this nor’easter walloped the Eastern Seaboard in a manner that few snowstorms in the past have been able to do. Brave the cold with us as we recount the top 5 (or 6) blizzards in the history of

00:43:45

Legends of Philadelphia: Bone Wars

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2022/01/31

The Bone Wars, also known as the Great Dinosaur Rush, was a period of intense and ruthlessly competitive fossil hunting during the Gilded Age. This period was marked by a heated rivalry between Edward Drinker Cope, a zoologist at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, and Othniel Charles Marsh of Natural History at Yale. Each of them resorting to bribery, theft, plagiarism, slander, and the destruction of fossils with dynamite. Join us as we dig into Philadelphia's divisive contribution to

00:47:58

Legends of Philadelphia: Wing Bowl - The 10th Circle...

South Fellini Presents Legends of Philadelphia ·

2022/01/24

Wing Bowl was an annual contest of endurance in which competitive eaters race to consume Buffalo wings. While the Wing Bowl gained a reputation of debauched insanity, the actual competition drew in legitimate contenders. These Contestants set international speed records that are still unbroken. In the world of competitive eating, the wing bowl became a must win event. So, Join us as we binge and purge Philadelphia's wing bowl.

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