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September 17, 2012Anecdote, Confiding, Philadelphia, 25.93 seconds |
328 Kenneth Finkel : The Ben Franklin Parkway connects two of the city's most celebrated landmarks, City Hall and the Art Museum, but it's always been a tricky commute. Temple University historian Kenneth Finkel blames a missing link left out of the original construction. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Experiment, Confiding, Science, 28.81 seconds |
467 Derrick Pitts : There's an old, often ridiculed conspiracy theory that man's landing on the moon in 1969 was staged on a Hollywood set. Renowned Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts says advances in space technology have cleared all doubts about the mission. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Anecdote, Life, Confiding, Creativity, 29.48 seconds |
99 Freeway : Philadelphia Rapper Freeway, speaking with CNN in 2011, about how the new maturity of fatherhood has helped him achieve a balance between his muslim faith and his street credibility as a hip hop artist. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Anecdote, The past, Confiding, Creativity, 27.96 seconds |
124 ?uestlove : Ahmir Thompson, best known as ?uestlove, drummer for The Roots hip hop collective, began a years-long affair with the road literally playing on the streets of Philadelphia. The Roots are now featured as the house band on the Jimmy Fallon TV Show. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 22, 2012 Anecdote, Art, Confiding, Life, Creativity, 26.34 seconds |
122 ?uestlove : Ahmir Thompson is better known as ?uestlove, drummer for The Roots. After years of non-stop touring the band settled in as the house band for the Jimmy Fallon Show. For ?uest, the road to success started in the woodshed, at the insistence of his father. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 28, 2012 Anecdote, Confiding, Creativity, The past, 29.42 seconds |
211 Tina Fey : Philadelphian Tina Fey's credits include head writer for Saturday Night Live and creating the Emmy winning TV show 30 Rock. She got her start writing at Upper Darby High, authoring an anonymous satyrical column for The Acorn, the school newspaper. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Observation, Confiding, Architecture, 29.98 seconds |
481 Kenneth Finkel : The Ben Franklin Parkway, designed in 1917 to emulate the Champs-Elysees in Paris, cut across a large swath of the city, northwest of City Hall, displacing thousands of Philadelphians, says Temple University Professor of American Studies Kenneth Finkel. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Observation, Confiding, Architecture, 29.86 seconds |
482 Kenneth Finkel : The Ben Franklin Parkway was an immense urban achievement in its day, and it helped bridge two eras in America's transportation history. According to Temple University's Kenneth Finkel, the parkway smoothed the way for the automobile era in Philadelphia. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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August 28, 2012 Anecdote, Confiding, Life, The past, Observation, 22.46 seconds |
210 Tina Fey : As the first female head writer for Saturday Night Live, and creator and star of the hit TV show 30 Rock, Upper Darby native Tina Fey uses a keen sense of observation as inspiration for cutting edge satire and social humor. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 17, 2012 Anecdote, Confiding, Philadelphia, 23.45 seconds |
327 Kenneth Finkel : Up until the early 20th century, there were oyster bars on nearly every block of Philadelphia. But according to Temple historian Kenneth Finkel, the omnipresent oyster didn't just fill stomachs across the city – they helped build the city itself. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 28, 2012 Bird song, Confiding, Love 29.81 seconds |
3081 Casey Droege : Grizzly Grizzly: Ace of Bass | ||
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September 22, 2012 Anecdote, Confiding, Creativity, 28.44 seconds |
1447 Will Smith : WWest Philadelphian Will Smith won a Grammy with DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and starred in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air before becoming a major movie star. But Smith says he made pocket money off his words long before achieving stardom. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 22, 2012 Anecdote, Confiding, Life, 27.65 seconds |
1448 Will Smith : West Philly's Will Smith has won a Grammy, had his own TV show, and starred in major movies like Independence Day and Men In Black. He credits his wide ranging success to being able to navigate two worlds – the street and the corporate board room. Submitted by Elisabeth Perez-Luna. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Wish, Confiding, Love 7.94 seconds |
457 Matt Ziemba for Kelly Birtel in Doylestown: Just a short simple message to my good friend Kelly, whom i hope shares the same feelings i have for her. | ||
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September 20, 2012 Rant, Confiding, Politics 4.94 seconds |
546 Romney better lose : Obama! |
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