In this edition of 'So What Happened Was...' Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky admits to asking God for a Phillies win, but realizes that others in this troubled city are using their prayers more constructively.
In this edition of 'So What Happened Was...' Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky asks what it really takes to get fired these days, taking off from the case of Latrice Bryant but noting several other high-profile examples from the past few months.
In this edition of 'So What Happened Was...' Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky talks about having a little enviro-narc around the house, and how it has made her realize she is 'addicted to ease.' This podcast is part of Ronnie's new gig as a blogger at Earth to Philly.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett is joined by DN sportswriter Mike Kern to talk about the Eagles' persistent injury woes as well as how the Olympics may be just to much to take in without a spectator's game plan.
Jenice Armstrong interviews Jewel Woods about his book "Don't Blame it on Rio," which offers a provocative look at sex tourism amon African-American men.
In this edition of "So What Happened Was..." Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky discusses the tragic irony in two recent stories dealing with overweight and underweight individuals.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone talk about Jimmy Rollins getting benched for too many traffic lights, as well as the Phillies tenuous situation and the fact that no one is talking about Lito Sheppard.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett returns to join Pat McLoone in looking at the Phillies at midseason, checking their biggest disappointments and/or biggest surprises with the 2008 team thus far.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Pat McLoone is joined by Kerith Gabriel to take apart the latest developments in arena football, with special emphasis on the Soul, and to weigh in on the Sixers' acquiring of Elton Brand.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Pat McLoone is joined by Rich Hofmann Jr. for a youth-oriented look at recent developments in players the Sixers picked up and the Phillies let go.
Sports Spotlight for June 13
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and new DN Managing Editor Pat McLoone look back at the annual Greatest Sports Weekend Ever before turning to the Eagles' offseason and the latest twists and turns in the Tim Donaghy case.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone talk about the annual Greatest Sports Weekend Ever, focusing on the NBA finals and the Belmont Stakes, with a short detour into the Pocono 500 and NASCAR in general.
Philly Feed Podcast 138 - Good humor and fun for the summer
This edition of the People Paper Podcast is a lighthearted kickoff to summer with Philadelphia's funniest humor expert, Don Steinberg, who discusses the pressing need for his book, Jokes Every Man Should Know. We also get the lowdown on free events coming up this summer at Penn's Landing. And Jenice talks about what's coming up for Sexy Singles and hints at her next big move.
Jokes Every Man Should Know: the Blog
Penn's Landing events and info
This edition of the People Paper Podcast is a lighthearted kickoff to summer with Philadelphia's funniest humor expert, Don Steinberg, who discusses the pressing need for his book, Jokes Every Man Should Know. We also get the lowdown on free events coming up this summer at Penn's Landing. And Jenice talks about what's coming up for Sexy Singles and hints at her next big move.
This edition of the People Paper Podcast features an interview with Patricia Lavelle, winner of the Philadelphia AIDS fund's "Favorite Straight Person" of 2008. Lavelle talks about her brother's death from AIDS, which launched her on the path to raising nearly $40,000 for the group. Also, Howard Gensler stops by with his assessment of the 'Sex and the City' movie, which he's one of the few people to have seen so far.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone talk about the Phillies' potential pitfalls, especially those involving Ryan Howard and Brett Myers, and figure that Flyers fans should be satisfied with a season well spent.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone pick the unsung players of the hockey playoffs and offer their predictions for the series against the penguins. Josh also has a contest for the armchair analysts out there with prizes for the best predictions.
On this edition of the People Paper Podcast Jenice kicks off Sexy Singles season in style - tied in this year with the Sex and the City movie - and also talks to a representative of a group that's forced to stay single: Malcolm Lazin discusses Equality Forum, ongoing through May 4, and muses on the inability of gays to marry under current US law.
Sex and the City: The Movie
Equality Forum
Philly: The city of Equality
Sports Spotlight for May 2
On this episode of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone marvel at how far the Flyers have gotten into the playoffs, with a chance - who knows? - to win it all, even though the Canadiens have been making far more shots. Pat is also looking for anybody in Philly named Guy.
On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett is joined by Daily News assistant sports editor Paul Vigna to suss out the Eagles' moves in the NFL draft. Josh also mentions the new Eagles blog, written by Les Bowen and his Daily News cohorts.
Eagletarian: Blogging the Eagles with the Daily News
On this week's Sports Spotlight, Josh and Pat talk about the Sixers, the Phillies and the Flyers' perfromance in the playoffs, with Pat testing the limits of podcast verbiage in describing tough athletes.
On this edition of the People Paper Podcast we look at the Pennsylvania primary, and the media coverage of it, from a range of perspectives. Filmmakers Mary Patel and Joe Barber talk about their movie Electile Dysfunction, Dave Davies talks about balancing a voter's opinion with a journalist's mandate, and Will Bunch recaps his provocative blog post on the "train wreck" of Wednesday night's debate. Before it's all over you'll even hear from Michael Nutter and Barack Obama, though not exactly on those topics.
Philadelphia Film Festival
Dave Davies columnist page
Will Bunch: Attytood
Attytood: An open letter to Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos
Sports Spotlight for 4/18
On this week's Sports Spotlight, Josh and Pat talk Flyers playoffs, sizing up the competition and finding it rather daunting. Pat admits to his hope of seeing a goalie bring a hockey cliche to life sometime in his life.
On this edition of the People Paper Podcast, Jenice talks to Miss Philadelphia, Brintha Vasagar, about her experience as a Tsunami survivor and her goals in medicine. We hear a couple clips from the Eschacon '08 special report from earlier in this week and then Jenice talks with DN cartoonist Signe Wilkinson about women and humor, in conjunction with a new book featuring Signe's cartoons. All this and more on Philly Feed.
Contestants keep ideals of Miss America alive
Eschacon 08
Ted Rall Interview
Signe Wilkinson Cartoons
Signe's "Familly Tree" at comics.com
Sports Spotlight
Eschacon 08, a conference of liberal bloggers named after the blog "Eschacon," brought bloggers, pundits, activists and others together in Philly this past weekend. PhillyFeed was there and brings you some of the highlights of the event with noteworthy panel moments and interviews with some of the participants.
Eschacon 08 main site
Eschaton
Attytood
Complete Ted Rall interview
Philly.com politics page
In a dramatization of his 3/29 Daily News column, Solomon Jones, with the help of daughter Eve, recounts the conversation that led him to regale her with the great advertising jingles of his youth, especially the "Apple Jacks" theme.
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Mike Kern joins Pat McLoone from snowy Detroit to talk about Villanova's longshot chances against Kansas in their Sweet Sixteen game Friday night. Along the way Kern also considers some of the other matchups in the NCAA tournament.
On this edition of the People Paper Podcast, we go from Love Train to Hooking Up, as Jonathan Takiff brings us his essential Gamble & Huff selections and Jenice chats with Kathleen Bogle, who wrote the book on the new rules of love. We also hear Pat's prediction for which Philly-area team will advance in March Madness, and get a quick musical selection on food options.
Gamble & Huff, Philly Sound architects, enter Hall of Fame
Hookup culture creates unfamiliar environment- to parents, at least
Hooking Up - Book Info
Sports Spotlight
Transcript from Live Chat Monday, March 17 (Jerardi)
Transcript of live NCAA chat Wed. 3/19/08 (Vegas Vic)
March Madness Special Section
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Sports Spotlight for March 21
Josh and Pat recall Allen Iverson's "classy" Philadelphia return and look at the fates of Philly teams in the NCAA tournament. Why Temple lost on Thursday and which area team will probably advance, all are part of the mix on this Sports Spotlight.
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Josh Barnett is back, and he and Pat assess the chances of our favorite Big East teams to make it into the NCAA tournament, with a secondary nod to the progress, or lack thereof, of the Sixers, the Flyers and the Phillies.
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Jon Takiff supplements his Features cover story with a quick podcast of clips from the Gamble & Huff "Philadelphia International" hit parade, along with some tidbits you might have missed about these familiar songs.
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On this edition of the People Paper Podcast, Jenice talks to a couple who opened their home to a disadvantaged teen mom - and wound up changing their own lives. And in a Philly Feed First, Jenice drinks beer while podcasting - under the tutelage of Joe Sixpack, who helps her kick off Beer Week in Philadelphia with a tasting of three fine local brews (from The Foodery at 3rd & Poplar).
Smallwood: It's Moo Moo now, not Meadowlark, for Globetrotters
An American family
Walk with Us: Triplet boys, their teen parents & two white women who tagged along
Sports Spotlight
You've got a campaign in Pennsylvania
Philly Beer Week
Joe Sixpack Main Site
Joe Sixpack's Philly Beer Guide
Sports Spotlight for 3/7/08
With Josh Barnett off, Pat McLoone welcomes Bob Vetrone, Jr., one of the DN sports department's all-time key players, who looks back on his formative years in coming to love college basketball and also looks ahead to what we can expect this year.
You've got a campaign in Pennsylvania
Gar Joseph and WIll Bunch look forward to the Pennsylvania primary campaign that now looks crucial for the Democrats. They discuss media folks' actual local ties and some that will doubtless be claimed by one candidate or another. And with the national spotlight turning to our state, they detail what Keystone cliches are likely to be dredged up over the next seven weeks.
Sports Spotlight for 2/29/08
Ed Barkowitz fills in for Josh Barnett along with Pat McLoone in this edition of the weekly sports podcast from the Daily News. Both agree that if the Sixers have any shot at the playoffs they should go for it and not pull their punches in hopes of a better setup for next year; both also agree not to say word one about Major League Soccer... just yet, anyway.
On this edition of PhillyFeed, we hear clips from the musical African Footprint, tapping its way into the Academy of Music on Feb. 29th. Jenice talks to Charla Krupp about her bestseller How Not to Look Old, and to Regina Medina about winning PMH Employee of the Year. There's also a So What Happened Was from Ronnie Polaneczky and more.
'Bonnie and Clyde' first day story
African Footprint
How Not to Look Old
Ronnie Polaneczky columnist page
Spring Training Podcast
Phil Jasner Sixers chat - Transcript
Sports Spotlight for 2/22/08
Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone discuss Ryan Howard's successful arbitration and seem surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of the bargaining table. They also weigh in on Maurice Cheeks' tenure with the Sixers and Pat commends Josh's use of the term "swanky."
On this edition of the People Paper Podcast, Jenice Armstrong takes over hosting duties and talks with Karyn Parsons, who gained fame as Hilary on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and who has a new project educating kids about lesser-known black history. Becy Batcha chats about her 2/13 Cheltenham special section and we get a taste of Pat McLoone's humble pie after the "pitiful" Giants won the Super Bowl.
Sweet Blackberry
Stories from our culture... Stories for the soul Sports Spotlight for 2/8/08
Stories from our culture... Stories for the soul
Sports Spotlight for 2/8/08
Daily News Executive Sports Editor Pat McLoone squares his preseason assessment that the Giants "will be pitiful this year" with the unforunate reality of them winning the Super Bowl. And Pat and DN Sports Editor Josh Barnett discuss national signing day and the dilemmas faced by some athletes as they embark on college careers.
Shownotes for the 129th PhillyFeed, with Dan Gross, DN gossip columnist and blogger of PhillyGossip.com.
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Sports Spotlight 1/25
Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone cover a potluck of sport subjects as they wait for the chance to loose their Super Bowl analysis next week. Flyers, Phillies, and even Public League play come up for discussion.
PODCAST 126 - Cyber School / 2007 Recap
Shownotes for the 126th PhillyFeed, on the best of 2007 and a public school that runs entirely online.
PODCAST 125 - Holiday Shopping Secrets
Shownotes for the 125th PhillyFeed, on the return of Becky Batcha to the DN and her Center City walking tour of already-wrapped holiday gifts.
PODCAST 124 - Scammers' textbook?
The humor book that 'Bonnie and Clyde' may have mistaken for a textbook...
PODCAST 123 - Holiday tunes roundup
Featuring Jonathan Takiff spinning his favorite new holiday-season songs.
PODCAST 122 - Flavia Colgan
Flavia Colgan exhorting Philly citizens to be thankful and get busy cleaning up this town.
PODCAST 118 - STREET VIEW PHILLY
About the virtual network of Philadelphia imagery in Google Street View.
PODCAST 117 - BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
About a new specialty shop in Abington dedicated to breast cancer survivors, their family and friends.
PODCAST 116 - FOOD SAFETY
About the 21-million-pound beef recall that's put E.Coli back on the front burner.
PODCAST 115 - DOMESTIC ABUSE OCTOBER
About Brenda L. Thomas and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
PODCAST 114 - PUBLIC ACCESS TV
About the long-awaited arrival of public-access television in Philadelphia.
Sports Spotlight for Super Bowl Weekend
Josh and Pat first discuss the Phillies' and Mets' acquisitions then move on to their predictions for how this Super Bowl will play out. It's not spoiling anything to say that neither of them pick the Giants.
PODCAST 113: DOO-WOP IN PHILLY
About Philadelphia Doo-Wop as recounted by Albert Berry of The Tymes.
PODCAST 110 - MISTER MANN'S MEN
About the mentoring program run by former Daily News reporter Mister Mann Frisby.
PODCAST 109 - DOGFIGHTING IN OUR BACKYARD
About dogfighting in Michael Vick's neighborhood as well as in your own.
PODCAST 87 - piano-playing cat
With a special performance from Nora, Philadelphia's internationally famous piano-playing cat.
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PODCAST 88 - beer-drinking in Philadelphia
About beer-drinking in Philadelphia, "America's best beer-drinking city" according to Joe Sixpack.
PODCAST 91- TPMMuckraker.com
About TPMMuckraker.com, which helped to bring the US Attorney firings story to light.
PODCAST 93 - Film Festival
On the Philadelphia Film Festival and a special Philly-centered movie thereof.
PODCAST 94 - Don Imus
On the furor created by Don Imus's inflammatory comments about the Rutgers Women's basketball team.
PODCAST 96 - Badge of Honor
On the 'Badge of Honor' exhibit at The Lighthouse and what it tells us about incarceration.
PODCAST 99 - Kinetic Sculpture Racing
Kinetic Sculpture Racing in Philadelphia
PODCAST 100 - 100th show
Featuring trips down memory lane as well as big changes for the future, including the introduction of Jenice Armstrong as cohost.
PODCAST 101 - Bike Racing
Looking at the Bike Race from the twin perspectives of biking and beer-drinking, with the inimitable Don Russell.
PODCAST 102 - "Alternadad"
Offering two perspectives on how far sex roles have come, with Neal Pollack, the stay-at-home "Alternadad" on Father's Day, and DN columnist Jill Porter on the Marsalis rape trial verdict.
PODCAST 103 - Streetcar
Is the streetcar poised for a comeback here, as it's making elsewhere?
PODCAST 104 - Dr. Forth of July
Checking on the health of our Democracy as it nears its 231st birthday
PODCAST 105 - Live Earth
Previewing this weekend's "Live Earth" worldwide concert event.
PODCAST 107 - Curse of Billy Penn
About a bold new initiative to reverse the curse of William Penn and bring Philadelphia a sports championship
PODCAST 108 - PhillyCarShare
About car-sharing in Philadelphia, through the lens of PhillyCarShare.
PODCAST 84 - Junior Jazz
On the "Junior Jazz" festival at the Please Touch Museum.
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In her weekply podcast, Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky talks about her interactions with readers. Ronnie notes that many calls begin with "So, what happened was..." and each week she starts from there to tell another story that may not have made it into a print column.
Philly Fitness & Health
This week DN fitness columnist Kimberly Garrison talks to Dr. Michael B. Foggs, Chief of Allergy and Immunology for Advocate Health Care, about the pervasive problem of asthma.
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