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TwistedPhilly
by TwistedPhilly
There's more mischief in the city of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection than Billy Penn could have ever imagined. TwistedPhilly features weird, wonderful, mysterious and historic stories from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, including the paranormal, legends and folklore, travel and tourism, entertainment, even true crime. Who knows what we'll get up to in the twisted city of Philly!
Episodes
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PRIDE in the City of Brotherly Love
Episode 97 This is a story about Philadelphia’s gay history, beginning with the first protest at Dewey’s Restaurant in the 1960s, our Reminder events and history makers who’ve made an incredible difference in our city’s LGBTQIA community. Historically, Philly pride was held in an area of the city...
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Alexander Hamilton and Maria Reynolds in Philadelphia
Episode 96 In the musical Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler may have called New York the greatest city in the world, but what Lin Manuel Miranda left out of the show is the scandal that rocked Alexander Hamilton’s career, nearly destroyed his marriage and was the basis of the Reynolds Pamphlet…
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Step Outside Show Artist Collective
Episode 95 Step Outside Show is a Philadelphia based artist collective showcasing the street art and graffiti scene. Their latest show featured works by 100 artists primarily from Philly but also a few from Baltimore and New York. This was their third major show – all of their events are...
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The Divine Lorraine
Episode 93 In 1892, architect Willis G. Hale began construction on a lavish apartment building on Broad Street in north Philadelphia. What began as a turn of the century residential multi family structure evolved over the last 120 years into something so much more – the Divine Lorraine. This is…
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The Story of Oney Judge
Episode 92 Ona Maria Judge – better known as Oney – was born into slavery in 1774 at a familiar location in Virginia: Mount Vernon. Oney’s mother Betty was brought to Mount Vernon after George Washington married Martha in 1759. Betty, and her descendants, were considered the “property” of Martha...
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The Women in White
Episode 91 – Originally released February 2020 Women in white, midnight Mary, lonely roads all over the US and other parts of the world have their own legends of a young woman in a pale dress, wandering in the middle of the night searching for someone to give them a ride. Sometimes they’re...
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The Center City Rapist: Part 2
Episode 90 – Originally released January 2020 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about sexual assault and murder. Listener discretion is advised. Between the summer of 1997 and August 1999, six women in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, were raped…
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The Center City Rapist: Part 1
Episode 89 – Originally released January 2020 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about sexual assault and murder. Listener discretion is advised. Between the summer of 1997 and August 1999, six women in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, were raped…
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Christmas Town: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Episode 88 – Originally released December 2019 Last weekend I took the family to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a town about 90 minutes north of Philadelphia and known all over the country as Christmas Town (or Christmas City depending on with whom you speak!) Even Travel and Leisure magazine called...
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Sarah Whiteling – the “Unnatural Mother”
Episode 86 – Originally released November 2019 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about serial murder, family annihilators, and death of children. Listener discretion is advised. Can we apply today’s true crime labels to centuries old murders? Can a woman be considered a family...
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Fairmount Charms: Strawberry Mansion and Lemon Hill
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...
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The History Behind the Hauntings
Episode 84 – Originally Released October 2019 Pennsylvania is filled with folklore and ghost stories from all over the state: ghost stories, cryptids, haunted houses, and abandoned towns with misty forms wandering the forest. These legends aren’t enough for me. I always want to know the history...
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Mount Moriah Cemetery
Episode 83 – Originally Released August 2019 Incorporated in 1855, Mount Moriah Cemetery sat high up on a hill next to Cobbs Creek at the edge of Southwest Philadelphia. Like Laurel Hill Cemetery in the 1830s, the location of Mount Moriah was chosen for it’s distance from the busy city, the...
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The Story of Supermodel Gia Marie Carangi
Episode 82 – Originally Published August 2019 with special guest co-host Margo D., cohost of the Book vs. Movie podcast, Dorking Out and What a Creep podcasts Content warning: this episode includes discussions about addiction, assault, and death. Listener discretion is advised. Her faced graced…
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The Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” Scandal: Part 2
Episode 81 – Originally Released July 2019 Content warning: this episode includes discussions about emotional and physical abuse of children, unlawful incarceration, and death because of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. NOTE: If you have not yet listened to part 1, pause this episode and...
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The Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” Scandal: Part 1
Episode 80 – Originally Released July 2019 Content warning: this episode includes discussions about emotional and physical abuse of children, unlawful incarceration, and death because of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. In January 1996, attorney Mark Ciavarella was appointed a Luzerne...
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PRIDE in the City of Brotherly Love
Episode 79 – Originally Released June 2019 On Sunday, June 9, 2019, the city of Philadelphia celebrated pride month with our annual Pride Parade and Festival hosted by Philly Pride Presents. If you follow me on social media, you’ve seen some of the photos of that amazing event. This annual...
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Cliveden: Germantown Haunted History Part 2
Episode 78 – Originally Released May 2019 The Germantown section of Philadelphia is filled with historic homes, many dating back to the 1700s, and the homestead of one is even older. If you wander a little further along Germantown Avenue, past Grumblethorpe, you’ll come to rather imposing…
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Grumblethorpe: Germantown Haunted History Part 1
Episode 77 – Originally Released May 2019 Germantown is a section of Philadelphia bordering the northwest suburbs of the city. Within Germantown is tiny little area called Wister. That’s a name you’ll hear quite a bit as we spend our time together today because of a very famous old house along...
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The Story of Eddie Polec
Episode 76 – Originally Released April 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including the brutal beating and subsequent death of a child. Listener discretion is advised. On Friday night, November 11, 1994, 16 year old Eddie Polec and his younger brother Billy planned…
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Preservation at Pennhurst – Interview with Pennhurst Operations Manager: Part 3
Episode 75 – Originally Released April 2019 On April 13, 2019, I had the opportunity to visit Pennhurst State School and Hospital to interview the Operations Manager, Jim. Jim and I walked the grounds for a time before sitting down to record together. During our tour Jim shared his thoughts with…
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Paranormal Stories from Pennhurst State School and Hospital: Part 2
Episode 74 – Originally Released March 2019 In Part 2 of our series about Pennhurst State School and Hospital I’m joined by Jerry and Tracy Paulley, hosts of the Hillbilly Horror Stories podcast, to discuss paranormal activity at Pennhurst. Jerry and Tracy listen as I share tales of paranormal...
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“The Shame of Pennsylvania” – Pennhurst State School and Hospital: Part 1
Episode 73 – Originally Released March 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about physical and intellectual disabilities, patient abuse, and eugenics. Listener discretion is advised. Pennhurst State School and Hospital was once called the Shame of...
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The Frankford Slasher
Episode 72 – Originally Released February 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about missing persons, and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Between the summer of 1985 and fall 1990, eight women were...
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The Story of Jenna Burleigh
Episode 71 – Originally Released January 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about missing persons, sexual assault, and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. In September 2017, I shared a story on…
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“Go Fund Me Scammers” – The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 2
Episode 70 – Originally Released January 2019 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about drug use and addiction. Listener discretion is advised. One night in October 2017, a young woman from New Jersey drove along route 95, a major highway on the east coast. Her story went something...
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The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 1
Episode 69 – Originally Released January 2019 As we turn the page on another year, many of us take time to reflect on events of the past 12 months. We look at events in our own lives, our families, our friends, and we look at the world around us, considering the good, the bad and the ugly of…
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The Story of Ellen Gregory
Episode 68 – Originally Published in December 2018 Content warning: this episode includes adult subject matter including discussions about domestic violence and murder. Listener discretion is advised. Do you know the moment a relationship goes bad? Is it one moment or thousands of little moments,...
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Unique Eats and Eateries of Philadelphia with Irene Levy Baker
Episode 67 – Originally Released December 2018 It’s hard to believe the last time Irene Levy Baker was a guest on TwistedPhilly was almost two years ago! When we first sat down, Irene just released her book 100 Things To Do In Philadelphia Before You Die. Since then Irene has been hard at work on...
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“Walk of Death” – America’s First Mass Shooter
Episode 66 – Originally Released November 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about mass shooting. Additional content warnings are contained within the episode. Listener discretion is advised. On the morning of September 6, 1949, 28 year old East...
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The Town that Cancelled Halloween
Episode 65 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions child abduction, child sexual abuse and murder. Listener discretion is advised. On Friday morning, October 30, 1992, the battered body of eleven year old Shauna Howe was...
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The Story of Randi Trimble
Episode 64 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about domestic violence and murder. Listener discretion is advised. When the Blair Witch Project hit the big screens, many independent filmmakers had aspirations of...
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Emlen Physick and the Physick Estate
Episode 63 – Originally Released September 2018 At the very bottom of New Jersey is a tiny Victorian town called Cape May. This is my home away from home. Filled with historic charm, and “painted ladies” – what we affectionately call the vibrant Victorian homes – you feel as if you’re transported...
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The “Mainline Murders”
Episode 62 – Originally Released September 2018 with Special Guest Cohost Margo D, cohost of Book vs. Movie podcast, Dorking Out Podcast and the What a Creep Podcast Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about abduction, missing persons including…
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Ghosts of Kutztown: Old Main and Crystal Cave
Episode 61 – Originally Released September 2018 It’s back to school for many students across the country and in this episode we’re going to Kutztown, PA, where we’ll visit Old Main, one of the oldest and most recognizable buildings on Kutztown University campus. We’ll talk about the history of…
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Faking It – The Story of Bonnie Sweeten
Episode 60 – Originally Released August 2018 I love the idea of sneaking away unexpectedly for a few days, dropping off the grid, turning off the phone, and shutting out the world. Provided you don’t fake your own kidnapping to do it. That’s what happened on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, when Bucks…
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Beyond the Bell
Episode 59 – Originally Released August 2018 There is nothing I love more than being a tourist in my own city. You hear me talk about that in so many episodes. I wander City Hall every chance I get. I stop at every blue and yellow historical marker, I know the obvious history and tourist...
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The Pennsylvania Amityville House
Episode 58 – Originally Published July 2018 There is a house in Northeast Pennsylvania, on a quiet residential street, with one of the worst haunted histories in our country. It’s been compared to the Amityville Horror House. This two story brick home with three small windows on the second floor,...
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Joey Coyle – The South Philly Robinhood from TwistedPhilly Live at Philly Pod Fest
Episode 57 – Originally Published July 2017 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about death as a result of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. On Sunday, July 1, 2018, I had the pleasure of participating in the 6th Annual Philly Podcast Festival....
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The Story of Jessica Padgett
Episode 56 – Originally Published June 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including sexual assault and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. On November 21, 2014, 33-year-old Jessica Padgett from Northampton County,...
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Collision on the Delaware River
Episode 55 – Originally Published May 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions of traumatic accidents resulting in death, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Ride the Ducks landed in Philly in 2003. The company…
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Twisted Legends: The Green Man and the Bus to Nowhere
Episode 54 – Originally Published May 2018 In this episode we get a little spooky, a little scary, and certainly twisted. Twisted Legends features two Pennsylvania legends: The Green Man from our “west coast” outside of Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia’s Bus to Nowhere, a Philly legend that scares me...
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The Story of Stephanie Rabinowitz
Originally Published May 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including the death of a young mother, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. On Tuesday, April 29, 1997, 29-year-old Stefanie Rabinowitz and her husband Craig went out to...
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Elfreth’s Alley
Episode 52 – Originally Published April 2018 In Old City, Philadelphia, there’s a tiny little street that can’t even be called a street. It’s an alley, barely wide enough for a small cart to pass through; Elfreth’s Alley. Elfreth’s Alley is the oldest continuously inhabited street in America.…
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The Story of Allison Edwards
Episode 51 – Originally Published April 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about addiction, relapse and overdose, as well as murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. During my research about the…
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The Kensington Strangler
Episode 50 – Originally Published April 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about addiction, sexual assault and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. On December 9, 2010, a headline in the Philadelphia...
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Kecksburg – The East Coast Roswell
Episode 49 – Originally Published March 2018 On Thursday, December 9, 1965, a strange object was sighted over Canada. This object passed into the United States, creating sonic booms as it moved. Witnesses reported seeing fire in the sky, trailing behind a bell shaped craft moving eastward across...
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Punxsutawney Phil
Episode 48 – Originally Published February 2018 There are so many elements that contribute to the legend of Groundhog Day and n this episode we’ll travel a circuitous route over a few hundred years of Pennsylvania history mixed with pagan traditions, Christian celebrations and Indigenous…
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The Lone Survivor: Part 2
Episode 47 – Originally Published January 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about depression, mental health struggles, suicide and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. In the early morning hours on...
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The Lone Survivor: Part 1
Episode 46 – Originally Published January 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about depression, mental health struggles and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. In the early morning hours on Saturday,...
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There's more mischief in the city of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection than Billy Penn could have ever imagined. TwistedPhilly features weird, wonderful, mysterious and historic stories from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, including the paranormal, legends and folklore, travel and tourism, entertainment, even true crime. Who knows what we'll get up to in the twisted city of Philly!
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