The Philly Blunt: The Podcast That Celebrates Philly

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This podcast celebrates the brilliant, quirky, and fascinating individuals of Philadelphia. We grab beers with our guests at the local establishments of their choice to dig into their backgrounds, find out what makes them tick, get them to share a few of their secrets, and give them the Philly Blunt—a rapid-fire round of questioning. Hosted by Reef the Lost Cauze, Johnny Goodtimes, and Violations Greg. Hear Philadelphians as you've never heard them before.

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Chick Goodroe: Former Burglar & Influential Member of the K&A Gang

Jun 16 2021 49 mins

Chick Goodroe is a former burglar and influential member of Philly’s infamous K&A Gang. Now, a man who has done his time and moved on to more a more legal lifestyle, Chick joins The Philly Blunt—with K&A Gang author Allen Hornblum—Chick joined us to talk about his entrance into the world of burglary, some of his best and worst heists, and running in a world

Professional Female Wrestler Gabby Ortiz

May 10 2021 38 mins

Gabby Ortiz stands five feet tall. She grew up near 2nd & Somerset in Philly. She was raised in a household of wrestling fans and now she is a champion professional wrestler.Gabby joins The Philly Blunt to talk about how her career began, life as a female in professional wrestling, and her future plans.A random conversation at Philly’s Terror Behind the Walls led Gabby

Streets Dept’s CONRAD BENNER: Blogger, Podcaster, Activist

Apr 11 2021 62 mins

Conrad Benner is the person and energy behind Streets Dept. Streets Dept is a “Best of” Philly podcast as well as widely popular street-art blog. The blog is celebrating its 10th year in existence in 2021. Born and raised in Fishtown, Conrad has always had an interest in the arts. We talked about the early days of Streets Dept and his decision to leave a stable j

Allen Hornblum – Prison Experiments, Gangs, and other Philly Tales

Mar 26 2021 67 mins

Allen Hornblum is an activist, writer, lecturer, and investigative journalist who has tackled some of Philadelphia’s more intense stories.As a worker in the Philly Prison systems, Allen noticed prisoners with bandages all over their skin. He inquired what was going on, which led him to uncover one of the more egregious experiments in Philadelphia history. Dermatologist

Judy Ni – Sharing Love Through Food and Mentoring

Mar 16 2021 38 mins

Judy Ni is of Taiwanese decent. She started out in the corporate world, but decided to follow food obsession and enter the restaurant world. Starting at the bottom, Judy worked her way to the top at fine dining establishments in the New York City and Philadelphia area. After some years in Philly at Farm & Fisherman, Judy and her husband decided to go back to her family r

Mega Ran – Nerdcore Rapper, Writer, Teacher, Hero

Feb 16 2021 37 mins

He’s written over 130 songs about the video game Mega Man, which earned him a Guinness World Record, rapped a Comic-Con, taught middle-school kids, and recently wrote a memoir. He is Mega Ran and he’s our guest on this episode of The Philly Blunt.Mega Ran grew up in West Oak Lane and graduated from Martin Luther King High School. As a kid, he was into video games

WALLIS – The 15-year-old behind the Viral Holiday Song Lonely Christmas

Dec 18 2020 30 mins

WALLIS, A 15-year-old from the Philly suburbs has released the perfect 2020 Christmas song called, Lonely Christmas. The song has gone viral with over 600K views in less than two weeks and on has garnered mentions on The Today Show’s website Ellen DeGeneres on social media and massive sharing. WALLIS joins us with her father on this episode of The Philly Blunt to

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. – The Squidmobile, Cephalopods, and Science

Dec 09 2020 49 mins

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. is squid crazy, owns the Squidmobile, determined to bridge the gap between scientists and the general public through Skype-A-Scientist, and a resident of Fishtown. She’s also our guest on this episode of The Philly Blunt. McAnulty wasn’t your normal kid. She found joy in digging in the backyard and observing nature and animals. A National Ge

Jeffrey McNeill – Merging the Worlds of Hip-Hop and Classical Music

Nov 30 2020 45 mins

Jeffrey McNeill, or as he’s better known Thee Phantom, is a Philly native who is the leader of the Illharmonic Orchestra, where he combines the world of hip-hop and classical music.McNeill started on his journey at the age of eight when he mashed up the Beastie Boys with Beethoven. McNeill has traveled the world introducing hip-hop fans to classical music and vice vers

Queer Eye’s Tyreek Wanamaker Talks Show and Life

Nov 17 2020 49 mins

Season 5 Episode 4 of Queer Eye in Philadelphia featured Tyreek Wanamaker from Philadelphia. Queer Eye is a fun, inspiring show and the episode with Tyreek may be the most inspirational. Tyreek is our guest on this episode.Tyreek overcame a variety of obstacles in his life including having a brother doing life in prison and being homeless much of his high school years. These