Your weekly long listen is here:

(Start) Old City's Newest Restaurant Is Suddenly Without a Chef...or a Menu

(4:30) The Italian Market Bible

(16:50) Philly's Restaurant Scene Then and Now

(34:20) Ask Dr. Mike | How Scared Should We Be of Ticks?

(49:30) Sick of Doomscrolling?

Decades after running Philadelphia magazine, our former editor went on a 250-stop mission to see how much the dining scene has changed. Food editor Kae Lani Palmisano sat down with Eliot Kaplan to chat about it.

From veal to the Virgin Mary — a Philly Italian's guide.

For even more tips on the Italian Market, visit this story on the web.

Correction: The Italian Market was started in the late 1880s, not the late 1980s.

Anybody want to run the kitchen at the Monto?

Lyme disease is on the rise, deer ticks are thriving, and the classic bullseye rash isn't always there to let you know you've got the disease. Dr. Mike explains what to watch for — and what to do if you get bitten.

Try an "analog bag" instead. This functional catch-all holds items chosen to keep you occupied by anything but your phone — crafts, books, toys, and games.

From better conversations to easier-to-understand test results, here's how artificial intelligence is reshaping everyday healthcare in the Philadelphia region.

Happy Independence Day!

Welcome to your holiday long listen.

(Start) Thomas Paine: The Most Influential Philadelphian Who Ever Lived

(28:10) Wait, Is the United States…Good at Soccer?

(51:00) A Railway Swing Bridge in Southwest Philly and Fears of "Green Gentrification"

(58:25) Auston Trusty, the World Cup and Philadelphia

(1:12:05) Dear Kimberly | How Do I Stay Friends With a "Negative Nancy"?

Thomas Paine came again. He wrote again. And nothing was ever the same.