In 1996 the ultimate contest of machine versus man took place in Philadelphia as Deep Blue, an emotionless IBM supercomputer faced off against Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion. No computer had ever beaten a human under usual tournament rules, in which each player has two hours to make 40 moves. The contest was seen as symbolically significant, a sign that artificial intelligence was catching up to human intelligence, and could someday overtake us.

The 1983 Sixers team is unfairly overlooked when talking about the greatest teams in league history. The franchise had lost the NBA Finals in 1977, 1980 and 1982, and suffered an even more agonizing conference finals loss in 1981 that cost them an almost sure title. So, Philadelphia was hungry for a championship and 1983 was the year they finally got over the top. Join us as we examine the 1983 Sixers, the First Super Team in NBA History.

In May of 1975, after Lennon had launched his solo career, he took an Amtrak train from New York City to Philadelphia to promote his new album and raise money for the Helping Hands marathon. Lennon's influence on music, politics, pop culture and celebrity remained powerful as it was during the height of Beatlemania. And for three wild days he toured the city and exercised his popularity with multiple tv and radio appearances. Join us as we take a trip through John Lennon's Philadelphia.

We Philadelphians love us some pretzels. We eat 12 times as many as anybody else in America, and we make 80 percent of the nation’s supply. As the rest of America gathers around with family and friends to celebrate national pretzel day on April 26th we thought it would be fun to explore the history of pretzel snacks and maybe do a lil taste testing of some local delicacies.

When Double Dare premiered in 1986, it became an instant kid-friendly sensation. Hosted by Marc Summers, the gak-soaked Nickelodeon game show aired in some form or another on the network until 1993. Many remember that Double Dare was shot in front of a live audience at Nick Studios in Orlando Florida. However, it;s a forgotten fact that Double Dare started sliming kids right here in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Stars were a professional American football team which played in the United States Football League (USFL) during the mid-1980s. They were the short-lived league's dominant team, playing in all three championship games and winning two. Now that the USFL is coming back we wanted to take a minute to remember Philadelphia’s Winningest Football team, the Stars.

The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. He is a large, furry, green bipedal flightless bird with an extendable tongue. He performs various routines to entertain fans during baseball games at Citizens Bank Park and makes public relations and goodwill appearances for the Phillies. The Phanatic is widely acknowledged as one of the best ballpark mascots, if not the most recognizable mascots in North American sports. So, today we want to take a look at what makes the Phanatic, king of the mascots.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. It was created by Rob McElhenney, who developed it with Glenn Howerton. It is executive produced and primarily written by McElhenney, Howerton, and Charlie Day, all of whom star alongside Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito. The series follows the exploits of "The Gang", a group of narcissistic friends who run the Irish bar Paddy's Pub in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many of their adventures involve ignoring their small business in favor of get-rich-quick schemes. And today we want to take a look at some of the best Always Sunny Side Hustles.

I think we can all agree that the most eventful thing to happen in the last two years was the launch of the South Fellini podcast: Legends Of Philadelphia. And today we’re celebrating our 100th episode. Usually we take a pause every ten episodes to look back at the previous episodes to discuss some errors and omissions. To mark the special occasion we’re going to do some Q&A as well. So settle in and join us for a trip down memory lane.