Many people took a minute over the holiday break to watch the new Beatles documentary, Get Back, a remixing and expansion of the old documentary Let it Be. And It got us thinking about the fab four’s relationship to Philadelphia. The Beatles only played twice in the city of brotherly love but made quite an impression, writing two hit (?) songs on their trip here. Join us as we explore Beatlemania on the Schuylkill.

Is Rocky IV a Christmas Movie? The climax takes place on Christmas Eve. Written, directed, and starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV co-stars Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen and Michael Pataki. Rocky IV was the highest-grossing sports movie of all time for 24 years, before it was overtaken by The Blind Side. It is the fourth installment in the Rocky franchise and the most financially successful installment. The cold war gets hot on today’s episode as we revisit Rocky IV.

Belsnickel (also known as Pelznikel, Kris Kringle, and Bell Sniggle is a crotchety, fur-clad Christmas gift-bringing figure in southwestern German folklore, originating in communities along the Rhine. The figure is also preserved in Pennsylvania Dutch holiday celebrations to this day. Join us as we explore the life and times of Santa’s weird cousin, The Belsnickle.

Linvilla Orchards is a 300-acre family farm dedicated to agriculture, entertainment and education. Generations of Delaware Valley families have returned there each fall/winter to enjoy the seasonal displays, mazes, and hayrides. A more recent addition to the farm are their fields of christmas trees. Join us as we journey into the wilderness to cut down our own Linvilla Fir.

Philadelphia has a reputation across professional sports for having the roughest fans. It’s not the biggest city in the U.S., but it is the meanest. In terms of heckling, jeering, throwing stuff and verbally abusing the opposing players, no one does it quite like Philly fans. But the incident that put Philadelphia fans on the naughty list was the time they booed Santa Claus and pelted him with snowballs. 

Thanksgiving is all about traditions: all-day food preparation, arguments with your parents, and football rivalries. But there’s another, often overlooked, sporting event that takes place the same day. This annual contest of champions is the soothingly adorable National Dog Show, broadcast after the NBC thanksgiving day parade. Pedigreed dogs of all shapes and sizes (along with their dedicated handlers and groomers) gather together to determine who the goodest boy is. AND it happens right here in Philadelphia.

Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The third installment of the Rocky franchise, it is the sequel to the 1979 film Rocky II and the second in the franchise to be directed by Stallone. The film features returning co-stars Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young and marked the feature film debuts of both Mr. T and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. Join us as we search for the eye of the tiger in Rocky III.

We are doing things a lil differently this week. This is our “skip week” where we take a break from the regular format. One of the most fun things about doing Legends of Philadelphia are all the great comments, emails, and DMs we get on the social medias. Listeners clued us in when we were wrong and shared new stuff that we didn’t know before. So, today we’re going to dig through the last ten episodes and talk about what’s next.

Tucked away in a remote section of Fairmount Park, you’ll find the stone framed entrance to a small cave. This enhanced structure, dug into the side of a hill, marks what is believed to be the 17th century home of America’s first doomsday cult. Johannes Kelpius and his followers made their home on the Wissahickon and prepared for the end of the world. So, join us in the Kelpius Cave if you want to survive the apocalypse.

Today we want to cleanse your palate of all that horror with something saccharine. Despite our plain Quaker roots, Philly has a big, rotten sweet tooth. This city is the birthplace of classic halloween treats, Good and Plenties, Peanut Chews, and Candy Corn. So join us for a good ol’ fashion belly ache as we dig into this gooey goodies grab bag.