Moving right along into part two, John starts at number four on his ranking list of the Fralinger eight-in-a-row and works up to number one (with fun detours along the way!) We also share our rankings as well!

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John Wernega joins the show to finally RANK the historic Fralinger String Band eight-in-a-row streak! John arranged the music for the record-setting run that changed the parade! In part one, he goes from the bottom (8) through number 5 on his ranking list. We also rank our picks as well!

Quaker City VS. Fralinger

It doesn't get much better than this, in the Mum world! From the Mummers Museum lot! The first ever Battle of the Bands between Quaker City and Fralinger String Bands...of COURSE Word on the Street was there as the action unfolded with a few guest sprinkled in for a night of great entertainment and fun!

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We honor Memorial Day!

Spanky Brown is BACK! After a Quaker City 2026 victory. We get into an 80's debate!

Chalie Kapusniak, Captain of the Shooting Stars, sits in to tell us about his New Year's week medical emergency.

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Ralph Tursi, of JR Costumes and former captain of Clevemore Fancy Brigade, stops by as season 3 rolls on! He lets us in on a few tricks of his trade and shares his thoughts on the current state (and future) of New Year's Day festivities!

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In the "Mum Offseason" our NEW season kicks off with talks on the 2027 themes and what we know so far. We share our thoughts on who and what we're looking forward to as well as our feelings on the Comic and Wench Division results from 2026! Billy Yocum, Jr. joins us for the FIRST TIME! Stay tuned for another fun season on the way!

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS on the upcoming 2027 parade for a chance to hear your comments on the next episode.

We FINALLY are able to say "that's a wrap!" on the 2026 String Band Division. Foley Anastasi of Duffy String Band stops down to as a guest host to point out our String Band Spectacular Positives and talk a little bit about the future of the Spectacular event. When? Where? How? ...will the string bands perform in 2027? COMMENT your thoughts now!

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An odd start to the Mum year! as we await the String Band Division competition - we sit down to share thoughts on this year's Fancy Brigade Finale. We breakdown our pre-run through night picks and share our updated rankings from afterwards!

STAY TUNED for our next episode when the String Band Spectacular steps off!

Happy New Year's Eve to ALL of our WOTS Podcast faithful listeners!

In this episode, we get into the moment that a lot of you have been WAITING for...our official 2026 Word on the Street Fancy Brigade Predictions! In addition to those, Jake Joyce of LIVE! Casino and Hotel dropped by and chatted with us about their relationship as the Sponsor of the Mummers Parade!

THANK YOU ALL for a great 2025/26 Mum Season!

A few more to come in season 2! Stay tuned!

THE PICKS ARE IN!

Tis the season to be Mummin'! Word on the Street is back for another year of String Band Division predictions along with guest host Justin Graser. This year's holiday episode includes: Joey Toal & Bobby Galvin of the Mummers Chorus, Spanky Brown of Quaker City, Scott Ratzke of Ferko, and a special performance by the Mummers Chorus! Be sure to comment YOUR picks for this year's band results and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! From all of us at Word on the Street Podcast!

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