Word on the Street!

For this year's Halloween Special, we cover the Universal Monsters! Some of the most classic monsters ever created AND most iconic mum suits from year to year! We choose our favorite portrayals of Frankenstein, The Wolfman, and Dracula across all Mummers!

String Band dancer, Fancy Brigade dancer, dance teacher, Mummers Choreographer, double-digit first prize winner - across 2 divisions: Dana Theil of Pennsport School of Dance joins us! Take a look (and a listen) to see what went down at the museum this time around!

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We rank the BEST and WORST follow themes after a win! This one is specifically for the Fancy Brigade Division! Listen, watch and (most importantly) PLAY ALONG in the comments!

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As summer comes to a close, we're kicking off Mum Season 2026-27 with DJ, Wench, String Band drummer (Hegeman, South Philadelphia, & Avalon String Bands) and long time friend: Billy McCay!

We kicked back with a good old fashioned "Mum Talk" session and shared some memories and great stories!

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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.