The Philly Blunt: The Podcast That Celebrates Philly

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CHIP CHANTRY: He’s Philly’s Funniest Man and has an iTunes #1 Comedy Album to Prove It. Mar 19, 2019

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Helium Comedy Club named him Philly’s Phunniest comedian and he recently had the #1 album on the iTunes Comedy Charts. He just returned to Philly from working as a writer on a new Howie Mandel television project. He is Philly’s own Chip Chantry. Chip, a former elementary school teacher, now works full-time as a comedian. Starting...

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Lillian DiPiazza: Inside the Grueling World of a Pennsylvania Ballet Dancer Mar 04, 2019

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Ballerinas, according to the NY Times, may be the hardest working people in show business. In an effort to gain insight into the intimidating and grueling world of ballet, The Philly Blunt sat down Lillian DiPiazza, a world-class ballerina and a Principal dancer with the Pennsylvania Ballet, located here in center city. Lillian, or Lilly...

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Maleek Jackson: An extraordinary Tale of Incarceration to Inspiration Feb 20, 2019

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The 5th of 13 kids in a family that had no adult guidance, Maleek Jackson found himself in trouble early and often. Drug dealing, burglary, B&E, as he says, “I did it all except rape and murder.” At age 16, he was tried as an adult and sent to prison on an 8 to 16...

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Danya Henninger: Billy Penn, Beers, and the Future of the Press Feb 04, 2019

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Danya Henninger is a rarity. She’s from NYC, but considers herself a Philadelphian. She dropped out of an Ivy League university. And, more importantly, she holds a position that few women in the news industry attain—Editor-in-Chief. Danya is the Editor-in-Chief of the Philly news site BillyPenn.com. Billy Penn is unique in the way it delivers...

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Larry Lavin: Philly’s Former Cocaine King Tells All. Jan 21, 2019

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In the mid-1970s, Larry Lavin started attending dental school at Penn. As he says in the podcast, “Things were so different back then.” Drugs flowed freely and casually. In his sophomore year, he joined a fraternity, where one of the brothers sold pot. Larry took his minor operation and expanded it. Soon he was BMOC,...

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Reef the Lost Cauze: Honesty, Empathy & Aging in Hip-Hop Jan 07, 2019

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Reef the Lost Cauze has been a force in the Philly and national underground rap since for almost two decades, regularly touring the East Coast and Europe. He’s been a mentor to countless up-and-coming artists and brings a unique blend of passion, empathy and raw emotional honesty to a genre of music where toughness is...

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The Legendary Wid: Comedy, Collecting, and Culture Dec 11, 2018

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He played with Robin Williams, worked with Jonathan Winters, and got high with rock legend Donovan. He’s the The Wid and he just may be the most legendary and widely-respected comedian to have ever called Philadelphia home. He’s not the wealthiest and he can’t pack Lincoln Financial field, but he’s helped pave the way for...

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Timaree Leigh: Philly’s Sexuality Queen talks Polyamory, Burlesque, and more. Nov 26, 2018

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Timaree is Philly’s sex expert. When she’s not educating, talking, or writing about sex, she’s dancing throughout Philly at various burlesque events. She is Philly’s reigning queen of sexuality. Growing up in Western Nebraska, Timaree always knew she wanted to live in a big city, and she landed in Philly after discovering that nearby Widener...

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Tayyib Smith: Race, the Roots, and Cultural Appropriation Nov 12, 2018

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There are few people in Philadelphia with a more varied resume than Tayyib Smith: from working at Le Bec Fin to producing events for the Roots to starting Two. One. Five magazine to founding the coworking space Pipeline, he’s done it all. His company, Little Giant Creative, has also produced an exhibit showing at 600...

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Jennifer Fear Zavala: Punk Rock Chef, Top Chef Alum, South Philly Instigator, Tamale Queen Oct 29, 2018

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Jennifer Zavala showed up in Philly in 2007, and not long after appeared on Top Chef, preparing seitan at a time when most people (including the judges) didn’t even know what it was. She bounced around various kitchens, from El Camino Real to The Farmer’s Cabinet to Xochitl, before deciding on something way more punk...

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