TwistedPhilly
There's more mischief in the city of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection than Billy Penn could have ever imagined. TwistedPhilly features weird, wonderful, mysterious and historic stories from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, including the paranormal, legends and folklore, travel and tourism, entertainment, even true crime. Who knows what we'll get up to in the twisted city of Philly!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
Alexandra Hunt – Candidate for City Controller
Episode 94
This week I’m joined by Alexandra Hunt, a public health researcher, a girls’ soccer coach, an advocate for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, and an organizer. She’s a…
The Divine Lorraine
Episode 93
In 1892, architect Willis G. Hale began construction on a lavish apartment building on Broad Street in north Philadelphia. What began as a turn of the century residential multi family…
The Story of Oney Judge
Episode 92
Ona Maria Judge – better known as Oney – was born into slavery in 1774 at a familiar location in Virginia: Mount Vernon. Oney’s mother Betty was brought to Mount Vernon after George Wa…
The Women in White
Episode 91 – Originally released February 2020
Women in white, midnight Mary, lonely roads all over the US and other parts of the world have their own legends of a young woman in a pale dress, wan…
The Center City Rapist: Part 2
Episode 90 – Originally released January 2020
Content warning: this episode contains discussions about sexual assault and murder. Listener discretion is advised.
Between the summer of 1997 and …
The Center City Rapist: Part 1
Episode 89 – Originally released January 2020
Content warning: this episode contains discussions about sexual assault and murder. Listener discretion is advised.
Between the summer of 1997 and…
Christmas Town: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Episode 88 – Originally released December 2019
Last weekend I took the family to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a town about 90 minutes north of Philadelphia and known all over the country as Christmas …
Sarah Whiteling – the “Unnatural Mother”
Episode 86 – Originally released November 2019
Content warning: this episode contains discussions about serial murder, family annihilators, and death of children. Listener discretion is advised.
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Fairmount Charms: Strawberry Mansion and Lemon Hill
Episode 85 – Originally released November 2019
In West Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park sit several historic homes, some dating back to the late 1700s. Long ago this section of the city was nothing b…
The History Behind the Hauntings
Episode 84 – Originally Released October 2019
Pennsylvania is filled with folklore and ghost stories from all over the state: ghost stories, cryptids, haunted houses, and abandoned towns with mist…
Mount Moriah Cemetery
The Story of Supermodel Gia Marie Carangi
The Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” Scandal: Part 2
The Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” Scandal: Part 1
PRIDE in the City of Brotherly Love
Cliveden: Germantown Haunted History Part 2
Grumblethorpe: Germantown Haunted History Part 1
The Story of Eddie Polec
Preservation at Pennhurst – Interview with Pennhurst Operations Manager: Part 3