Philly Mag Today

On this episode, Kimberly answers a question about shifting from work roles. She advises recognizing your fears — and using that excitement to drive you. If you have a question for Kimberly, go here to submit it and we'll try to feature your question in an upcoming episode.

Joe Beddia is the Philly chef who redefined American pizza. He's now ready to blow minds on the other side of the Atlantic by opening Bar Etna in London.

Jeffrey Rosen is out. Now, the NCC must decide if it will remain a genteel place of scholarship or become the antidote to recent threats to democracy.

On this episode, Victor Fiorillo steps in to pitch questions to Dr. Mike, who has a couple (several) theories about what keeps men from getting themselves into the doctor's office.

Researchers at Penn and the University of Michigan have developed the world's smallest, fully autonomous robots. The health applications are nearly endless.

On a special interview edition, Luke Mickelson comes onto the show to talk about his attempts to eradicate child bedlessness. Mickelson is the founder of Sleep In Heavenly Peace (SHP), whose local chapters have made and delivered more than 350,000 beds to kids that had formerly been sleeping on floors, couch cushions, etc. To find out more, visit shpbeds.org . Episode correction: SHP does not have...

When jealousy comes knocking, Kimberly McGlonn suggests recognizing it, greeting it and interrogating it honestly.

After a cross-country odyssey, Philip Korshak, the bagel poet, returns to Philly on a mission to build community around hot dogs, sourdough biscuits and the joy of eating outside.

Driverless taxis are learning our roads. The rest of us are grappling with what this means for our city.

Under RFK Jr., the CDC is withholding critical information about vaccine-preventable diseases from the American public. Renowned immunologist Paul Offit explains why.

From Old City to the Main Line, the centuries-old tile game is drawing all ages together for strategic thrills and screen-free connection.

Restaurant critic Jason Sheehan says stop looking for Royal Izakaya 2.0 and embrace the weirdness of dancerobot. It's a special place where "Philly'd up" jidori egg omelets and towering katsu sandos meet Japanese and American nostalgia.

Restaurant critic Jason Sheehan grabs a recorder and heads to the front lines of Pennsylvania's convenience store war. In Montco, the first battle is underway.

The untimely passing of actor James Van Der Beek compelled  Health & Wellness Editor Laura Brzyski to call up Dr. Mike to ask if he knows why so many younger people are getting surprise cancer diagnoses. 

Lê of Hop Sing Laundromat is a collector. Of watches. Of antique furniture. And most importantly, of bottles of liquor. Now he's opening these bottles to share with the people of his city. Jason Sheehan, Philly Mag's restaurant critic joins JP Romney for an enlightening and entertaining discussion about the mysterious Lê of Hop Sing Laundromat. Sheehan's story can be found at this link.

People who post "all lives splatter" and other offensive Internet memes are apparently not welcome at Fergie's Pub. 

In the 2027-28 school year, twenty schools are set to close under the School District of Philadelphia's proposed Long-Range Facilities Plan. The unseen burden on families needs serious consideration. "We need to ask ourselves: How and where will we act?"

On this Presidents' Day, WURD's Dr. James Peterson reminds us that while the federal government may have removed the memorial to slavery on Independence Mall, the history of African Americans cannot be silenced.

To procrastinate is human. JP Romney and Digital Editor Laura Swartz sit down to chat about last-minute plans that anyone can make for Valentine's Day.

Local car owners thought they had it bad. Victor Fiorillo talks to bike riders who also need the streets to be ice free.

On a special interview edition, Executive Editor Bradford Pearson comes onto the show to discuss resistance, protests and what Philadelphians can do now to prepare for aggressive actions by ICE.

The McDonald's Money burger at Honeysuckle is retribution on a bun.

Preeminent Philadelphia boosters Angela Val of Visit Philadelphia, and Kathryn Ott Lovell of the Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation, talk semiquincentennial with The Citizen Media Group's Roxanne Patel Shepelavy. Together, the "Laverne & Shirley" of 2026 have taken up the mantle of generating funds, ideas and excitement for a year to remember. They're creating a legacy to preserve, as Ott Lov...

It's been ten days since snowmageddon and there's still a lot of ice and snow blanketing the city. The aftereffects of storms like these, Larry Platt argues, is every mayor's kryptonite. 

From patients using ChatGPT to self-diagnose to computer-assisted medical interventions, healthcare as we know it is rapidly changing. Health & Wellness Editor Laura Brzyski called up Dr. Mike to ask if it's changing for better or worse.