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Love + Grit

visitphilly

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 92

made with love + inspired by grit: culture, music + stories from the heart of philadelphia + visit philly. new episodes drop every other thursday.

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🇨🇦 Canada - placesAndTravel
26/10/2025
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Maryam Pugh & Tayyib Smith + Sam Katz

Season 4 · Episode 20

Thursday, December 7, 2023 • Duration 39:29

When thinking about Maryam Pugh, Tayyib Smith and Sam Katz, we think accomplished visionaries. First up, the revolution may not be televised but it will be featured thanks to Philadelphia Printworks founder, Maryam Pugh. Her mission to promotes social justice just got bigger since being featured in Target stores. This powerful partnership aims to amplify social justice messages and showcase artists from underrepresented communities. Next up, Tayyib Smith and Sam Smith bring their superpowers together to pay homage to the profound Black history of a specific Philadelphia area. Legacy Reclaimed: A 7th Ward Tribute honors the lives of the 19th-century Black residents of the 7th Ward in Philadelphia (located between 6th Street and 23rd Street and between Spruce Street and South Street).

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Kyra Knox & Lady Alma

Season 4 · Episode 19

Thursday, October 19, 2023 • Duration 26:38

Kyra Knox and Lady Alma are two dope ladies using their voices in different ways. Kyra is using her directing voice to make sure Philly’s basketball courts stay safe. Her passion for the arts created a project that Philly needs: the documentary Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia. The documentary discusses the impact of gun violence in city and highlights the non-profits working hard to create change. Lady Alma has been a legendary force in house music for decades. Around the world she IS the queen of house. We first heard her singing about happiness with Philly legend King Britt and now you can hear her touring around the world and on the Philadelphia Eagles' first Christmas album which raised $1.2M for local charities.

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Live from the Roots Picnic with Tina Dixon Spence, Shanti Mayers, Tom Davis and Kimberly McGlonn

Season 4 · Episode 10

Thursday, June 15, 2023 • Duration 13:37

The Roots Picnic was loaded with legends and Black-owned businesses! Creative ambassadors Tina Dixon Spence, Shanti Mayers, Thomas (Tom) Davis and Kimberly McGlonn join Justin and Laiya for Philly trivia live on the Roots Picnic podcast stage. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, we had to ask questions around Philly’s musical influences. Can you finish the lyrics to Eve’s Grammy award winning “Let Me Blow Ya Mind?” Can you name the song that won the first award for Best Rap Performance presented to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince? And it wouldn’t be Philly trivia without asking one of our audience members to list three of the best cheesesteak spots in Philadelphia.

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VINCINT, Dyana Williams & Charisse McGill (Best of Love + Grit)

Season 4 · Episode 9

Thursday, June 1, 2023 • Duration 25:54

We’re listening back at some of our favorite interviews and this week we have three dope guests: VINCINT, Dyana Williams and Charisse McGill! First up we’re celebrating Pride with VINCINT. You know him from the hit show The Four and hearing his voice in the theme song of Queer Eye that was based in Philadelphia. We’re also celebrating Dyana Williams aka the mother of Black Music Month discussing how Black music has touched everyone in some way. And it wouldn’t be love or grit without celebrating food! Charisse McGill, the first Black woman to vend at Spruce Street Harbor Park and the first Black woman in Pennsylvania with her own craft beer, was recently featured on NBC’s The Today Show.

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Ellen Yin & Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon (Best of Love + Grit)

Season 4 · Episode 8

Thursday, May 18, 2023 • Duration 21:21

We’re listening back at some of our favorite interviews and this week we have Ellen Yin and Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon! Ellen Yin’s name is synonymous with the hospitality industry. She recently celebrated 25 years of Fork, one of her many restaurants under the High Street Hospitality Group ownership. Ellen is also up for Outstanding Restaurateur in this year’s James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards. Another James Beard Award nominee, Chef Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon recently moved her Kalaya Thai restaurant to the bustling Fishtown neighborhood. And Chef Nok is no stranger to accolades. In 2020, Esquire named Kalaya the Best Restaurant in America.

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Roberto Lugo & Questlove (Best of Love + Grit)

Season 4 · Episode 7

Thursday, May 4, 2023 • Duration 01:07:32

We’re listening back at some of our favorite episodes and this week we have Questlove and Roberto Lugo! Did you know Roberto Lugo, born in the Kensington neighborhood of Philly, has been featured in museums across the country including the Metropolitan Museum of Art? He’s also behind the Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter mural right outside the Clay Studio building. Yes, Black Thought from the Legendary Roots Crew who Questlove is also a member of. And just in case you needed a reminder of who Questlove is: musical director of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; cofounder of digital music and media platforms Okayplayer and OkayAfrica; a James Beard Award-nominated cookbook author; plant-based cheesesteak maker and more.

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Black Men Run Philadelphia & James Jones

Season 4 · Episode 6

Thursday, April 13, 2023 • Duration 18:30

James Jones, Lawrence Harrington and George Morse are representing Philly locally and nationally. First up, Harrington and Morse, both captains of the local Black Men Run chapter, explain the ins and outs of one of Philly's favorite running clubs which has been making its mark on the streets and communities of Philadelphia for over a decade. However, their mission goes beyond running, taking their core values of Brotherhood, Unity, and Health into the communities they run through. Next up, Jones was planning events in Philly before becoming a contestant on CBS's Survivor season 43. Spoiler alert: Although he didn’t win the $1 million cash prize, he is now curating vibes for all in our city.

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Kimberly McGlonn & Jill Scott

Season 4 · Episode 5

Thursday, March 30, 2023 • Duration 32:14

Kimberly McGlonn and Jill Scott are two Philly queens making great moves in the “City of Sisterly Affection.” Black Ivy Thrift Store is an innovative shoppable museum that honors our past. You may remember McGlonn from her activism work and especially for her super dope store, Grant Blvd. McGlonn returns to the Love + Grit podcast to talk about her new project. Next up, Laiya has a one-on-one session with Philly’s own Grammy-award winning Jill Scott! She recently kicked off her anniversary tour in Philly, is putting the finishing touches on her upcoming album, and dedicates time to her almost two-decade old Blues Babe Foundation - a launch pad for Philly’s young brilliance.

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Victor Tejada & Samantha Smith

Season 4 · Episode 4

Thursday, March 16, 2023 • Duration 21:30

Do what you love...that’s what Victor Tejada and Samantha Smith do. Tejada is improving small businesses through Delivery Guys, his food-delivery business. Launched during the pandemic, Tejada and his start-up have since been able to offer drivers significantly more opportunities, help small business owners keep more profit and employ drivers in the communities where they live. Next up, Samantha Smith is a young Philly actress who stole our hearts in the Peacock Original limited series, The Best Man: Final Chapters. Working in the industry for half of her life, Smith has booked national commercials, many voiceover gigs and a supporting role on The Last O.G.

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DJ Jazzy Jeff

Season 4 · Episode 3

Thursday, March 2, 2023 • Duration 33:35

Although he needs no introduction, DJ Jazzy Jeff “The Magnificent” is one of the most legendary artists to come out of Philadelphia becoming the first hip-hop recording to win a Grammy for best rap performance. DJ Jazzy Jeff is also one of the first hip-hop artists to take over our television screens. But there’s so much more to one of our favorite DJs, making history today during a groundbreaking performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. And yes, you’ll find out why the Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship was Jeff’s first Eagles’ game he ever attended.

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