A Conversation with the Mr. Softee Crossing Guard

I Tried It | Learning to Row at Penn Athletic Club

One writer, new to "ergs" and "quads," discovers that being on the water isn't just a physical workout, but a mental one.

A Conversation with the Mr. Softee Crossing Guard

Reuben Harley catches up with friend Jamele Ransom, who became a viral sensation for saving kids and eating Mr. Softees.

Weekly Wrap-Up | June 19

Your weekly long listen is here: (START) Philly's Top (Hot) Dogs (3:35) Philly's Two Big James Beard Wins (9:25) Juneteenth in the Shadow of the 250th (19:35) Philly's Lezborhood (24:10) Dear Kimberly | How Can I Forge Meaningful Family Bonds? (28:15) How to Teach Kids About Money

Juneteenth in the Shadow of the 250th

WURD host James Peterson says the miracle of Black life — despite centuries of alienation from our American experiment — is the insistence on finding kinship with each other.

Dear Kimberly |How Can I Forge Meaningful Family Bonds?

One generation may have its estrangements, but the next doesn't need to pay the price.