A little follow up on the new pope - and introducing his brother Lou - a MAGA grandpa/By Barry Bowe

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S1. E7 - Uber Baggie - the medical examiners, detectives, and crime-scene technicians begin an investigation of the dead stripper found in her bathtub.By Barry Bowe

Send us a text S1. E7 - Uber Baggie - the medical examiner, detectives, and crime-scene technicians begin the investigation of the dead stripper found in her bathtub - it looks like an accidental OD. Support the showBy Barry Bowe

S1. E6 - Where's Jade? - The plot thickens when Jade doesn't show up for her next shift at Babes of Toyland.By Barry Bowe

Send us a text S1. E6 - Where's Jade? - The plot thickens when Jade fails to show up for her next shift at the Babes in Toyland strip club. Support the showBy Barry Bowe

S1. E5 - Jess and Margo get together at The Grog for Happy Hour. Jess tells Margo about her tryst with Steve - then she calls Steve.By Barry Bowe

Send us a text S1, E5 - The Grog - Jess and Margo get together at The Grog for Happy Hour - Jess tells Margo about her tryst with Steve - then she calls Steve. Support the showBy Barry Bowe

S1. E4 - A Taste for Revenge - Steve returns to his apartment in the wee hours, after stopping to have drinks with Jess at the Black Horse Tavern. Despite the late hour, there's an issue he must address before going to bed.By Barry Bowe

Send us a text S1. E4 - A Taste for Revenge - Steve returns to his apartment in the wee hours, after stopping to have drinks with Jess at the Black Horse Tavern. Despite the late hour, he must address an issue before going to bed. Support the showBy Barry Bowe

We have a new pope - the first from America - ever - Pope Leo XIV - plus a little Trump satire - Bernie and AOC.By Barry Bowe

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S1. E3 - Steve picks up Jess at her condo in Bryn Mawr and drives her to Phoenixville. It's a long ride. They bond a little. Then she offers to buy him a drink, and off they go to the Black Horse TavernBy Barry Bowe

Send us a text S1. E3 - Black Horse Tavern - Steve picks up Jess at her condo in Bryn Mawr - then drives her to Phoenixville - It's a long ride and they bond a little. Then she offers to buy him a drink and off they go to the Black Horse Tavern. Support the showBy Barry Bowe

S1.E2 - Yellow Tail Merlot - We meet Jess and her best friend Margo while they're conversing on the phone - Jess just got fired from a lucrative job - without warning - and she's been drowning her sorrows with Yellow Tail Merlot.By Barry Bowe

Send us a text S1.E2 - Yellow Tail Merlot - We meet Jess and her best friend Margo while they're conversing on the phone - Jess just got fired from a lucrative job - without warning - and she's been drowning her sorrows with Yellow Tail Merlot. Support the showBy Barry Bowe

The Lion Witch Wardrobe - Wexford Festival Opera 2025 - Madeleine ThienBy RTÉ Radio 1

From the Birdman of Alcatraz to Escape from Alcatraz to Donald Trump's MAGAtraz - and more.By Barry Bowe

Send us a text S1.E1 - Babes in Toyland - We meet Steve Piasecki and his sidekick My Friend as they're conversing on the phone while they're doing Uber - Steve is an aspiring mystery writer and My Friend is a pro wrestler - at the Babes in Toyland strip club we meet Jade and Sal - she's a stripper and he's a bouncer - they're arguing because he wan…

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S1.E1 - Babes in Toyland - We meet Steve Piasecki and his sidekick My Friend as they're conversing on the phone while they're doing Uber - Steve is an aspiring mystery writer and My Friend is a pro wrestler - at the Babes in Toyland strip club we meet Jade and Sal - she's a stripper and he's a bouncer - they're arguing because he wants to have sex …

Send us a text Support the showBy Barry Bowe

Today we cover the history of Cinco de Mayo, a white liberal female trashing Trump voters, a guy setting himself on fire filming a music video, a fan falling out of the stands at a Pirates game, a sexy X post from Lenny Dykstra, and the One and Done wrestling extravaganza in South Philly.By Barry Bowe

The letter A is for ax(e)By Barry Bowe

Introduction to the Steve Piasecki crime-fiction series.By Barry Bowe

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Send us a text Quoting the lyrics for Bruce Spingsteen's song Atlantic City: "Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night ... Now, they blew up his house, too" ... a glimpse at the Mafia Wars in Philly during the 1980s ... and believe or not, the cops thought I was planting the bomb. Support the show…

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Send us a text Babes in Toyland is Episode 1 of Season 1 of the Steve Piasecki crime podcast - this preview features Scenes 1 and 2 - and we meet 4 prime characters. Support the showBy Barry Bowe

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