(upbeat music) - Here's what's next on "You Oughta Know".

It's a dream come true for the owners of this Elkins Park Restaurant.

80s Pop singers and others hit the stage to rock out for a cause.

And the providers are prescribing a dose of music therapy.

(upbeat music) Welcome to the show.

I'm Shirley Min.

The Greek philosopher, Plato, believes that music is the medicine to the soul.

Which brings us to our first story, about a group of 11 friends connected to Roxborough Memorial Hospital who found a way to de-stress with music.

(soft rock music) "The Providers" is a classic rock pop cover band, whose 11 members are friends and all have a connection to Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia.

- Most of us are either medical providers.

There's a OR technician, there's a CT scan technician.

(men chattering simultaneously) - So we have kind of all base coverage.

- But that's how we came up with the name "Providers".

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Right.

- Because we're medical providers get, yeah.

- And we like to provide healthcare and music.

♪ That's right ♪ ♪ It's all my fault, you knew it ♪ (indistinct) ♪ Oh play the blues boys ♪ - We got together around six years ago.

And so we started out with six people and then evolved from there.

- The Providers played their first gig in 2017.

- I think it came as a surprise to everybody that we did okay.

And so we stayed together.

And have grown since then.

- [Shirley] The pandemic was hard on everyone, particularly those in healthcare.

And while the guys didn't get together much at the height of COVID, playing together helps them manage their stress.

(cool music) (man's indistinctive chatter) (cool piano music) - To me, that's what it's all about.

I mean, it's escaping from that everyday pressure and stress and just completely immersing yourself in the music and in the moment.

And we always come away smiling and happy.

- [Man] Yeah.

- We're always- - (indistinct) we have a very good time.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- It was never a bad day after rehearsing.

- No.

- I mean, it's a feeling of your mood has been lightened considerably.

- You really don't think of anything else while you're playing.

- No.

- You're focusing on the music and your band mates and making beautiful sounds.

(simultaneous chatter drowns out speaker) You don't think about what happened during the day or what's going on in the world.

It's just a really a total escape.

- [Narrator] Some members have come and gone over the years but for these 11 Providers, this band is a lifeline.

- [Larry] There's a real camaraderie.

There really is.

We all really like each other (chuckles) and we've loved playing together.

- [Chris] This is kind of a teenage fantasy come to life.

- [Larry] Oh yeah.

- True.

- I mean, it's been shown that when you do things that younger people do, you actually age slower.

You feel younger, you are younger.

(cool music) - The Providers are performing at "Roxborough Spring Fest" in May.

You can check them out then.

The band also plays private parties and at bars.

Well the ladies are up next.

They are using their talent to rock out for a cause.

(cool piano music) - [Sharon] I'm living my purpose making music and helping people.

"Ladies Who Rock for a Cause" is coming together and we are trying to raise awareness and raise funds.

This organization started in 2015 during my battle with breast cancer.

I basically merged a life long journey of creating music with the desire to help women.

I had gotten a call from my publicist who said "A lady reached out to me and she needs help.

She's got cancer.

I had a feeling you might wanna help her."

I got right to work.

I still had six weeks of radiation to go through but I created the branding and the mission and logo.

And by October 17th, we had our first festival, and we helped that lady.

She was overwhelmed by all these people who came together for her cause that she didn't even know, including me.

- [Rick] Your story sometimes is someone else's survival guide because they see what you've gone through.

And they see that for one, that you can overcome it and how you overcame it.

And we can be a light and a positivity for someone else who needs help.

And that's kind of really the driving force behind all of it.

And we really feel we've been put on this path because it's what we're meant to do.

- Our focus is gonna be helping women facing critical life challenges by bridging the resources for what they don't have with what they do.

We'll give money directly to their doctor, their phone bill, their electric bill, whatever it is just to bridge that gap 'cause it's a temporary assistance.

We are joined this year by- Taylor (indistinct).

(woman singing indistinctively) - Please give it up for Tiffany.

♪ All day ♪ ♪ Everyday ♪ - Give it up for Jennifer Paige ♪ Every time we touch ♪ ♪ It's just some little thing ♪ ♪ (indistinct) everything I do ♪ - [Sharon] Obviously, (indistinct).

♪ I need you right now ♪ - [Sharon] We have Sandy Hall and her band, the "Kick It Out Band A Tribute To HEART".

- [Sandy] I thought it was a great way to get involved with an organization that supports women and be of light minds of women that want to use their music to connect to an audience and to help other women.

- [Sharon] Ladies lifting Ladies is really powerful.

And that is just an exciting part of this event, this journey.

Music is about all of us.

So for me, it's just knowing that quietly someone is smiling and they feel like someone loves them.

That's all it's about.

- Philadelphia's rich history can be seen around the city but there is so much that remains untold.

Our guest, Rebecca Fisher, is working to change that through her company, "Beyond the Bell Tours".

Rebecca, thank you so much for being here.

- Thank you for having me.

- You're born and raised in this Philly area.

What stories are not being told?

- Well, "Beyond the Bell Tours" highlights women, people of color, folks and indigenous people, as people who are often not featured on a typical tour in Philadelphia and tries to celebrate those stories and highlight those histories.

- And as you were hearing these stories and learning about more of these histories, is that what led you to create "Beyond the Bell Tours"?

- Yeah, absolutely.

For me, when I first read about Ona Judge in Eric Armstrong Dunbar's book, "Never Caught", I was really inspired by feeling like it's really not possible to tell Philadelphia's story or America story without including stories like Ona Judge, and Ona Judge specifically.

- And growing up in this area myself, this is not a name that is widely familiar to me.

So can you share her history, and her story?

- Of course.

So from where we're sitting right now, we're quite close to the President's house.

That's where George Washington lived with nine enslaved peoples as he served as our first president of the United States.

And one of those individuals was Ona Judge.

She belonged to Martha Washington.

And she decides that she's gonna run away.

And George Washington pursues her quite ruthlessly.

And he pursues her for 50 years.

He puts out an ad for her recapture every week of his life until he dies.

She successfully evades capture for half a century, converts to Christianity, becomes literate, marries a free black man, has three children and dies a free black woman being pursued by the most powerful man in America.

But my favorite part of her story is that she comes out of hiding late in her life to take an interview.

Right?

So this is like the most wanted woman in America.

And she comes out of hiding to take an interview with a Philadelphia newspaper called "The Liberator", Andrew Lloyd Garrison's.

And in that interview, they ask her if she regrets running away having lived this incredibly hard life as a fugitive to George Washington.

And she says, "I'm a child of God.

Absolutely not.

No one, and especially not even George Washington, gets to say who I am and if I'm free."

And I don't think anyone stands in place more for the pursuit of liberty and freedom than Ona Judge.

- I have goosebumps.

You're telling that story and I just am so drawn in.

I love the way you are telling these stories but you are really highlighting how tourism and social justice in can intersect here.

- Yeah, absolutely.

I've always been a strong believer that because of the history of pilgrimages, we have a long history of journeying to connect to things unknown and to connect to something greater than ourselves which historically has been divinity, but I think today it's the experience of awe.

It's kind of my secular interpretation.

And to me our secret sauce for our tours has always been the experience of awe and admiration for those who are not typically admired by our society or by America.

And to bring people to the table and to have them experience that feeling.

And there are few times in an adult's life that I think they really show up and are really hoping to learn and be exposed to something new.

And I do believe that our tour is one of those places.

- And you have several tours.

Tell me about some of the ones you offer.

- Yes.

So we offer "Badass Women's History Tours", "Cornerstone Tour", as well as our brohood, "LGBTQ History Tour".

And we have some new ones coming up.

This spring, we're offering a "Women-owned Food Tour" that will highlight women-owned businesses in the Philadelphia area.

And this summer we'll be debuting a drag history tour.

- Well, that's exciting.

And I didn't know Philadelphia had such a rich drag history.

- So we have a very rich LGBTQ history.

And I think we are a city that has always thrived off of underground and subculture spaces and scenes.

And I think you'll see that in the "Drag History Tour".

- And I just have to give a plug to WHY's, Billy Penn, because they helped coin your women's tour title, right?

- Yes.

I'm always crediting them.

I'm always saying that first article that came out that named the tour, it was just called the "Women's History Tour", and now it's called the "Badass Women's History Tour" because of their headline when it was originally covered.

And now, people started calling in asking for the "Badass Women's History Tour".

- I love it.

All right, Rebecca Fisher of "Beyond the Bell Tours", thank you so much for being here.

- Thank you.

(upbeat music) - "East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District" has been around since 2002.

Our mission is really to help with the ongoing revitalization and vibrancy of this mile long business corridor here in South Philly.

So we have about 200 businesses overall.

160 of those, are independently owned, which is a huge number.

And out of that 160, over 45% are owned or co-owned by women, which we're absolutely proud of.

I think one of the things that's really important to note when you're talking about these women-owned businesses is to be aware that they're not necessarily just focused on women patronage.

We're talking about restaurants.

We're talking about art galleries.

We're talking about healthcare facilities.

So it's a business owner.

(soft guitar music) - [Michelle] I'm the owner of "Tildie's Toy Box".

And we've been here for about 5 1/2 years here on East Passyunk Avenue in South Philly.

Tildie's Toy Box is a gender neutral toy store which means we don't have separate toys for girls or for boys.

So we really try to encourage all families and children to play with all different kinds of things.

All children need to learn all kinds of skills.

And of course it's fun to be in a toyer.

So we try to have some really fun things for kids.

We have a lot of demos out.

And we encourage everyone to come in and have a good time and interact with the things we have in here.

It's really important to support other women-owned businesses.

And it's really special that we have so many here.

On East Passyunk Avenue, we respect one another and we support one another.

We wanna see each other succeed.

So it's great for everyone.

- [Nancy] I've had this particular business, "Headhunters Hair Design", for 20 years.

And I had a salon up the street for 10 years.

So I've been on the avenue for 30-some years as a small business owner.

And when I first started, there were some women-owned businesses on the avenue compared to a lot of places.

It's good support.

And it's very important to have that support because that keeps your business going.

It gives you notoriety when the other businesses have notoriety.

So it's just gonna get better and better.

- [Colleen] And this is "Black and Brew".

My wife, Jennifer and I own this business.

We've been here for 15 years.

And we are a full coffee bar, breakfast and lunch restaurant.

So we love it down here.

It's awesome that we have so many women-owned businesses.

But the cool thing is that we have so many ethnically diverse women-owned business 'cause that's really important.

And we're all working together, especially for the young people to see, "Hey, I can do this too."

- [Man] So looking ahead, we wanna see this growth continue with a diverse array of different businesses and different backgrounds.

Representation really matters.

When someone sees another business owner like themselves succeeding, thriving and getting the community support, they can take that step and feel comfortable coming into a corridor like ours.

- Creating a vision board may be the first step to pursuing your dream.

But twins, Maya and Kayla will tell you, chasing after it is how you make it a reality.

(upbeat music) - [Maya] I go first as I'm the oldest.

I'm Maya Johnstone.

And we're in Elk and Park at "FoodChasers' Kitchen".

Go ahead, second.

(chuckles) - [Kala] I'm Kayla Johnstone.

While we were school teachers, we would watch the "Food Network", in Travel Channel.

We would jot down notes.

And then, on our summer vacation and holidays, we would travel to these locations.

And then right when Instagram came about, our friends and family was like, "Y'all should start a social media page."

So for eight years we only showed food.

No one knew who we were.

Went to like over 1200 restaurants.

That's why we traveled for food.

We enjoyed Greece.

Italy, we took a cooking class right there.

We were talking about a name.

And I was like, "Okay.

Well, we chased food."

So we became "The FoodChasers'".

Fall 15 years ago, we was watching this Oprah show.

And she did vision boards and Maya and I did make a menu.

We stuck it on my bedroom wall.

It has never fallen off.

- That's true.

- [Kala] But we didn't think we could open a restaurant as teachers, so we just ignored it.

And then, during the pandemic, we start catering and people who follow us on Instagram requested us more.

(woman's indistinctive chatter) - [Kala] We would not be anywhere near where we are without the support of our mom and our two brothers, the reason we are who we are today.

Our dad isn't here, but he has gotten us in spirit.

What picture got the most engagement?

- One of 'em is a Sea Chaser.

And this is just a salmon, crab and shrimp.

- [Kala] Salmon Cheesesteak- Yes.

- let's say that.

- [Kala] 'Cause Maya did not want to sell a Salmon Cheesesteak.

- 'Cause you could get it without these toppings too.

So the Salmon Cheesesteak, we have sold over 1200 Salmon Cheesesteaks.

- Way more than that.

- [Maya] Salmon Cheesesteak is a fan-favorite.

And then, we piled the other seafood on it.

The crab, like I said, the fried shrimp, the (indistinct) one of our followers named it the (indistinct).

I have shrimp and catfish in front of me on top of our, now world famous, and you can say that.

- (indistinct) shrimp.

Cheesy smokey grits that was featured in Vegas.

And this is a day when Cheesesteak, while he was here, he created this for a little help of us.

So it's Cooper cheese, onions, mayonnaise, cheesesteak.

And this is our double pleasure.

Our french toast is very popular in the morning as well.

- [Maya] They named it after us.

- We named it after us.

- Yeah, we did.

They had it- - Double trouble.

- Double trouble.

- We were like, "No, no, no."

- Twins are double the pleasure.

- Yeah.

So we named it, "Double the Pleasure": Two pieces of french toast, two chicken fried chicken tenders and shrimp top with our spicy housemate, spicy honey sauce.

- Dr. Kayla and Dr. Maya Johnstone, who because of them you guys are here today to participate in a wonderful lunch.

- Kayla and I put in our original business plan that we will always give back to intercity kids.

So we went back and played senior class dues.

We sponsored luncheons, get a group of kids together.

And we take 'em these stuff.

We take 'em shrimp pasta, shrimp fried rice, creamy salmon pasta.

We take 'em in nice food, lamb chops.

We do it really big for the kids.

We always wanted to provide like a family atmosphere or a cook.

Thanksgiving the Super Bowl party for 40 years of our lives.

And she always provided a cozy, warm atmosphere.

And our family always is welcome.

And I was like, "I want to spread this love."

So now that we have this restaurant, my hope since it has just been realized, my dream came true.

When customers come in, they say they feel like family, and we're giving them good food.

So all is well.

- What do the following occupations have in common?

Airplane, pilot, electrician, and brewer of beer.

Well the answer is they're done almost exclusively by men.

I'm Miss Webo Brewing Company in Gloucester County, New Jersey where the head brewer is Daniella Morrow.

Let's check things out.

(people chattering indistinctively) - [Man] Hey, (indistinct).

- How you doing?

- How are you my friend?

- Good to see you again.

- Good to see you.

- Hey, I wanted to stop in to see you because I know you've got a brand new brewer, started last year, Danielle Morro.

- Yeah.

- [Gary] Tell me about her.

How how'd you come across her?

- She's fascinating.

First of all, extremely creative.

And she's wonderful at writing recipes.

In fact, three of our top sellers have been her recipes since she's been here.

And she even modified a few of our existing recipes and made them perfect.

- [Gary] That is really cool.

I see Tara Nurin's here.

And Tara wrote- - That's right.

- the book- - on women brewing.

- I'm gonna go over chat with her.

(man speaks faintly) - Thanks.

Tara.

- Hi.

- Hey, how are you?

- Great.

- Okay.

Good to see you again.

- Thanks.

- And this is your new book.

- It is.

- Called, "The Women's Place is in the Brew House".

Tell me about women were the first brewers?

Tell me about that.

- [Tara] That's right.

Starting, we believe, with the beginning of human history, women have been society's brew masters because for a long time, people didn't have a lot of options for what to drink.

So they drank low alcohol beer.

And I'm talking about kids, everyone in the family, morning, noon and night.

And because it was kitchen work to make the beer to go along with the meals, it was women's work.

- Well, Daniella is back in the brew house.

I'm gonna go chat with her- - That's good - and talk with her about some of her new recipes.

- Okay.

Yeah.

- Good seeing you.

- You too.

- Okay.

(upbeat music) - Hey Daniella, how you doing?

- Hey Gary, I'm good.

How are you?

- I'm doing well.

You were a home brewer, and now you decided to become a professional.

What was the reasoning behind that?

- Honestly, I just really, really enjoyed brewing and wasn't super happy in my career.

So I decided to do some informal education and go out and find a job and work my way up - Well, here's so many good things about the stuff you're doing.

I'd like to try one of your beers.

Is that possible?

- Yes.

All right.

So we have our Flying (indistinct), it's an American Light Lager - Cheers.

- Cheers.

- So light lager, light in color?

Light in alcohol?

What are we doing?

- Light in color, not crazy light in alcohol.

It's 5 1/2%.

It's a nice, easy drinking lager.

- Do you like tweaking recipes or creating new ones, or is a combination of both?

- I like both, but my heart really lies with creating new stuff.

- And that's apparently what you're gonna be doing, right?

- [Daniella] Yes.

So today, we made a beer that we're calling Queensway.

So you have to think milk, coffee, stout, but more of a color like this.

- [Gary] That's complex.

- Yes.

So you need- - [Gary] You're gonna have to wrap my head around there.

- [Daniella] You're gonna get the components of a stout, but in this color and a good hit of coffee flavor.

- I gotta ask this one final question.

What advice would you give to anyone who's looking to get into what might be considered a non-traditional type job?

- [Daniella] What I would say is that you should do whatever it is that you want to do.

If you think that there's something holding you back with some kind of stereotype, just ignore it and go for it.

Because you can do whatever you want to do.

- [Gary] I like that.

Cheers to Danielle.

- Cheers.

- (indistinct) Thank you.

And swedesborobrewing.com is the website.

- Yes.

- So you can check on everything that Danielle and the company's doing.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

And we'll see you next time.

- Daniella, where's my beer?

I'm only teasing.

But it would've paired nicely with this flicks preview with Patrick Stoner.

- [Man] Double crossing your friends.

Lying to your fellow spies.

Treason.

It's what I'm accusing you of.

- Sir.

- Friend or foe?

- [Narrator] In the 1960s, the world was shocked to discover that a British intelligence agent named Kim Philby defected to the Soviet Union, Guy Pearce plays him.

Among his friends was Nicholas Elliot, played by Damian Lewis.

And the world has ever since speculated what Kim Phibly was motivated by and like.

- I think you do need to understand your characters.

'Cause I never think at all about whether I like the character I'm playing.

That actually is never relevant for me.

It's not just about understanding the character, it's about being able to inhabit the characters.

With a character like Phibly, of course, it's an incredible mystery because he was presenting one thing and doing something else.

But this is where the task at hand felt very collaborative.

I felt I need...

I was relying very much on Alex's understanding of Philby, as well as whatever I could sort of piece together.

And also understanding how we wanted to present Philby.

What was important as far as how we presented him at each moment.

- So Alex, what's unique about this particular Phibly in your mind?

- It's a very interesting question.

First of all, I think that I have to... My weaknesses as a writer is I put myself in all the characters, on the main characters.

So I love them all anyway.

What is important to me in drama and storytelling is no matter what you think of the characters or no matter what the history of the characters is, you have to try and give them their dignity.

In other words, you have to try and take them seriously and think a bit more deeply.

And that's really important to me.

And so in this version of Philby, I will hold my hands up and say that I have tried to humanize him.

- [Interviewer] He obviously felt like he was extraordinarily misunderstood.

As he said, "I'm not a traitor I'm not a traitor.

I'm not a traitor."

- [Alex] I would argue that in the end, he probably thought that he was incredibly well understood.

But until that point, which I think was so crushing for him, until that point, I think he thought that he was in this sort of elite club of one that he created for himself.

But that's not, also to ignore the fact that I do think that there was some ideological integrity to what he did.

I mean, he believed what he believed.

I don't think he was a sociopath.

Or at least I've chosen not to portray him as a sociopath, 'cause that's in a way too easy.

- Gentlemen, thank you for going there.

I appreciate that very much.

- Thanks so much.

- Thanks for watching "You Oughta Know".

Can't wait to see you next week.

Goodnight, everyone.

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