>> HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT ON "YOU OUGHTA KNOW."

SHIRLEY: HISTORY COMES TO LIFE AS I SIT DOWN WITH A LOCAL HISTORIAN WHO IS ON A MISSION TO EDUCATE EVERYONE ON PHILADELPHIA'S RICH AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY.

REGINA: LENDING MORE THAN A HELPING HAND TO GET FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE.

SHIRLEY: PLUS, A FORMER EAGLES PLAYER USING HIS PLATFORM TO GET RESIDENTSK INVOLVE IN IMPROVING THEIR COMMITTEE -- RESIDENTS INVOLVED IN IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITIES.

REGINA: HI, EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

I AM REGINA MITCHELL.

SHIRLEY: I'M SHIRLEY MIN.

I'M CELEBRATING OUR RETURN TO THE STUDIO WITH A LITTLE DRINK.

REGINA: ARE YOU DRINKING ON THE JOB?

SHIRLEY: I AM, BUT IT'S A MOCKTAIL.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT LATER IN THE SHOW.

REGINA: WE ARE GETTING READY FOR VALENTINE'S DAY AND SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.

FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR NONALCOHOLIC OPTIONS, IT'S A GREAT CHOICE.

SHIRLEY: IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GOING TO START OFF THE SHOW.

PHILADELPHIA IS RICH IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, ALTHOUGH MANY DON'T REALIZE IT.

THIS GUIDE WAS EAGER TO SHARE SOME STORIES ILLUSTRATING PHILLY'S BLACK HERITAGE, STORIES SHE SAYS NEED TO BE TOLD.

CHARLENE AND I MEET IN A PARK KNOWN TO MANY AS WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK IN PHILADELPHIA, BUT WHEN PEOPLE ONLY KNOW THIS PLACE AS WASHINGTON SQUARE THEY ARE MISSING OUT ON ALMOST 200 YEARS OF HISTORY.

DO YOU FEEL A CERTAIN WAY WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE REFERRING TO THIS AS WASHINGTON SQUARE?

>> YES, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR HISTORY.

I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT IT'S CALLED THE SOUTHEAST SQUARE.

I WANT THEM TO KNOW THE WHOLE HISTORY.

SHIRLEY: AND SHE TELLS THE WHOLE HISTORY AND A THREE AND A HALF HOUR TOUR SHE CREATED AND LEADS.

IT CONSISTS OF ORAL STORYTELLING ABOUT SPECIFIC SITES, LIKE THIS SQUARE.

>> I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT IT'S CALLED THE SOUTHEAST SQUARE.

I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT SLAVES WERE BROUGHT HERE AND THEN WENT TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION TO BE SOLD, AND IT WAS CALLED CONGO SQUARE.

IN 1825, THAT'S WHEN IT WAS NAMED WASHINGTON SQUARE.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT THEM TO KNOW.

I'M A STORYTELLER OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, ENTW INED WITH TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HISTORY, AND THE REASON I SAY TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HISTORY IS BECAUSE I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW ALL HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IS ALL HISTORY.

SHIRLEY: OTHER STOPS ON HER TOUR INCLUDE THE LONDON COFFEEHOUSE, WHERE SLAVE PERSONS -- ENSLAVED PERSONS WERE AUCTIONED.

>> I DO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE HORRORS THAT HAPPENED IN PHILADELPHIA, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME.

I TALK ABOUT HORRORS IN OTHER STATES, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO KNOW.

BUT I ALSO TALK ABOUT THE HORRORS OF OTHER ETHNICITIES AND WHY THEY HAPPENED, BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ECONOMICS OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

SO, I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WHITES OR ANGLO-SAXONS DID NOT START IT.

IT STARTED WITH THE SPANISH, THE PORTUGUESE.

IT STARTED WITH THE AFRICANS.

SO, THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT HISTORY.

SHIRLEY: THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART IS A STOP.

THE MUSEUM'S CHIEF ARCHITECT WAS AFRICAN-AMERICAN.

THE TOUR ENDS AT A CHURCH NEAR SIXTH AND LOMBARD STREETS, FOUNDED IN 1794.

>> THE FOUNDER WAS A SLAVE.

HE WAS EMANCIPATED.

HARRIET TUBMAN, WILLIAM STILL.

THESE PERSONS STOPPED THERE AND SPOKE AT THE ROSTRUM TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO FIGHT FOR THE CIVIL WAR.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY GOING ON RIGHT HERE IN PHILADELPHIA.

SO, THERE'S A LOT TO BE TOLD.

I BELIEVE THAT IF WE KNEW OUR HISTORY, WE WOULD BE A BETTER PEOPLE.

SHIRLEY: CHARLENE'S TOURS ARE PERFECT FOR FAMILY REUNIONS OR CHURCH GROUP OUTINGS.

YOU JUST HAVE TO RENT A BUS.

CHARLENE WILL STEP ON AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.

WHYY HAS TICKETS AVAILABLE.

FIND OUT MORE BY CALLING 888- 345-9499.

REGINA: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE ASKED FOR YOUR OPINION ABOUT CREATING A COMMUNITY CENTER OR PART IN YOUR AREA -- OR PARK IN YOUR AREA?

ONE FORMER EAGLES PLAYER THOUGHT ENGAGING PEOPLE FROM CONCEPT TO CONSTRUCTION IS A WAY TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER.

>> MAKE THE WORLD BETTER WAS FOUNDED IN 2014 BY CONNOR, IN HIS FIRST YEAR PLAYING WITH THE EAGLES.

THE FACILITY CLEARLY HADN'T SEEN MAJOR RENOVATIONS IN QUITE SOME TIME.

HE CONNECTED WITH OUR COFOUNDER.

THEY CAME TOGETHER AND STARTED TO FORMULATE THIS VISION, TO CONNECT PEOPLE AND INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP THROUGH PUBLIC SPACE REVITALIZATION PROJECTS.

IT HAS WORKED AT FOUR DIFFERENT PARK SITES AND WITH FOUR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AROUND PHILADELPHIA.

ALSO, SMITH PLAYGROUND IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA.

THIS IS WATERLOO PLAYGROUND IN WEST KENSINGTON.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO PLAY AND GATHER WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

♪ THAT'S WHY WE ARE SO FOCUSED ON THIS COMMUNITY CENTERED DESIGN PROCESS.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ESTABLISHED AS EXPERTS.

THEY ALSO NEED TO SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN THE SPACE.

THERE'S PLAY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE HERE FOR THE TOTS, TWEENS, TEENS.

PLACES TOGETHER AND PLAY FOR A PICNIC -- TO GATHER AND PLAY FOR A PICNIC OR TO PLAY CHESS AND CHECKERS.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY GEM.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY HERE FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

WE WORKED TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE THE YOUTH.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO HAVE THE YOUTH VOICE CARRIED THROUGH IN TERMS OF THE DESIGN AND THE LONG-TERM USAGE AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SPACE.

♪ THE YOUTH DESIGNED AND BUILT SOME SANDWICH BOARD SIGNAGE THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT ON THE STREET TO SHARE WITH FOLKS WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY BUILT PICNIC TABLES.

THEY DESIGNED AND BUILT COAT RACKS FOR INSIDE THE REC BUILDING, THAT IS A SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO FEEL WELCOME.

IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND CARRIES OUT THE VISION OF EVERYONE INVOLVED.

HUGE COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT WAS BRINGING GREENERY AND PLANTING TREES IN THE SPACE, BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN HEAVILY PAVED PRIOR.

♪ WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN PROJECTS THAT EVERYBODY CAN ACCESS FOR FREE.

WE REALLY ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERYBODY FEELS EMPOWERED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ALSO WHERE COMMUNITY IS REFLECTED IN THE DESIGN OF THEIR PUBLIC SPACES.

♪ REGINA: IN ADDITION TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY SPACES, THE MAKE THE WORLD BETTER FOUNDATION HAS CREATED MURALS AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACE PROJECTS.

SHIRLEY: A WHILE BACK, WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE GOOD SOULS PROJECT, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO GIVE OF THEMSELVES TO HELP OTHERS.

WE ARE INTRODUCED TO ONE OF THOSE GOOD SOULS, A PHILADELPHIA WOMAN WHO SWOOPS IN WHEN SHE SEES SOMEONE IN NEED.

>> BORN AND RAISED IN THE LOGAN SECTION OF PHILADELPHIA, SHE IS A THIRD-GENERATION GIVER.

>> MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A LOVING PERSON.

MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WAS A LIVING PERSON.

MY DAD AND MOM WOULD TAKE KIDS TO TRIPS.

MY DAD WOULD PAY PEOPLE'S BILLS.

>> SO, IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THANKSGIVING WHEN SHE SAW A MAN LOOKING FLUSTERED AT THE CHECKOUT AT THE ALDI WHERE SHE WAS WORKING SECURITY, HER IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO LEND A HAND.

>> HE JUST LOOKED IN DISTRESS.

HE HAD A CART FULL OF GROCERIES.

>> I REALIZED I DON'T HAVE MY WALLET.

>> THAT'S KEVIN, MANAGING EDITOR FOR KEYSTONE CROSSROADS AT WHYY.

WITH FIVE MINUTES TILL THE FORECLOSED -- THE STORE CLOSED, HE WAS IN A BIND.

>> THIS REALLY KIND SECURITY GUARD WAS JUST LIKE, CASUALLY, DO YOU NEED HELP?

>> MINUTES LATER, SHE DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR A WOMAN WITH A MUCH SMALLER NEED, BUT IN MUCH MORE DISTRESS.

>> SHE BROKE DOWN IN TEARS AND GAVE ME A BIG HUG.

>> AT THAT POINT, I'M JUST SITTING HER, LOOKING AT HER -- SITTING THERE, LOOKING AT HER, WHO IS THIS SECURITY GUARD, SWOOPING IN LIKE A SUPERHERO?

>> KEVIN PAID HER BACK AND TWEETED ABOUT THE INTERACTION, GETTING SCORES OF RETWEETS AND LIKES.

>> I BROKE DOWN AND CRIED.

I WAS JUST LIKE, WOW.

>> THAT LED TO FOLKS SENDING HER MONEY TO DO MORE GOOD DEEDS, AND ALL THE KINDNESS CAME ON THE HEELS OF ONE OF THE ROUGHEST SEASONS OF HER LIFE.

>> I HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

>> HER MOM SHARON DIED OF BRAIN CANCER THREE YEARS AGO, AND SHE LOST HER DIED IN JULY TO COPD.

SHE BATTLED THE SADNESS, BUT STARTED SEEING HER GIVING IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

>> BECAUSE PAIN -- IT'S THE LEGACY THAT MY DAD HAD PLANTED, BY JUST HAVING A PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE, LIFTING THEIR SPIRITS UP.

I'VE NEVER BEEN CALLED A GOOD SOUL.

I KNOW I HAVE A GOOD SOUL, BECAUSE I'M A LOVING AND CARING PERSON, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD SOMEONE SAY THIS.

WHEN YOU DO GOOD THINGS, YOU RECEIVE GOOD THINGS IN YOUR LIFE.

SHIRLEY: CATCH "GOOD SOULS" ON WHYY 90.9 F.M.

OR LOG ON TO WHYY.ORG/GOOSDSOU -- WHYY.ORG/GOODSOULS.

REGINA: AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON, FINDING WORK IS A VITAL PART OF RETURNING TO NORMAL LIFE, BUT IT'S NOT OFTEN AN EASY TASK TO ACCOMPLISH.

WHICH IS WHY A LOCAL ORGANIZATION IS LENDING A HAND, OR BETTER YET, SUIT, TIE, AND SHOES.

>> MY CHILDHOOD GROWING UP WAS FUN.

I HAVE A SINGLE MOM.

SHE ADOPTED FOUR OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.

I WOUND UP GOING TO PLACEMENT.

AND IN LIKE MY EARLY TEENS, THAT WAS A MILL DONE FOR ME, BECAUSE I GOT TOOK AWAY -- THAT WAS A MELTDOWN FOR ME, BECAUSE I GOT TOOK AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.

SHIRLEY: EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF MEN ARE INCARCERATED IN PHILADELPHIA.

AS A TEENAGER, MITCHELL ADMITS HE STRUGGLED WITH BEING SHUFFLED AROUND THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND FINDING FRIENDS WHOM HE COULD RELATE TO.

THE RESULTS LENDING HIM IN JAIL OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> I WENT DOWN THE WRONG ROAD FOR A LONG TIME.

DRUGS.

GOING IN AND OUT OF JAIL.

I JUST -- SOMETHING SNAPPED AND TOLD ME I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER, I HAD TWO KIDS, AND I HAD TO GROW UP.

I HAD TO STOP LYING TO MYSELF AND GROW UP.

SHIRLEY: THAT'S WHEN MITCHELL DECIDED THE ANSWER WAS DEFINED A STEADY CAREER, BUT FIRST, HE NEEDED A SUIT.

>> WHAT TOOK ME THERE WAS GETTING BACK INTO THE ENVIRONMENT OF JOB SEARCHING.

I WAS A NEED FOR INTERVIEW WEAR, SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE PROVIDING AND IT WAS A GOOD MEE T. >> THE PROGRAM IS CALLED RETURNING WARDROBES.

TYPICALLY THEY HELP TO OUTFIT ALL PEOPLE IN NEED OF WORK ATTIRE, BUT THIS IS PARTICULARLY DESIGNED FOR MEN WHO'VE BEEN INCARCERATED AND ARE NOW LOOKING FOR JOBS.

BY HELPING TO REDUCE CLOTHING INSECURITY, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO EQUIP THOSE IN NEED WITH THE ESSENTIAL THINGS NECESSARY TO GAIN STABLE EMPLOYMENT, THUS REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM RETURNING TO PRISON.

SO FAR, FOR MITCHELL, IT HAS WORKED.

HE FOUND A JOB AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER, AND HE WANTS MORE PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARDROBE, SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD PAYING JOBS LOOKING TO HIRE RIGHT NOW.

>> A LOT OF MEN NEVER PUT ON A TIE, HAD ON A SUIT JACKET, NOTHING LIKE THAT.

IT INSPIRES A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT GIVES US HOPE, TO KNOW THAT, NO MATTER WHAT, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO HELP.

IT WARMS YOUR HEART AND LET YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, NO MATTER WHERE YOUR BACKGROUND IS FROM, YOU CAN MAKE IT AND YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY ON YOUR TEAM WHO IS GOING TO PUSH YOU.

>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, THE WARDROBE IS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS OF MENSWEAR.

IF YOU HAVE NEW OR GENTLY USED MENSWEAR, DROP IT OFF AT ANY WARDROBE LOCATION.

ALSO, T-SHIRTS, AND UNDERWEAR, SOCKS, AND SHOES ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

SHIRLEY: THE ACCORDION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INVENTED IN BERLIN IN 1822.

SINCE THAT TIME, THE INSTRUMENT HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD AND INFLUENCED MANY STYLES OF MUSIC.

A LOCAL ADELPHIA SHOP BOASTS -- LOCAL PHILADELPHIA SHOP BOASTS THAT IT HAS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ACCORDIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

♪ ♪ >> WE ARE LIBERTY BELLOWS.

I STARTED WITH TWO OR THREE ACCORDIONS.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE 1000 ACCORDIONS.

WE ARE THE BIGGEST SHOP IN THE COUNTRY.

THERE'S NO OTHER STORY LIKE THIS.

WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT OUR TEACHER IS A WORLD-CLASS PLAYER, WHO HAS JOINED US TO PLAY ALL THESE INSTRUMENTS AND TO TEACH LESSONS.

WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, I'M JUST AMAZED.

PEOPLE WILL FIND US ON THE INTERNET.

THEY WILL MAKE THE EFFORT TO DRIVE IN, SOMETIMES FLY IN.

THERE'S JUST SO FEW PLACES THAT WILL FIX ACCORDIONS OR STOCK THEM THAT IT'S WORTH THE TRIP.

I GREW UP IN NORTHEAST PHILLY.

DIDN'T REALLY GET INTO MUSIC UNTIL I WAS A TEENAGER.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SUPERHERO BACKGROUND STORY, WHERE I WAS IN AN ATTIC ONE DAY AND I PULLED DOWN THIS BOX AND IT WAS A MYSTERIOUS SUITCASE.

I OPENED IT UP AND THERE WAS AN ACCORDION.

IT WAS MY FATHER'S ACCORDION.

HE HAD PASSED WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

I ONLY KNEW THAT HE WAS A MUSICAL PERSON, WHO PLAYED MANY INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING ACCORDION.

EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW MY DAD, I DID FEEL LIKE THAT WAS A CONNECTION THAT I WAS HAPPY TO EXPLORE.

ONE OF THE BIG PERKS OF THE JOB IS THAT EVERY DAY I GET TO HEAR PERSONAL CONCERTS FROM ALL DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO PLAY, FROM MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.

THERE'S THE TYPICAL ITALIAN AND GERMAN, WHICH IS WHERE A LOT OF ACCORDIONS WERE TRADITIONALLY PRODUCED.

BUT THEY HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD, SO YOU FIND A LOT OF IMMIGRANTS WOULD TAKE THEIR ACCORDIONS WITH THEM, TO SOUTH AMERICA, FOR INSTANCE, TO ASIA, AUSTRALIA.

IS A VERY PORTABLE INSTRUMENT, A LOT EASIER TO CARRY THAN A PIANO.

IN A BOX -- YOU CAN PUT IT IN A BOX AND PACK IT UP.

ACCORDION IS ANYTHING YOU ARE PLAYING AIR THROUGH AND IT PLAYS METAL REEDS.

THERE ARE TWO MAIN DIVISIONS.

ACCORDIONS THAT PLAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, USUALLY CHORDS.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A PIANO KEYBOARD.

THERE'S ALSO CONCERTINAS.

THEY ARE HEXAGONAL OR OCTAGON, ULTRASMALL AND PORTABLE, BIG WITH SAILORS AND PIRATES.

IT'S INFLUENCED ALL KINDS OF MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE WORLD.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.

IN BRAZIL, IT'S A HUGE INSTRUMENT.

PRETTY MUCH EVERY BAND WILL FEATURE AN ACCORDION.

HERE IN THE U.S., WE'VE GOT THE CAJUN AND ZYDECO PLAYERS IN THE SOUTH.

CZECH AND OCTOBER -- AND GERMAN OKTOBERFEST.

AND ADDING ACCORDION WILL ADD A BIG MOOD FACTOR.

YOU CAN MAKE IT SOUND VERY HAPPY OR VERY SAD.

A RAW, EARTHY SOUND THAT YOU CAN ONLY GET WITH THE FOLK INSTRUMENT.

ANYONE WITH MUSICAL EXPERIENCE CAN LEARN QUICKLY.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE, LEARNING ACCORDION WILL ALLOW YOU TO PLAY ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT.

SHIRLEY: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LIBERTY BELLOWS ACCORDION SHOP, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE.

REGINA: THE SUPER BOWL IS THIS SUNDAY.

DO YOU DO ANYTHING FOR THE SUPER BOWL?

SHIRLEY: SOMETIMES WE DO.

WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT LOW-KEY.

WE WILL PROBABLY EAT.

REGINA: AND WATCH COMMERCIALS.

SHIRLEY: IF YOU ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SOME SUPER BOWL EATS, A PHILLY INFLUENCER HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS.

>> HEY, I GO BY THE GODFATHER OF MEAT ON TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM.

IT STARTED OUT AS A PASSION FOR COOKING ON MY BACK PATIO, MAKING CHEESESTEAK.

IT TURNED INTO ME TOURING AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA, CHECKING OUT FAST FOOD PLACES.

LUCKY ME, RIGHT?

I'VE GOT YOUR SUPER BOWL FOOD SUGGESTIONS.

LET'S START IN DELAWARE.

IF YOU'RE IN DELAWARE, YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT THIS SALOON.

THEY HAVE THE BEST CHICKEN WINGS.

I'VE BEEN TO BUFFALO.

I'VE HAD WINGS FROM EVERYWHERE.

THAT'S THE SPOT.

THE SALT AND VINEGAR.

YOU WILL LOVE THEM.

YOUR PARTY GUESTS WILL LOVE THEM.

THAT'S THE SPOT.

JERSEY, YOU WANT A GOOD CHEESESTEAK, HEAD TO DONKEY'S, MEATHEADS.

DONKEY'S IS IN CAMDEN, VERY WELL KNOWN.

MEATHEADS, VERY WELL -- GOOD AS WELL.

PENNSYLVANIA, MY HOME STATE.

IF YOU ARE IN THE SUBURBS, HEAD TO GOOMBA'S.

IT'S THE CLOSEST THING YOU WILL FIND THE SOUTH PHILLY IN THE SUBURBS.

IT NEVER DISAPPOINTS.

THE HOAGIES, PHENOMENAL.

THE CHEESESTEAK CAN HANG WITH ANYBODY.

THEY ARE ALL GODFATHER OF MEAT APPROVED.

SHIRLEY: HE'S NOT JUST SHOWING YOU WHERE TO EAT.

HE IS DOING SOME DEMOS.

REGINA: CHECK THEM OUT ON TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM.

HERE'S A STORY I CAN GET WITH, NONALCOHOLIC DRINKS.

I'VE TRIED IT IN MY HOUSE.

EVERYBODY LOVES IT.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STICK AROUND.

SHIRLEY: THE DEMAND FOR NO AND LOW-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES HAS SKYROCKETED.

REGINA: JOINING US NOW IS THE FILE CREATOR OF MINGLE -- THE P HILLY CREATOR OF MINGLE MO CKTAILS.

WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

SHIRLEY: LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW THIS GOT STARTED.

>> I GAVE UP ALCOHOL ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO.

I FOUND WHEN I WAS OUT WITH MY GIRLFRIENDS OR DOWNTOWN, PEOPLE WOULD ORDER THEIR COCKTAILS, AND I WOULD BE STUCK WITH SELTZER OR SODA.

I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE PART OF THE PARTY.

I WAS INVITED TO A GIRLS WEEKEND IN THE POCONOS.

I THOUGHT, I'M GOING TO MAKE MY OWN MOCKTAIL, SO I WHIPPED UP WHAT IS NOW THE CRANBERRY COSMO.

WHEN THE CORKS STARTED POPPING, I POURED MYSELF A LITTLE MOCKTAIL AND HAD THIS A-HA MO MENT, THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO GET TO BE PART OF THE PARTY.

SHIRLEY: AND THERE'S NO ALCOHOL IN IT.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

I WANT IT WITHOUT ALCOHOL, BUT SOME OF MY GIRLFRIENDS DID MIX IT.

EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY IT THEIR WAY AND FEEL LIKE PART OF THE PARTY.

REGINA: ALL OF THE RECIPES ARE ON THE CANS OR ON THE BOTTLES.

YOU COULD MAKE IT WITH ALCOHOL OR NOT.

AS A PERSONAL TRAINER, I'M CONSTANTLY TELLING PEOPLE, WATCH YOUR CALORIES.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CALORIES IS DRINKING ALCOHOL.

YOU CAN STOP THAT BY HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND STILL GET THE TASTE AND FLAVOR.

>> THERE'S A HUGE DRIVE FOR HEALTH.

YOU DON'T WANT TO DRINK YOUR CALORIES.

YOU DON'T WANT TO FEEL BAD.

IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SEEING?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ALCOHOLIC IS EMPTY CALORIES -- ALCOHOL IS EMPTY CALORIES.

MINGLE IS FRUIT-BASED, ALL-NATURAL, SWEETENED WITH ORGANIC AND NATURAL CANE SUGAR.

PEOPLE CAN ADD A LITTLE VODKA OR PRESS ECHO, BUT THAT'S THEIR CHOICE.

THEY START WITH A PERFECTLY CLEAN BASE OF NATURAL INGREDIENTS AND CAN ENJOY THE PARTY THAT WAY OR ADD TO IT IF THEY WOULD LIKE.

SHIRLEY: IT'S REALLY GOOD.

I'M TRYING TO CRANBERRY COSMO.

WHAT'S IN IT?

>> IT'S A LOVELY BLEND OF CRANBERRY AND LIME JUICE WITH JUST A TOUCH OF ORANGE JUICE.

YOU GET A LITTLE LIFT.

SHIRLEY: LOOK AT THE COLOR.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S LIKE A ROSE.

WHICH I ALSO LOVE.

>> AND IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS JUICE.

SOME PEOPLE THINK A MOCK TAIL IS JUICE, BUT THIS TASTES LIKE ALCOHOL, BUT THERE IS NONE.

REGINA: YOU HAVE OTHER FLAVORS.

THIS ONE IS KIND OF LIKE A MOJITO.

>> THIS IS THE CUCUMBER MELON MOJITO, THE BLACKBERRY HIBISCUS BELLINI, THE BLOOD ORANGE ELDER FLOWER MIMOSA, AND THE MOSCOW MULE I MADE WITH MY HUSBAND.

SHIRLEY: THIS IS PERFECT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, GALENTINE'S DAY .

REGINA: YOUR KIDS, IF THEY WANT TO HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE DRINK STATION.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I'M NOT A CHEF BUT I CAN MAKE A MOCKTAIL STATION.

ALL YOU DO IS ADD THE ALCOHOL TO MAKE IT A COCKTAIL STATION.

EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY THE PARTY.

SHIRLEY: AND THERE A BEAUTIFUL ROSE GOLD -- REGINA: THAT'S GOING TO GET STOLEN.

SHIRLEY: I'M WATCHING YOU.

REGINA: AT HOME -- PEOPLE CAN GET THIS AT HOME.

>> WE ARE DOING A SPECIAL ON OUR WEBSITE.

EVERY ORDER GETS A FREE GOALS -- ROSE GOLD MIXING SPOON.

IT IS SO PRETTY.

IT WILL LOOK AWESOME IN YOUR KITCHEN.

SHIRLEY: YOU ARE IN LOCAL STORES AND ONLINE.

>> AMAZON AND MINGLEMOCKT AILS.COM.

WEGMAN AND WHOLE FOODS, GIANT MARKETS, AND A NUMBER OF INDEPENDENTS AS WELL.

SHIRLEY: THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING US TO MINGLE MOCKTAILS.

THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT'S SHOW.

REGINA: WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY NEXT WEEK.

GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.

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