At the Intersection of Lost and Confused

Listeners continue to chime in on the topic of funny street names. One of them points out that in Philadelphia, there’s a Rhoads Street and a Street Road. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “At the Intersection of Lost and Confused”

After our conversation about funny names for streets and roads, we had a voicemail from Hannah Fargiora.

And Hannah points out that in Philadelphia they have Road Street.

Now that’s spelled R-H-O-A-D-S, Street, Roads Street, but they also have Street Road.

That must be so confusing.

I’m imagining a male person’s first day on the job.

Yeah.

Are you kidding?

This is, are you guys, this is a hazing ritual.

Yeah.

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