CitizenCast

Thousands of West Philly residents fear displacement from affordable homes owned by one landlord. Mayor Parker's $2 billion housing plan might help to prevent that fate.

From family trauma to a teenage murder conviction to a returning citizen rising to become a force for good and healing, on this episode of Big Rube's Philly, Reuben "Big Rube" Harley has an unvarnished conversation with barber and poet Will Little about how he overcame the streets of South Philly

The principals of two high schools set to merge aren't just waiting to see what happens next to displaced students and staff, they're reaching out early to ease the transition

Philly saw an outbreak of measles in 1991 centered around certain religious communities. What have we learned since? Not much. In fact, things have gotten worse.

In the wake of a high-stakes state visit by the Chinese president, Ali Veshi breaks down the many gifts to China that are Donald Trump's foreign bungles.

Meet the next generation of man's best friend (some with lasers some with thermal sensors, some with machine guns). Brought to you by Philly's brightest tech minds.

On a special live episode of How To Really Run A City, former Mayor Michael Nutter takes us inside his new Impact Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania. His co-host, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, as well as former Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum are this year's inaugural scholars.

"The idea is to match young people who want to go into public service with those who have served but are not yet finished," Nutter told the crowd. "We should not leave that knowledge and expertise on the bench."

Join us (and Penn Impact Scholars students) for a driving discussion about the power of today's leaders to lift the innovators of tomorrow.

As cities go, so goes the nation!

Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services seems to have stopped pushing vitamin A to treat measles. Paul Offit, CHOP's renowned immunologist, wonders if this reversal will come in time to save PA from an even more massive outbreak?

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, Philadelphians flush 310 tons of what could be money-making compost every year. Will fears of forever chemical contamination prevent us from cashing in?

The rising cost of diesel fuel is wiping out the already thin margins that farmers across the country have been operating under. Some farmers are fearing they won't be able to pay basic bills. Ali Velshi explains how this puts America's food security at serious risk.