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By The Philadelphia Citizen
4.6
1717 ratings
The podcast currently has 1,430 episodes available.
Nine months in, Mayor Cherelle Parker has shown impeccable public-facing skills. But how is she on implementation and transparency?
What’s happening to people in cities since the pandemic is more worrisome than the fate of office buildings. This urbanist has a few city-centric solutions to pull us out of the "doom loop."
On this episode of Evening WURDs, host Dr. James Peterson sits down with Roxanne to discuss Pennsylvania's vital role in the upcoming election and what techniques have proved most effective in getting people to the polls.
Temple grad student Deesarine Ballayan has ongoing reservations about Kamala Harris. In this episode of Guest Commentary, she explains how these reservations linger, even after personally attending the candidate’s NABJ interview in Philadelphia.
Citizenship Day and Constitution Day are both celebrated on September 17th. This is a bold statement about the importance of immigrants, as well as their contributions and responsibilities to their new country. MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi recounts his own experience becoming a US citizen and declares the importance of exercising your citizenship "muscles."
PA legislators struggle to legalize recreational marijuana and create economic opportunities. Can they do something before the year's end?
On this episode of our acclaimed podcast, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter sit down with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, one of the youngest mayors in the country. In March, a cargo ship lost power and smashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, thrusting Mayor Scott into the national spotlight amidst ugly insinuations that the tragedy was a result of Scott being a "D.E.I. mayor.”
Find out how he creatively shut down the criticisms, as Mayor Scott takes our hosts through the tragedy of that night, as well as detailing his city's stunning success in reversing the trend of shooting victims and fatalities in Baltimore. He even digs into the hilarious bet he has with the youth of his city as they try to unearth the mayor's D.J. alias. (Hint: he ain't worried.)
As cities go, so goes the nation!
On this episode of Art For Change, we examine a new interactive installation at the Fabric Workshop and Museum by Bearded Ladies Cabaret founder John Jarboe. The exhibition puts on full display "earnest, absurd queer selfhood."
On this episode of Citizen(s) of the Week, we look at Penn Medicine Votes, which motivates healthcare workers to help patients who are unexpectedly hospitalized on election day cast an absentee ballot
Donald Trump and his Republican allies are doubling down on "abortion after birth" (also known as "murder.") MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi breaks down this lie and explains why it's so dangerous.
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