CitizenCast

CitizenCast

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CitizenCast episodes

  • Are we forgetting freedom of assembly?

    Amid the ongoing conversation about free speech, democracy-loving Americans should be paying attention to — and exercising — their First Amendment right to … show up, together

    7 min
  • Dear Kimberly | How can I cope with despair?

    When it feels like the world is without hope, how do we move forward each day? Kimberly McGlonn has some advice for you.

    Do you have a question for Kimberly? Follow the link below to submit a question and we'll do our best to feature it in an upcoming episode.

    Fill out the form here

    7 min
  • Fix the sidewalks!

    On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, Denver just became the latest major city to launch a comprehensive plan for repairing and expanding its sidewalk networks. What is Philly waiting for?

    10 min
  • A barbershop with haircuts and health care

    Inspired by his own medical crisis, Al Dashiell is bringing registered nurses into his Center City barber shop to administer health care to his clients while they're in a familiar place.

    Chopped P.H.D. will hold its next screening this week, on Thursday, April 23rd, from noon until about 2 p.m. For more information, visit this story on the web.

    9 min
  • Should there be an Ona Judge Day?

    Ronnie Polaneczky is a senior editor at Philadelphia magazine who recently wrote the article "Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day." She joins Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDS, accompanied by Carl Singley who co-founded the Ona Judge Coalition, to talk about a major push to commemorate Judge with her own day.

    19 min
  • The man who paid for America

    In this episode of Philadelphia Promise, Christine Speer Lejeune, editor-in-chief of Philadelphia magazine, sits down with author, political thinker and all-around Renaissance man Richard Vague.

    In his new book, The Banker Who Made America, Vague shines a spotlight on Thomas Willing, a highly influential Philadelphian who leveraged the power of American banking to help the country win its independence.

    Join us for a fascinating conversation about a nearly forgotten but extremely important Founding Father.

    21 min
  • Can a doctor prescribe ... nature?

    What if your primary care physician gave you a script for more time outdoors? Prescribe Outside, a program from CHOP, is doing just that. Writer Courtney DuChene visited just such a nature gathering with doctors, patients and a whole lot of kids.

    11 min
  • Gardening beyond the grave

    On this episode of Gardening For Good, The Woodlands runs a volunteer-staffed program to restore flowers to cradle graves and build community in the process.

    For more information on volunteering, visit this story on the web.

    7 min

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The Philadelphia Citizen podcast offers spoken versions of articles, deeper dives into the political, social and cultural workings of our city, explainers on the issues of our day, interviews,…

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