In this Idea We Should Steal, a volunteer chaperone service called Compassion in Oakland is helping to fight anti-Asian hate crimes. Philly should follow suit.

In this "Ideas We Should Steal" we look to New Jersey and the two cities that have made real progress in reducing gun violence by adopting smart policing techniques.

Larry Platt chats with author Jill Filopovic (Ok Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind) about Millennials not being a bunch of avocado-toast eating snowflakes, but rather America's most educated, most engaged yet least wealthy generation. City Councilmember-at-large Katherine Gilmore Richardson stops by.

Philadelphia is the nation's first startup. So, in this budget season, why not put old talking points behind us…and pivot?

One of the quotes that stayed with us the most while reporting Philly Under Fire came from Melany Nelson of Northwest Victim Services: "I've spoken to many youth and they said to me, 'Ms. Nelson, either you're going to be the predator or the prey. So you have to pick one.' So nine times out of 10, they're going to be the predator. They told me that they expect to die young."

But as we'll hear in this episode, Philadelphia's youth are also choosing to fight back against the violence.

We're not likely to lose the corruption-prone Sheriff's Office anytime soon, but adding this office to its rank would go a long way towards fixing it.

WURD host Charles Ellison talks with award-winning author & podcaster Jo Piazza about her new investigative audio series about gun violence in the city--Philly Under Fire, co-produced by The Philadelphia Citizen

Center City's Tria Cafe brought back its beloved Fermentation School (virtually) to help it survive the pandemic. Who needs tables anyway?

At The Citizen's most recent event, we talked with author/entrepreneur Brad Aronson and Dr. Vera Ludwig, neuroscientist, about the science and stories behind doing good for others

On the heels of the PA primary, we wonder: Has Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner reformed prosecution, or just not prosecuted?