CitizenCast

On this episode of The Fix, Larry Platt looks at Judge Jeffrey Schmehl's lax sentencing of John Dougherty's co-conspirators, which shows that corruption flourishes when punishment meets the Philly Shrug

Noise pollution adversely affects marginalized communities in Philly and other cities. Is there a way to find peace and quiet here?

On this episode of Citizen Of The Week, Roxanne Patel Shepelavy spotlights Vivek Babu, the Drexel undergraduate student president who worked to ensure his classmates are granted a day off in order to cast their ballot this year

At our Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Pulitzer Prize winning MSNBC reporter Trymaine Lee spoke with Damon Packwood, executive director of Gameheads, about Black and Brown youth using game design as a form of therapy for themselves and those around them.

On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi highlights the documentary "The ABCs of Book Banning." He brings on two past guests featured prominently in the film, author George M. Johnson and the 101-year-old Grace Linn.

Philly is blowing its chance to use American Rescue Plan funds on intractable problems. Will Parker follow Shapiro's "invest and grow" plan?

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, lots of kids feel socially isolated — especially at lunchtime. A nonprofit called Beyond Differences is working to change that with No One Eats Alone.

On this episode of Guest Commentary, a former orthopedic surgeon and lung transplant recipient tells his story. Thousands of Americans are waiting for organ donors to save their lives. You can help.

Will the push to unionize small local coffee shops in Philly signal the death knell of the neighborhood cafe?

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi brings us the history of Ralph Bunche, the first Black recipient of the Nobel Prize and a champion for peace in the Middle East.