City Cast Philly

Contributors Conrad Benner and Alisha Miranda join Trenae Nuri to play three rounds of trivia and learn about some interesting Philly inventions and creations. Plus, with food prices continuing to go up, are Philly restaurants kinda mid these days? And we have some ideas of free and cheap places to hang out in the city. 

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Contributor Fae Ehsan and Audience Development Manager Spencer Morris join Trenae Nuri to share the circumstances behind the shooting death of a 40-year-old police officer in West Philly last weekend. Plus, City Council is considering opening a city-supported grocery store (cc: Mayor Mamdani). And we have some ideas for how to save some cash and cook at home. 

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We’re talking about interesting furniture finds on Facebook Marketplace in Philly. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by contributors Kamal Marell and Claudia Vargas to talk about how to spot quality items over the knockoffs. Plus, City Council unanimously passes a resolution to address the rat infestation in Mayfair. We also discuss the streets we’d never want a Waymo to take us on as the city waits for the rollout of the autonomous driving taxis.

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Another Philly school year has begun — how are cell phones being handled? In Minnesota, one high school is demonstrating that a strict no-phone school day can work, and they’ve got the (mostly) positive feedback to show for it. City Cast Twin Cities host Sean McPherson joins David to talk about how St. Paul Central High School is succeeding at enforcing a phone-free school environment, the surprising ways that some students approach it, and how these kinds of bans can even affect adults like Sean.

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We talk about WHYY’s investigation into Philadelphia Gas Works CEO’s years of free secret trips to Phillies spring training and how that could violate state ethics rules. Host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz also break down some highlights of the gubernatorial debate between Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican challenger State Treasurer Stacy Garrity. Plus, Wawa debuts a new snack option. And for our members-only segment, we chat about some fall events happening at local farms in our region. To that end, we’re doing our fall membership campaign right now — if you rely on this show to know about all the things that happened in the week, from Wawa sushi to the gubernatorial debate, join us as a City Cast Philly Neighbor. And, for a limited time only, get this sweet dad hat. Sign up here.

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Philly does it big with fall festivals, haunted attractions, and costume contests this time of year. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by contributors Conrad Benner of Streets Dept and Jay Vereen, content creator at Wooder Ice, to talk about alternative Halloween events. Plus, they discuss ways to support the city’s arts and creative community, and the recent theft of beef in the city. 

We’re doing our fall membership campaign right now — if you rely on this show to know about all the things, from the beef heist to Halloween happenings, join us as a City Cast Philly Neighbor. And, for a limited time only, get this sweet dad hat. Sign up here.

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We’re taking a look at how the city is tackling copper wire theft, which darkens recreation centers and parks. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by creative producer Siani Colon and political contributor Lauren Vidas to also talk about challengers in next year’s council races and how Pennsylvania is at the epicenter for sports betting. Plus, we announce our members-only event on Oct. 28th: A Philly Dive Bar History Crawl! The event is only open to City Cast Philly Neighbors, so join our community and get your hands on some free City Cast Philly swag here. 

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We’re zooming into Kensington and talking about how the Parker administration has been addressing issues in this neighborhood. Plus, Black Bottom becomes an official Philly neighborhood – is that enough to remember a displaced community? Host Trenae Nuri is joined with Santiago Ortiz, founder of No Shorts Media, and Eric Marsh, director of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. We also discuss the anniversary of HitchBOT’s destruction by Elfed’s Alley. 

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What might be the future of our streets? We’re listening back to conversations we’ve recently had about a bill that would allow cyclists to treat red lights and stop signs as yields, upgrades coming to Roosevelt Boulevard, and where we’d like to see Center City District’s Open Street initiative replicated in other Philly neighborhoods. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by executive producer Matt Katz, senior creative producer Abby Fritz, independent journalist Claudia Vargas,  and contributors Cassidy Leyendeckers and Nic Esposito.

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When Philly looks for inspiration for the future, does it look to the Netherlands? That’s what designers and officials in New York City did in order to integrate flood mitigation into public housing. Inspired by places like Rotterdam, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) collaborated with other groups to give Queens a state-of-the-art, climate-resilient amenity — in this case, a basketball court. David talks with Katy Burgio from NYCHA and Runit Chhaya of Grain Collective, one of the involved design firms, about the larger infrastructure the court is a part of and how it’s setting up NYC for climate resilience.

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