The looming threat of a teachers’ strike and upcoming school closures are just two challenges facing the School District of Philadelphia. Host Trenae Nuri sits down with Carly Sitrin, bureau chief of Chalkbeat Philadelphia, to find out which neighborhood schools might close and which might get year-round classes. 

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There’s been continued ICE arrests in Philly and around the region. The Northern Liberties Night Market scheduled for July 23rd is canceled. And provisional ballots get a redesign. Host Trenae Nuri, producer Abby Fritz, and Hey Philly newsletter editor Siani Colon discuss these stories and our readers’ comments on Philly pretzels, run clubs, and queer-friendly sports organizations in the city. 

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Money is tight these days, but your love life shouldn’t suffer! We’re listening back to a list of creative, fun and cheap date ideas all under $25 that host Trenae Nuri and Abby Fritz, City Cast Philly producer, came up with to impress that special someone. 

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City Councilmember Mark Squilla’s district stretches from Chinatown to South Philly and up to the River Wards. He’s joining host Trenae Nuri on our weekly politics episode to talk about  the latest on the projects and controversies in his district, from Market East to SEPTA funding, from the Chinatown Stitch to a new bus station. There’s more good news here than you might expect. 

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We know some of you listen to City Cast Philly (and other podcasts) while you run. Maybe you’re running right now!  Or maybe you want to start running and even try a race? If so, now’s the time to start training for the Philadelphia Marathon (or Half Marathon) later this year. Executive producer Matt Katz sits down with Michelle Quirk – a run coach, podcaster, and primary care doctor at CHOP – to get tips and tricks for moving your running game in Philly to the next level. 

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Host Trenae Nuri talks with Marquise Davon Richards – assistant director of Upward Bound Math & Sciences at Temple University and the host of the "Keepin' It a Bean"podcast, and Josh Okyne, a Philadelphia high school student, about why higher education matters and what it takes to support Black boys in college and beyond.

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It's the Friday News Roundup! We're talking about how the city is starting to clean-up from the “Parker Piles” of trash that accumulated during the eight-day District Council 33 strike. Our attention now turns to the fate of SEPTA, which is in Harrisburg’s hands. We also take a sobering look at the recent mass shootings in the city. And as always, we dish on what we’re up to this coming weekend. Executive producer Matt Katz is joined by producer Abby Fritz and Hey Philly newsletter editor Siani Colón. 

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Why the Strike Ended & When Your Trash Is Getting Picked Up

How much trash piled up in Philly during the DC 33 strike?

Penn workers authorize strike, demanding higher salaries

After months of declining gun violence, shootings surge in Philly

South Philly lounge ordered to shutter after 8 hurt in mass shooting

I met Azir Harris after he was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018. Gunfire early Monday claimed his life.

What you need to know about the city work stoppage

Waymo to test, but not offer, self-driving cars in Philly this summer 

It’s Officially Live Aid Week in Philadelphia

Check out more cooking classes in Philly here. To throw out your trash before garbage pick-up begins Monday, find your six Sanitation Convenience Centers here. 

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The strike is over, Philly, and now the clean-up begins. The District Council 33 strike –  the Great Garbage Strike of 2025 – lasted eight days and led to a work stoppage that resulted in closed libraries, a shortage of 911 operators, and, most noticeably, no residential trash pick-up. Those piles of trash – dubbed “Parker Piles” for Mayor Cherelle Parker – will now get picked up, eventually. Executive producer Matt Katz and producer Abby Fritz tell you everything you need to know about how the agreement was struck between the union and the city, and what it all means for your garbage. 

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As the strike by District Council 33 stretches into a second week, the garbage situation in the city is only getting worse. Since residential garbage pick-up is suspended while sanitation and other city workers hit the picket lines, the city has set up dozens of dumpsters around the city. But does taking your own trash to a city dumpster make you a scab? That’s an argument union supporters are making. Matt Katz, executive producer of City Cast Philly, sits down with Danny Bauder, president of Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, which counts DC 33 as a member, to ask about scabs, contract negotiations, and when (and how) this strike will finally end. 

This episode was released on July 9 at 3 a.m., just before District Council 33 and the city announced a preliminary agreement to end the strike.

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Summer in Philly means your neighbors or co-workers are down the Shore. Whether it’s for the beaches, boardwalks, or one of those parties that Jason Kelce has been drinking at, Philadelphians young and old look forward to any excuse to get down to Shore. So it’s the perfect time to listen back to a conversation between host Trenae Nuri and Jen Miller, a Jersey Shore expert, about where and how to vacation by the salty ocean waters. 

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