Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Oct. 2, 2015: Larry is away this week, so Paul hits the road to talk trash and trees. Next week concludes a series of four meetings Harrisburg's environmental advisory council has put on at various sites around the city. You'll hear from the council's Bill Cluck and Rafiyqa Muhammad, city arborist Erik Josephson and recycling coordinator John Rarig about the latest initiatives and regulations in the areas of trash, recycling and tree maintenance. The last "Talkin' Trash and Trees" meeting will be held at the public works center, 1820 Paxton St., next Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Sept. 18, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul talk about the preliminary hearing that ultimately sent Steve Reed on towards a full trial, probation and restitution in the case of former city treasurer John Campbell and a judge's stay that lets a Midtown bar remain open, at least for now.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Sept. 11, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul talk about Mayor Papenfuse's State of the City address and a hearing on shutting down a bar the city says is a neighborhood nuisance, before a giving a recap of the week's council meeting.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Sept. 4, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul talk about council's vetting of the LED light upgrade, Paul's story this month giving a Burg's-eye view of the city sanitation system, and Larry's column on the gulf between two sides in the Civil War...museum dispute.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Aug. 28, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul take the podcast to the streets and try to address a most vexing question: is the city's recovery plan working? With City Council and the mayor back in town, they also discuss this week's council meetings and a forum on a tree replanting planned along Front Street. Try to guess where this was recorded - as a hint, they explain it in, like, the first five seconds.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Aug. 21, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul talk about the latest court filings in the lawsuit over Harrisburg's gun laws, a corruption-case appeal to the Supreme Court that might impact the criminal investigation into former Mayor Reed, and, on a lighter side, an abundance of murals.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Aug. 14, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul talk about a less-discussed side of Steve Reed, the former mayor who was also an active neighbor and volunteer after leaving office, as well as the latest Harrisburg crime statistics and new residential developments downtown.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

Aug. 7, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul talk about a vast records request the legal team defending former Mayor Reed has served on city hall. They also discuss the recent shootings involving off-leash dogs on a Midtown street.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

July 31, 2015: A new issue of TheBurg hit newsstands this week, and Larry and Paul mark the occasion by talking about a few stories in it. They discuss the city's biggest competitor in the downtown parking system, which the state appears to be subsidizing. They also talk about the theme of collective responsibility, both for city housing and at city hall, and some facts about the racketeering charges brought against former Harrisburg Mayor Steve Reed earlier this month.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.

Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg.

July 24, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul recover from the big-ticket news binge of last Friday's podcast and chat about this week's more quotidian developments: the Broad Street Market is looking for a new manager, Kipona is moving back to the Riverfront, the Civil War Museum wants to stay open and all over town there are some really big trash cans.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out his podcast, the PRC Show, on SoundCloud or in the iTunes store.