TheBurg Podcast

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

Feb. 6, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul discuss Harrisburg's defense against lawsuits over its gun control ordinances and the pros and cons of city living.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music and whose own podcast, the PRC Show, is available on SoundCloud and in the iTunes store.

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

Jan. 30, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul discuss City Council's latest legislative session, gun-rights groups suing the city, and a whole bucketful of honorable mentions, including the cover of the February issue, which was distributed today.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music and whose own podcast, the PRC Show, is available on SoundCloud and in the iTunes store.

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

Jan. 23, 2015: This week, Larry and Paul talk about an upcoming settlement to a major Harrisburg debt burden and the dropping of charges against a local pastor whose church collapsed earlier this year in south Harrisburg. They even play-act a little debt scenario, with Larry taking the role of the lender and Paul the role of, shall we say, the young and the reckless.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music and whose own podcast, the PRC Show, is available on SoundCloud and in the iTunes store.

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

Nov. 28, 2014: Larry and Paul discuss the proposed 2015 budget for Harrisburg government, a hike in water rates, and various and sundry items at City Council's legislation session Tuesday night.

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

Nov. 14, 2014: Where's the proof? This week, Larry and Paul discuss a major drop in Harrisburg school scores, the selection of city treasurer, getting over our parking problem and a proposed distillery in Midtown.

Special thanks to Paul Cooley, who wrote our theme music. Check out Paul's own podcast, the PRC Show, available on iTunes.

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

Nov. 7, 2014: This week, Larry and Paul discuss the election of Tom Wolf as Pennsylvania's next governor, Paul's story in the November issue about a top-ranked Harrisburg public school and Larry's column on three kinds of government: good, bad and Italian.

Theme music by Paul Cooley, host of the PRC Show podcast.

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

Oct. 31, 2014: This week, Larry and Paul discuss a cryptic statement from the City Council president, the formal announcement of a balanced 2014 budget, and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. Also, an interview with Burg writer Wendy Jackson-Dowe, whose column this month centers on a Harrisburg pig farmer who developed a neighborhood for middle-class blacks in the 1950s.

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

Oct. 24, 2014: This week, Larry and Paul discuss turmoil in the treasurer's office, the school board's public meeting on tax abatement, and the recovery plan for Harrisburg's schools.

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

Oct. 17, 2014: This week Larry and Paul discuss the attempted armed robbery of two Democratic lawmakers in Harrisburg, the clear-cutting of a section of Riverfront Park, debates over the use of the incinerator host fee and Civil War Museum funding, and good news on the arts and culture front in Midtown.

Intro and outro music: "Cadillac Baby," by Will Batts.

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

Oct. 10, 2014: Editor-in-chief Larry Binda and senior writer Paul Barker discuss Mayor Eric Papenfuse's "State of the City" address earlier this week, along with tax abatement, developments in public safety and the private meeting of the public-private partnership now running Harrisburg's parking system.