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CitizenCast

The Philadelphia Citizen

The Philadelphia Citizen podcast offers spoken versions of articles, deeper dives into the political, social and cultural workings of our city, explainers on the issues of our day, interviews, conversations and solutions. Lots of solutions. All to help you become a better citizen of your city.

  • 10 minutes 55 seconds
    Would RFK vote to confirm RFK, Jr?

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation grilling makes you wonder whether his iconoclastic father would have voted for his own son. 

    31 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 13 minutes 39 seconds
    Breaking into the fashion industry ... one scarf at a time

    On this episode of Big Rube's Philly, Reuben Harley visits with Kevin Harris, aka K.Vaughn, to explore his journey from coming up in West Philly to joining the Navy to becoming a fashion guru whose scarves are nationally renowned. 

    30 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 45 seconds
    The first interracial civil rights protest

    Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round is a documentary about a little-known milestone in the Civil Rights Movement that centered on an amusement park in Glen Echo, Maryland. The film will be screened here in Philly on February 6.

    29 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 33 seconds
    Using restaurants to fight food insecurity

    Should PA become the tenth state to opt into the Restaurant Meals Program, offering SNAP beneficiaries access to restaurant meals? We think this is definitely an idea to steal.

    28 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 7 minutes 24 seconds
    Sending active troops to the border becomes illegal when ...

    ... they start carrying out law enforcement functions. "This is important," Ali Velshi explains this week as he discusses the role and limitations of the U.S. Posse Comitatus Act.

    27 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 7 minutes 32 seconds
    City, save thyself

    With Trump targeting cities, how should Philly respond? By lessening our dependence on D.C. through innovative growth policies. This way, we'll stand a fighting chance.

    24 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 18 minutes 40 seconds
    Let's talk about this second trash day

    On another episode of Evening WURDs, Dr. James Peterson sits down with Nicholas Esposito to dig deeper into a Citizen article he wrote titled, Is Another Trash Day The Best Way To Clean Philly? 

    23 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 7 minutes
    Where art thou, ReBuild?

    Connor Barwin’s City-funded $21 million revamp of Vare Recreation Center shows what Rebuild could accomplish. So why did ReBuild fall so short of its overall target?

    22 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 9 minutes 35 seconds
    Journalism, billionaires and "preemptive obedience"

    The Washington Post is experimenting with a new slogan. Rather than "Democracy Dies in Darkness," it would be "Riveting Storytelling for All of America." Ali Velshi's guest this week is Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa. "Without journalism, you have no democracy," she says of this precarious new stage for American journalists.

    21 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 11 minutes
    How to be the MLK of American democracy

    Commitment to excellence, human dignity, and an unwavering pursuit of justice are how we live up to the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, explains Dr. James Peterson.

    20 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 7 minutes 26 seconds
    Why Jalen Hurts is our Citizen of the Year

    A feminist NFL star who loves to do good for Philly kids out of the limelight? Yup. Listen to why Jalen Hurts is our 2024 Citizen of the Year.

    17 January 2025, 3:05 am
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