Reality Check: Mayor Kenney’s Black Problem
The Mayor’s office and board appointees are overwhelmingly white. WURD’s afternoon host wonders: Has he delivered on what he promised to Black voters?
Apr 25, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 128
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Business For Good: Sapient Industries
The Philly startup provides companies the tools to save energy costs—and preserve the planet. So far, 120,000 building clients have signed on
Apr 23, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 127
The Shame of the Sheriff's Race
Two women, both African American, are running to unseat accused sexual harasser Sheriff Jewell Williams this year. Did you even know?
Apr 17, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Kenyatta’s Gentrification Blame Game
The Councilman says his opponent is responsible for soaring home prices in South Philly. But as Philly 3.0's engagement director notes, he's the one with the power
Apr 17, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Corruption Is On The Ballot…In Chicago!
Can the Windy City’s stunning mayoral election results serve as an object lesson for Philly?
Apr 17, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Ideas We Should Steal: Tech for Turnout
Two years after the presidential election galvanized mostly progressive technologists, their innovations brought more voters to the polls in 2018. Expect more of that in Philly, too
Apr 17, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 128
How to Get Better Elections
The City Commissioners are charged with managing elections so more people can vote. Philly 3.0’s engagement director lays out a five-point platform for choosing the best commissioner candidates this year
Apr 10, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Business For Good: Consumption with a Conscience
Philly-based Wearwell is a clothing delivery service that will have you looking—and doing—good
Apr 10, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Ideas We Should Steal: More Young Voters
Districts around the country—including University City in Philly—saw a huge uptick in young voters during the midterms. Harnessing that citywide could sway elections
Apr 10, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Reality Check with Jason Wilson and Chef Elijah Mulligan
The Citizen's Jeremy Nowak Fellow Jason Wilson and Chef Elijah Mulligan speak with WURD host Charles D Ellison about Mulligan's pop up dinners, which are highlighting black chefs in Philadelphia
Apr 04, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Reality Check with State Representative Jared Solomon
WURD Host Charles D Ellison talks about Philadelphia's culture of corruption with State Representative Jared Solomon
Apr 04, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 127
The Last Outraged Philadelphian
Today State Rep. Jared Solomon is announcing a bill to give voters recall power. Why is he seemingly the only person worked up about Philly’s culture of corruption?
Mar 31, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Business for Good: Live Life Nice
Christian Crosby and Ashley Kane are making kindness cool with a booming social media platform and an apparel line supported by the Sixers Innovation Lab
Mar 31, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Foodizen: What’s a Food Hall, Anyway?
Food critic Jason Wilson writes about how Philly is late to the national food trend. The latest in a series on the nexus of food and culture wonders: Will we embrace the Bourse’s new effort?
Mar 29, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 124
The Street Corner Answer
Intensely local investments rescued a Louisville neighborhood from the brink. Could it be a new way to think about economic development?
Mar 28, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Reality Check: Why Weed?
As Lt. Governor John Fetterman continues his statewide marijuana tour, WURD’s afternoon host contends there are more pressing issues to consider
Mar 28, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Budget Games
Mayor Kenney says there’s no alternative to the soda tax to fund pre-K and Rebuild. Guess who disagrees? Candidate Kenney in 2015
Mar 28, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Ideas We Should Steal: Voter Turnout Contest
In Cumberland County, NJ, a competition among cities helped to boost 2018 turnout by 13 percent. Could Philly’s competitive spirit be the key to more votes here, too?
Mar 22, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Foodizen: Cooking for the Culture
Chef Elijah Milligan’s pop-up dinners showcase the talents of Philly-based African American chefs. It’s a start to equalizing the restaurant industry
Mar 18, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 123
New Blood: Lauren Vidas
The former Council staffer and lobbyist is challenging Councilman Kenyatta Johnson. Her slogan? “Expect more and demand better.”
Mar 13, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 123
The Vacant Land Problem
...is still a City Council problem. Philly 3.0’s engagement director on a new report that puts Councilmanic Prerogative in the cross hairs
Mar 13, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Ideas We Should Steal: Giving Locally
Philly is one of the least charitable regions in the country. Could a local version of Giving Tuesday, like they have in Austin, be the answer?
Mar 12, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Reality Check with Joanie Balderstone
WURD host Charles D. Ellison talks with Distributing Dignity founder Joanie Baldertsone about her organization, which provides women in need with bras and other goods that often go overlooked
Mar 12, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Assessment Hell
Mayor Kenney is replacing his chief property assessor. But will he fix the broken assessment system?
Mar 11, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Help for the Helpers
D3 Developers is replicating its teacher-centric Oxford Mills model with housing for another group of city do-gooders: health and wellness workers
Mar 10, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 120
The War On Growth
The city is banning cashless stores while the state cuts investment in tech startups. Remember when progressives used to believe in creating jobs?
Mar 07, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 120
"What's Missing is Boldness"
The City announced its new sexual harassment policies this month, and two state legislators proposed a new way to review harassment claims in Harrisburg. They are a start anyway
Feb 27, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Foodizen: Georgian On My Mind
The next in a series on the nexus of food and urban culture takes us on a journey—to the heart of Eurasia's Georgian cuisine in the far Northeast
Feb 22, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 120
How To Fix City Council
Philly 3.0’s Engagement Director on two reforms that could make local elections more competitive—and make for better outcomes
Feb 21, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 119
The Threat
In the wake of the recent Instagram threat against 10 Philly schools, here are some ideas for actually keeping our kids safe
Feb 21, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 119
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