To Grow Or Not To Grow
Helen Gym, Allan Domb, the Chamber and other stakeholders are all talking about “inclusive growth.” What might that look like here?
Jul 04, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 226
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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.
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Episodes
Reality Check: Philadelphia'a Really Bad Gas Problem
The PES refinery fire, WURD’s Charles Ellison argues, proves our embrace of gas plants doesn’t square with Mayor Kenney’s green rhetoric
Jul 03, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Don't-Blame-Me Policing
While Mayor Kenney hides and Police Commissioner Richard Ross and DA Krasner point fingers, the chalk outlines accumulate
Jul 02, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 224
Reality Check with Roxanne Shepelavy
WURD host Charles D. Ellison and the Philadelphia Citizen's Executive Editor Roxanne Patel Shepelavy discuss Canada's plan to reduce poverty.
Jul 01, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 223
Reality Check with Larry Platt
WURD host Charles D. Ellison and the Philadelphia Citizen's Executive Director Larry Platt discuss his article following the Plain View Project's report about Philadelphia police officers' use of Facebook to bash immigrants, make racist comments, promote police brutality, and align themselves with militia groups.
Jun 28, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 222
Ideas We Should Steal: Less Driving
A new study shows that congestion costs us millions of dollars, pollutes our air, and is a hassle. Can we be more like Paris?
Jun 27, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 221
New Blood: 10th District Candidate Judy Moore
The first-time Council candidate is a true outsider who turned her own life around and now wants to do the same for her native Northeast
Jun 21, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 220
Foodizen: Not Cambodia Town
Our series on the nexus of food and culture explores the flavors of the South Philly area around Mifflin Square Park, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city
Jun 21, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Ideas We Should Steal: Reducing Poverty - Together
In Canada, communities lifted more than 200,000 families out of poverty in seven years. Why don’t we do what they did?
Jun 20, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Business for Good: We Know What's Broken. Now Fix It.
B Lab’s co-founder notes that knowing a system is broken doesn't automatically catalyze a system change. Who has a viable alternative? Farmers.
Jun 18, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Foodizen: What You Need To Know About "Ugly Produce"
Three companies in Philly offer cheap, fresh produce they say also helps our planet. But, as the next in our series on food and culture uncovers, it's more complicated than that
Jun 14, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Art Class
Barbara Allen founded Fresh Artists to help keep art in schools by turning student works into valuable collectibles. Now she’s helping them plan for the future
Jun 12, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Citizens Of The Week: Philly's Teachers
It’s the last day of public school in Philly. Let’s give teachers a hand as they embark on their much-deserved summer break
Jun 10, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 214
The Citizen Updates: A Hub for Justice
The Citizen's Executive Editor Roxanne Patel Shepelavy reports on how Philly won $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies for a Juvenile Justice Hub proposed by city cops. Could it become a national model of reform?
Jun 08, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Reality Check with Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
WURD host Charles D. Ellison and the Philadelphia Citizen's Executive Editor Roxanne Patel Shepelavy talk about the recent City Council primary election—and what it says about Philadelphia's electoral culture and voter turnout.
Jun 06, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 212
What Is The Citizen?
This week, co-founder Larry Platt answered just that question at the Athenaeum. Hint: It has something to do with reinvigorating democracy
May 31, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 212
Reality Check with Tonya Hopkins
WURD Host Charles D. Ellison and food historian Tonya Hopkins talk about the importance of her work and the influence of African Americans on American food
May 28, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Ideas We Should Steal: Free Childcare at City Meetings
Jessica Press reports on how Ithaca just eliminated the biggest barrier to civic engagement among parents. Could babysitting bring more voices into the conversation in Philly, too?
May 24, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Stop The Presses—We Had a Debate
The recent mayoral debate actually had some substance. Who knew?
May 22, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Business For Good: iBreastExam
The device, by a Philly-area engineer, is helping poor women around the world check for breast cancer earlier and cheaper. It could save lives here, as well
May 22, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Citizens of the Week: 10,000 White Women—Doing the Work
There's no perfect way to talk about race. But four friends are igniting conversations among a group that could use more of them: white women
May 21, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 128
The opposite of Councilmanic Prerogative
It’s not rocket science, as Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes. It’s planning
May 20, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Ideas We Should Steal: Men’s Sheds
A global nonprofit making its way across the U.S. is fighting loneliness and depression in older men by bringing them together to build things. Could the next shed be here in Philly?
May 16, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Reality Check: Let the Teens Vote
WURD Host Charles D. Ellison writes in his column for the citizen about how in some towns, Americans as young as 16 can vote. Why not here?
May 11, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Talking Trash
The Mayor’s new street sweeping pilot may cause more pollution in our already polluted city. Is this really a solution worth celebrating?
Apr 27, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Reality Check with Larry Platt
WURD host Charles D. Ellison and the Citizen's Larry Platt talk about how property taxes are going up again in Philadelphia, and what this means for Philly's middle class taxpayer
Apr 26, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Reality Check with Mark Edwards
WURD host Charles D. Ellison speaks with Upstream founder Mark Edwards about the nonprofit's work to break down barriers women face in getting effective birth control, which could also help lift them out of poverty
Apr 26, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Citizen of the Week: Michelle Angela Ortiz
The South Philly artist activist works to empower immigrants and galvanize the public and lawmakers into action through compassion
Apr 26, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Foodizen: What's in Your Glass?
Our series on the nexus of food and culture explores the natural wine trend that has finally caught on in Philly. Will drinking it make you a better person?
Apr 26, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Business For Good: FS Investments
By putting employees and community first—and offering elite investment opportunities to the middle class—the Navy Yard company is modeling a new way to think about financial firms
Apr 25, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 129
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