Sinopsis
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.
Episodios
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Charlie Kirk and 9/11
12/09/2025 Duración: 12minA local vet, former U.S. Rep and Undersecretary of the Army, reveals what 9/11 and Charlie Kirk’s assassination tell us about the America we live in. Could this become a roadmap to unity?
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Mobile care for kids
11/09/2025 Duración: 05minAs the Birds head to Kansas City to play the Chiefs on Sunday, the Eagles’ five-time All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowler shares the city's innovative approach to get children the mental healthcare they deserve
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Building a Phillies legacy
10/09/2025 Duración: 07minOn this episode of Big Rube's Philly, Reuben Harley visits Kevin Gregg, Phillies' Vice President of Communications to discuss his day-to-day secrets for success and how the Phillies are helping local kids through "baseball clinics."
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Happy birthday! And thank you.
09/09/2025 Duración: 08minThe Citizen just turned 10! Here are 10 ways you have helped us make an impact in the last decade.
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How everyday citizens are defending democracy
08/09/2025 Duración: 08min"The danger isn't in losing, the danger is in doing nothing." Ali Velshi highlights ways that citizens across the country are taking a stand for American democracy.
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Richmond slashed its poverty rate ...
05/09/2025 Duración: 07min... Philly could do it, too. In 2011, Richmond, VA’s mayor set an ambitious citywide goal to reduce its dismal poverty rate. Two successors later, the city is showing remarkable success. Here in Philly, mayors are more likely to dismantle their predecessors' programs. Perhaps that should change.
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From the streets to shelters to stable living
04/09/2025 Duración: 17minOn this episode of Citizen WURD, former state Rep. Donna Bullock joins James Peterson. Bullock is now the President and CEO of Project HOME, which is working to move Philadelphians from the streets to shelters to stable living.
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How the Eagles brought us together
03/09/2025 Duración: 06min"The world had counted us out. But like in 2017, we shocked them all."
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Where the hell is the Democratic Party?
02/09/2025 Duración: 08min"Democratic leaders are simply not rising to this moment," says Ali Velshi in this passionate rebuke. "If you are a political leader in this country and you're not prepared to fight with both hands? Then perhaps you should step aside."
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"Being a slave is better than being killed, no? I don't see the problem."
01/09/2025 Duración: 04minThe Trump Administration will be ending the Corporation for Public Broadcasting this year. In some classrooms, educational programing like PBS Kids is being replaced with videos from PragerU, an unaccredited media organization that "promotes American values" to children. Ali Velshi breaks down the replacement and plays a few of their disturbing clips.
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SEPTA, the art of the ordeal
29/08/2025 Duración: 08minCompromise may finally be in the air. Some thoughts on the politics behind our budgetary fiasco — and why a win/win has been so elusive
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Penn, do the right thing. Fight for diversity.
28/08/2025 Duración: 08minOn this episode of Guest Commentary, a Penn alumna and Philadelphia City Councilmember urges the Ivy to take a stand and restore its focus on DEI
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Student loans should not be a political football
27/08/2025 Duración: 06minPresident Trump is rescinding loan forgiveness for people who he thinks flout his politics — including possibly Philly public school teachers. A longtime university president takes a stand.
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Stop asking Philly schools to do everything
26/08/2025 Duración: 05minIt takes a village to raise a child. On this episode of Guest Commentary, a Southwest Philly school principal urges people to stop asking Philly schools to take on every role of that village.
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Removing slavery from the Smithsonian
25/08/2025 Duración: 10minDonald Trump thinks Smithsonian museums focus too much on "how bad slavery was," so he sicced his attorneys on the Smithsonian Institution in the same way he targeted universities. Ali Velshi breaks the controversy down.
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Dear Harrisburg, we want our tax money back
22/08/2025 Duración: 06minThe debate over SEPTA funding has led at least one local legislator to suggest a radical approach to state governance - give our money back
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I don't bike. But I support bike lanes.
21/08/2025 Duración: 05minOn this episode of The New Urban Order, Diana Lind says Center City residents who object to designated paths for cyclists aren't seeing the full picture
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Philly is giving free money to small businesses
20/08/2025 Duración: 06minA City-run coalition of lenders has distributed $2 million in grants to microbusinesses in Philly. It’s a game changer for entrepreneurs from underserved communities.
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What the SEPTA saga reveals about Parker and Shapiro
19/08/2025 Duración: 07minThe Mayor has been silent. The Governor is rallying the already converted. Whatever happened to preventing a crisis before it starts?
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Who is paying the Trump tariffs?
18/08/2025 Duración: 07min"Foreign companies are paying zero tariffs." It's the American companies, and soon, the American consumers who will pay the taxes. Ali Velshi breaks down the latest inflation numbers and explains what lies ahead for tariffs and the American pocketbook.