Audio: We Shouldn’t Have To Pick Sides Over Gun Violence

People are being shot while the Mayor Jim Kenney and the D.A. Larry Krasner snipe at each other. Where, WURD’s midday host wonders, are the leaders we need?

Audio: Banks To The Rescue?

Local banks are stepping up in the fight to keep Covid-19 economic calamity at bay

Audio: The CARES Act Will Not Be Enough

$2.2 trillion in federal dollars will help. But it’s local institutions, Drexel’s Metro Finance Director notes, that will make the difference on the ground

Audio: Being Together, Apart

The founder of a community-building storytelling nonprofit on why now is the time to fight the growing scourge of loneliness in America

Audio: Leadership In The Time Of Coronavirus

Elected official press conferences suddenly make for great TV. Are any of our guys at all Churchillian?

Audio: Reality Check – We Must Save The Election

WURD’s midday host warns that coronavirus-inspired primary delays could lead to voter suppression and a win for Trump in November—unless we take action now

Audio: Community Cure

As coronavirus upends our lives, community organizers aren’t waiting for the government to help us—supporting each other is the only way through

Audio: The Mensch Postulate

How did Joe Biden become the antidote to Trumpism and coronavirus anxiety?