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CitizenCast

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.

  1. 17H AGO

    Krasner versus ... Trump?

    DA Larry Krasner says he’s a “democracy advocate” and his real opponent is Donald Trump. Is there actually something to it?

    8 min

  2. 1D AGO

    The "elusive wizard" of housing

    In our latest episode of How To Really Run A City, our hosts invite an “elusive wizard” onto the show. Bruce Katz is the Founding Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, and an architect of the National Housing Crisis Task Force at Accelerator For America. “Bruce has forgotten more about cities than I’ll ever know,” Larry tells our mayors before referencing the Trump Administration’s gutting of federal agencies and funding. “Given your experience, Bruce, how scared should we be?” “This is a war on the poor,” Katz says. “This is a war on science. This is abandoning our allies and the dismantling of the federal government. We should be very scared.” That doesn’t mean there is no hope, though. “The U.S. has always shown the power of the local,” Katz tells the hosts. “We are really unlike any other place in the world. We have a long tradition of volunteerism, philanthropy and corporate engagement. It’s local. People are committed to place. This will be our salvation.”  As cities go, so goes the nation!

    51 min

  3. 2D AGO

    The steward of FDR park

    In this episode of Citizen of the Week, we highlight FDR Park volunteer coordinator Tara Anastasi. From reclaiming lakes from "phrags" to organizing an army of volunteers, Anastasi gets stuff done.

    6 min

  4. 4D AGO

    Shark Tank ... for housing

    The Economy League’s latest pitch competition is looking for ideas on how to close the racial wealth gap, with $50,000 going to the winner

    6 min

  5. 4D AGO

    The Red Scare and MAGA

    During the red scare of the Cold War, American politicians discriminated against and began deporting Chinese-Americans. This included the scientist who would become the father of China's ballistic missile program. Ali Velshi explains why the overreactions to immigrant scares only ends up hurting the country.

    8 min

  6. MAR 21

    Why we can't go car-free

    A Philadelphia urbanist and working parent tried to go car free. She learned how that's a hard thing to do, even in a 15-minute neighborhood.

    6 min

  7. MAR 20

    Get touchy feely with TOUCHY/FEELY

    On this episode of Big Rube's Philly, Rube visits with Candace Johnson, the Philly creator of TOUCHY/FEELY, the card game of intimate connection.

    5 min

  8. MAR 19

    Talking tax reforms ...

    ... with Dr. James Peterson of Evening WURDs. This week, Larry Platt calls into the show to discuss his recent Citizen article and throw around ideas for a set of truly progressive tax reforms Philly could enact.

    18 min
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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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    • Creator
      The Philadelphia Citizen
    • Years Active
      2018 - 2025
    • Episodes
      1.6K
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      CitizenCast

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