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Preeminent Philadelphia boosters Angela Val, President and CEO of Visit Philadelphia, and Kathryn Ott Lovell, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation, talk semiquincentennial with The Citizen Media Group’s Roxanne Patel Shepelavy. As the “Laverne & Shirley” of the 205th, Val and Ott Lovell have taken up the mantle of making 2026 a big deal. They reveal how they’re doing it, compare 2026 to 1976, and, lay out their biggest goal: Create a legacy to preserve, as Ott Lovell puts it, “democracy, democracy, democracy.”
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CHOP Immunologist Dr. Paul Offit
In conversation with Citizen writer Malcolm Burnley
What is it like to be targeted by the nation’s highest health official for … trying to keep kids healthy? And what does it mean for America that RFK Jr. is that health official? Citizen staff writer Malcolm Burnley talks with Dr. Paul Offit, Director of CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center, about his career in science and public health.
Rock Impresario Larry Magid
In conversation with Larry Platt
What does it take to promote a rock concert, let alone invent the genre? In this month’s live podcast recording of Overheard at Fitler, Citizen co-founder Larry Platt steps back in time with legendary rock impresario Larry Magid, creator of Electric Factory Concerts, pied piper of Philly’s 20th Century counterculture, and producer of Live Aid — on its 40th anniversary.
On the Political Frontlines
With U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
From the frontlines of the political wars with one of Congress’ most bipartisan problem-solvers, U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan joins Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt for an in-depth discussion about the four-term Chester County incumbent’s iconoclastic background, record of service, efforts to resist autocracy while still getting stuff done — and just how the country can get back to at least arguing over the same set of underlying facts.
The Art of Diplomacy
with David L. Cohen, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Just what does an ambassador do, anyway? Legendary civic force David Cohen, former United States Ambassador to Canada, joins Citizen co-founder Larry Platt for a candid conversation about the embattled art of diplomacy, the power of diversity, and the state of our city.