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Reality Check host Charles D. Ellison talks with an Integrity Idol officer about the nationwide contests in developing countries which turn honest public officials into celebrities.

Nationwide contests in developing countries turn honest public officials into celebrities. Let’s convince the DC-based group behind the project to bring it here

WURD's afternoon host and Philadelphia lawyer Alex Braden discuss Braden's latest column on ending ending our expensive culture of incarceration—and instead spending money to help prevent many crimes in the first place

The mayor has increased the spending of your taxpayer dollars by a whopping 17 percent since taking office. What is our return on that investment?

Turning Points CEO Dawn Holden and WURD's afternoon host Charles Ellison discuss the local child welfare agency,which is proving that youths who struggle after foster care can lead stable lives.

Our own James Meadows and WURD host Charles Ellison discuss a local design project that seeks to save threatened religious spaces by reimagining their use as community hubs—for neighbors new and old

WURD host Charles Ellison speaks with bestselling novelist and SafeKids Stories founder Lorene Cary about the power of youth and Vote that Jawn, a citywide effort to get young people to the polls

WURD Host Charles D. Ellison speaks with the Commonwealth Foundation Vice-President about corporate welfare and Philly's failed Amazon HQ2 pitch

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and Economy League Executive Director Jeff Hornstein talk about the organizations plan to keep millions of dollars in purchases from Penn and other institutions from leaving the city every year

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and good government advocate Brett Mandel talk on how putting an end to the Councilmanic Prerogative requires electing new Councilmembers