Ranked #1
Preview of New Grapple Episodes Coming Out April 12
Preview of New Grapple Episodes Coming Out April 12
Grapple is back with a new round of episodes! We’ll be covering a range of hot-button issues from immigration reform to ... Read more
5 Apr 2017
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3mins
Ranked #2
Episode 06 : Breaking Down the American Dream with Robert Putnam
Episode 06 : Breaking Down the American Dream with Robert Putnam
Is the American Dream still possible? In this episode, we’ll talk with leading American political scientist Robert Putna... Read more
5 Oct 2016
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15mins
Ranked #3
Episode 03: Chester, A City Working on a New Narrative
Episode 03: Chester, A City Working on a New Narrative
Episode 03 of Grapple takes you to the southeastern Pennsylvania city of Chester, once a thriving industrial center on t... Read more
28 Sep 2016
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43mins
Ranked #4
Episode 02: Breaking Down Distress in Coal Country with Adam Davidson and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Episode 02: Breaking Down Distress in Coal Country with Adam Davidson and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
In episode 02, we dig deeper into the loss of coal with Planet Money co-founder Adam Davidson and hear how other coal re... Read more
21 Sep 2016
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33mins
Ranked #5
Episode 05: Scranton, A City That’s Seen Many Come and Go
Episode 05: Scranton, A City That’s Seen Many Come and Go
On this episode of Grapple, we follow a thread of narratives about leaving and staying in Scranton with one of our repor... Read more
5 Oct 2016
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24mins
Ranked #6
Episode 08: How American Cities are Making a Comeback with James and Deborah Fallows
Episode 08: How American Cities are Making a Comeback with James and Deborah Fallows
We hear a lot of stories about the challenges people in distressed communities are facing, but we also want to hear stor... Read more
12 Oct 2016
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19mins
Ranked #7
Episode 12: Breaking Down a Changing America with Maria Hinojosa and Dan Hopkins
Episode 12: Breaking Down a Changing America with Maria Hinojosa and Dan Hopkins
On this episode of Grapple, we’ll talk about immigration and our country’s changing demographics with journalist Maria H... Read more
16 Nov 2016
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27mins
Ranked #8
Episode 07: Clairton, Hometown Pride Still Alive in a Declining Steel Town
Episode 07: Clairton, Hometown Pride Still Alive in a Declining Steel Town
On this episode of Grapple, you’ll hear reflections from a steel town in the Pittsburgh region. Back in the 1950s, the ... Read more
12 Oct 2016
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14mins
Ranked #9
Episode 04: Breaking Down Deindustrialization and Urban Distress with Elijah Anderson and Amy Liu
Episode 04: Breaking Down Deindustrialization and Urban Distress with Elijah Anderson and Amy Liu
Last time on Grapple, you heard about Chester: a city near Philadelphia that’s struggling with high crime, failing schoo... Read more
28 Sep 2016
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37mins
Ranked #10
Episode 11: Millbourne, Getting Back on Track
Episode 11: Millbourne, Getting Back on Track
On this episode of Grapple, we head to a tiny inner-ring suburb outside of Philadelphia called Millbourne. It’s home to ... Read more
16 Nov 2016
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16mins