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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, convers... Read more

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Mayor Pete Could Be Your Next President

Mayor Pete Could Be Your Next President

In a series on potential presidential candidates who served as mayors, The Citizen hosted South Bend’s Pete Buttigieg. L... Read more

20 Feb 2019

27mins

Ranked #2

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Foodizen: Not Cambodia Town

Foodizen: Not Cambodia Town

Our series on the nexus of food and culture explores the flavors of the South Philly area around Mifflin Square Park, on... Read more

21 Jun 2019

10mins

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More Trees, Please

More Trees, Please

Trees—which nourish the earth, beautify the city, lower temperatures and increase good health—are disappearing from Phil... Read more

15 Aug 2019

12mins

Ranked #4

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Are the New Philly Poverty Stats the Wakeup Call Jim Kenney Needs?

Are the New Philly Poverty Stats the Wakeup Call Jim Kenney Needs?

The latest Philly poverty numbers should be a call to arms and not cause for a victory lap. Did it wake up Mayor Kenney?... Read more

5 Oct 2019

17mins

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The Street Corner Answer

The Street Corner Answer

Intensely local investments rescued a Louisville neighborhood from the brink. Could it be a new way to think about econo... Read more

28 Mar 2019

32mins

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Talking Trash

Talking Trash

The Mayor’s new street sweeping pilot may cause more pollution in our already polluted city. Is this really a solution w... Read more

27 Apr 2019

7mins

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Week 14: Jason Kelce’s Eagles Education Season

Week 14: Jason Kelce’s Eagles Education Season

This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman compares Philly schools to those of New York City—and celebrates a l... Read more

6 Dec 2019

4mins

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Reality Check: Mayor Kenney’s Black Problem

Reality Check: Mayor Kenney’s Black Problem

The Mayor’s office and board appointees are overwhelmingly white. WURD’s afternoon host wonders: Has he delivered on wha... Read more

25 Apr 2019

12mins

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Reality Check with Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Reality Check with Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and the Philadelphia Citizen's Executive Editor Roxanne Patel Shepelavy talk about the rece... Read more

6 Jun 2019

26mins

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Dear Gentlemen, Your 60-year-old Wedding Pics are Ready

Dear Gentlemen, Your 60-year-old Wedding Pics are Ready

Nick Fiorellini finds that decades after having photos from their same-sex Philly-area ceremony confiscated, a search is... Read more

24 Jul 2019

5mins

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Seriously? Busing?

Seriously? Busing?

Larry Platt thinks the flare-up between Joe Biden—Philly’s third senator—and Kamala Harris is a window into why people h... Read more

6 Jul 2019

8mins

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Reality Check with Larry Platt

Reality Check with Larry Platt

The Philadelphia Citizen publisher Larry Platt joined Charles to discuss the breaking news of Police Commissioner Richar... Read more

27 Aug 2019

16mins

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The Fix: Term Limits For City Council?

The Fix: Term Limits For City Council?

In Arlington, Texas and across the nation, term limits are gaining steam. Would they make Council more responsive…to us?... Read more

19 Jan 2019

11mins

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The CARES Act Will Not Be Enough

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 wil... Read more

2 Apr 2020

10mins

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Reality Check: Of Course, It Was Nicetown

Reality Check: Of Course, It Was Nicetown

The shootout with city police yesterday was in a struggling stretch of North Philly that has too often seen violence. Ch... Read more

16 Aug 2019

9mins

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The Things We Cared About

The Things We Cared About

2018 was quite a year. Can we make 2019 the best one ever in Philly?

31 Dec 2018

7mins

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How To Fix City Council

How To Fix City Council

Philly 3.0’s Engagement Director on two reforms that could make local elections more competitive—and make for better out... Read more

21 Feb 2019

8mins

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Reformer vs. Progressive

Reformer vs. Progressive

Recent revelations illustrate Philly’s real political divide. Here’s why it matters.

24 Jan 2020

17mins

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Brady vs. Brooks

Brady vs. Brooks

Kendra Brooks’ Working Families Party council candidacy has ruffled feathers. But does she represent real change? This i... Read more

26 Oct 2019

11mins

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Good News About Voting

Good News About Voting

Turnout is expected to be low on Tuesday, but, as Philly 3.0’s engagement director explains, the state’s new election re... Read more

5 Nov 2019

9mins

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