Sinopsis
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.
Episodios
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Sustain VC invests in companies that address inequity
03/07/2020 Duración: 11minThe Radnor-based firm invests in companies that address inequity, like Reconnect, whose interview with Rayshard Brooks was released just after his death at the hands of Atlanta police
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WURD's Charles Ellison on ways to get out the youth vote
01/07/2020 Duración: 15minWant to get more young protesters casting a vote? Start by taking them seriously
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RIP Medical Debt helps poor Americans eliminate medical bills
30/06/2020 Duración: 11minA third of Americans have medical bills they cannot pay. A New York nonprofit has helped eliminate $2 billion of that debt for the poorest of them
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Newsrooms must balance racial equity and public debate | OPINION
26/06/2020 Duración: 20minRecent events at The Inquirer and The New York Times raise questions both about racial hierarchy and the commitment to open discourse
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Local students help erect Center City marker honoring 1967 Black protest
25/06/2020 Duración: 08minIn 1967, thousands of students marched to protest inadequate schooling for Black Philadelphians. In this new moment of racial uprising, a group of high schoolers won the right to honor them.
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Philly has a hot-weather health crisis on its hands. Here's how to beat it.
23/06/2020 Duración: 10minHeat and Covid-19 could make this the most dangerous summer on record. Two urban environmentalists with ways to make a more sustainable, resilient and just city.
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Juneteenth 2020 marks a critical juncture in the Black fight for liberation
19/06/2020 Duración: 07minJuneteenth, celebrating the end of slavery, is a City holiday for the first time today—but Black Americans' fight for freedom is long and enduring
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Reforming police in Philly means taking on the city's powerful police union.
19/06/2020 Duración: 13minLess police funding wouldn't have spared George Floyd's life or upended systemic racism. But real reform of police unions might.
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Black mourning during Covid: How do we maintain ritual during pandemic?
18/06/2020 Duración: 10minThe first in a series exploring Covid-19's effects on Black Philadelphians asks: What else is lost when someone dies?
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Making city spending way more transparent is an idea Philly should steal
16/06/2020 Duración: 08minCities like New York and Pittsburgh allow the public to view every local government expenditure online. City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart wants to make that happen here, too
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Ed Satell is going all out to help nonprofits during Covid-19
12/06/2020 Duración: 09minThe veteran entrepreneur and founder of the Satell Institute is going all out to help nonprofits during Covid-19
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WURD host on how the Police Advisory Commission should work in Philly
10/06/2020 Duración: 12minThree years ago, Mayor Kenney "reestablished" the department's civilian oversight board. So, WURD's afternoon host wonders, what's so different this time?
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Philly should try these creative ways to fight domestic abuse during Covid
09/06/2020 Duración: 10minThe pandemic has survivors of domestic violence trapped at home with their abusers. France, Spain and others have figured out how to reach them
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Frank Rizzo statue removal is a political distraction. Let's not lose focus.
05/06/2020 Duración: 07minRemember the civil rights-era admonition to keep our eyes on the prize?
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NOLA's peer intervention program could be a good model for Philly police
04/06/2020 Duración: 09minThe New Orleans Police Department has been remade thanks to an innovative peer intervention program. Can the Philly PD undergo a similar culture change?
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America is burning because black America is slowly dying
02/06/2020 Duración: 07minThe Citizen's new columnist reflects on what today's media coverage glosses over: the long, wrenching story of black people in this country
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Voting for Trump makes you responsible for George Floyd's death
01/06/2020 Duración: 08minA white suburban father of three young black men on whom is really responsible for the injustice of our criminal justice system
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Nikil Saval on his primary challenge to Larry Farnese
29/05/2020 Duración: 15minCatching up with Nikil Saval during the homestretch of his primary challenge to State Senator Larry Farnese
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Jeff Bartos group giving forgivable loans to small businesses during Covid
29/05/2020 Duración: 18minA group of bold-face name Philly business leaders are funding loans to small businesses left out of PPP and, in the process, providing all of us with an object lesson
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This financial coaching pilot is helping cash-strapped women in Covid
26/05/2020 Duración: 12minWomen's Way is set to expand a financial coaching program that has already helped 250 low- and moderate-income women save $115,000. Could it be the key to getting them through the pandemic?