CitizenCast

On this episode of Your City Defined, we look at the city's information and reporting hotline. Councilmember Isaiah Thomas has gone a step further and introduced a bill to pay Philadelphians for filing complaints. Just what is 311 all about?

Keith Leaphart is a physician, entrepreneur, and founder of Philanthropos. He joined WURD host and Citizen contributor Charles Ellison to discuss the app Philanthropi, which helps people focus their volunteering and charitable donations.          

MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi breaks down the effect of overturning Roe v. Wade on the midterm elections nationwide

Niceness, decency and unity carried the midterms

We learned many things about Pennsylvania after the midterm election. One of them: We should have a better way to vote

Just before the unveiling of his uncle's mural on November 2nd, Michael Higginbotham sat down with Andrea Lawful-Sanders from The Source about the pioneering life and legacy of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham

It's Election Day in Philadelphia. Whether you have voted already or not, there is still more to do after you've cast your ballot.

MSNBC Host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi takes us through the strange history of gaslighting--and explains how the term applies to our day

Philadelphia's District Attorney may deserve criticism. But he doesn't deserve what Harrisburg is dishing out.

On this episode of Generation Change Philly, we spotlight local tech entrepreneur Chris Cera, who advocates for tax policies that allow small businesses to thrive, and creates model work environments

In this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, Jessica looks at an Oklahoma program saving police resources while providing better care for residents in mental health crises. Could Philly do the same?

J.P. Romney sits down for an interview on Radio Times, going into greater detail about the varied and extraordinary sports superstitions that put Philly fans head and shoulders (and a very large Billy Penn hat) above the competition.

MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi chats with AZ State Representative Daniel Hernandez, a fierce opponent of a new bill banning books from public schools that address sexuality in any form (most especially LGBT depictions).

Penn Professor (and diehard Yankees fan) Sarah Gronningsater teaches that baseball reveals America to itself. She also picks the Phils in 5.

The debate was a mess—not just because of Fetterman's post-stroke symptoms or Oz's smarminess. But because we learned nothing from it.

WURD host and Citizen contributor Charles Ellison speaks with Rosalind Pichardo, a nurse and incredible citizen who started a gun violence survivor support organization. She does outreach for Prevention Point, having administered 900 doses of Narcan in Kensington alone.

Rebecca Rhynhart's detailed analysis of the department's budget included several dozen recommendations. The most important one never got a mention.

MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi breaks down inflation numbers worldwide. The Right likes to hurl criticisms, but they have no actual solutions.

The Republican us senate nominee won't flat-out acknowledge that Turkey annihilated 1.5 million Armenians in the 20th century. Is denial of genocide smart campaign strategy?

On its fifth anniversary, MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi gives a passionate telling of the history of #MeToo

Wanna win another World Series or Super Bowl, Philadelphia? Don't plan a parade, build a William Penn-less skyscraper, or turn the economy around

When parents themselves are disadvantaged — single, impoverished, young — a community of adults must step up to help children

In this episode of #VelshiBannedBooksClub, MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi interviews Alex Gino about their ground-breaking book, MELISSA, which broaches transgender issues in elementary school.

When a city's sports teams kick ass, it actually reminds us of the power of citizenship … countering the public missteps of elected leaders like Kenyatta Johnson and Cherelle Parker

Sometimes, you really, really need to go. That's why in this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look to Portland to adopt a successful model of free public restrooms.