CitizenCast

Democracy is crumbling, murder is on the rise, and Philly corruption reigns supreme. But there are still examples of hope all around us.

This year was another marked by tragedy and hardship—but also hope and resilience. In other words: It was Philly.

From the 2021 Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Larry Platt invites former Philly mayor Michael Nutter to take the stage with former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed to discuss real-world problem solving sans all the political tribalism 

In this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at fixing Philly's abysmal potholes. Maybe planting flowers in them will help.

Some big city mayors are saying enough is enough and are—finally—doubling down on smart policing and prosecution. Here in Philly? Not so much.

As we end a year with almost 550 homicides, an expert on the future of work offers five ways Philadelphia can help survivors move forward and live healthy, prosperous lives

How Terrill Haigler, a former Philly sanitation worker with a gift for organizing—and for social media—became one of Filthadelphia's most beloved and recognizable change-makers 

In this episode of Business for Good, a lab accident inspired one entrepreneur to create a line of women-friendly protective equipment. Covid-19 pushed the idea further--into eco-friendly sustainability.

No, says Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi. If we did that, we'd go to jail.

A transgender swimmer at Penn is setting NCAA records. So why haven't we read about it in the Inquirer?

Last month's SEPTA attack on Asian-American high school students was another symptom of the broken systems in our city. In this Ideas We Should Steal we ask if restorative justice holds the key to healing our collective pain?

In the next installment of our Development For Good series, Larry Platt invites Matt Pestronk of Post Brothers Apartments; Bruce Crawley (former communications director for Mayor John Street); Laura Slutsky from the Urban Land Institute; and Charles Lomax of Lomax Real Estate Partners to discuss how Philly can leverage a booming economy against historic inequality to make our city a better place f...

Ideas We Should Steal | Pittsburgh is seeing stars by mandating dimmer, warmer and more environmentally-friendly light fixtures in public streets and buildings. Don't we want to see stars, too?

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi explains why abortion is not a constitutionally protected right. And how we can change that.

D.A. Larry Krasner is in denial, the mayor has thrown up his hands, and the police commissioner is MIA. But maybe the ultimate solution to our historic scourge of violence lies beyond them--in the way we tell our stories.

Last year, Seer Interactive founder Wil Reynolds turned down a $50 million offer for his internet search firm. Instead, he's investing his company's wealth in his employees and his community

"Rewilding" Philadelphia would improve our environment, and re-ignite a sense of wildness that many of us urban creatures have lost. Also, goats. We will need goats.

In this Ideas We Should Steal, we look at Orange County and other communities using a Social Progress Index to measure success and happiness beyond economics.

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi points to the post-war era of 1947 to understand inflation in 2021--and predict when it will end

In the aftermath of the Dougherty conviction, State Rep. Jared Solomon and Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez have spoken out. But where, oh where are the others?

With hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan arriving in Philadelphia—they need our support now more than ever. Here, Katherine Rapin and Said Hashimi explain how.

The Guild House in Philly, a boutique hotel, honors a cadre of "dangerous" Philly feminists who initially occupied the property.

With his De-Carceration Fund, Chris Bentley plans to invest up to $20 million to radically change our unjust criminal justice system. He is our newest entry in Generation Change Philly.

Citizen Board Member, MSNBC host and immigrant himself Ali Velshi reminds us that the inscription on the Statue of Liberty should apply (but hasn't always) to all immigrants.

Join Larry Platt for an anti-corruption conversation with the only two elected officials who have long spoken out against the practices that landed John Dougherty and Bobby Henon in the federal indictment hot seat: State Representative Jared Solomon and City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez.