CitizenCast

So, are there any proven solutions to gun violence? In this episode, Jo introduces listeners to organizations in Philly and elsewhere—Chicago, Oakland—that have made meaningful progress even if it isn't easy. Underlying these programs are strategies like using data to identify who's most likely to be shot—and to shoot; talking to shooters; mediating and de-escalating "beefs" before they get too ho...

The Philadelphia Citizen's 2021 Municipal Primary Voter Lottery will give three Philly citizens $1,000 each just for voting. It could be you.

Law students in India are working to rewrite the country's laws using everyday language. What if we stole the idea?

The new podcast series from The Philadelphia Citizen and Jo Piazza examines Philly's gun violence epidemic—and searches for ways to fix it.

Remote work for Philadelphia employees is not one-size-fits-all. Even after the pandemic subsides, here's how to plan for a technological future that benefits everyone.

On an average night Penn Presbyterian trauma nurse Rhonda Browning will see one or two shooting victims, usually young black men who are getting younger and younger each year.  When Browning began working as a trauma nurse nearly twenty years ago the shooting victims were adults in their twenties and thirties and now they're mostly teenagers. A lot of them are still in braces and the first thing t...

Philadelphia experienced a tragic surge in gun violence in 2020, with 499 of our fellow residents killed and another 2,200 shot. Like other cities across the country, there were several factors for the uptick in violence, including the Covid-19 pandemic, which devastated some neighborhoods and many residents physically and economically. But Philadelphia was already experiencing an uptick in shooti...

Nearly 500 public buildings in Philly present barriers for people in wheelchairs. Let's help by stealing this brightly-colored idea from the "LEGO Granny."

With the primary election looming and body bags piling up at an alarming rate, can District Attorney Larry Krasner skirt accountability?

Yes you, says The Committee of 70's CEO. Apply right now to be the deciding vote on what new political districts look like.

Roxanne talks with director Ricky Staub and actor/activist OG Law about paying tribute to Philly's Black riders and what it's like having Idris Elba on your side.

WURD host Charles Ellison chats with Meg Kalafsky of the Penn Memory Center and Dr. Patience Lehrman from Temple about a unique approach to combating the effects of isolation in older adults.

This time of crisis is actually an opportunity: the city and surrounding counties should join forces to form an economic behemoth. Southeastern Pennsylvania unite!

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Grace writes that it is imperative to share survivors' stories and reveal how the current system is failing us.

The city stands to receive $1.4 billion of government stimulus. How confident are you that the Kenney administration will put it to good use? We've got 3 important tips.

Studies show that adopting quality universal health care in PA would bring women back to the workplace and invigorate the local economy

You don't have to spend your hard-earned dough on an overpriced tax-prep service. Instead, follow these tips to file on the cheap.

WURD host Charles Ellison interviews Amina Whittaker and Stormy Kelsey about this youth-led public access media program helping young Philadelphians cover issues important to, and about, them.

White workers at Penn were three times more likely to sign up for a vaccine than Black workers. Dr. Florencia Polite chats with Katherine Rapin about how she's changing that.

Saxbys has been training socially-conscious entrepreneurs and uplifting communities for years. Now, it's "walking the talk" with B Corp cred.

Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. lays out a dozen steps we need to take to help stop the rise in shootings in Philly.

Philly's elected officials all mouth the same platitudes we've heard before—fiddling, in other words, while Philadelphia burns. But here are a couple of reasons to be hopeful.

Philadelphia ad agency Truth & Consequences has an effective blueprint for company culture: taking care—great care—of its employees.

Covid has wreaked havoc on women's careers—but we can choose to undo the damage