CitizenCast

20 young teens were asked to imagine Philadelphia in 50 years. How they responded may surprise you.

In light of a recent Hollywood tragedy, a Main Line recovery specialist says people who love people with mental health disorders are quietly asking: Could this happen to us?

In the wake of the horrific shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Ali Velshi sits down with MN State Rep Aisha Gomez to talk about the state's reaction.

The nation was birthed in Philly, and we do have some great parties — and soccer! — planned. But, as democracy teeters, are we really owning the semiquincentennial?

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at junk fees that stack up on rental leases and threaten to upend affordable housing in Philly. Seattle and other cities have begun to put a stop to the practice.

Let a goat eat it.

The annual convening of Black male educators late last year was a reminder of what can happen when Black men show up for the future

"What's your sense of where this goes?" Ali Velshi asks the former Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund. It all depends on which of two courses the U.S. takes next, he replies.

For some jurors, the hardest part of a trial comes after it ends. A free West Chester University program helps citizens who've served recover from stress and PTSD. 

More than a dozen years ago, this South Jersey resident decided to join suited-up pals in a Mummers comics club. And she has never looked back.

A history lesson, including some scholarly conjecture, about Philadelphia's New Year's Day parade. You know, the Mummers. Wait. You don't?

"I made my business because I was out every night," says Jennifer Sherlock of the PR firm Jenna's Communications. Big Rube swung by the Rittenhouse Hotel to chat with Sherlock about her rise from TV reporter to the queen of Philly PR. 

Ali Velshi breaks down why

On this episode of Velshi Banned Book Club, Ali Velshi invites authors Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard onto the show to discuss their children's book and why they were suddenly banned from a California stop on their book tour. 

With so much chaos in the world around, some Philadelphians find comfort in the darker side of the holiday season

At a time when Washington, D.C. is in hot debate over the Affordable Care Act, Maryland is using an ACA provision to fund safe, legal abortions for Medicaid recipients — without costing taxpayers. On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at whether Pennsylvania should follow suit.

Is Donald Trump trying to gaslight the country about affordability in this country? Ali Velshi breaks it down.

Anti-vaccine activists, including the country's top health official, offered renowned CHOP immunologist and RFK target $1 million to debate them on vaccine safety

As mayor of Baltimore and then governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley used transparency and statistics to drive his city and state forward into the Information Age. And then he  — literally — wrote the book on the subject.  His conclusion after more than a decade in public office? "We live in a time of enormous opportunity," O'Malley said on the latest episode of How To Really Run A City. "It's the...

The City law requiring elected officials to quit before running for another office makes elections less competitive. Council's new proposal won't fix it — at least not without a change.

Research has found that fixing up abandoned homes can make a city safer. Is Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E Plan reaching its full potential?

"Would-be U.S. citizens are now scared that their own naturalization ceremony is just another trap," Ali Velshi says. What we're seeing is "an assault on legal immigration."

On this episode of Guest Commentary, CHOP's renowned immunologist on why following recent recommendations by RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisory committee is a terrible idea

With the closing of Bryn Mawr's Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center, women have lost yet another important maternity option

On this episode of Business for Good, we look at a new online coaching tool from former Vertex CEO Jeff Westphal that promises professional mentorship — without the mentor