CitizenCast

The rising cost of diesel fuel is wiping out the already thin margins that farmers across the country have been operating under. Some farmers are fearing they won't be able to pay basic bills. Ali Velshi explains how this puts America's food security at serious risk.

On a special episode, Roxanne Patel Shepelavy sits down with personal finance guru Jean Chatzky, author of The Forever Paycheck, who offers listeners the reassurance that your retirement savings can last the rest of your life, provided you structure your funds properly. Join us for a rousing conversation in front of a live audience.

On this episode of Guest Commentary, an environmental researcher explains why we must consider illicit drugs and climate change as an interlocking challenge facing Philadelphians in need

On this episode of Big Rube's Philly, style iconoclast and Philly transplant Charlie Lichtenfels shares their "Swamp Yankee" style, vintage records and classic 90s looks with the OG entrepreneur, chef and photographer 

For more than 30 years, YouthBuild Philadelphia has helped young adults reconnect with school after dropping out. Now, it's launched an evening program to capture those still left behind.

Donald Trump is being told that his Iran War will extend throughout his entire second term. A new front with Houthi rebels in Yemen is creating a more powerful Iran than ever before.

On a special episode of Guest Commentary, former U.S. rep and Under Secretary of the Army, Patrick Murphy, believes the courage and solidarity all Americans demonstrated in those dark times twenty-five years ago are needed today

For more than a decade, Penn researchers have found that greener neighborhoods are less violent. Now, Pew is helping PHS double down on this confirmed hypothesis.

A new WHYY-TV show is teaching young viewers how to be a better part of their neighborhoods. It's the latest in a long lineup of thoughtful Philly public television aimed at educating our kids.

Penn professor and bestselling author Angela Duckworth just released her newest book: Situated . "Much of human behavior is rooted in our immediate circumstances," Duckworth says. She goes on to discuss her previous book, Grit, and how Situated completes the explanation for why people succeed.

63 years after the 1963 March on Washington led by Martin Luther King Jr., voting rights advocates again filled the National Mall to make their collective voices heard. Ali Velshi has a few thoughts.

Our Trump-like DA indicted himself last week in the court of public opinion by coming up short on public virtue. From Larry Platt, an offer to help.

Monday night was Tynan's last broadcast and it was the end of a local news era

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at states — New Jersey, for example — that launched programs offering free at-home post-baby visits for every new mom. Could we do the same in Philly?

World renowned eyewear vendor Julian Emami talks the business of celebrity fashion with brand marketer, chef and photographer Reuben "Big Rube" Harley

The link in Lancaster County between unvaccinated rates and the first two U.S. measles deaths this year is "clear." Ali Velshi weighs in.

Larry Platt writes investing in arts and culture drives local economies and brings us all together, so why is Philadelphia lagging so far behind other cities?

Organizers from the Philly Black Workers Project joined Dr. James Peterson for the Citizen segment of Evening WURDs to discuss a recent Citizen article about the exploitative nature of the temp worker industry

Food insecurity directly impacts neighborhood violence. Fighting hunger should be a vital part of our anti-violence strategy.

Why the City's support of Center City's Meantime on Market — now extended until the year's end — is money well spent

A new survey from the University of Pennsylvania revealed that 61% of Americans oppose data centers being built in their area. Ali Velshi breaks down why.

In this episode of Business For Good, one Southampton company is tackling a growing problem in pediatric care: getting children developmental therapy when they need it, regardless of language, insurance or distance 

As Philly road rage has hit the Schuylkill River Trail, one local cyclist calls for her fellow riders to show some decorum. 

Who are all those people standing outside City Hall with their bicycles? 

On this episode of Citizen WURDs, Dr. James Peterson is joined by Natalie Shieh and Sarah Maginnis who dissected the wage tax and talked about how they're boosting urban development in order to make the city more affordable for everyone.