CitizenCast

WURD host and Citizen contributor Charles Ellison chats with Kai Englisch about his moving story on Suffolk Park and the African communities that gather to play soccer there.

Councilmembers' attempts to legislate national politics distract from the local issues only they can solve. They should do better.

PA Youth Vote and activist theater company Just Act are using drama to activate the newest generation of voters. What can we learn from them on Voter Registration Day?

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi reminds us that despite the lavish trappings of the British Empire (on full display this week), we cannot forget the inhumanity it promoted around the world.

By all accounts she was a lovely woman. But why is mourning her passing the only thing Americans agree on? Didn't we kinda fight a war to escape the trappings of royalty?

Philly's most talented African soccer players play in Suffolk Park. City Hall touts their successes in the Unity Cup. So why can't Philly give this park a little help?

In this panel episode, we explore how Center City can thrive in our new norm, and the ways companies balance the needs of their business and the needs of their workers. Panelists include Kimberly Smith of JLL, Crystal Ashby of Independence Blue Cross, and Angela Val of Visit Philadelphia.

In this episode of Future Ready, future of work expert, Anne Gemmell gives us 5 tips she's learned in 20 years of navigating schools in and around Philly

In this episode of #VelshiBannedBookClub, Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi was supposed to speak with Salman Rushdie about his "most famous book you've never read." In the wake of Rushdie's assassination attempt, Ali speaks with his friend and colleague, Homi Bhabha.

Progressives who dismiss the lingering speech issues from the candidate's stroke run the risk of embodying what they decry

Higher education as a public good is on the ballot this November. A longtime college president highlights the stark choices.

A precocious young professional and scholar has a message for Philly employers: Equitable treatment for your youngest colleagues means giving them the respect — and pay — they deserve.

WURD host and Citizen contributor Charles Ellison talks with Karla Ballard, founder of YING. She describes her app as an attempt to monetize time banking by turning members into a tight-knit community bound by helping one another.          

In this episode of #VelshiBannedBookClub, Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi speaks with legendary author Margaret Atwood about the frightening versions of American autocracy that threaten us all.

Jim Kenney can still reverse his legacy as a mayor who quit on his city. Here, the "Quality of Life" speech to Philadelphians he needs to make now.

In this episode we look at a California-based organization, now working with Penn, that asks: Does a successful American experiment depend on empathy?

WURD host and Citizen contributor Charles Ellison speaks with Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens, director of CHOP's Community Asthma Prevention Program about their endeavors to eliminate asthma triggers. CAPP has completed renovations in 125+ homes, changing the lives of Philly families.          

Twelve U.S. states allow school kids to take excused days off for emotional well-being. PA should too

Margins for the control of the Senate are razor thin, Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi details why Republicans are losing confidence

Media needs to cover the values underpinning the gubernatorial campaign of Doug Mastriano, because business as usual "objectivity" won't capture the looming threat

At a recent Citizen event, MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi talks Ukraine, democracy, empathy — and what we all need to do to save our country

In this episode of Guest Commentary, the Political Director of Republicans4Shapiro on supporting vs. avoiding the subject of our state's Republican gubernatorial candidate

In this episode of Generation Change Philly, engineer-turned-angel investor John Moore helped launch ImpactPHL with the goal of making Philly the social impact investment capital of the country. Five years later, he may be succeeding.

What is the difference between a democracy and a constitutional republic? Are the two terms mutually exclusive? Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi walks us through the definitions and explains why the more conservative members of our body politic fear your vote.

What this highest-stakes Pennsylvania election is really about