The Philadelphia Citizen

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The Philadelphia Citizen podcast offers spoken versions of articles, deeper dives into the political, social and cultural workings of our city, explainers on the issues of our day, interviews, conversations and solutions. Lots of solutions. All to help you become a better citizen of your city.

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Oct 30, 2026

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Episodes

What Malcolm Jenkins got wrong about DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts 14.07.2020

What the NFL star (and former Citizen columnist) doesn't get about DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts

Why Joe Biden's housing plan is good for Philadelphians 13.07.2020

The Presidential candidate wants to make Housing Choice Vouchers an entitlement. Philly 3.0's engagement director on what that means here

Reaction to DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic post may offer way forward 10.07.2020

The reaction to the NFL star's anti-Semitic postings flips the usual script … and may just offer a constructive way forward in Black / Jewish relations

Mosaic Development Partners works to bring people of color into the real estate market 08.07.2020

The Black-owned real estate company provides affordable housing and wealth-generating opportunities for oft-overlooked Philadelphians

Sustain VC invests in companies that address inequity 03.07.2020

The Radnor-based firm invests in companies that address inequity, like Reconnect, whose interview with Rayshard Brooks was released just after his death at the hands of Atlanta police

WURD's Charles Ellison on ways to get out the youth vote 01.07.2020

Want to get more young protesters casting a vote? Start by taking them seriously

RIP Medical Debt helps poor Americans eliminate medical bills 30.06.2020

A third of Americans have medical bills they cannot pay. A New York nonprofit has helped eliminate $2 billion of that debt for the poorest of them

Newsrooms must balance racial equity and public debate | OPINION 26.06.2020

Recent events at The Inquirer and The New York Times raise questions both about racial hierarchy  and  the commitment to open discourse

Local students help erect Center City marker honoring 1967 Black protest 25.06.2020

In 1967, thousands of students marched to protest inadequate schooling for Black Philadelphians. In this new moment of racial uprising, a group of high schoolers won the right to honor them.

Philly has a hot-weather health crisis on its hands. Here's how to beat it. 23.06.2020

Heat and Covid-19 could make this the most dangerous summer on record. Two urban environmentalists with ways to make a more sustainable, resilient and just city.

Juneteenth 2020 marks a critical juncture in the Black fight for liberation 19.06.2020

Juneteenth, celebrating the end of slavery, is a City holiday for the first time today—but Black Americans' fight for freedom is long and enduring

Reforming police in Philly means taking on the city's powerful police union. 19.06.2020

Less police funding wouldn't have spared George Floyd's life or upended systemic racism. But real reform of police unions might.

Reforming police in Philly means taking on the city's powerful police union. 19.06.2020

Less police funding wouldn't have spared George Floyd's life or upended systemic racism. But real reform of police unions might.

Black mourning during Covid: How do we maintain ritual during pandemic? 18.06.2020

The first in a series exploring Covid-19's effects on Black Philadelphians asks: What else is lost when someone dies?

Making city spending way more transparent is an idea Philly should steal 16.06.2020

Cities like New York and Pittsburgh allow the public to view every local government expenditure online. City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart wants to make that happen here, too

Ed Satell is going all out to help nonprofits during Covid-19 12.06.2020

The veteran entrepreneur and founder of the Satell Institute is going all out to help nonprofits during Covid-19

WURD host on how the Police Advisory Commission should work in Philly 10.06.2020

Three years ago, Mayor Kenney "reestablished" the department's civilian oversight board. So, WURD's afternoon host wonders, what's so different this time?

Philly should try these creative ways to fight domestic abuse during Covid 09.06.2020

The pandemic has survivors of domestic violence trapped at home with their abusers. France, Spain and others have figured out how to reach them

Frank Rizzo statue removal is a political distraction. Let's not lose focus. 05.06.2020

Remember the civil rights-era admonition to keep our eyes on the prize?

NOLA's peer intervention program could be a good model for Philly police 04.06.2020

The New Orleans Police Department has been remade thanks to an innovative peer intervention program. Can the Philly PD undergo a similar culture change?

America is burning because black America is slowly dying 02.06.2020

The Citizen's new columnist reflects on what today's media coverage glosses over: the long, wrenching story of black people in this country

Voting for Trump makes you responsible for George Floyd's death 01.06.2020

A white suburban father of three young black men on whom is really responsible for the injustice of our criminal justice system

Nikil Saval on his primary challenge to Larry Farnese 29.05.2020

Catching up with Nikil Saval during the homestretch of his primary challenge to State Senator Larry Farnese

Jeff Bartos group giving forgivable loans to small businesses during Covid 29.05.2020

A group of bold-face name Philly business leaders are funding loans to small businesses left out of PPP and, in the process, providing all of us with an object lesson

This financial coaching pilot is helping cash-strapped women in Covid 26.05.2020

Women's Way is set to expand a financial coaching program that has already helped 250 low- and moderate-income women save $115,000. Could it be the key to getting them through the pandemic?

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