CitizenCast

Moderated by Philadelphia 3.0's Ali Perelman, Kansas City Mayor Sly James and Director of Nowak Metro Finance Lab Bruce Kats discuss the role of local politicians

CEO of Brooklyn's Ascend Charter Schools Steven Wilson talked about the space and place of joy in education, and what it's doing for his schools

Accountability Lab's Cheri-Leigh Erasmus talked about the contests in developing countries that are turning honest public officials into celebrities

Bartram's High School students spoke of how they plan to use the power of art to keep youth out of prison

MSNBC's Ali Velshi moderated Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and author Anand Giridharadas in a talk about leveling the economic playing field. Listen for their idea

New America's Afua Bruce on using technology and data to combat the country's opioid epidemic

Detroit's Cornetta Lane, Executive Director of Pedal to Porch, on bridging new and old communities. Vote to bring her idea here

In a discussion moderated by MSNBC's Ali Velshi, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman talked about compromise and unity in times of extreme partisanship

How's that for a new Philly marketing slogan? The latest example: All the high-fiving over our Amazon participation trophy

Black men are among the most traumatized people in the country, and also the least likely to seek help. That's why an Arkansas man is bringing mental health help to where they are: barbershops

WURD Host Charles D. Ellison speaks with the Commonwealth Foundation Vice-President about corporate welfare and Philly's failed Amazon HQ2 pitch

A team at Penn is trying to balance the scales of gender representation in urban planning—through Wikipedia

WURD host Charles Ellison speaks with bestselling novelist and SafeKids Stories founder Lorene Cary about the power of youth and Vote that Jawn, a citywide effort to get young people to the polls 

In Oregon and 12 other states, voters are automatically registered to vote. In 16, they can register on election day. In several counties and states, voting is done by mail. All have higher turnouts than in PA

In an excerpt from his memoir, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper writes of working with politicians on both sides of the aisle. He'll talk about bringing reason to politics at our Ideas We Should Steal Festival on the 30th

Philly retirees reflect on their "first time"  

A design project seeks to save threatened religious spaces by reimagining their use as community hubs—for neighbors new and old

  At next month's Ideas We Should Steal Festival, the CEO of Brooklyn's Ascend Charter Schools will talk about turning away from "No Excuses" and toward what may be the key to education: Joy

Our own James Meadows and WURD host Charles Ellison discuss a local design project that seeks to save threatened religious spaces by reimagining their use as community hubs—for neighbors new and old  

Penn Medicine's guru of innovation may be the smartest person in Philly you haven't heard of

As the president of Center City District notes, poverty is not fate. But it will remain stubborn as long as the city still lags in jobs and housing

Turning Points CEO Dawn Holden and WURD's afternoon host Charles Ellison discuss the local child welfare agency,which is proving that youths who struggle after foster care can lead stable lives.  

The mayor has increased the spending of your taxpayer dollars by a whopping 17 percent since taking office. What is our return on that investment?  

A local child welfare agency is proving that youths who struggle after foster care can lead stable lives. And you won't believe how little its intervention costs  

WURD's afternoon host and Philadelphia lawyer Alex Braden discuss Braden's latest column on ending ending our expensive culture of incarceration—and instead spending money to help prevent many crimes in the first place