Podcast Episodes
Back to Search'Your City Could Be Better': Meet Nashville's Rogue Bench Builders — Presented By City Cast Philly
Are DIY urban projects the key to improving the infrastructure in cities like Philly? The grassroots group To Nashville, With Love has built and inst…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Will You Pay $1 per Uber To Save Teachers? Plus: ICE Is Out & Rats Are In
It’s the Friday news roundup! We’re talking about the big fight over funding the School District of Philadelphia, given the $300 million structural d…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The World Is Obsessed With the Rocky Statue. Here’s Why.
Rocky Balboa never actually lived in Philly (since he is the fictional character portrayed by actor Sylvester Stallone). But if you take a look aroun…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Garrity's Trump Ties & Shapiro Ambitions Heat Up Governor's Race
In just about six months, voters go to the polls in our politically divided state to vote for either incumbent Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro or th…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What's Actually Free at the Free Library of Philadelphia? {Sponsored}
As Philadelphians feel the squeeze of rising costs, the Free Library of Philadelphia is offering something that's always been free, and it's a lot m…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Caretakers of Philly's Vacant Lots Unionize to Fight Development
Philadelphians are spending their own time and resources to maintain vacant and neglected land in their neighborhoods. These vacant lots can become c…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside Pennsylvania's Prison Where Women Age Decades Faster
Inside Pennsylvania’s largest women's state prison, those serving life or long-term sentences battle chronic illnesses like diabetes, arthritis, and …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Your City Could Be Better': Why Seattle Gives Every Voter $100 — Presented By City Cast Philly
Could public financing get Philly more involved in local elections? For the last decade, the City of Seattle has issued $100 in vouchers to every vot…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Philly Police’s $1B Pitch, Tenants’ Rights Showdown & Wild World Cup Prices
It’s the Friday news roundup! Today, we bring you the latest in the battle between landlords and renters’ rights advocates over a package of bills th…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Who Owns Philadelphians’ Family History?
Mayor Cherelle Parker recently inked a deal with the genealogy research company Ancestry.com, allowing the website to add Philadelphia’s public recor…
2 months, 3 weeks ago