Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFallout from Shapiro arson fire, a big boon for Parker’s housing plan, and an explainer on school district “rubber rooms”
While the details and circumstances surrounding the arson attack on Governor Josh Shapiro and his family at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg cont…
1 year, 5 months ago
SEPTA’s doomsday budget, a baseball landmark set for demolition, and things to do this 4th of July in the city
SEPTA is planning for the worst: severe cuts and fare increases if it doesn’t get the $168 million increase included in Governor Shapiro’s budget pro…
1 year, 5 months ago
Tariffs, history-making tortoises, and resources for laid-off federal workers
President Trump’s tariff rollout sent shockwaves through the global economy, with the automobile industry emerging as one of the faces of the upheava…
1 year, 6 months ago
Budget hearings, Opening Day Phillies optimism, and the dedication of West Philly’s “Will Smith Way”
The Parker administration pitched its budget. Now, it’s up to Philadelphia City Council to parse through it. What do they think of the mayor’s plan? …
1 year, 6 months ago
Brandon Graham retires, a traffic mess ahead on Market Street, and a threat to the water supply in Bucks County
As repair on a fuel pipeline leak begins in Bucks County, residents are concerned for their health and the environment. Construction on the Market St…
1 year, 6 months ago
Parker’s housing-friendly budget, detained South Jersey business owner reunites with family, and beef thieves foiled in South Philly
Housing, housing, housing. If there’s anything Mayor Charelle Parker wants you to know about her $6.7 billion budget proposal, it’s that the main goa…
1 year, 6 months ago
Philly rallies for Ukraine, local tariff talk, and the efforts to preserve two iconic landmarks
Philadelphia is home to one of the largest Ukrainian populations in the United States. How did the community respond and rally in the aftermath of th…
1 year, 7 months ago
Philly fed workers, officials fight back vs. Trump, the latest on Kensington’s clean-up, and the cancellation of the Children’s World Fair
In the early days of President Trump’s second term, the Philadelphia region is feeling the effects of his aggressive policy push. Broad-stroked attem…
1 year, 7 months ago
SPS Technologies factory fire fallout, the Trump trickledown effect in Philly, and hamming on the 2025 Roots Picnic
A four-alarm fire set a historic, century-old manufacturing factory in Montgomery County ablaze, with flames burning for multiple days. How did firef…
1 year, 7 months ago
GO BIRDS!!! The Eagles are Super Bowl champs again, SEPTA honors Black History Month, and “Queer Eye” visits Philly
Since the Eagles ended the Kansas City Chiefs’ streak and became the 2025 Super Bowl Champions, the city has been celebrating all week - from pole cl…
1 year, 7 months ago