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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.

Citizen of the Year: Dr. Paul Offit

14 mins; April 03, 2026

Special beanies that protect babies in the NICU

5 mins; April 02, 2026

Make America Kind Again

18 mins; April 01, 2026

Philly needs a Mississippi Miracle

8 mins; April 01, 2026

An unprecedented turnaround for violent crime

16 mins; March 31, 2026

Trump is getting bored of the war

8 mins; March 30, 2026

Is our kids not learning good?

10 mins; March 27, 2026

The sweet smell of $1 million for cities

42 mins; March 26, 2026

Dear Kimberly | How do I know when I should move on?

6 mins; March 25, 2026

Hey, School District, what's the definition of insanity?

5 mins; March 24, 2026

This bill would track every pregnancy

9 mins; March 23, 2026

Put your mice in your freezer

6 mins; March 20, 2026

For a cheaper, faster ride, take a cab

5 mins; March 19, 2026

How did Philly dog culture get this bad?

7 mins; March 18, 2026

Hooray! Our schools will be great ... in 2040

5 mins; March 17, 2026

What is Trump doing with pregnant teen migrants in Texas?

9 mins; March 16, 2026

How we can break through media tribalism

55 mins; March 13, 2026

"Big Rube makes them pay for what they want!"

14 mins; March 12, 2026

Dear Kimberly: How do I navigate different work identities?

6 mins; March 11, 2026

The barkentine ship floating at Penn's Landing

5 mins; March 10, 2026

"Some people will die"

12 mins; March 09, 2026

Don't look now, but Philly is safe

11 mins; March 06, 2026

The cities doing transportation right

48 mins; March 05, 2026

What is child "bedlessness?"

16 mins; March 04, 2026

What to do about jealousy

4 mins; March 03, 2026

Only Congress can declare war

7 mins; March 02, 2026

Is Philly ready for a driverless future?

7 mins; February 27, 2026

RFK Jr. is hiding these statistics

5 mins; February 26, 2026

Who is housing policy really for?

10 mins; February 25, 2026

No more FOMO in Philly

5 mins; February 24, 2026

Will you get a tariff refund?

8 mins; February 23, 2026

Yo Philly, claim your money!

5 mins; February 20, 2026

The celebrities that crossed Big Rube's path

15 mins; February 19, 2026

"All Lives Splatter" Internet meme leads to bar ban in Philly

6 mins; February 18, 2026

The Gordie Howe International Bridge should be a win for America

11 mins; February 17, 2026

The dirty business of erasing Black history

8 mins; February 16, 2026

Mayors confronting ICE — and ice

34 mins; February 13, 2026

The Constitution Center should take this fight on

17 mins; February 12, 2026

Lessons in resistance from Minneapolis

15 mins; February 11, 2026

Free food at the Free Library

6 mins; February 10, 2026

The surveillance tools ICE is using

13 mins; February 09, 2026

Snow is a mayor's kryptonite

7 mins; February 06, 2026

Overheard at Fitler | Val and Ott Lovell, the Laverne & Shirley of the 250th

49 mins; February 05, 2026

What happens when a school closes?

5 mins; February 04, 2026

Before "game-day fits" there was Big Rube

11 mins; February 03, 2026

The corporations enabling ICE

9 mins; February 02, 2026

Are you there Constitution Center?

10 mins; January 30, 2026

The Mayor dude with the skater attitude

62 hours 10 mins; January 29, 2026

Donald Trump & Wharton: The facts

23 mins; January 28, 2026

Gazing back with Big Rube

12 mins; January 27, 2026

Violence between the State and its citizenry

12 mins; January 26, 2026

What is the Sheriff smoking?

8 mins; January 23, 2026

The city knows how to fix the trash

7 mins; January 22, 2026

RFK Jr., autism and public trust

6 mins; January 21, 2026

Breaking Bread for citizenship

8 mins; January 20, 2026

Making the world one in brotherhood

13 mins; January 19, 2026

The time for freedom is now

7 mins; January 16, 2026

"If my mom loved me any more, I'd be dead"

17 mins; January 14, 2026

Ask an eighth grader what Philly should look like in 2076

5 mins; January 14, 2026

The Reiner family is our family

5 mins; January 13, 2026

Know your rights when it comes to I.C.E.

8 mins; January 12, 2026

Whose 250th is this anyway?

7 mins; January 09, 2026

The junk fees that are drowning Philly renters

4 mins; January 08, 2026

The best way to recycle that Christmas tree

10 mins; January 07, 2026

"Nothing short of a miracle"

8 mins; January 06, 2026

Where does the Trump economy go from here?

10 mins; January 05, 2026

How traumatic is jury duty?

14 mins; January 02, 2026

Tales of a Two Street Stomper

7 mins; January 01, 2026

Philadelphia's Mummers Parade

10 mins; December 31, 2025

Philly's PR maven

9 mins; December 30, 2025

"Affordability" was the top-searched word of 2025

5 mins; December 29, 2025

"The Day the Books Disappeared"

12 mins; December 26, 2025

Philly embraces Krampus the anti-Santa

9 mins; December 24, 2025

Philly, fund reproductive care

6 mins; December 23, 2025

The poverty line is a lie

6 mins; December 22, 2025

Why I won't debate RFK Jr.

6 mins; December 19, 2025

"Spare me your bullsh*t"

57 mins; December 18, 2025

Resign to run?

4 mins; December 17, 2025

Could Philly's $2B bet on housing help cut gun violence?

5 mins; December 16, 2025

American citizenship is just within reach. And then it's gone.

6 mins; December 15, 2025

Do we really want to stop trusting experts?

5 mins; December 12, 2025

"Where am I supposed to have this baby?"

7 mins; December 11, 2025

Finding meaning in work

5 mins; December 10, 2025

Maintaining the momentum of violence prevention in Philly

46 mins; December 09, 2025

Incompetence and showmanship in Trump 2.0

9 mins; December 08, 2025

Yo, Eagles fans, cut it out

6 mins; December 05, 2025

The man who may save Philly's small businesses

8 mins; December 04, 2025

The true crisis of our era

6 mins; December 03, 2025

The baby gear revolution

5 mins; December 02, 2025

This is the demographic hurting most in Trump's economy

13 mins; December 01, 2025

Philly is porch pirate city

17 mins; November 28, 2025

This is my America

9 mins; November 27, 2025

Leading a city ... with jokes

39 mins; November 26, 2025

"To be on someone's mind is to be loved"

12 mins; November 25, 2025

"Every single order from the president is lawful"

9 mins; November 24, 2025

Why we bought Philly mag

13 mins; November 21, 2025

The Michelin Guide is a good thing for Philly ...

6 mins; November 20, 2025

The war on drugs ... fundraiser

5 mins; November 19, 2025

What Mamdani taught us about housing

5 mins; November 18, 2025

This is why housing affordability is so bad

11 mins; November 17, 2025

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