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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.

The Blue Wave and the midterms

48 mins; November 14, 2025

Could a national health plan finally be good politics?

4 mins; November 13, 2025

A modern day Rosie the Riveter

6 mins; November 12, 2025

Amy Gutmann's American story

18 mins; November 11, 2025

In a democracy, you run because you can ...

11 mins; November 10, 2025

Hello? Board leadership? Are you there?

6 mins; November 07, 2025

Living inside a museum

14 mins; November 06, 2025

The trash can can

6 mins; November 05, 2025

Race and gender don't have to predetermine wealth

15 mins; November 04, 2025

Will judges hold the line in the Trump era?

12 mins; November 03, 2025

What a Bucks Co sheriff's race really tells us

8 mins; October 31, 2025

A job, a hospital, a park — all within 15 minutes

47 mins; October 30, 2025

The support Philly kids need right now

4 mins; October 29, 2025

What are Schools of Civic Thought?

4 mins; October 28, 2025

Dissent is an act of patriotism

7 mins; October 27, 2025

Larry Krasner, meet Harry Truman

6 mins; October 24, 2025

From training to contacts to actual jobs

9 mins; October 23, 2025

I'm so proud of you

6 mins; October 22, 2025

Financial advisors using their talents to close the racial wealth gap

6 mins; October 21, 2025

How small acts of courage ...

5 mins; October 20, 2025

Is this the end of PA's nonpartisan Supreme Court?

7 mins; October 17, 2025

Lucky's Great Weiner Race

5 mins; October 16, 2025

Helping kids express themselves through filmmaking

10 mins; October 15, 2025

Brace yourself for worse air

15 mins; October 14, 2025

When the enemy is the American people

10 mins; October 13, 2025

A political asshole no more

53 mins; October 10, 2025

Lying, with lives at stake

5 mins; October 09, 2025

Wanted: a new sport to love

4 mins; October 08, 2025

Philly loves birds

5 mins; October 07, 2025

The day John McCain saved healthcare

6 mins; October 06, 2025

The incredible shrinking housing plan?

7 mins; October 03, 2025

Overheard at Fitler: Speaking Truth to ... Kennedy? with Dr. Paul Offit

64 hours 41 mins; October 02, 2025

Philly Music Fest

12 mins; October 01, 2025

Children need green spaces at school

4 mins; September 30, 2025

And the people won

11 mins; September 29, 2025

Anyone feel like a Dirty Spicy Caesar Martini?

9 mins; September 26, 2025

Detroit is back, baby!

42 mins; September 25, 2025

Richmond's secret to cutting poverty

15 mins; September 24, 2025

Not the only Black engineer in the room. Anymore.

6 mins; September 23, 2025

Strongmen can't stand being mocked

11 mins; September 22, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel's right to satirize

7 mins; September 19, 2025

Be vulnerable

5 mins; September 18, 2025

The woman who could beat Josh Shapiro

6 mins; September 17, 2025

I know what you did last summer. And it helped.

5 mins; September 16, 2025

SCOTUS just punched a hole through the Fourth Amendment

10 mins; September 15, 2025

Charlie Kirk and 9/11

12 mins; September 11, 2025

Mobile care for kids

5 mins; September 11, 2025

Building a Phillies legacy

7 mins; September 10, 2025

Happy birthday! And thank you.

8 mins; September 09, 2025

How everyday citizens are defending democracy

8 mins; September 08, 2025

Richmond slashed its poverty rate ...

7 mins; September 05, 2025

From the streets to shelters to stable living

17 mins; September 04, 2025

How the Eagles brought us together

6 mins; September 03, 2025

Where the hell is the Democratic Party?

8 mins; September 02, 2025

"Being a slave is better than being killed, no? I don't see the problem."

4 mins; September 01, 2025

SEPTA, the art of the ordeal

8 mins; August 29, 2025

Penn, do the right thing. Fight for diversity.

8 mins; August 28, 2025

Student loans should not be a political football

6 mins; August 27, 2025

Stop asking Philly schools to do everything

5 mins; August 26, 2025

Removing slavery from the Smithsonian

10 mins; August 25, 2025

Dear Harrisburg, we want our tax money back

6 mins; August 22, 2025

I don't bike. But I support bike lanes.

5 mins; August 20, 2025

Philly is giving free money to small businesses

6 mins; August 20, 2025

What the SEPTA saga reveals about Parker and Shapiro

7 mins; August 18, 2025

Who is paying the Trump tariffs?

7 mins; August 18, 2025

John Kruk, Philly demigod

9 mins; August 15, 2025

We need more veterans in Congress

13 mins; August 14, 2025

Don't just legalize marijuana in PA ...

4 mins; August 13, 2025

Can Philly actually end homelessness?

5 mins; August 12, 2025

Trump's tariffs make these items more expensive

8 mins; August 11, 2025

SEPTA is being held hostage

5 mins; August 08, 2025

Saving democracy by canvassing ... all the time?

5 mins; August 07, 2025

Isaac Saul wants to un-Tangle your news

13 mins; August 06, 2025

The case for pay equity

5 mins; August 05, 2025

When the conspiracists you groom turn on you

9 mins; August 04, 2025

How John Middleton made me proud to be a Philadelphian

21 mins; August 01, 2025

One City’s Answer to Tribalism

41 mins; July 31, 2025

Racial bias in home appraisals

6 mins; July 29, 2025

The cursive comeback

7 mins; July 28, 2025

The most banned author in the country

9 mins; July 28, 2025

Shapiro's choice

6 mins; July 25, 2025

Overheard at Fitler: Rock Impresario Larry Magid

72 hours 10 mins; July 24, 2025

Helping Philadelphians build credit

16 mins; July 22, 2025

Resilience and a fancy pair of boots

9 mins; July 22, 2025

Can Medicaid recipients just replace immigrant farm workers?

4 mins; July 21, 2025

PPD Enrolls at Penn

7 mins; July 18, 2025

Let's talk about the Canadian healthcare system

6 mins; July 17, 2025

Killadelphia

44 mins; July 16, 2025

Reflections on what Juneteenth has become

17 mins; July 15, 2025

The first 6 months of the Trump economy

4 mins; July 14, 2025

The Politics of Trash

10 mins; July 11, 2025

Reformers are the future of cities

32 mins; July 10, 2025

Black Rap and Bluegrass

8 mins; July 09, 2025

Overheard at Fitler: On the political frontlines with Rep. Chrissy Houlahan

41 mins; July 08, 2025

The zombie story that reveals our weaknesses

8 mins; July 07, 2025

Mister Softee, please shut up

7 mins; July 03, 2025

The redemption of an American neo-Nazi

5 mins; July 03, 2025

Sam Wood rules the world

7 mins; July 02, 2025

Music that breaks the cycle of youth violence

4 mins; July 01, 2025

We thought SCOTUS would save us from authoritarianism ...

6 mins; June 30, 2025

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