Episodios

  • The support Philly kids need right now
    Oct 29 2025

    On this episode of Lane Johnson's Season of Strong Mental Health, the two-time Super Bowl champ checks in on CHOP's Behavioral Health and Crisis Center, which is meeting the overwhelming demand for mental health support for young people

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    5 m
  • What are Schools of Civic Thought?
    Oct 28 2025

    On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at 15 universities in 10 states — including Yale and University of Texas — that have launched academic programs and majors focused on thinking and citizenship. We could use more of that here, too.

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    5 m
  • Dissent is an act of patriotism
    Oct 27 2025

    This Republic was founded on dissent, says Ali Velshi. It has been the catalyst of progress for generations. If they tell you otherwise, they are afraid of the power of your voice.

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    8 m
  • Larry Krasner, meet Harry Truman
    Oct 24 2025

    In the aftermath of the tragic Kada Scott murder, the D.A. has said the buck stops with him. Or was he actually passing it?

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    6 m
  • From training to contacts to actual jobs
    Oct 23 2025

    On this edition of James Peterson's Citizen-WURD segment, A.J. Adams of The Skills Initiative, joins the show to discuss his workforce development organization that serves as a bridge between local employers and Philadelphia job seekers. The Skills Initiative provides customized training programs to connect residents to meaningful employment, and it's an idea we should steal.

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    10 m
  • I'm so proud of you
    Oct 22 2025

    An award-winning MSNBC contributor and author remembers his first mentor, legendary former Daily News Editor Michael Days, who died last weekend

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    7 m
  • Financial advisors using their talents to close the racial wealth gap
    Oct 21 2025

    Jason Ray launched Zenith Wealth Partners in Philadelphia with this singular mission. So far, it's generated $100 million for its clients.

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    6 m
  • How small acts of courage ...
    Oct 20 2025

    ... become unstoppable. Ali Velshi uses the peaceful civil disobedience protests of 1952 South Africa (of which his father took part) as context for the No Kings protests across this country this weekend.

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    5 m