Episodios

  • Mister Softee, please shut up
    Jul 4 2025

    A local resident has had it with the constant, torturous ice cream truck jingle in her neighborhood, not to mention the lack of food safety licenses. Hear her story for yourself.

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    7 m
  • The redemption of an American neo-Nazi
    Jul 3 2025

    On this episode of Guest Commentary, the former director of the local Anti-Defamation League talks about his experience meeting a neo-Nazi moving toward redemption. Here’s why Tom Martinez, who died last month after years spent in hiding, mattered.

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    5 m
  • We thought SCOTUS would save us from authoritarianism ...
    Jun 30 2025

    ... but not anymore. Ali Velshi breaks down the monumental ruling to undermine "nationwide injunctions" and explains why we now need to look elsewhere for checks and balances on presidents.

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    7 m
  • Hey Philly, how's Mayor Parker actually doing?
    Jun 27 2025

    Ahead of the 2023 mayoral election, we asked citizens to play the role of employer. Now we're once again inviting Mayor Parker to appear before you, her employers. Here's how you can participate.

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    5 m
  • Can AI make cities more effective?
    Jun 26 2025

    The AI revolution is upon us, and it will certainly have an impact on local governance.

    “Let’s have an open conversation about its use,” says this week’s podcast guest, Rochelle Haynes, Managing Director of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative at Results for America.

    “A lot of fears out there are about losing jobs,” she continued. “But we need to show people that this is about making your job more effective. The human touch is still needed. AI is just the tool to [streamline] the data and priorities for cities.”

    Join us for an episode of How To Really Run A City about what local leaders are doing to take advantage of the coming technology and, as Mayor Reed says, “really move the needle” on focused, effective governing.

    As cities go, so goes the nation!

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    49 m
  • RFK Jr.'s conflicts of interest
    Jun 25 2025

    On this episode of Guest Commentary, we look at Trump’s health secretary purging the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee (including a renowned CHOP immunologist). He claimed they were in the pocket of the pharmaceutical industry. But who is really conflicted?

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    7 m