CitizenCast Podcast
1) Whose 250th is this anyway?
The nation was birthed in Philly, and we do have some great parties — and soccer! — planned. But, as democracy teeters, are we really owning the semiquincentennial?
2) The junk fees that are drowning Philly renters
On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at junk fees that stack up on rental leases and threaten to upend affordable housing in Philly. Seattle and other cities have begun to put a stop to t...Show More
3) The best way to recycle that Christmas tree
Let a goat eat it.
4) "Nothing short of a miracle"
The annual convening of Black male educators late last year was a reminder of what can happen when Black men show up for the future
5) Where does the Trump economy go from here?
"What's your sense of where this goes?" Ali Velshi asks the former Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund. It all depends on which of two courses the U.S. takes next, he replies.
6) How traumatic is jury duty?
For some jurors, the hardest part of a trial comes after it ends. A free West Chester University program helps citizens who've served recover from stress and PTSD.
7) Tales of a Two Street Stomper
More than a dozen years ago, this South Jersey resident decided to join suited-up pals in a Mummers comics club. And she has never looked back.
8) Philadelphia's Mummers Parade
A history lesson, including some scholarly conjecture, about Philadelphia's New Year's Day parade. You know, the Mummers. Wait. You don't?
9) Philly's PR maven
"I made my business because I was out every night," says Jennifer Sherlock of the PR firm Jenna's Communications. Big Rube swung by the Rittenhouse Hotel to chat with Sherlock about her rise from TV r...Show More
10) "Affordability" was the top-searched word of 2025
Ali Velshi breaks down why