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CitizenCast

Sep 28, 2019

Candidates in the Working Families Party would have you believe  that the impediment to progress in the city has been  two Republican at-large members of Council. But is that really true? Larry Platt looks at candidates Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke’s campaigns and wonders where’s the substance? Find the text...


Sep 27, 2019

Eagles coaches have long mirrored the Philly political eras in which they worked. Dave Kyu asks, what does that mean today? Read the original article here.


Sep 26, 2019

The Eagles offensive lineman talks about the importance of nutritional programming for youth, and spotlights Philabundance’s BackPack program, which removes the stigma surrounding need by delivering nutritious food to every kid at 27 participating sites. Find the full text version of the story 


Sep 24, 2019

Angela Beale-Tawfeeq, a Rowan University professor and former competitive swimmer who created a program to teach city kids how to swim—something particularly relevant for African Americans, whose rate of unintentional drowning is more than 5 times that of white children. She has done some pretty great work,...


Sep 23, 2019

This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman spotlights cool music programs for youth in Philadelphia and talks about why they're so important. He also shares stories about his own experience with music as a child, including an obsession with the baritone sax. Read the text version