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Philadelphia experienced a tragic surge in gun violence in 2020, with 499 of our fellow residents killed and another 2,200 shot. In February of last year, The Citizen started trying to understand the causes, effects and fixes for gun violence in Philadelphia and around the country. We spent the year reporting on the issue, while both Covid-19 and shootings devastated neighborhoods around the city. The resulting seven-episode podcast is part of that reporting. In it we tell the stories of Philadelphians intimately affected by the city’s gun violence, those working to end it, those who have ...

Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and Philadelphia Citizen co-founder Larry Platt talk about what it really takes to get sh*t done in cities on How to Really Run a City powered by Accelerator for America. New episodes twice monthly.

CitizenCast dives deep into the political, social and cultural workings of our city. Listen to explainers on the issues of our day, interviews, conversations and solutions. Daily episodes. Lots of solutions... All to help you become a better citizen of Philadelphia.