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  • October 7, 2026 (Block by Block)

    October 7, 2026 (Block by Block)
    Oct 8 2026
    This transcript was machine-generated and may contain spelling errors or other inaccuracies. Leer en Español Ashley Whiteside: Este es Bloque by Block, un programa de noticias comunitarias de WPPM Ashley Whiteside: 106.5 FM, donde exploramos los problemas que afectan el área de Filadelfia. Ashley Whiteside: Con noticias de los miembros de la comunidad. Ashley Whiteside: Soy Ashley Whiteside. Kimberlei Davis: Y soy Kimberly Davis. Kimberlei Davis: En la próxima media hora, escucharemos historias de noticias de nuestra comunidad Kimberlei Davis: reporteros sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los profesionales de la salud mental, cómo algunos miembros de la comunidad Kimberlei Davis: están ayudando a llenar los vacíos dejados por la escasez de bibliotecarios escolares Kimberlei Davis: en la ciudad, y cómo un local Kimberlei Davis: El espectáculo Burlesque ofrece un espacio seguro para los miembros de la comunidad queer de Philly Kimberlei Davis: para expresarse. Ashley Whiteside: Pero primero, a lo largo de los años, demandas que buscan una compensación de los fabricantes de armas para el Ashley Whiteside: Los daños causados por sus productos rara vez han tenido éxito. Ashley Whiteside: Eso es debido a las protecciones especiales que el Congreso se ha extendido a la industria del arma. Ashley Whiteside: Pero un puñado de estados y ciudades piensan que han encontrado Ashley Whiteside: una solución. Ashley Whiteside: Están tratando de explotar una arruga en la ley federal que se aprobó Ashley Whiteside: Hace más de 20 años. Ashley Whiteside: Filadelfia está a la vanguardia de esta batalla legal. Ashley Whiteside: El reportero Block-byblock Kevin Walker, quien trabajó en el sistema de justicia penal para Ashley Whiteside: más de 30 años, primero como fiscal y luego un público Ashley Whiteside: El defensor ha estado siguiendo el caso. Kevin Walker: Hace ocho años, el hijo de Stanley Crawford recibió un disparo. Kevin Walker: Y fue asesinado mientras estaba en un porche al noreste Kevin Walker: Filadelfia. Kevin Walker: Desde entonces, Crawford ha trabajado para abordar las causas de la violencia armada Kevin Walker: en la ciudad. Kevin Walker: Está motivado, dice, por el pensamiento de sus 19 nietos. Kevin Walker: y sus 11 bisnietos. Stanley Crawford: Me encantan mis nietos. Stanley Crawford: Me encanta mi familia. Stanley Crawford: Amo a mi hijo. Stanley Crawford: Es el amor que me mantiene y no rendirme. Stanley Crawford: Aquellos que decimos que amamos pagarán el precio por nosotros Stanley Crawford: No intentarlo. Stanley Crawford: Sabes, ojalá tuviéramos un mundo en el que no teníamos Stanley Crawford: tener este armamento. Kevin Walker: Después de que su hijo fue asesinado, Crawford fundó el Consejo Comunitario del Blackmail. Kevin Walker: Filadelfia, una organización de base. Kevin Walker: Promueve barrios seguros centrándose en la prevención de violencia, el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral y otros Kevin Walker: iniciativas. Kevin Walker: Crawford sabe que se necesita más. Kevin Walker: La epidemia de violencia armada es compleja, y requiere un enfoque múltiple. Kevin Walker: Dice Lydia Primero. Kevin Walker: Primero dirige la unidad de litigios especiales en la oficina del abogado de la ciudad. Lydia Furst: La violencia armada es un problema complicado. Lydia Furst: Sigue siendo un problema en Filadelfia, aunque ha mejorado Lydia Furst: mucho en los últimos años. Lydia Furst: Así que quiero reconocer eso. Lydia Furst: Y creo que las soluciones también pueden ser multifacéticas y complicadas. Lydia Furst: Creo que el litigio civil puede ser una pieza del rompecabezas. Kevin Walker: En marzo, la oficina del abogado de la ciudad presentó una denuncia contra Glock. Kevin Walker: fabricante de armas populares que hasta hace poco podría convertirse rápidamente Kevin Walker: Armas semiautomáticas totalmente automáticas con la adición de pequeños dispositivos ilegales Kevin Walker: conocido como interruptores. Kevin Walker: Los interruptores, que se pueden comprar por menos de 20 euros, son Kevin Walker: anular el mecanismo de activación normal del arma y permitir que un tirador se descargue Kevin Walker: Hasta veinte balas un segundo con una sola tirón de gatillo. Kevin Walker: ¿El resultado? Kevin Walker: La pistola se convierte en una ametralladora. Kevin Walker: La queja de la ciudad alega que Glock ha montado una campaña engañosa de marketing. Kevin Walker: Esa campaña, dice la ciudad, Kevin Walker: Se dirige a los consumidores vulnerables, principalmente jóvenes, representando falsamente que su Kevin Walker: Las pistolas pueden poseerse legalmente para uso recreativo. Kevin Walker: Según la denuncia, el fabricante de armas se ha jactado en las redes sociales que Kevin Walker: Lo único más divertido que un Glock es un auto completo Kevin Walker: Glock. Kevin Walker: En una respuesta presentada a principios de septiembre, Glock Kevin Walker: negó ...
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    29 Min.
  • September 20, 2026 (Around the Block)

    September 20, 2026 (Around the Block)
    Sep 20 2026
    Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features stories from reporters Milan Parker and Alisha Miranda about how communities are stepping up to fill a gap left by the small number of Philadelphia schools staffed by professional librarians, and a look a the history of Philadelphia's iconic Bellevue hotel. We also speak with Alexa Palma about the Save the Academy Movement that has arisen since Drexel University announced it would close the Academy of Natural Sciences, effective September 27th. Alex Palma is an archivist, lecturer and grants consultant in the Philadelphia area. He is president of the Museum Council of Greater Philadelphia and an ally of the Save The Academy coalition. Campbell Simmons and Koren Martin hosted this episode, and Winter Schneider was our board operator. Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Director. Episode Transcript This transcript was machine-generated and may contain spelling errors or other inaccuracies. Campbell Simmons: Good afternoon. You're listening to Around the Block, a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPMLP Philadelphia 106.5 FM. On this show, we explore issues in the Philadelphia Region with voices from the community. Through original reports from our team of journalists and live interviews, I'm Campbell Simmons. Koren Martin: And I'm Koren Martin. Coming up, we'll have a conversation with a leader in the movement to save the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum. Drexel University recently announced plans to shut it down before the end of the month. Campbell Simmons: But first, it's back to school season and Many students at Philadelphia Public Schools are back in the classroom interacting with their new teachers and classmates. But if they head down the hall to check out a book from the school library, they might not be able to because years of budget cuts and staffing changes have left most Philly public schools without a certified librarian. Around the Block reporter Milan Parker reports that some community groups are stepping in to fill the gap. Milan Parker: At Laura W. Waring School in Philadelphia's Spring Garden neighborhood, the library is a place where students can choose their own books. They can look for graphic novels, sports stories, or the next book in a series that they've already started. But that was not always the case. Donna Perkins is the chair of Friends of Warring Library, which is a group of volunteers that manages the library. She says that when volunteers first got involved with rebuilding the school's library in 2016, the library did not look like a place where students could borrow books. Donna Perkins: When we saw it that day, it looked like someone's old full of old furniture and old books and dusty. And that was really the impetus to Working closely with the principal and figuring out how and what we needed to do to make a library in that space functional for the students at Waring. Milan Parker: Friends of Waring spent the next several years cleaning out the space, organizing books, building a collection, and working with the school to carve out library time and student schedules. In 2022, the group opened the library as a lending library for students from kindergarten through the eighth grade. But the dust that it collected in Warring's library did not happen by accident. Jenny Lowman is the coordinator of the Philadelphia Alliance to Restore School Librarians. She says Philadelphia once had far more school librarians, 176 of them, in 1991. BaLowman says that number began to fall as the district faced major funding problems in the early 2000s. In Philly, public schools moved to a system known as site-based budgeting. Jenny Lowman: And so, what Philadelphia did was to sort of decentralize much of its budgeting. And so, it would give the building principals a certain pot of money and say, here's your money. You figure out how to use it for your building. Of course, it wasn't enough money. So principals had to prioritize: do I need an assistant principal? Do I need a counselor? Do I need a dean of students or disciplinarian? Do I need a school librarian? And when they only had a small amount of money, the school librarians got deprioritized. Milan Parker: Lowman says, as librarians retired or left their jobs, many were not replaced. Laura W. Waring School is one of many Philadelphia schools where community members have worked to bring the library back into use. Katelin Beck works with WEPAC, a nonprofit that partners with public elementary schools in West and Southwest Philadelphia. She says that many of the schools that reach out still Still have a room built to ...
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    34 Min.
  • August 16, 2026 (Around the Block)

    August 16, 2026 (Around the Block)
    Aug 16 2026
    Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features a story about efforts preserve the character of Philadelphia's historic buildings and neighborhoods from unchecked development, and an interview with Philadelphia City Council Education Chair Isaiah Thomas and Children First Policy Director Symbol Lai about pre-school pushout and the impact of only some Philadelphia schools offering Algebra I classes to eight grade students. Sophia Mattia and Jennifer Robnett hosted this episode, and Ahmed Hassouna was our board operator. Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Director. Episode Transcript Jennifer Robnett Good afternoon. You're listening to Around the Block, a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM LP, Philadelphia 106.5 FM. On this show, we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community, through original reports from our team of journalists and live interviews. I'm Jennifer Robnett, Sophia Mattia and I'm Sophia Matia. Coming up, we'll be joined by Philadelphia City Council Education Committee Chair Isaiah Thomas and Children First Policy Director Symbol Lai for a conversation about two issues facing Philadelphia students and their families as they navigate the school system. Jennifer Robnett But first, Philadelphia is a historic city filled with historic buildings, but Philadelphia City Council is considering legislation that could alter Philadelphia's ability to protect these buildings by changing the way historic preservation works in the city, a group of community members and organizations have been pushing back, and have formed a stop demolishing Philly coalition. Around the block reporter Winter Schneider brings us this story about what's at stake. Winter Schneider Bill 251030 was first introduced in November 2025 by Council Member Mark Squilla, who represents neighborhoods bordering the Delaware River from Port Richmond all the way to Packer Street in South Philly. Even with significant pushback and multiple delays, Squilla plans to reintroduce the bill to City Council potentially this fall. Digging into this issue exposes a deep and familiar pattern for Philadelphians: the neglect and demolition of historically and culturally significant buildings, even when people come together to fight for their preservation. One example of this pattern is the demolition of the historic Saint Laurent's Church in Fish Town in 2022, after years of advocacy on the part of its neighbors and preservation groups across the city, Kevin Brett it goes neglected, neglected, neglected until they're kind of out of options. Winter Schneider Kevin Brett is the president of the volunteer organization Repoint Philadelphia, and one of the organizers behind the coalition against Squilla's bill as it stands. And what's there now? Kevin Brett Oh, they're building probably eight luxury housing units. I think you know, so that's just what Fish Town needs. Yeah. Winter Schneider Philadelphia's historical commission was established in 1955, a time when cities across the country justified massive urban redevelopment projects at the expense of Black, Brown, poor, and working-class residents who were often displaced from their neighborhoods in the process, whose history was worth preserving, was and remains a deeply politicized issue, and the commission has wielded its power to different ends over time. But even with its flaws, current preservation law still fundamentally serves as a buffer against demolition. Kevin Brett Ultimately, the commission can pretty much approve anything with good reason, but it at least is sort of like a stopgap that makes us think about things before we just go ahead with a wrecking ball. Winter Schneider Let's break down the law a little bit. Currently, even a nomination for historic designation protects a property by placing it under the commission's jurisdiction, which means that a developer can't do anything to the building while the commission considers the nomination. One thing the new bill would do is create a 30-day loophole before this jurisdiction kicks in, which would allow developers to get out of historic designation by irrevocably altering or demolishing the building first. Another thing the bill would do would be to disqualify the building from historic designation altogether if the owner even files a zoning application on the property. Kevin Brett The table is clearly tilted in one direction on a number of fronts. Winter Schneider Councilmember Squilla initially said that he sponsored the bill to address complaints with preservation law, not only from developers but also from individual property owners who ...
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    39 Min.
  • July 19, 2026 (Around the Block)

    July 19, 2026 (Around the Block)
    Jul 19 2026
    Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features a story about events that took place around the July 4th holiday to call attention to the ugly truths behind the some of the nation's foundational stories, and a live in-studio interview with Chloe Harris, director of Starr Garden Playground and Rec Center, which is known for its LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC inclusive programming. Sheila Lorrett Emerson and Nikki Schaffer hosted this episode, and Allison Durham was our board operator. Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Director. Episode Transcript Note: The following transcript was machine-generated and may contain some spelling errors or other inaccuracies. Nikki Schaffer Good afternoon. You're listening to Around the Block, a community news program from the Block by Block team at LP Philadelphia one hundred and six point five FM. On this show, we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community through original reports from our team of journalists and live interviews. I'm Nikki Schaefer. Sheila Lorrett Emerson And I'm Sheila Emerson. Coming up, we'll have a live conversation with the director of an LGBTQ friendly park and rec center in Philadelphia that hosts an annual inclusive citywide pool party. Nikki Schaffer But first, Philadelphia has been in the spotlight this month as the nation commemorates the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Of independents in the city that would become the nation's first capital. Extreme heat caused some events to be canceled and others to be delayed. But crowds of people still visited historic sites like Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center and the president's House around the block's winter. Schneider reports that social justice groups from Philly and beyond also held events at these sites to call attention to the ugly truths behind some of the nation's foundational stories, and to call on people to resist the rise of fascism in the United States today. Winter Schneider On July third, the Trump administration got the green light to replace informational panels at the president's House on Sixth and Market Street that tell the story of the dehumanizing violence experienced by nine people that George Washington enslaved there centuries ago. The panels were replaced with others that whitewash this history and the early hours of July fifteenth, as reported by the Inquirer, activists, scholars and the city government have shown up on Independence Mall and spoken up online to denounce these changes. If the president's House has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration's nationwide attempt to destroy historical facts that threaten its agenda, then this is due to over two decades of organizing by the avenging the ancestors coalition, or attack, who pushed for the panels to be put up in the first place as a way to do justice to the memory of those enslaved ancestors on July fourth. I went down to the mall where coalition members and allies gathered in one hundred and three degree heat for attacks. Twenty fourth annual Black Independence Day rally. Unkown Sepaker Before libation to the men and women who fought and resisted enslavement to help free our people, men and women like Nana Harriet Tubman, Denmark Vesey, Nat Turner. We say. Michael Coard You might think, okay, we lost the battle. No we didn't. We still have options available. Winter Schneider That's attack co-founder Michael Kord providing an update on the ongoing litigation of the panels. Michael Coard The city can file for a reconsideration with that three judge panel. Let's say that three judge panel rules against us. Again, we can seek what they call an en banc hearing, which means instead of those three, the entire fourteen member panel, there's a third option. We can petition for what they call certiorari. That means you go up to the Supreme Court. And the final thing, there is a way, theoretically, to file a new and different and more expansive lawsuit that includes more stuff. Winter Schneider A week earlier. Michael Kord also participated in a public forum on Independence Mall organized by the group Refuse Fascism, that drew a direct connection between erasure of the past and the rise of authoritarianism and fascism in the present. Michael Coard You might ask yourself, why would this president want to erase the past? Why would any fascist want to erase the past? The answer comes from George Orwell and his response who controls the past, controls the future? Who controls the present, controls the past. Winter Schneider Each panelist at the forum urgently called on attendees to learn from the historical ...
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    31 Min.
  • June 21, 2026 (Around the Block)

    June 21, 2026 (Around the Block)
    Jun 21 2026
    Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews. This episode features reports from our community journalists about a program bringing soccer to kids in Southwest Philly, an effort to keep AI data centers out of the region, and an interview with Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation Executive Vice President Kate McNamara about development at the Navy Yard in South Philly. Alisha Miranda and Autumn McCann hosted this episode, and K. Michelle Watson was our board operator. Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Director. Episode Transcript Note: The following transcript was machine-generated and may contain some spelling errors or other inaccuracies. Autumn McCann Good afternoon. You're listening to Around the Block, a community news program from the Block by Block team at LP Philadelphia, one hundred and six point five FM. On this show, we will explore issues in the Philadelphia region, from voices from the community, through original reports from our team of journalists and live interviews. I'm Autumn McCann. Alisha Miranda And I'm Alisha Miranda. Coming up, we'll hear about an effort to keep AI data centers out of Southwest Philly. And we'll speak with Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation Executive Vice President Kate McNamara about development at the Navy Yard in South Philly. Autumn McCann But first, Philadelphia is welcoming people from across the globe for the World Cup, but many communities across our city have been building a soccer culture long before the global spotlight arrived around the block, reporter Pok stopped by a youth soccer practice session in Finnigan Playground in Southwest Philly to find out more. P.O.C. In Southwest Philadelphia, the Donna Marie Foundation has partnered with Street Soccer USA to use the game as a tool for community building, helping immigrant and refugee families connect, adapt and find belonging. I first spoke with founder Aisha Campbell about how this personal family experience grew into a program that's changing lives through soccer. Aisha Campbell The foundation initially started from my sisters, Donna Marie. She was deported back to Jamaica, and we started that foundation to help women and families re-assimilate themselves when they got deported. What we initially found that is like, for instance, my sister Donna, a lot of them, they get deported. They still have family, children. That's back here. My family personally, my husband, my son, my kids, other kids. They play soccer and it's a part of family, brings cultural together. It brings people together. And that was a way for different children's, different immigrant backgrounds and for them to actually coexist and get to learn about each other's culture. So we help the families, the mothers, the fathers, but also when we notice that with the children, it's a different world. You coming to the U.S., it's a big thing. It's hard to adapt. And this way they can meet new children. It is a very worldwide sport. So that was a commonality. So that was one of the things that brought them together. And we started. My husband became a coach and we decided that we're going to actually push this program through. We saw what it did for our kids, so we wanted to extend it to other kids between West Philly and Southwest Philly. We started the program in West, and then we branched out to southwest because we actually started practicing and doing some training sessions here at Finnegan. And once we started here, kids would walk past. Families would walk back. They liked the program. They like the concept of it. And so we just started recruiting kids. So we have literally a melting pot. P.O.C. For the Donna Marie Foundation. Soccer is about much more than what happens on the field. It's about creating opportunities, building confidence, and helping young people feel connected to their communities. That vision comes to life through the coaches who work with these young athletes every day. Tsega McDermott I'm Tsega McDermott, aka Coach Taz. I'm with Street Soccer USA program director. So Street Soccer USA is a non-profit organization who use soccer as a tool to kind of engage with youth. It's geared towards underserved communities. We're trying to break down the barriers between pay to play and just giving kids access to the beautiful game. For the most part, whether you're a novice or a beginner, we have all different levels for that as well. We never really turn anybody away. These are more Recreational. And as you see, these are the more talented group. What we end up doing is building these travel teams. We give them a little bit more opportunity to do more things, and then we keep ...
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    30 Min.
  • June 10, 2026

    June 10, 2026
    Jun 11 2026
    This episode of Block by Block features stories from our community news reporters about a political activist's return to the US after being detained by the Israeli military while participating in the largest flotilla attempting to break through Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, what it takes for students to succeed when learning English as a second language, a Germantown group that brings gardeners together to share knowledge and seeds, a cafe and art gallery in Center City, and a group of elementary school students who took an environmental justice message to Philadelphia City Hall. Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community news radio program, featuring stories from Philadelphia’s neighborhoods as reported by PhillyCAM’s Radio News Fellows, a multigenerational cohort of burgeoning local journalists. Tune in for new episodes every other week, Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 PM on WPPM 106.5 FM and online at http://wppm.phillycam.org/. Block by Block season 8 is produced by Amadee Braxton, Abby Cruz, Anaiah Davis, Ahmed Hassouna, Cheryl Jones, Charlie Kline, Koren Martin, Sophia Mattia, Milan Parker, Dounya Ramadan, and Tafari Robertson. Amadee Braxton and Koren Martin hosted this episode, and Anaiah Davis was board operator for the show. Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Manager. Episode Transcript Note: The following transcript was machine-generated and may contain some spelling errors or other inaccuracies. Amadee Braxton This is Block by Block, a community news program where we explore issues affecting the Philadelphia area with news reports from members of the community. I'm Amadee Braxton, Koren Martin And I'm Koren Martin. In the next half hour, we'll hear stories from our community news reporters about what it takes for students to succeed when learning English as a second language, a Germantown group that brings gardeners together to share knowledge and seeds, a cafe and art gallery in Center City, and a group of elementary school students who took an environmental justice message to City Hall, Amadee Braxton But first, a New Jersey-based political activist with ties to Philadelphia is back in the United States after being detained by the Israeli military. He'd been part of the largest flotilla of civilian ships to date that is trying to challenge the Israeli naval blockade that prevents humanitarian aid from being delivered to residents of Gaza. Block by Block reporter Dounya Ramadan traveled to New York on May 24th with other Philadelphians to welcome him home, and brings us this story. Dounya At JFK International Arrivals Hall, I waited alongside hundreds of people, including Philadelphia friends and New Jersey family members of political activist and former Philadelphia resident of seven years, Amed Ibrahim, to greet him and 14 other U.S. citizen flotilla participants arriving back home after being deported by Israel. Amed's organizing experience, which centers Palestinian political prisoners and resistance, started in Philadelphia, where he spent his 20s and became an important part of the Philadelphia organizing community, Ramar decided to embark on this maritime flotilla with people from over 40 other countries to challenge the Israeli naval blockade and siege imposed on Gaza since 2007, which has been condemned as illegal by the UN and rights groups since its imposition. Israel intercepted their ships, abducted them in international waters, tortured them in their prison ships, and at Ketsiot prison camp in the Negev Desert. While we waited for Amr to be released from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, I spoke with Amed's friend, Philadelphia organizer Noor. Noor What's been really horrible knowing that your friend is detained and being held in these Israeli prisons with like hundreds of other like activists and flotilla like participants, Israel has even killed at least 10 flotilla participants since 2008, when the flotilla missions began. You know what we've seen happen to these flotilla participants pales in comparison to what Israel does to Palestinians in Israeli prisons constantly, Dounya According to Palestinian political prisoner advocacy organizations and the UN, over 9,000 Palestinians are in Israeli captivity, 1000s being held without charges, some of them being women and children and health workers from Gaza. And Amed's mother says part of the reason her son was on the flotilla was to highlight these abuses Palestinians have endured in Israeli captivity for decades. Amed's mother We're not only like advocating for my son; we're advocating for everyone else's in the Israelis prison. 9000 like prisoners, they've been like tortured, like raped, everything that you can imagine happening to them. So if we focus now on our children coming back home. We also have to highlight what's happening in Palestine. Amed Thanks for coming. Dounya That was Amed. He just got released...
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    30 Min.
  • May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026
    May 28 2026

    This episode of Block by Block features stories from our community news reporters about a group of Philadelphians working to bring back the spirit of the early web by hand-coding their own websites, the importance of diversity among archivists and research librarians, a new Yemeni-style coffee shop in West Philly, and a Northwest Philly non-profit that connects people with nature, for wellness and educational purposes.

    Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community news radio program, featuring stories from Philadelphia’s neighborhoods as reported by PhillyCAM’s Radio News Fellows, a multigenerational cohort of burgeoning local journalists. Tune in for new episodes every other week, Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 PM on WPPM 106.5 FM and online at http://wppm.phillycam.org/.

    Block by Block season 8 is produced by Amadee Braxton, Abby Cruz, Anaiah Davis, Ahmed Hassouna, Cheryl Jones, Charlie Kline, Koren Martin, Sophia Mattia, Milan Parker, Dounya Ramadan, and Tafari Robertson.

    Abby Cruz and Sophia Mattia hosted this episode, and Charlie Kline was board operator for the show.

    Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Manager.
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    28 Min.
  • May 17, 2026 (Around the Block)

    May 17, 2026 (Around the Block)
    May 17 2026

    Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews.

    This episode features reports from our community journalists about a mutual aid group providing free food to over 350 households in West Philly, a dinner party series that brings Philly creatives together, a new Yemeni-style coffee shop in West Philly, and a North Philly barber shop... on wheels.

    Milan Parker and P.O.C. hosted this episode, and K. Michelle Watson was our board operator.

    Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Manager.
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    30 Min.