Category: Episodes

This is the first episode of Beyond the Block, a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we’ll continue to explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – but on THIS SHOW, we’ll bring you live in-studio interviews and discuss some of…

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about how some organizations in Philly are preparing to fight policy proposals from the incoming Trump administration, a group of singers caroling in support of a Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a Kwanzaa event at the Penn Museum, and strategies for coping with seasonal depression. Block…

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about how the financial uncertainty facing SEPTA, how immigrant advocacy groups in our region are preparing for the incoming Trump administration, a jazz festival scheduled to take place in Germantown next year, and the negative side of social media. Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community…

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a group that provides free tampons, pads, and other menstrual products for students at the Community College of Philadelphia, Trans Day of Remembrance, a historic Philadelphia site that was a station on the Underground Railroad, and an aspect of Philadelphia’s history that you don’t often…

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a community center in West Philly, a Day of the Dead celebration taking place in a Philadelphia garden this weekend, and the 24th-annual Peoplehood Parade, and a community group working to offer free wireless internet access in Philadelphia. Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community…

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a community refrigerator that helps feed families in one Germantown neighborhood, a West Philadelphia institution that promotes equitable access to bicycling, graveyard gardeners who bring new life to a final resting place for the dead, and what Philadelphia voters need to know ahead of the…

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about students leading protests against the Sixers plan to build an arena in Center City near Chinatown, growing food in your own community, a new store on South Street that sells punk rock clothing and accessories made from recycled materials, and an organization working to help…

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a school for community organizers who want to learn more about prison abolition, group that does trolley tours to support local businesses owned by Black women, how young people on the border of West Philly and the suburbs feel about their neighborhoods, a queer-owned business…

This episode features stories from our team of community journalists about a young man’s journey returning home from prison, a collective of DJs keeping vinyl records alive in Philly, a program that allows people to get married in informal ceremonies at LOVE Park rather than City Hall, a black and queer-owned cafe in Mount Airy,…

This episode features stories from our team of community journalists about an organization that provides a safe space for young people impacted by violence… an initiative to encourage Black and Brown students to pursue careers in medicine… a community theater that helps kids build social skills and self confidence… and the role Block Captains play…