Category: Episodes

This episode features stories from our community news reporters a May Day Rally that brought thousands of people to Center City in support of labor and immigration rights, independent filmmakers in Philly, a South Philly artist, and a Fishtown fine dining restaurant that becomes a Cheesesteak spot once per month. Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s […]

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about judicial elections and the upcoming Pennsylvania primary, SEPTA’s funding crisis, a Black-owned Comic Book Shop on South Street, and a program that lets Philadelphia high school students visit museums for free.   Block by Block is PhillyCAM’s LIVE community news radio program, featuring stories from Philadelphia’s […]

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about how SEPTA could have to dramatically cut services and raise fares if additional funding isn’t secured soon, how news reporting about gun violence can affect the community, how one North Philly muralist uses art as a form of resistance and community building, a new social […]

This episode features stories from our community news reporters about a fight over the future of a North Philly library, what it took to open a new Filipino restaurant in Brewerytown, a community arts center in Chinatown that grew out of activism against the proposed Sixers arena, and how a new third place is bringing […]

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 […]