Matt Katz
@mattkatz00
Exec. Producer, CITY CAST PHILLY. Youse should subscribe to our podcast & newsletter. I also made a podcast about my life: INCONCEIVABLE TRUTH. Ex-WNYC. Ex-Inky
“Inconceivable Truth” -- my new podcast about my years-long search for my real biological father -- launches today. It's been years in the making. Here's the epic story behind the show... 1/ open.spotify.com/show/0UCLiLBaH… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inc…
A heartbreaking elegy from my colleague Helen Ubiñas. inquirer.com/opinion/azir-h…
Crazy private swimming pool situation for sale in south philly - anyone want to chip in?
Red county in Pennsylvania cancels concert from Philly band Low Cut Connie apparently because frontman Adam Weiner is too political wvia.org/news/local/202…
Calling from a Texas detention center, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas told his wife to hit record: “They detained me simply because of my tattoos. I am not a criminal.” “Just in case something happens to me, so you can be aware.” A month later, he was gone. propublica.org/article/venezu…
“…public radio would ‘regard individual differences with respect and joy rather than derision and hate,’ and that it would ‘increase the pleasure of living in a pluralistic society and result in a service to listeners…” nytimes.com/2025/07/16/bus…
Sometimes you read words that you’ve never before seen put together in a single sentence
* Compared to my blood, my ejaculate has 239% the amount of microplastics.
Always stay til the end of council meetings, young reporters, because at some point the council president may confess to getting high & shooting someone in the head pennlive.com/news/2025/07/p…
Officials said Alligator Alcatraz will not hold minors — but a 15 year old was held there for 3 days. The Mexican teen, who has no criminal record, was arrested during a traffic stop in Tampa. w/@anaceballos_ miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
We had City Councilmember @marksquilla on the pod philly.citycast.fm/podcasts/optim…
It’s because of police overtime Neighborhood groups are cancelling festivals because they can’t afford thousands of dollars it costs to have a cop block traffic while getting time and half
The Northern Liberties Night Market is canceled after the costs of required police patrols and sanitation services have more than doubled inquirer.com/food/restauran…
This is truly remarkable. We aren't likely to see another huge decrease this year, but we are still making good progress.
The normalization of a type of policing not seen before in American history continues.
Nassau County will allow cops to wear face masks for ICE raids, undercover work: ‘We have their back’ trib.al/BQLmlpp
ICE performs an important job for our country. Any calls to abolish ICE are 💯 inappropriate and outrageous.
ICE performs an important job for our country. Any calls to abolish ICE are 💯 inappropriate and outrageous.
do they even remember what happened last time
This city is a National Treasure. It’s a city of love, where eagles fly with a gritty spirit and cheese that spreads and cheese that steaks. Our road trip continues to Philly next. waymo.com/blog/2023/11/r…
One of the three men killed in Philadelphia mass shooting overnight, Azir Harris, 24, shot multiple times in his back while in his wheelchair. Azir was paralyzed in a prior shooting when he was 17 years old & was advocating for gun violence survivors ever since.
140 shots fired at deadly Philadelphia mass shooting overnight. Latest from @PhillyPolice on the victims.
LL COOL J said that he is not going to perform at Wawa Welcome America on July 4th in light of the AFSCME District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia. on.nbc10.com/pgZ6se3