Grapple Archive

Pennsylvania is the nation’s fifth largest coal producer. Counties in the western, central, and even eastern parts of the state are ...

In case you missed Part 1, make sure to go back and listen to it first before playing this episode. On Part 2, we’ll try to understand ...

In Pennsylvania’s York County, which borders the Mason-Dixon line, racial tension is nothing new. While some isolated incidents took pl ...

Erie, Pennsylvania has public schools that have been underfunded for years. And today, the school district is in a dire situation. Erie ...

On this episode of Grapple, we’ll hear a range of personal stories that speak to some of the intense and passionate feelings around ...

Grapple is back with a new round of episodes! We’ll be covering a range of hot-button issues from immigration reform to public scho ...

If you love the music on Grapple as much as we do, then don’t miss this bonus episode with musicians Tony Trov and Mike Vivas in th ...

On this episode of Grapple, we’ll talk about immigration and our country’s changing demographics with journalist Maria Hinojosa. We ...

On this episode of Grapple, we head to a tiny inner-ring suburb outside of Philadelphia called Millbourne. It’s home to around 1,200 pe ...

Gentrification is a controversial issue playing out in cities across America. What happens when wealthier residents begin to move into a ...

Episode 09 of Grapple takes you to Hazelwood. It’s a neighborhood in Southeast Pittsburgh that’s only four miles from downtow ...

We’re taking a short break, but will be back with two new episodes of Grapple on Nov. 2. In the meantime, we want to hear from you. Tel ...

We hear a lot of stories about the challenges people in distressed communities are facing, but we also want to hear stories about what co ...

On this episode of Grapple, you’ll hear reflections from a steel town in the Pittsburgh region.  Back in the 1950s, the city of Cl ...

Is the American Dream still possible? In this episode, we’ll talk with leading American political scientist Robert Putnam about why he ...