Grapple Archive

On this episode of Grapple, we follow a thread of narratives about leaving and staying in Scranton with one of our reporters who’s got ...

Last time on Grapple, you heard about Chester: a city near Philadelphia that’s struggling with high crime, failing schools and a poor e ...

Episode 03 of Grapple takes you to the southeastern Pennsylvania city of Chester, once a thriving industrial center on the Delaware River ...

In episode 02, we dig deeper into the loss of coal with Planet Money co-founder Adam Davidson and hear how other coal regions are creatin ...

On episode 01 of Grapple, we explore how Mahanoy City transformed from a vibrant coal town into a distressed community struggling with jo ...

Grapple is a new podcast that features conversations straight out of America’s distressed cities. The show takes you to commun ...