Identity & Community

Keystone Crossroads: Rust or Revival?

Keystone Crossroads: Rust or Revival? explores the urgent challenges pressing upon Pennsylvania's cities. Four public media newsrooms are collaborating to report in depth on the root causes of our state's urban crisis -- and on possible solutions. Keystone Crossroads offers reports on radio, web, social media, television and newspapers, and through public events.Our partner stations are WHYY in Philadelphia, WPSU in State College and witf in Harrisburg. Read all of the partner stories here.Pittsburgh’s WQED joins the collaboration as an associate partner. Support for this project comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Introducing Grapple, A New Podcast From WHYY's Keystone Crossroads

90.5 WESA | By WESA Staff

Published September 20, 2016 at 5:32 PM EDT

Keystone Crossroads launches its first podcast Sept. 21.

Grapple will give voice to people living and working in distressed communities both big and small.

Through personal narratives and long-form storytelling, you'll hear conversations that tell the story of America’s profound economic and social changes — including how distressed communities have changed over time, what they’re grappling with today and how they’re redefining themselves.

Grapple’s first season takes you to a series of communities across Pennsylvania that were once vibrant but struggle today.

The season also features breakout episodes — to dig deeper into the big issues you’re hearing about — with leading economists, sociologists, writers and more.

Subcribe on iTunes here. And on Stitcher here.

Keystone Crossroads is a subsidiary of WHYY in Philadelphia and a news partner of 90.5 WESA.