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LISTEN TO THE DISTRICT LIVE ON WHIP | T/TR 7-8PM EST

Spanier’s appeal denied! Activists arrested! And the creepy Fairmount letter! Join Maya Tejada, Amarynth Ruch, and Emely Morel for a rundown and discussion about what’s going on in the District.

DISCUSSION TIMES AND SOURCES:

02:47 -  Philly police on that creepy Fairmount letter: ‘Report it, whatever it is’

09:37 -  Pa. survivors demand action, but fear inertia at Vatican summit on sex abuse

15:00 - WHIP News Update

18:56 - Penn State ex-president Spanier’s request for appeal denied

25:41 - Activist arrested at City Hall protest targeting Jannie Blackwell

30:39 - Daphne Goggins says she has mental illness and that it may be part of God’s plan to make her mayor of Philadelphia

38:50 - Jussie Smollett Rehearsed His Own Assault, Prosecutors Say

ATTRIBUTIONS:

Live show edited to podcast format by Amelia Winger

KEY WORDS:

Fairmount, creepy letter, police, Philadelphia, meat, Vatican, church, summit, Pennsylvania, priests, bishops, Penn State, Graham Spanier, appeal, child endangerment, Supreme Court, conviction, city hall, activists, arrest, city council, lawsuit, banks, inflation, Daphne Goggins, mayor, mental illness, Jussie Smollett, assault, salary, Chicago, Empire