{"podcast":{"title":"The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio","slug":"the-week-in-philly-from-kyw-newsradio-863398","podcast_index_feed_id":863398,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacy/9c89e05f79553b7ec5b914f6c084bd3a","website_url":"https://www.kywnewsradio.com","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382721.jpg","author":"Audacy","episode_count":1350,"summary":"Host Matt Leon and KYW Newsradio reporters recap the biggest news in Philadelphia each week. Catch up on what you missed and dig deeper into the top stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T12:21:49.891154+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-week-in-philly-from-kyw-newsradio-863398"},"episode":{"title":"“We are going to be fiscally responsible” | After School with Dr. Tony Watlington Sr.","slug":"we-are-going-to-be-fiscally-responsible-after-school-with-dr-tony-watlington-sr","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-week-in-philly-from-kyw-newsradio-863398/we-are-going-to-be-fiscally-responsible-after-school-with-dr-tony-watlington-sr","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-week-in-philly-from-kyw-newsradio-863398","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8443746_2026-06-10-193546","audio_url":"https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8443746/8443746_2026-06-10-193546.128.mp3?rssID=6204","summary":"When is $48 million still not enough? That’s the big question Dr. Tony Watlington Sr. is facing after deciding to move forward with hundreds of job cuts in the School District of Philadelphia, despite City Council’s recent funding boost. The superintendent explains his reasoning to KYW Newsradio Education Reporter Mike DeNardo, while also addressing the controversy surrounding Pride festivities at a South Philadelphia elementary school. 00:00 Why City Council’s $48 million cash infusion isn’t enough to thwart impending job cuts 03:27 Concerns about relationship with City Council moving forward? 05:41 Addressing conservative social media criticism of Meredith Elementary’s Pride celebration 06:42 Enrollment information about summer school enrichment program Have a question for Dr. Watlington? Email us at afterschool@kywnewsradio.com and listen for a response on future episodes of \"After School!” Catch the show on the air every Wednesday at 3:45 PM ET on KYW Newsradio 103.9 FM.","meta_description":"When is $48 million still not enough? That’s the big question Dr. Tony Watlington Sr. is facing after deciding to move forward with hundreds of job cuts i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":530,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-week-in-philly-from-kyw-newsradio-863398/episodes/we-are-going-to-be-fiscally-responsible-after-school-with-dr-tony-watlington-sr/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-week-in-philly-from-kyw-newsradio-863398/we-are-going-to-be-fiscally-responsible-after-school-with-dr-tony-watlington-sr.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}