The True Philadelphia Podcast With Matt O'donnell

City Councilwoman At-Large Kendra Brooks did something that essentially hadn't been done in 100 years in Philadelphia - win her seat while not being a member of the two major political parties. I met Brooks at her new office during her first week at City Hall. The Working Families Party member was asking staff to fix a light bulb in the hallway. It mattered because Brooks plans to make it a habit of arriving early and staying late at her office, when most other lights are out. We spent nearly an hour talking about what needs to be changed about Philadelphia, what has changed about Philadelphia and about her background as a mother, a life-long Philadelphia resident and working woman. Recorded at Philadelphia City Hall, Room 411, on January 9, 2020. In this podcast: The history behind Brooks' new office (1:46), how she was able to win her election against all odds (2:15), if she ever believed she would actually win (2:42), how she managed to earn more votes than the GOP candidate for mayor (3:30), what the Work