Officers From 18th Police District Find New Way To Engage With Community With 'Real Talk' Podcast During Pandemic

PHILADELPHIA POLICE AREFINDING NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE WITHTHE COMMUNITY IN THE AGE OFCOVID-19.ONE PRECINCT HAS STARTED APODCAST CALLED REAL TALK WITHTHE 18TH DISTRICT.GREG ARGOS CAUGHT UP WITH THEHOST.Reporter: THE 18TH POLICEDISTRICT IN WEST PHILADELPHIAINCLUDES THE AREA KNOWN FOR ITSHOSPITALS, ITS UNIVERSITIES, ITSDIVERSE POPULATION AND FOODSCENE.REAL TALK.Reporter: IT'S NOW KNOWN ASTHE FIRST IN THE DEPARTMENT WITHITS OWN PODCAST.THIS IS CAPTAIN GILLISPIE OFWE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FORDIFFERENT WAYS TO CONNECT.Reporter: CAPTAIN MATTHEWGILLISPIE HOSTS THE 30 MINUTESHOWS WHICH STARTED ABOUT ONEMONTH AGO.HE TALKED ABOUT THIS EVENBEFORE THE COVID-19.Reporter: ALREADY THREEEPISODES IN, GILLISPIE SAYS THEBROAD CASTS, HELD FROM HISOFFICE.WE LITERALLY KIND OF JUST SITAT THE TABLE RIGHT HERE AND DOOUR THING.Reporter: ARE A WAY TOCONNECT WITH THE NOW SHELTERINGIN PLACE COMMUNITY HE SERVES,DEVELOPING INTO TOPICS THATCAN'T BE TYPED OUT INTO 280CHARACTERS OR LESS.AND THESE ARE THE OFFICERSTHAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY OUT ONTHE FRONT LINE.Reporter: LIKE IN THIS SECONDEPISODE WHERE CAPTAINGILLISPIE'S GUESTS WERE TWO OFHIS OWN FROM VERY DIFFERENTBACKGROUNDS.I NEVER MET AN AFRICAN BEFORESO BEING IN A CAR WITH HIM EIGHTHOURS A DAY WE HAVE TWODIFFERENT CULTURE TIMES ANDTHAT'S THE THING, YOU RUN INTODIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENTReporter: THESE OFFICERS WHOMAKE UP THE COMMUNITY RELATIONSTEAM HELP PRODUCE THE SHOW.YOU MAY KNOW THEM FROM KARAOKEWITH A COP OR DRIVING LASTHALLOWEEN'S SCHOOL BUS EXPRESS.GOING TO MISS THIS BUS, FREECANDY.Reporter: DO A LOT OFDIFFERENT OUTSIDE OF THE BOX TOCONNECT, AND IT'S BEEN REALLYGOOD.WE MADE SOME STRONG CONNECTIONS.Reporter: NOW THEY HOPE THOSEAT HOME ARE ABLE TO CONNECT ON ADEEPER LEVEL.SO OUR AUDIENCE TO REALLYDELVE INTO WHO THESE INDIVIDUALSARE THAT ARE SERVING THEIRCOMMUNITY AND WHO OUR COMMUNITYPARTNERS ARE THAT ARE WORKINGWITH US.Reporter: WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ATIK TOK ACCOUNT IS NEXT.I THINK I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT