# Creepy Letter & Fake Assault | The District

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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’](https://billypenn.com/2019/02/18/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](https://whyy.org/articles/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](https://whyy.org/articles/penn-state-ex-president-spaniers-request-for-appeal-denied/)

25:41 - [Activist arrested at City Hall protest targeting Jannie Blackwell](https://whyy.org/articles/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](https://www.philly.com/news/daphne-goggins-mayor-philadelphia-republicans-mental-illness-daily-caller-20190221.html)

38:50 - [Jussie Smollett Rehearsed His Own Assault, Prosecutors Say](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/arts/television/jussie-smollett-arrest-salary-letter.html)

#### ATTRIBUTIONS:

*Live show edited to podcast format by Amelia Winger*