Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Networks:
WAMU
Description:
News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.
Language:
English
Website:
https://wamu.org/
Episodes
Inauguration announcer for Presidents Eisenhower to Biden looks back on decades long career
1/20/2025
Charlie Brotman was the voice of 16 presidential inauguration parades, for 11 different presidents - from Eisenhower to Biden.
Duration:00:03:51
Get Out There: Your guide to skiing the D.C. region
1/17/2025
There's a variety of ski resorts around the D.C. region where you can hit the slopes during this heavy snow January, and beyond.
Duration:00:04:25
Friday News Chat: D.C. region braces for a busy presidential inauguration weekend
1/17/2025
Multiple roads around the National Mall will be closed, downtown Metrorail stations will shutdown, and dozens of bus routes will be adjusted for Inauguration Day.
Duration:00:04:13
Amid uncertainty and fear, D.C.’s immigrant community finds hope in faith
1/16/2025
Immigrants and their loved ones worry about their future under President-elect Donald Trump, who has sworn to carry out the largest deportation in U.S. history.
Duration:00:04:26
D.C. nursing home residents win legal fight to opt for Medicaid covered, at-home care
1/15/2025
Thousands of D.C. residents won a 14-year legal battle against the District to transition out of nursing care and back into their homes.
Duration:00:04:24
Outgoing U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matthew Graves reflects on his tenure
1/14/2025
Graves discusses his office's work prosecuting the Jan. 6th attackers, one of the largest investigations in the country's history.
Duration:00:04:21
Get Out There: Concerts to jazz up and rock out the New Year
1/10/2025
The dreary mid-winter arrived early in the D.C.-region this week. Why not defrost, jazz things up and start the year with some live music?
Duration:00:05:16
Friday News Chat: The future of the RFK Stadium site is in D.C.’s hands
1/10/2025
The RFK Stadium bill moves control of the site from the federal government to the District for the next 99 years.
Duration:00:03:44
Adams Morgan’s Smash Records celebrates 40 years of being a communal hub for the D.C. punk scene
1/9/2025
While conventional retail strategy might say opening up a record store devoted to the burgeoning punk and new wave scenes in the era of 80s pop and rock music blockbusters was risky, convention has never been the punk ethos.
Duration:00:04:34
Report finds D.C.’s older Black men are most vulnerable to opioid overdoses
1/8/2025
Older Black men in D.C. account for 78% of the District's overdose deaths, and only 4% of the population.
Duration:00:04:18