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
Get Out There: Exploring D.C.-area record stores on Record Store Day
4/11/2025
This week we're looking at some of the record stores in D.C., Maryland and Virginia that will be celebrating Record Store Day on Saturday.
Duration:00:04:02
Local public policy expert on how tariffs will impact the D.C. region: ‘Really hard to find adjustments’
4/8/2025
Over the last several decades, an expert says the region has become very much accustomed to being somewhat insulated from the normal swings of the economy because of the presence of the federal government. This time it's different.
Duration:00:03:41
D.C.’s Awesome Con is about being yourself… or your favorite comic book character
4/7/2025
Awesome Con was back at D.C.'s Walter E. Washington Convention for a weekend-long celebration of nerd culture.
Duration:00:01:33
President Trump is hyper-focused on D.C. and local policing. What does it mean for city leaders?
4/7/2025
The MPD has frequently found itself the subject of unwelcome attention from the White House., while D.C. officials face tricky politics as they try to respond.
Duration:00:04:08
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Maryland’s General Assembly wraps up, D.C. students protest and Record Store Day digs
4/7/2025
This week WAMU will look at the wrap up of the Maryland General Assembly's legislative session, D.C. students protesting on Capitol Hill and Record Store Day 2025.
Duration:00:04:05
Get Out There: Nerding out at Awesome Con
4/4/2025
This week on Get Out There, we get geeky previewing this weekend's Awesome Con
Duration:00:04:30
44 percent of DC-area restaurants surveyed say they’re ‘likely to close’ by the end of this year
4/4/2025
A recent survey of D.C.-area restaurants show there is a pretty pessimistic mood among owners.
Duration:00:04:19
Voices of Wards 7 and 8: Without a councilmember, some Ward 8 residents feel they’ve been ‘left in the dark’
4/3/2025
Ward 8 residents made their message loud and clear in the November election: whatever charges their councilmember Trayon White faced, they needed him in office. Then the D.C. Council expelled him.
Duration:00:04:14
‘I am going through hell’: Federal workers describe mental trauma through layoffs
4/2/2025
Federal workers share their mental health trauma as the workforce is dramatically reduced under the Trump administration.
Duration:00:03:56
‘We are here to keep you safe:’ In Arlington, ICE raids renew a debate over policing
4/2/2025
County leaders recently raised the bar for police cooperation with immigration officials, but advocates say more protection is needed.
Duration:00:04:26