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: Thanksgiving catering
11/21/2025
This week on Get Out There, we're getting ready for Thanksgiving with some of the best places to enjoy a meal away from home.
Duration:00:03:54
D.C.’s Mayor Bowser walks a tightrope during Trump’s second term
11/20/2025
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser faces the difficult task of appeasing the interests of a President her city voted overwhelmingly against. Washington Post investigative reporter Jonathan O’Connell shares how she has she fared one year into his term.
Duration:00:07:28
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Concerns over a Montgomery County data center, Metro funding debate and The Politics Hour on the road
11/17/2025
Stories WAMU is following this week include a data center project in Montgomery County generating controversy, a vote on Metro funding, and The Politics Hour hitting the road.
Duration:00:03:57
Some D.C. agencies routinely overspend their budgets. Leaders aren’t sure how to stop it
11/13/2025
City agencies overspent their budgets by more than $300 million last year. Strong revenue in past years helped blunt the impact, but recently it's becoming more difficult for lawmakers to cover the gaps.
Duration:00:03:42
Despite Democratic sweep, Virginia’s next governor faces hurdles ahead
11/11/2025
Federal cutbacks to the social safety net and a flagging Northern Virginia economy will be major challenges for Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger and the Virginia General Assembly in January.
Duration:00:03:46
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Expectations for Virginia Democrats, how new medical debt could harm credit scores and Thanksgiving catering
11/10/2025
Stories we are following this week include an outlook on the challenges facing the victorious Virginia Democrats, possible changes coming to consumer credit scores vis-a-vis medical debt and a look at Thanksgiving catering options in the D.C. region.
Duration:00:03:57
In Photos: Arlington high schools feeding families during the government shutdown
11/7/2025
Three Arlington public schools are offering free dinners to families every weekday during the ongoing government shutdown.
Duration:00:01:16
‘Every seat is on the table’: VA Dem Campaign Chair Dan Helmer on the Democrat’s election night sweep
11/5/2025
Fairfax Democrat Dan Helmer led the campaign to expand his party's majority in the Virginia House of Delegates. He speaks with WAMU about Democrats' big wins in Virginia.
Duration:00:03:56
How author F. Scott Fitzgerald ended up being buried twice in suburban Maryland
11/4/2025
In WAMU’s new series Hidden City, we uncover the stories behind the history, people, and places in our region.
Duration:00:03:58
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Virginia general election, open enrollment begins and WAMU presents Hidden City
11/3/2025
Stories we are following this week include the Virginia general election, changes this year to open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act and WAMU's new series "Hidden City."
Duration:00:03:54