Podcast Episodes
Back to Search'Your City Could Be Better': Why Portland’s Considering Hiring a Night Mayor — Presented By City Cast DC
Washingtonians, what do you do when your night life starts to dwindle? Nightlife is a huge economic driver for cities, but city offices are often clo…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Dirt Bike Debate, Penn Ave Redo, Goodbye (Maybe?!) to Ovi
DC is starting to feel like an old Dennis the Menace cartoon. Last week, the city was up in arms about teens running wild at Navy Yard. This week, th…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Washington Post's New Food Critic Tells All
Once upon a time, the food critic of the Washington Post was an all-powerful — and totally anonymous — figure in the local restaurant industry. But t…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Inside the Architecture of DC's Homes
Have you always wanted to be one of those people who can tell a Georgian D.C. rowhouse from a Federal D.C. rowhouse, or drop the name of Harry Wardma…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
How 56,000 Lost Jobs Could Change DC Forever
The DC area lost 56,000 jobs in 2025, the worst of any major Metro area. But is it as bad as it sounds? Tracy Haddon Low of the Brookings Institution…
5 months ago
DC’s Best Hangover Foods
The hangover— it happens to the best of us, it can even happen if you don't drink! So crack open that Pedialyte and settle in, because Ann Limpert an…
5 months ago
'Your City Could Be Better': Denver’s Bet on a Women’s Soccer Stadium — Presented By City Cast D.C.
While both D.C. and Denver have a professional Women's Soccer team (go Spirit!), Denver is only the second city in the U.S. to build a stadium specif…
5 months ago
Draft Episode for Apr 05, 2026
The DC area lost 56,000 jobs in 2025, the worst of any major Metro area. How scared should that make you? According to Tracy Haddon Low of the Brooki…
5 months ago
Bowser Taking L’s vs. Council, Trump’s Ballroom Blocked, DC’s Best Chefs
The 51st’s Martin Austermuhle is here to talk about the DC Council, Muriel Bowser, and public safety — where the Council keeps handing the mayor defe…
5 months ago
It's About To Get Even Easier To Fire Federal Workers
The Trump Administration is about to reclassify tens of thousands of federal jobs so that it can treat them like patronage appointees. This is huge n…
5 months ago