Podcast Episodes
Back to Search'Your City Could Be Better': What DC Needs To Know About Pittsburgh's Plan To Fix Downtown
A lot of cities, including DC, are trying to figure out how best to revitalize downtown. It's an issue that's especially top of mind for Pittsburgh, …
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Where Are The Mayoral Candidates? Trumpington USA, and Things We Hated This Week
We’re talking about the very weird state of the DC mayor’s race, the Trumpian rebranding of DC’s landscape, and our favorite question: What are Washi…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The McMillan Development is Finally Here — Will It Be the Nightmare Neighbors Feared?
For more than a decade, the question of whether the city would redevelop the McMillan Sand Filtration site was perhaps DC’s ugliest political battle.…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Best Diners in DC
There is nothing that hits quite like a good diner. Unlimited coffee, comforting, no-frills food that's just the right amount of greasy. But in a ci…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
The Downfall of Compass Coffee
Last week, a British coffee chain called Caffè Nero bought DC’s Compass Coffee at auction. It was an ignominious end for what was once one of the DMV…
1 month ago
DC Pays Non-Profits Millions To Reduce Violence. Is It a Scam?
DC’s violence interruption program has become one of the most controversial subjects in local politics. One program, Life Deeds, finds itself front a…
1 month ago
‘Your City Could Be Better’: What DC Needs To Know about Madison's Data Centers Fight
Everyone’s talking about AI these days, including Washingtonians. And now, more data centers are popping up across the country, thanks in part to the…
1 month ago
Potomac River in Deep Shit, Anti-ICE Bills, Cat Fight Over Cat Cafes
It's kind of an emergency! We’re talking about the latest in the Potomac River sewage spill. Plus, Maryland and Virginia versus ICE, a union catfight…
1 month ago
Marty Baron On Bezos' Betrayal of the Washington Post
Marty Baron spent almost a decade as Executive Editor of the Washington Post, which gave him a close-up view of Jeff Bezos’ stewardship of one of our…
1 month ago
Your Guide to DC’s Vinyl Bars
When it’s chilly out, there’s nothing better than a cozy bar, and vinyl bars appear to be that peak winter vibe. About a year ago, City Cast’s Julia …
1 month ago