Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Your City Could Be Better’: Why Are Chattanoogans ‘Doing It Their Damn Selves’? — Presented By City Cast DC
Sometimes it can feel like DC is two (or more) steps behind the needs of its neighborhoods. Enter the residents of Chattanooga, Tennessee. What Chatt…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Historic Artifacts in Danger, Reckoning with the Viral Metro Photo, and Best World Cup Final Parties
We’re talking about the problems at the Lincoln Memorial undercroft, that viral July 4 photo of a woman on the Metro, and World Cup specials. Plus, i…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
D.C. Dates Under $15
Dating in D.C. can get expensive fast. But romance doesn't have to come with a $300 price tag, which yes that is how much some people are paying for …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
D.C. Fights Over Whether to Allow Waymo
Waymos—the autonomous, self-driving ride-hailing vehicles—are already cruising around D.C. with one big catch: under current D.C. law, there's still …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Inside the Controversy Tearing Apart A Prestigious D.C. Theater
Arena Stage is one of D.C.’s most prestigious theaters, but this month its biggest drama happened offstage: The theater’s artistic director was abrup…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Lonnie Bunch and the Smithsonian Take On Trump
A new Trump administration report says the Smithsonian institution is run by radicals who aren’t trustworthy. And while the report focused on the Ame…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
'Your City Could Be Better': Does DC Have a 'Perfect' Airport? — Presented by City Cast DC
There’s lots to love about DC, but being able to get in and out of it easily and cheaply can be an underrated metric of its livability. Accommodating…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
DC's Coming Wealth Tax Debate, a Controversial Makeover for Rock Creek Tennis, and Waymo's Shady Robo-Caller
We’re talking about new taxes for D.C. residents, the politics of our fountains, and whether Rock Creek Tennis Center is going to be the next local p…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What Does It Take To Make Our City Safer?
What does it take to make a dangerous street safer? That's what we're talking about today with Dan Reed. Dan is a transportation planner and the Mary…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Antidote to Your Humdrum Metro Rides
Have you ever sat on the Metro and wished it could transport you anywhere you dreamed? In her new novel Retro, D.C. author Jessica Goldstein imagines…
1 month, 4 weeks ago