Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBowser 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…
3 months, 1 week 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…
3 months, 1 week ago
Your Guide to April 2026 in DC
Whether you’re looking to become a baseball fan, escape to a rave on the mall, or just admire all the pretty flowers, the City Cast DC gang has some …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Sus Park Police Shooting, Zionism Enters the Mayor's Race, Bald Eagle Romance
NBC4’s Mark Segraves is here to talk about the shooting of a police officer that could upend the status quo between local Washington and the Trump ad…
3 months, 1 week ago
What Trump’s War on Big Law Means for DC
Donald Trump’s war on big law has been a big political and constitutional story everywhere. But in Washington, it’s also a business story: the big la…
3 months, 1 week ago
'Your City Could Be Better': How Austin is Succeeding at Affordable Housing — Presented By City Cast DC
More affordable housing is needed in places like DC. Some cities, however, are doing better than others at meeting this need. Austin, Texas, for exam…
3 months, 1 week ago
Public Safety Politics, The Cornhole Killer, A Streetcar Named Defunct
WAMU’s Alex Koma is here to talk about the DC mayoral race, where public safety has suddenly become an issue, the quadruple-amputee cornhole champion…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Does DC Have So Many Traffic Circles?
Traffic Circles — they’re the secret to getting around DC. Back in December, we talked with city planner Dan Reed about how we wound up with all thes…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Elon Musk’s DC Hyperloop Project Failed
Everyone hates sitting in traffic. But what if you could skip the gridlock entirely and travel underground in a high speed pod instead? That was the …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
DC's Housing Crisis, National Guard Controversy, Betting Bar Bust
We’re talking about the draft DC land-use map that is enraging YIMBYs, a slew of new town-gown fights between local Washington and the Trump administ…
3 months, 2 weeks ago