WAMU: Local News Podcast
1) Get Out There: exploring D.C.’s queer comedy scene
This week on Get Out There, we're checking out the alternative comedy scene around D.C.
2) Years after a gas explosion destroyed a Gaithersburg condo, residents are rebuilding their lives
Potomac Oaks Condominium was destroyed by a massive gas explosion in November 2022. For the 25 households displaced and struggling to avert homelessness, the incident took a severe financial and emoti...Show More
3) ‘A Seat at the Table:’ Busboys and Poets founder Andy Shallal on his new memoir
Andy Shallal's new memoir chronicles his arrival in the U.S. from Iraq, his entry into the restaurant business, and his founding of the iconic local restaurant chain Busboys and Poets.
4) Get Out There: Swinging into a weekend of music at the DC Jazz Festival
This week on Get Out There, we're looking at some of the not-to-miss shows at the 2025 DC Jazz Festival.
5) WAMU’s Week Ahead: Wards 7 & 8 on Trump’s police takeover, back to school vaccines, the DC Jazz Festival
Stories WAMU is following this week include how residents of Wards 7 and 8 are reacting to President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers, the possible incr...Show More
6) How ICE is working with D.C. police to detain moped delivery drivers
The Washington Post reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are now accompanying MPD officers on moped traffic stops.
7) With a Black governor, a powerful Black Caucus, and a lawsuit, Maryland reckons with reparations
With a Black governor charting his own path, a powerful Black caucus pushing to override his veto, and a lawsuit testing whether the courts will weigh in, Maryland is reckoning with reparations but it...Show More
8) Jeanine Pirro has joined Trump in attacking D.C.’s crime laws. Many experts doubt her claims
The new U.S. attorney for D.C. has argued for the reversal of several D.C. laws meant to help people accused or convicted of crimes when they were young, claiming they've impacted youth crime rates in...Show More
9) What changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act could mean for health care in Virginia
State officials will face choices around implementing new work requirements and using state funds to fill new gaps.
10) WAMU News Call-In Special: A community conversation about the federal takeover of D.C. police
We heard from you during this historic week in D.C.