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City Cast is the daily, local audio companion you knew DC needed. Washingtonians are gritty, proud, and resilient — necessary qualities for a community facing issues that range from an affordability crisis to the fight for statehood to the movement for racial justice… and useful qualities for a region full of whip-smart people, dynamic culture, and constant change. Washingtonians are deeply passionate about our city, whose story is still being written, and City Cast DC is here to tell it.
Every weekday morning, our hosts Michael Schaffer and Bridget Todd will engage people from all over the eight wards in conversation about DC’s crises and its beauty, both literal and figurative. It’ll have the feel of eavesdropping on an energetic and informative coffee shop chat, except that with City Cast DC, consider this your official invitation to listen in.
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Controversial Zoning, Metro Shutdowns, and Heurich House Christmas Markt
Alexandria has moved to ban single-family zoning — which is kinda a wonky concept, but one with big implications that ought to matter to you even if you don’t live in Alexandria. Teo Armus of the Washington Post will help explain why. Plus, we're chatting about a new debate over closing Metro for repairs.
And we’ll be ending with a special segment sponsored by the Heurich House, about their annual Christmas Markt which begins tonight!
As always, our roundups are powered by the fantastic local reporting here:
Check out all the reporting Teo Armus has done on Alexandria’s new zoning policy.
Washington Business Journal has you covered on Metro’s impending closure.
Come meet us at the Heurich House Christmas Markt today! We talked with Cornelia Poku about all the shopping options.
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Ranked Choice Voting Has Powerful Enemies in D.C.
A potential D.C. referendum called Initiative 83 could pave the way for ranked-choice voting in D.C. At first blush, it sounds like a great idea in a city where a dozen or more candidates are apt to divide up the vote in a Council race. Who could be against it? It turns out, quite a few folks! Alex Koma from City Paper is here to walk us through Initiative 83 and its antagonists.
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An Alternative to Cops in D.C.
To call the police or not call them? D.C. is exploring alternative emergency responses in the city. How would they work and what would they do? Gloria Gong, Executive Director of the Government Performance Lab at Harvard University is here to explain.
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How to Hit All 98 Metro Stops
Have you ever wondered how long it would take to visit every metro stop on the Metro? Well, these three friends don’t have to wonder. On July 17th, they became DC transit experts after completing a metro speed run — that is, seeing how fast they could get to all 98 stops on the D.C. metro. They’re here today to explain what they learned along the way, and how D.C.’s system compares to other major cities.
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The Ultimate D.C. Holiday Shopping Guide
Holiday shopping season is stressful, to say the least. Luckily, Cornelia Poku of Black Girls Explore DC is here to make this time of year a little bit brighter by breaking down D.C.’s holiday market scene.
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How a Turkey Gets Pardoned
This week, President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Liberty and Bell, in honor of Thanksgiving. Last year, we had so much fun talking about the ins and outs of the White House Turkey pardoning - how the turkeys are chosen, where they come from, Where they stay in D.C., and where they go afterwards, that we wanted to revisit it.
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Customer Reviews
Great local podcast
I love that this podcast covers such interesting and timely topics. Definitely one to listen to regularly if you live in the dmv.
Keeps us really in the know
I love the conversations about local DC issues IN DEPTH. I also loves the hacks shared. Thanks for this podcast!
Narrow editorial lens
The August 18, 2023 episode justified the selective prosecution of an activist group performing civil disobedience. I do disagree ideologically with the group in question, but that concern is insignificant when the rule of law and free speech rights are in question. Ultimately this is an example of how the editorial lens of the show is unjustifiably narrow.