WAMU: Local News

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WAMU: Local News Podcast

News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Get Out There: A look at the fall theater season around D.C.

    D.C. Theatre Week is right around the corner, offering discounted tickets at dozens of local theater companies, a launch event, and more.

    4 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    Local comedians use laughter to combat cancer in ‘Sense of Tumor’

    The Sense of Tumor comedy show is an annual fundraiser hosted by comedians living with cancer, in remission, or acting as caregivers.

    4 min

  3. SEP 6

    Get Out There: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month around D.C.

    National Hispanic Heritage month is just around the corner, and the D.C. region will mark the occasion with festivals, music, food, and more.

    4 min

  4. SEP 5

    Virginia’s Secretary of Health breaks down the new classroom cell phone ban

    Virginia schools are banning cell phones in the classroom -- can it improve teen mental health?

    5 min

  5. SEP 5

    In Woolly Mammoth’s ‘The Comeuppance,’ a D.C.-born playwright’s work comes home

    Branden Jacobs-Jenkins drew on his youth spent in D.C. and Maryland for his play coming to Woolly Mammoth Theatre this month.

    2 min

  6. SEP 3

    Photographer’s Notebook: Paddling for trash in the Anacostia River

    “If you’re paddling with your friends, that’s kayaking. But if the purpose of your paddle is to pull trash, that’s trashyaking,” says Kent Fothergill.

    7 min

  7. AUG 29

    Get Out There: Summer self care, yoga, and other wellness events around D.C.

    A look at some non-traditional yoga (trap yoga, for example) and other self-care practices that are popular around the D.C. area.

    4 min

  8. AUG 29

    Voices of Wards 7 and 8: What Trayon White – and the criminal charges against him – mean to Ward 8

    Ward 8’s beloved councilmember, Trayon White, could be convicted on bribery charges. But some residents don’t want White’s mistakes to define him – or the future of their community.

    4 min

  9. AUG 28

    Meet the Docents: This historic tavern in Alexandria lets kids run the tours

    Junior docents at Gadsby's Tavern Museum recite facts on the tavern's most famous guests and ghost stories.

    5 min

  10. AUG 23

    Early voting in Virginia opens in a month. Here are the races we’re watching

    Both political parties are touting ‘energy’ in Virginia, which has a Senate race and two open congressional seats on the ballot.

    4 min
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News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.

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  • Creator
    WAMU
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2024
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - For Personal Use Only
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