WAMU-FM: WAMU: Metro Connection Podcast
Summary: Each week, WAMU 88.5's Metro Connection reaches across D.C., Maryland and Virginia to gather the sounds and stories that capture the current events, culture and personalities driving the Washington region.
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Podcasts:
We'll meet people defying the improbable and breaking new ground across the D.C. region.
This week we'll present stories of recovery and recuperation, from local spinal cord patients hitting the ski slopes, to prison inmates rehabilitating with paintbrushes and canvases. Plus, we'll meet an actor who confronted blindness by road-tripping across America — with a film crew in tow. And we'll head back to Virginia's barrier islands, to hear how scientists are restoring the area's ecosystem.
We'll meet people leaping past roadblocks and overcoming obstacles — like the folks fighting for transgender rights in Maryland, and the people challenging the boundaries of race in local theater. Plus, we'll visit Virginia's barrier islands and talk with residents who were forced to flee those islands more than 70 years ago.
We'll tip our hat to Saint Valentine, as we bring you a show all about love.
We'll bring you tales of life in wintry Washington as we present our annual "Out in the Cold" show.
In this hour-long documentary, WAMU 88.5 explores the legacy the crack epidemic that swept D.C. in the 1980s and 90s and how the city continues to grapple with its effects on families, neighborhoods, politicians, policemen, and schools.
We'll meet folks blowing away the cobwebs, shaking things up, and seizing the day as we bring you a show all about "Fresh Starts."
From the folks who build horse-drawn carriages to old-time radio geeks, we'll press rewind and whiz back in time with a show we're calling "Throwbacks."
We'll look at the changing ways we make and think about money in the Washington region.
We'll look at the changing ways we make and think about money in the Washington region.
A new study from the University of Maryland suggests the happiest Americans are those who have little or no excess time, and yet seldom feel rushed.
As we mark that time of year when we all vow to be the best we can be, we'll bring you a show about "Resolutions."
With 2014 around the corner, we'll pause to toast some of the great characters we met and places we visited in 2013.
With the holiday season upon us, it's time for "Traditions," our annual look at rituals and customs of life in Washington.
We'll dream a little dream this week, as we revisit some favorite stories about Washingtonians' wishes and aspirations.
