Washington City Podcast

The Arts Club podcast team goes on a wild ride full of scamming, flooding, and class struggle with Parasite.

The Arts Club team tries to find out whodunit in this wildly entertaining mystery.   Next: Parasite

The Arts Club team spends some time on an island with a Gullah family. Next: Knives Out

The Arts Club team goes on a journey with a survivalist family in the Pacific Northwest.   Next: Daughters of the Dust

The Arts Club team addresses what's going on in the world and spends some time with a little boy who just wants to be a ballet dancer. Kayla's conversation with James Forman Jr. Will's conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi A note from the staff and a list of resources Next week: Captain Fantastic Support Washington City Paper by becoming a member.

For this week’s edition of City Paper Arts Club, arts editor Kayla Randall and multimedia editor Will Warren quarantined in a car for an hour and a half with a man named Ivan Locke. He was not having a good night. Locke, which premiered in 2013 at the Venice Film Festival and was released in 2014, is a compelling, experimental film written and directed by Steven Knight and centered on the title character’s car ride to London to be present at the birth of his child. Locke (Tom Hardy) gets into his car at the very start of the film, and he stays there for the film’s entire duration. He’s the only character we ever see. And this film’s experiment pays off in spades.   Next: Billy Elliot

The Arts Club team battles demons of the past and fights for family and a future.   Next: Locke

The Arts Club team goes on a journey with an enslaved man named Hiram in Virginia.   Next: Warrior

The Arts Club searches for love and identity in Miami with Chiron. And cries. So much crying. Next: Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer

Do you want remember everything that ever happened to you? If Could you stop yourself from obsessing over the past? The Arts Club watches Black Mirror's "The Entire History of You" and finds out. Next: Moonlight After that: The Water Dancer

Zombies don't have hearts, but the Arts Club does. This week, the Arts Club team searches for humanity in the empty streets of a post-apocalyptic London and unpacks the metaphors in 28 Days Later. Next: "The Entire History of You" Black Mirror, Season 1 - Episode 3 (Netflix). Next Book: "The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Arts Club reads and draws inspiration from Maggie Paxson's The Plateau. We try to figure out how to find peace amidst violence, and we also respond to the author's incisive, thoughtful questions for us. The Arts Club is watching 28 Days Later for next week's episode. After that we'll be watching "The Entire History of You" from the first season of Black Mirror, followed by a discussion of the novel The Water Dancer. Read and watch along and tweet us at #CityPaperArtsClub

The Arts Club watches The Day After Tomorrow and asks what normal looks like after a global disaster and compares the ongoing pandemic to climate change.   The Arts Club is reading The Plateau by Maggie Paxson for next week's episode. After that we're watching 28 Days Later and reading The Water Dancer. Read and watch along and tweet us at #CityPaperArtsClub to join in the conversation.

On the cover of this week’s paper, staff photographer Darrow Montgomery and podcast host Will Warren looked at the rapidly changing Florida Avenue Market—the longtime home to wholesalers and produce vendors that surrounds the newer Union Market. The pair documented its sights and sounds, and you can hear conversations with people whose lives touch the market in this installment of Washington City Podcast. Stories in this episode: Market Value Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere used under the Creative Commons license.

On this week's episode of Washington City Podcast, housing reporter Morgan Baskin talks about the relationship between housing and health. She looks at childhood asthma, which can be exacerbated by poor housing conditions. Host Will Warren also looks at the week's news, including a true crime thriller and the art of the entree. He also recommends City Paper's "Day Tripper" issue, which is full of recommendations on ways to get out of town this weekend. Stories in this episode: Did The Princeton Place Killer Take Credit for a Murder He Didn't Commit? Adrift in a Sea of Small Plates? These D.C. Restaurants Embrace The Art of the Entree. The Best D.C. Day Trips Doctors Blame D.C.'s High Asthma Rates in Part on Poor Housing What Life Is Like—Still—In D.C.’s Public Housing Nearly One-Third of the City’s Public Housing Stock Is at Risk of Becoming Uninhabitable DCHA Says Thousands of Units Are Nearly Uninhabitable. Tenants Want to Know: What's Next? Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

On this week's episode of Washington City Podcast, arts editor Matt Cohen talks about his cover story looking at proposed changes to the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the last year of turmoil at that agency. He wrote it with Kriston Capps. Host Will Warren also looks at the week's news, which includes a story about D.C.'s parole system and the movements galvanizing the go-go community. Stories in this episode: Local D.C. Courts Acquitted Him, But He Still Went to Prison The Success of Moechella and #DontMuteDC Is Galvanizing Go-Go Mayor Muriel Bowser Wants Big Changes for the City's Arts Commission Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

Our annual Best of D.C. issue is on the streets and online, and it's chock-a-block with all the things that make D.C. great. Readers voted for their favorite salons and mechanics, and City Paper staffers recommended their favorite things to do and eat and see in D.C. This week on the podcast, City Paper recommends a few things you can do this weekend, this week, and this year.  Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

"What's Good?!" with Haywood Turnipseed Jr. returns to Washington City Podcast. This week, Turnipseed Jr. talks with another local comic, Sylvia Traymore Morrison. Morrison is a noted impressionist, once roasted Muhammad Ali, and has been performing for 50 years. As always, host Will Warren also brings you the week's news. Stories in this episode: Will Tourists Follow the International Spy Museum to L'Enfant Plaza? Rent Hikes May Force Longtime Residents Out of a Columbia Heights Building Drinks Will Cost You, But Dating Advice From Seven D.C. Bartenders is Free

D.C. is home to so many museums. Our collections house masterpieces from all over the world and across history—and many of them are free to enter. But some people, including Washington City Podcast host Will Warren, sometimes feel like a bit lost in a museum, unsure of how to get the most out of the experience and what to look for in the art. For all you trepidatious museumgoers out there, we have a few tips from regular City Paper art critic Kriston Capps and Warren, who recently went to the National Gallery of Art together: 1. Do some research, or just go. 2. Consider going on a beautiful day; it won't be as crowded. 3. Look at pieces from up close and far away. 4. Take YOUR time, whatever that means to you. 5. Gallery wall text is there for if you don't know what you're looking at. 6. The more you look, the more you get out of it. 7. Don't stress about "getting" a particular piece. 8. Go home when you're done. Music for this episode was by Nctrnm and Lee Rosevere used under the Creative Commons license. 

This week on Washington City Podcast host Will Warren and housing complex reporter Morgan Baskin talk about Baskin's investigation into D.C.'s child welfare agency. The investigation was several years in the making, and looks at the devastating effects of an agency that is cutting corners to meet requirements set by a federal lawsuit. Per Baskin's reporting, both Child and Family Services Agency employees and the children they serve suffer. She talks about her story this week. Warren also looks at the week's news: contract fraud and a cover up at the Department of Behavioral Health, the Metro PCS go-go controversy, and our Peeps diorama contest! Stories in this episode: Why Did D.C. End an Innovative Program to Treat Opioid Addiction? A City Van Claiming to Help Heroin Users Went Missing. Then D.C. Covered It Up. The Go-Go Community Weighs In on the Metro PCS Controversy Vote for the Winner of City Paper’s 2019 Peeps Diorama Contest To Escape Court Oversight, D.C.'s Child Welfare System Is Cutting Corners Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

This week on Washington City Podcast, arts editor Matt Cohen and host Will Warren talk about how D.C. supports its arts community. They talk about proposed changes to the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and D.C.'s new Cultural Plan. As always, Warren works through the week's news, which includes the closure of United Medical Center's cancer clinic, winners and losers of the Jack Evans scandal, and a New Jersey lawsuit that named DC Housing Authority Director Tyrone Garrett. Stories in this episode: United Medical Center Quietly Closes Its Cancer Clinic Winners and Losers of the Fall Out From Councilmember Jack Evans’ Scandal DC Housing Authority Director Tyrone Garrett Named In New Jersey Sexual Harassment Lawsuit D.C.'s Arts Commission Faces Major Changes in Council Shift, Mayor's Budget Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

A week ago, a team of City Paper reporters went all over town, capturing small scenes from a day in the life of D.C. The host of this podcast, Will Warren, helped put that project together, and today, in role-reversing episode of the podcast, editor Alexa Mills interviews him about the cover package and why this type of storytelling belongs in the news. As always, Warren looks at the big stories of the week—the DC Democratic State Committee's efforts to figure out how to respond to the Jack Evans scandal and the return of the Wammies. Stories in this episode:  Podcast: Subpoenas and a Reprimand for Jack Evans Members of the DC Democratic State Committee Try to Dethrone Jack Evans After a Three-Year Absence, The Wammies—The Region’s Long-Running Local Music Awards—Are Back Submit Your Peeps Diorama to City Paper's Contest by March 31st One Day Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the  Creative Commons license.  

City Paper has a new Q&A series where comic Haywood Turnipseed Jr. and his guests talk about what's good in the world and D.C. We've recorded these conversations and will feature some of them on our podcast. The first of these interviews was with artist Joel Vincii, and we're presenting it here, in this week's episode. As always, host Will Warren talks about the week's news, including the reprimand of Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans. Stories in this episode: D.C. Council Votes Unanimously to Reprimand Jack Evans D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson Isn’t Power Hungry As D.C. Weighs How to Fix Its Public Housing, Families Keep Getting Sicker What’s Good With … Joel Vincii? Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere, The Insider, and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

D.C.'s maternal mortality rate is well above the national average, and the city has finally established a committee to review the cases of mothers who die in the District. City Paper's Kayla Randall, who previously reported on the obstacles women giving birth in D.C. face, joins host Will Warren to talk about the new committee. Warren also discusses the week's news, which includes the Environmental Film Festival, DC Central Kitchen, and, of course, our Peeps diorama contest. Stories in this episode: Green New Reels: Reviews From the Environmental Film Festival DC Central Kitchen Loses the Bulk of Its Homeless Shelter Food Service Contract Submit Your Peeps Diorama Here! D.C. Finally Establishes a Committee to Address Maternal Deaths Women in D.C. Face Obstacles at Every Step of Pregnancy and Childbirth Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

The D.C. Council is preparing to reprimand Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans for pitching private-sector contacts from his government email address. At the same time, the mayor and councilmembers have been directed via federal subpoena to keep records regarding Evans for a separate federal investigation. Loose Lips reporter Mitch Ryals joins host Will Warren to break down the latest. Warren also looks at the week's news, including City Paper's annual Answers Issue and the Department of Human Services' plan to exit from the motels it uses as homeless shelters. Stories in this episode: The Answers Issue 2019 D.C. Plans Its Exit From the Motels It Uses As Homeless Shelters Submit Your Peeps Diorama Here! Jack Evans Faces a Reprimand, But Some Say the Punishment Doesn’t Go Far Enough More Subpoenas in the Jack Evans Probe Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

In this week's episode we're talking about a professional basketball player who's caught in a sort of limbo. Jordan McRae is the leading scorer in the G League, the NBA's developmental league, but hasn't yet signed with the Wizards. Sports editor Kelyn Soong breaks it down for us. Host Will Warren also looks at leading stories from the week, including food editor Laura Hayes' examination of a specific kind of wage theft in the restaurant industry and new revelations about D.C.'s publicly funded elections program.

This week, on the podcast, we're looking at the Metropolitan Police Department and transparency. Loose Lips reporter Mitch Ryals reported a story for the paper about D'Quan Young. An off-duty officer shot and killed Young in May of 2018, and few details, including the officer's name, have emerged in ensuing nine months. Ryals and host Will Warren talk about MPD's policies and how they differ from police departments across the country. Warren also brings you the latest news about a lead paint hazard remediation program and a whites-only yoga Meetup "experiment." Stories in this episode: D.C. Chronically Failed to Spend Federal Funds to Remediate Lead Paint Hazards, HUD Says D.C. Yoga Teachers of Color Respond to White Woman's Whites-Only Meetup Group 'Experiment' Vote for Best of D.C. 2019 Nine Months After an Off-Duty Cop Shot D’Quan Young We Still Don’t Know the Officer’s Name As Homicides Continue to Rise in D.C., Parents of Gun Violence Victims Reflect on Their Open Wounds

City Paper's housing reporter Morgan Baskin has been writing about D.C.'s public housing stock for months, covering the conditions in those units and the dire updates they need. She joins host Will Warren to talk about the DC Housing Authority and the uncertain future thousands of its residents face. Warren also looks at the week's news, which includes deep dives into Union Kitchen's accelerator and the people and organizations that donated to Mayor Muriel Bowser's inaugural committee. Stories in this episode: Bowser’s Inaugural Committee Took in Nearly $1 Million in Seven Weeks Food Entrepreneurs Have Much to Weigh Before Tying Their Fates to Union Kitchen's Accelerator Vote for Best of D.C. 2019 Spring Arts & Entertainment Guide 2019 What Life Is Like—Still—In D.C.’s Public Housing Nearly One-Third of the City’s Public Housing Stock Is at Risk of Becoming Uninhabitable DCHA Says Thousands of Units Are Nearly Uninhabitable. Tenants Want to Know: What's Next? Vote for Best of D.C. 2019 Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

This week sports editor Kelyn Soong profiled ESPN's No. 1 basketball recruit for the class of 2021. High school sophomore Azzi Fudd is sensational. She's already drawing comparisons to all-time greats and being heralded as "the future of women's basketball." She's also shy, and reluctant to step out of her comfort zone. Soong and host Will Warren try to get to the bottom of what, exactly, makes her so great. Warren also looks at the latest in housing, as reported by Morgan Baskin. D.C.'s troubled Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has a new director, and Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau wants to bring the also troubled D.C. Housing Authority under the Office of the Mayor. Stories in this Episode: Brianne Nadeau Introduces Bill to Strip Public Housing Authority of Independent Status What Life Is Like—Still—In D.C.’s Public Housing Nearly One-Third of the City’s Public Housing Stock Is at Risk of Becoming Uninhabitable Bowser Nominates Ernest Chrappah, Interim DCRA Director, to Serve As Agency’s Permanent Chief Vote for Best of D.C. 2019 Azzi Fudd Steps Out of Her Comfort Zone and Into the Spotlight Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license. 

This week on Washington City Podcast, we take a long look at the mysterious fate of a promising opioid overdose treatment program. Contributor Joshua Kaplan joins host Will Warren to talk about why the District didn't continue its Heroin SBIRT program.  Warren also brings us the latest in D.C. news, touching on the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, development, and salaries in public education. Stories in this episode: Allen Quietly Rejects Mayor Bowser’s Nominees to Government Ethics Board Construction Companies Open East-of-the-River Offices to Win Lucrative Contracts A 'Preference Points' System Was Supposed to Help a Ward 8 Business Owner. It Didn't. D.C. Charter Administrators Have Some of the Highest School Salaries in Town; Their Teachers, Some of the Lowest Why Did D.C. End an Innovative Program to Treat Opioid Addiction? Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license.   

City Paper has a rotating cast of all-star film critics who review movies big and small in the paper and online. With the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards coming out this week, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to sit down with one of our critics and talk about some of the biggest movies of the year. Film critic and City Paper contributor Alan Zilberman chats with arts editor Matt Cohen about the nominees for Best Picture. And yes, they assign a letter grade to every film and fight about A Star Is Born. Host Will Warren also talks about the latest news in D.C. politics, including Metro fare evasion and Michael A. Brown's potential return to politics. Stories in this episode: D.C. Council Overrides Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Veto of Metro Fare Evasion Decriminalization Back From Bribery? Ask Us Your Burning Questions About D.C. The Iranian Film Festival Enters Its 23rd Year With a Diverse Glimpse of Iran's Film Scene Vote for Best of D.C. 2019 Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license.

This week on Washington City Podcast, contributor Fredora Kamara talks about the uncertain future of the historic black golf course Langston, which is facing a bidding war. She talks about its important role in American history and the D.C. community, and how it may change. Host Will Warren also brings you the latest news from D.C., talking about the mayor's decision to veto a bill decriminalizing Metro fare evasion and the effects of the ongoing shutdown.  Stories in this episode: Mayor Muriel Bowser Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Metro Fare Evasion The Furloughed Federal Employee's Guide to the 2019 Shutdown in D.C. As Shutdown Stretches On, Despair and Anger Deepens Among Workers A Historic Black Golf Course Faces Uncertainty as a Bidding War Over Its Future Begins Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar used under the Creative Commons license.

Washington City Podcast opened its phone line for furloughed workers, contractors, and non-feds affected by the shutdown to call and complain. And they did. We hear from them in this episode, and also catch up on local news. Mitch Ryals talks about growing frustrations with Ward 4's Councilmember Brandon Todd, and host Will Warren talks about the ripple effect of the partial shutdown, as well as changes to the Council's committees. You can still call the Furlough Phone Line: (202) 681-9756 Stories in this episode: Frayed Ends D.C.'s Taxi, Uber, and Lyft Drivers Suffer Severe Cutbacks in Pay During Shutdown The Furloughed Federal Employee's Guide to the 2019 Shutdown in D.C. New Year, New Committees Frustrations With Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd Grow Phone Sound Effects: Voicemail beep Hanging up phone Picking up phone

Happy New Year, D.C.! We've spent some time reflecting on the past year, but we're also eagerly looking ahead to this one—at least when it comes to restaurants. Food Editor Laura Hayes wrote about 10 restaurants opening in 2019 that not only excite her, but come together to tell the story of dining in D.C. She joins host Will Warren to break down her list and talk about what we can expect from D.C.'s food scene this year. Spoiler alert: Small plates aren't going anywhere. Warren also brings you news that you might have missed if you unplugged over the break. A judge appointed a receiver for a Brightwood Park apartment building, and we published an issue devoted to fiction of and about D.C. Listen to learn more! Stories in this episode: Judge Appoints Receiver for Brightwood Park Apartment Complex After a Fire and a Flood, Brightwood Park Tenants Navigate Their New Reality The Fiction Issue 2018 Open Tables: 10 Thrilling Restaurants Coming to D.C. in 2019

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The time when City Paper staffers and contributors grab a mug of hot cocoa, gather around the proverbial fire, and rip those who dare try their hands at performing festive tunes. Every year a few brave musicians succeed, and avoid our withering words. Most do not. Welcome to the Sleigher. In this special podcast episode we lend our critical ears to William Shatner, Memphis Ukulele Band, Why Don't We, John Legend, and Ingrid Michaelson. Did we gain any new holiday standards? You'll have to listen to find out. Host Will Warren also brings you the latest on the ever-evolving effort to build a hospital in Ward 8 and the first replacement shelter for DC General. Staff photographer Darrow Montgomery is also in the mix, talking about his year in photos. Stories in this episode: Confusion Turns to Compromise as the D.C. Council Moves Forward on the Construction of a New Hospital Maintenance Issues Persist in Ward 4’s Brand New Homeless Shelter 2018 William Shatner, "Jingle Bells" Memphis Ukulele Band, "Mele Kalikimaka" Mike Love, "Finally It's Christmas" (feat. Hanson) Michael McDonald, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" John Legend, "Christmas Time Is Here" Ingrid Michaelson, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" The Monkees, "Unwrap You At Christmas" Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "Little Drummer Boy" Telly Leung, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Jon Batiste and Danielle Brooks, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Engelbert Humperdinck, "A Christmas for the Family" From Kris Kringle The Musical, "The Kringle Curse"

This week on Washington City Podcast, Kelyn Soong brings us a story about a high school swimming phenom whose biography is, almost to a literary extent, intertwined with that of Olympian Katie Ledecky. Listen to Soong so that you know about Phoebe Bacon before she's a household name. Host Will Warren also brings us the week's news, talking about surprising turn of events in the ongoing saga of Initiative 77 and criticisms of D.C.'s First Source law. Stories in this episode: Save Our Vote Campaign's 25,000 Signatures Are Moot Due to Technicality D.C.’s Development Boom Exacerbates Frustrations With First Source Law Swimming Phenom Phoebe Bacon Is Breaking a Former Schoolmate's Record

This week on Washington City Podcast, Mitch Ryals breaks down the saga that is the Ward 8 hospital. After a series of surprises and some legislative drama, George Washington University Hospital threatened to remove itself from negotiations to operate a new hospital in Ward 8. Loose Lips reporter Ryals explains why. Host Will Warren also talks about the newly named chancellor of DC Public Schools, and our guide to shopping local this holiday season. Stories in this episode: Bowser Picks Indianapolis Superintendent to Lead DCPS Buy D.C. 2018 George Washington University Hospital Walks Away From a Deal to Run a New Hospital in Ward 8

This week on the podcast, Christina Sturdivant Sani talks about the experience of being a black journalist in D.C. She wrote a cover story for Washington City Paper about her experience and the experiences of others black journalists who cover local news. Hear her talk about her story, which examines why in D.C., a city where 47 percent of residents are black, so many newsrooms are overwhelmingly white. Host Will Warren also catches you up on local news, including a wedding at the National Archives and new details about the circumstances surrounding the Line Hotel's final occupancy certificate. Stories in this episode: Power Play Safety Issues May Have Delayed the Line's Final Occupancy Certificate The Reality of Being a Black Journalist Covering Local D.C. News

We're bringing you this week's episode early, just before Thanksgiving, because our guest, Michael Twitty, is a culinary historian. You can listen to him and creative director Stephanie Rudig talk about food and identity, growing up in D.C., and a memorable anti-Thanksgiving dinner in their wide-ranging conversation. Host Will Warren is also here to catch you up on the news. The Council is considering a deal that would clear the way for the George Washington University Hospital to operate a hospital in Ward 8 and expand in Foggy Bottom, and it unanimously passed a bill that, should it become law, would strengthen rent control. Stories in this episode: The D.C. Council Has a Deal to Put a New Hospital in Ward 8 Council Passes Watered-Down Measure to Strengthen Rent Control The People Issue 2018 Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar, used under the Creative Commons license.

This week on Washington City Podcast, we look at a slew of bills the Council considered during a mammoth legislative day. The Council got into, among other things, Metro fare evasion, the statute of limitations for prosecuting sexual abuse, who gets to vote, and hedgehog ownership. Host Will Warren catches you up on all that before Food Editor Laura Hayes joins him to discuss her cover story on mental health in D.C.'s restaurant industry. Later in the episode, Sports Editor Kelyn Soong interviews Neal Henderson. Henderson is the founder of the Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club and was a finalist for the NHL's prestigious community award this year. The pair talked about his life as a hockey coach and fan as a part of our annual People Issue. Stories in this episode: Jump the Metro Gate and You Might As Well Be Taking $2 Out of Councilmember Jack Evans’ Wallet Actually, Looks Like the D.C. Council May Not Give 16-Year-Olds the Right to Vote D.C. Council Pushes Forward Bill to End Statute of Limitations for Prosecuting Sexual Abuse D.C. Council Passes Controversial Home-Sharing Regulations Sonic Had His Day at the Dais: D.C. Council Moves Toward Legalizing Pet Hedgehogs Workers Staffing D.C.'s Restaurant Boom Seek Ways To Care For Their Mental Health The People Issue 2018 Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar, used under the Creative Commons license.

Local elections happened on Tuesday in D.C., and Washington City Podcast will tell you everything you need to know about this week's vote. We look at the outcomes of a few ANC races we've been following and the impact the House of Representatives flipping might have on D.C.'s weed laws. Then, Mitch Ryals joins host Will Warren to talk about the outcomes of big races and what comes next. City Paper also published its annual people issue this week. We've recorded some of those conversations and are presenting the first of these here. Pops Mensah-Bonsu is the inaugural general manager of the Capital City Go-Go, and he joins Kelyn Soong to talk about his career as a journeyman, his goals for the Go-Go, and hotel rooms. You won't want to miss it. Stories in this episode: Local Socialists Get Five D.C. Candidates in Office Jewel Stroman Sets Her Sights on Elected Office ANC Election Results Roundup: Incumbents Out, New Faces, and a Fight Over Lemonade Stands With Dems Controlling the House, D.C. Could Fully Legalize Marijuana Election Day 2018 in the District: City Paper Has You Covered Now What? The People Issue 2018 Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar, used under the Creative Commons license.

This week on a Washington City Podcast news roundup, Morgan Baskin joins host Will Warren to talk about housing. Mayor Muriel Bowser closed DC General this week, and Baskin wrote a feature in the paper about energy healers who are cleansing D.C. homes. This episode also explores a bill that would lower D.C.'s voting age, and an effort to increase urban farming in D.C. You can also hear a preview of our annual people issue, which comes out next week. Stories in this episode: Neighbors Have Questions As The City Solicits Proposals For Two Urban Farms Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Lower D.C. Voting Age to 16 Without Ceremony, Bowser Shutters DC General Meet the Gentrification-Wary Shamans Who Will Energetically Cleanse Your Home Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar, used under the Creative Commons license.

Another busy week in D.C. is coming to a close. Here's what you need to know before the weekend starts. Attorney General Karl Racine has launched a probe into the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Listen to the podcast to find out why. We also take a look at a prominent advocate for homeless families who is running for ANC, and Loose Lips reporter Mitch Ryals joins the show to talk about his reporting on the Council's efforts to better deal with issues of race and religion. Stories in this episode: Karl Racine Officially Launches Probe Into Catholic Church Abuses in D.C. Jewel Stroman Sets Her Sights on Elected Office D.C. Democratic Socialists Are Going Hyperlocal for the Upcoming General Election The D.C. Council Wants to Find Ways to Deal With Conflicts of Race and Religion Music for this episode was by Lee Rosevere and Jahzzar, used under the Creative Commons license.

All the week’s news on this first Friday edition of Washington City Podcast. This week, the D.C. Council officially repealed Initiative 77, advocates for evictions reform saw more progress, and City Paper published a long piece on a collaborative effort between the Smithsonian Institution and indigenous communities to repatriate human remains and sacred objects. Host Will Warren breaks down the news, and City Paper’s City Lights editor Kayla Randall talks about her cover story. Second Vote on Initiative 77 Repeal Bill Seals the Deal 8-5 Mary Cheh Introduces Bill to Seal Eviction Records, Give Tenants Notice of Eviction Filing The U.S. Marshals Service Will Unveil Changes to Eviction Proceedings in D.C. How the Smithsonian Is Reuniting Thousands of Human Remains with Indigenous Communities

Big news! Washington City Podcast is going to be doing more news, so we’re going to be coming at you every week, on Fridays, with the latest D.C. news and original City Paper reporting. To kick it off, Rachel Cohen, a regular City Paper contributor and writer about school policy, joins the show to talk about her recent cover story. Her piece examines the city’s process for planning and investing in public school and charter school facilities. It’s a story that uncovers transparency issues in a planning process that could shape the balance between neighborhood schools and charters. Listen to Cohen and host Will Warren discuss her story. And make sure you’re subscribed, because our next episode comes out on Friday.

Veterans of the D.C. music scene teamed up in 2016 to create the power-pop power group Bad Moves. The band’s debut album, Tell No One, drops on Friday, Sept. 21 and tells serious stories wrapped in cheery chords and shout-along-able melodies. Washington City Podcast host Will Warren talked to guitarists David Combs and Katie Park and bassist Emma Cleveland (you’ll have to listen to their music to hear drummer Daoud Tyler-Ameen, who wasn’t available to talk at the same time as the rest of the band) about their hopes for the new album, writing songs from an adolescent perspective, and voice acting on animated show Craig of the Creek.

City Paper recently published the cover story “Women in D.C. Face Obstacles at Every Step of Pregnancy and Childbirth,” a piece telling the stories behind D.C.’s high maternal mortality and morbidity rate. This week, on Washington City Podcast, Kayla Randall, who wrote the piece with Kaarin Vembar, joins host Will Warren to discuss the piece and the state of maternal care in D.C.

There are few things that say summer in D.C. like getting seafood at the Maine Avenue Fish Market. Guests may swing by this still-standing institution once a week or once a summer, but it’s a day-in, day-out gig for the workers who sell and serve crustaceans from floating barges for seven straight days. This week, on Washington City Podcast, food editor Laura Hayes joins them. 

Stay tuned for a new episode of Washington City Podcast this Thursday!

Our perspectives series returns with a conversation with 20-year-old D.C. native Velonte Chambers. Chambers is a rising high school senior, and considers himself a public speaker. In this conversation with host Will Warren, he talks about gentrification in D.C., why students skip class, and middle school love.

Tennis player Frances Tiafoe is back in his hometown after making it to the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career. Although he’s just 20, the young Hyattsville native’s name has been on the tongues of tennis fans for years. Tiafoe’s father was a maintenance worker at the prestigious JTCC tennis training center, and Tiafoe and his twin brother, Franklin, grew up around the sport. Tiafoe quickly proved himself both talented and dedicated, becoming the second highest-ranked junior in 2014. He’s now a pro and caught up with City Paper’s sports editor Kelyn Soong for this week’s Washington City Podcast. Together, the pair talked about playing in front of your hometown, what it takes to make it as a professional, and a game they once played (Tiafoe was 13, Soong was in his 20s—you’ll have to listen to the interview to hear who won).