As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
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WAMU: Metro Connection
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Innhold levert av WAMU 88.5. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av WAMU 88.5 eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
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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174 episoder
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Innhold levert av WAMU 88.5. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av WAMU 88.5 eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
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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174 episoder
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Dec. 4, 2015 52:00
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We'll hear the tumultuous and almost otherworldly tale of the effort to create a memorial to Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. And we'll meet the man who's now calling the shots at the Smithsonian Institution. Plus, we'll imagine what Washington will look, smell and feel like 200 years from now.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 27, 2015 (rebroadcast) 52:00
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This Thanksgiving week, we're digging into the Metro Connection archives, and presenting some of our favorite stories about food, family, and traditions. Enjoy!
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 20, 2015 52:00
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We'll meet a lifelong Montgomery County resident who grew up in segregated and unequal county schools, and went on to become a top-notch athlete and beloved coach to generations of students. We'll dive in to the debate over the ethics of an elite private school displacing low-income seniors. Plus, we'll hear about the building, once at the center of the Walter Reed scandal in 2007, and now slated for demolition.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 13, 2015 52:00
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We'll find out why a tiny sliver of land honoring a pop star-turned politico is getting a new lease on life. We'll go inside FreshPAC's decision to shut down the controversial political action committee supporting D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. And we'll hear why a proposed bike lane is sparking heated debates about race, economics, and displacement.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 6, 2015 52:00
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We'll visit a Capitol Hill rowhouse that once was home to an influential lesbian separatist collective, The Furies. And we'll meet the woman behind the effort to grant 16-year-olds the right to vote in the nation's capital. Plus, we'll stop in at the Sunday afternoon drum circle that's been a tradition in Washington since the 1960s to hear why some say the beat just isn't what it used to be.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Oct. 30, 2015 52:00
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We'll hear from Willard Scott, who co-hosted the wildly popular show, "The Joy Boys," with the late Ed Walker. We'll visit an unusual senior community where retired Foreign Service officers keep up with current events by inviting their ambassador friends to speak. Plus, we'll meet gun enthusiasts in Virginia who buck the stereotype that gun owners are all conservative white men.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Oct. 23, 2015 52:00
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This week we're bringing you a compilation of some of our best stories from 2015, plus a story about The Big Broadcast host Ed Walker, who recently announced his retirement.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Oct. 16, 2015 52:00
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We'll hear why the former head of DDOT thinks Metro should be run like a bike-sharing system, and we'll ask whether anti-Metro angst on social media can translate to real change. Plus, we'll visit a nail salon in Prince George's County to meet one of the D.C. region's most recognizable Internet celebrities.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Oct. 9, 2015 52:00
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We go poking around Metro stations with a botanist, and find out why the Kennedy Center is teaming up with the U.S. Botanic Garden. We also visit a D.C. neighborhood where some residents say the city isn't doing enough to get rid of vacant and blighted properties.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Oct. 2, 2015 52:00
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We'll find out why D.C. is selling off some of its public housing -- in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. We'll hear from commuters who are so fed up with service disruptions and delays, they say they're quitting Metro. Plus, we'll talk with people who say they've been victims of predatory car-title lending in Virginia.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: September 25, 2015 52:00
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As D.C. recovers from pope-mania, we'll hear how Washingtonians welcomed the pontiff this week, from taking selfies with cardboard cutouts to quaffing religious-themed beers. And we'll catch up with '80s pop star Thomas Dolby, and hear how he's helping transform a Baltimore neighborhood.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Sept. 11, 2015 52:00
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With the oldest of the baby boomers turning 70 next year, we'll hear from Washingtonians launching new careers in their 50s and 60s... with their 20- and 30-something sons or daughters. Plus, with Pope Francis' Washington visit less than two weeks away, we'll hear how the "Francis effect" is playing out on D.C.'s Catholic campuses. And we'll travel to Russia, and find out why LGBT activists are fleeing homophobia and landing in D.C.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Sept. 4, 2015 52:00
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With Labor Day weekend here, we'll hear about a new program dedicated to helping returning citizens get jobs: by teaching them to launch their own startups after coming home from prison. We'll explore what it takes to make it as a tour guide in the nation's capital. And we'll talk with residents across the city about the recent spike in violent crime.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Aug. 28, 2015 52:00
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Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, we'll hear from a couple who packed up and left D.C. in 2006 to start a new life in New Orleans, helping flood victims rebuild their homes. Plus, we'll ask whether replacing Pepco with a publicly-owned utility might better serve D.C. ratepayers. And we'll hear how one woman became so frustrated by Washington's dating scene, she found a way to crowdsource love.…
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Aug. 14, 2015 (rebroadcast) 52:00
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We're paying homage to the earth with a show about reducing, reusing, and recycling in the D.C. region.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Aug. 7, 2015 (rebroadcast) 52:00
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We'll meet Washingtonians with a singular devotion to work, and a passionate dedication to play, as we bring you tales of duty and dedication.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: July 31, 2015 52:00
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We'll examine the past, present and future or one of D.C.'s most scenic spots, Hains Point, as well as other stories from around the region.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: July 24, 2015 52:00
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How should we remember Maryland's Confederate history? What would you pay to get from D.C. to Baltimore in 15 minutes? What secrets lie beneath an empty Georgetown lot? We'll seek answers to these questions and many more.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: July 17, 2015 52:00
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We'll dive in to a new summer series on the history and changing demographics of D.C.'s free public pools. Plus, we'll find out how a local food bank is using technology to find hidden pockets of food insecurity. And we'll hear from a Virginia couple giving away their 35-acre farm for 1,000 words.
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Three months before the Baltimore police trial in the death of Freddie Gray, we'll take a walking tour of the city and see how it's faring after the riots. Plus, we'll check in on efforts to curb a critter eating away at our region's ash trees, and visit Virginia's newest charter school.
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We'll follow efforts to save one of Virginia's most endangered places, and visit a D.C. school with an ambitious goal: to create a model for educating city kids and erasing the achievement gap.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Solutions 52:00
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We'll explore some of our region's trickiest problems — and meet people working to find solutions to those problems — on this week's show.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Milestones 52:00
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We'll bring you stories of the moments that define and change our lives, with a show we're calling "Milestones."
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Global D.C. 52:00
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We'll explore the nation's capital as an international crossroads of cultures and people.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Capital Notes 52:00
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We'll tour the D.C. region's music scene this week in a special collaboration with WAMU's music site, Bandwidth.fm.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Fairfax County 52:00
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We'll take an audio tour of Virginia's most heavily-populated county, and meet some of the 1.1 million people who call it home.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Wild Cards 52:00
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From astronomers to female barbers to a dominatrix in D.C., we'll step aside from our usual thematic approach to bring you one of our Wild Cards show.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Weed, The People 52:00
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Now that you can use small amounts of marijuana in the nation's capital, we'll explore how it's affecting the city, the region, and the national debate over the legalization of pot.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: Behind Closed Doors (rebroadcast) 52:00
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We'll bring you stories of the secret and surreptitious, from underground vaults to off-the-record dinner parties to what happens behind the scenes at the White House.
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1 This Week On Metro Connection: The Three Rs 52:00
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We'll get ready for Earth Day with a show about reducing, reusing, and recycling in the D.C. region.
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