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Breaking Down the Election and Pops Mensah-Bonsu Talks Basketball Nov 09, 2018

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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.

DC General Closes, Lowering the Voting Age, Urban Farming, and Energy Healing D.C. Homes Nov 02, 2018

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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.

Investigating the Church, ANC Races, and the D.C. Council Deals with Issues of Race and Religion Oct 26, 2018

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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.

Initiative 77 Repealed, Sealing Evictions Records, and Museums Right Past Wrongs Oct 19, 2018

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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

Ep. 35 - Planning for the Future of D.C. Schools Oct 16, 2018

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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.

Bad Moves Make Powerful Power-Pop Sep 17, 2018

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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.

Ep. 33 - Hard Labor Sep 04, 2018

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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.

Ep. 32 - We're Feeling Crabby Aug 23, 2018

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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... Aug 20, 2018

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

Ep. 31 - Perspectives: Velonte Chambers Aug 06, 2018

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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.

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