WAMU: Metro Connection
WAMU: Metro Connection

WAMU: Metro Connection

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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.

Recent Episodes

This Week On Metro Connection: Dec. 4, 2015
DEC 4, 2015
This Week On Metro Connection: Dec. 4, 2015
<p>We&#039;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&#039;ll meet the man who&#039;s now calling the shots at the Smithsonian Institution. Plus, we&#039;ll imagine what Washington will look, smell and feel like 200 years from now.</p>
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This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 27, 2015 (rebroadcast)
NOV 27, 2015
This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 27, 2015 (rebroadcast)
<p>This Thanksgiving week, we&#039;re digging into the Metro Connection archives, and presenting some of our favorite stories about food, family, and traditions. Enjoy!</p>
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This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 20, 2015
NOV 20, 2015
This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 20, 2015
<p>We&#039;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&#039;ll dive in to the debate over the ethics of an elite private school displacing low-income seniors. Plus, we&#039;ll hear about the building, once at the center of the Walter Reed scandal in 2007, and now slated for demolition.</p>
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This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 13, 2015
NOV 13, 2015
This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 13, 2015
<p>We&#039;ll find out why a tiny sliver of land honoring a pop star-turned politico is getting a new lease on life. We&#039;ll go inside FreshPAC&#039;s decision to shut down the controversial political action committee supporting D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. And we&#039;ll hear why a proposed bike lane is sparking heated debates about race, economics, and displacement.</p>
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This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 6, 2015
NOV 6, 2015
This Week On Metro Connection: Nov. 6, 2015
<p>We&#039;ll visit a Capitol Hill rowhouse that once was home to an influential lesbian separatist collective, The Furies. And we&#039;ll meet the woman behind the effort to grant 16-year-olds the right to vote in the nation&#039;s capital. Plus, we&#039;ll stop in at the Sunday afternoon drum circle that&#039;s been a tradition in Washington since the 1960s to hear why some say the beat just isn&#039;t what it used to be.</p>
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