Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, (D-Ward 5), joins the show to talk Metro's woes, election readiness, school openings and more. Then Virginia Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, (D-Fairfax), gives us the latest from the General Assembly's special session on police reform and the pandemic.

The pandemic has brought tours, concerts and live performances to a standstill. Six months into quarantine, how are local musicians getting by? We hear from musician, rapper, poet and playwright Dior Ashley Brown.

Live music venues have been some of the hardest hit businesses in the area. Now, venue owners are considering how they'll navigate their reopening.

A 13-year-old with a pronounced stutter delivered one of the most moving speeches of Democratic National Convention. What is it like to speak with a stutter and what, if anything, should be done about it?

Athletes are standing up for racial justice this season. Should sports and politics mix?

In her book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Warmth of Other Suns" analyzes the unspoken caste system that shapes America.

Here's how to make sure your ballot gets counted.

Maryland Delegate Marc Korman weighs in on the state entering Phase Three while Montgomery County opts to stay in Phase Two. And D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham talks about the police shooting of an 18-year-old in Southeast D.C.

Forty years after The Washington Post published a blockbuster piece on an imaginary D.C. boy, we consider one of the most notorious cases of journalistic malfeasance.

Why is it an Uber driver can always find you, but an emergency dispatcher can't?