Nichelle Calhoun has chased stories of the Black experience internationally and nationally. Perpetual Blackness brings that search back to her roots in the D.C. metro area, where she believes her past and present intersect most poetically. Perpetual Blackness tells the stories of the DMV’s many layers of diasporic Blackness as it parallels Nichelle’s family’s journey over nine generations — from enslavement in rural Virginia to contemporary life in one of the country’s Blackest, bougiest suburbs.

Music featured in this episode:

4am by Makaih Beats

Power by Kudo NYC

LoveChances by Makaih Beats

You can learn more about The Pod Shop at wamu.org/podshop

Jordan Chacon is a Jewish Latina born and raised in the D.C. metro area. She studied environmental sciences and sociology at University of Wisconsin−Madison and now pursues her passion for cooking and eating as a chef in D.C. Mixed Until Combined highlights the changing face and voice of America’s food culture and society. Jordan brings listeners behind the line and into the kitchens of chefs with mixed identities who combine their background, experiences, personality and soul into culinary art.

Music featured in this episode:

Hoy vine aquí by Ramita de Cedro

Rise and Shine by Audiobinger

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Laura Stassi is a writer who moved to Reston, Virginia, after her almost 30-year marriage ended. Being single feels like being a stranger in a strange land, and she’s not sure how to navigate the terrain. Dating While Gray features the true stories of people age 50 and older who are seeking that special someone.

Music featured in this episode:

Neil Young -- Heart of Gold (Florian Paetzold Edit)

Who Wants A Man by No Monster Club

Home Home at Last by Blue Dot Sessions

Bloom by Jahzzar

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Patrick Fort and Ruth Tam are producers at WAMU. They both love to eat and talk about food—often at the same time. That’s why they make Dish City. The show digs into D.C.’s iconic foods, who eats them and how both are changing.

Theme music by Daniel Peterschmidt

More music featured in this episode:

Walking Shoes by Blue Dot Sessions

The Zeppelin by Blue Dot Sessions

Spunk Lit by Blue Dot Sessions

Admin by A. A. Aalto

Lanky by Blue Dot Sessions

Greylock by Blue Dot Sessions

Tu connais Babar by Mocke

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Victoria Chamberlin is an active duty public affairs officer in the U.S. Army, and is pursuing a master’s degree in journalism at Georgetown University. Her podcast, She Served, challenges perceptions of what it means to be a veteran by showcasing the voices of women in the military.

Music featured in this episode:

Is That You or Are You You? by Chris Zabriskie

Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie

The Minutes by Scott Gratton

Reveille performed by The U.S. Army Band

Kenney Floreat - On the Line

Podington Bear - Night Vision

The Books - Clarinet Clock Loop

You can learn more about The Pod Shop at wamu.org/podshop

Nichelle Calhoun has chased stories of the Black experience internationally and nationally. Perpetual Blackness brings that search back to her roots in the D.C. metro area, where she believes her past and present intersect most poetically. Perpetual Blackness tells the stories of the DMV's many layers of diasporic Blackness as it parallels Nichelle’s family’s journey over nine generations—from enslavement in rural Virginia to contemporary life in one of the country’s Blackest, bougiest suburbs.

You can learn more about The Pod Shop at wamu.org/podshop

Jordan Chacon is a Jewish Latina born and raised in the D.C. metro area. She studied environmental sciences and sociology at University of Wisconsin−Madison and now pursues her passion for cooking and eating as a chef in D.C. Her podcast, Mixed Until Combined, highlights the changing face and voice of America’s food culture and society. Jordan brings listeners behind the line and into the kitchens of chefs with mixed identities who combine their background, experiences, personality and soul into culinary art.

You can learn more about The Pod Shop at wamu.org/podshop

Roger C. Vann is host of The Glossary—one father’s guide to parenting in the school-to-prison pipeline. In 2017, his teenage son was charged as an adult and convicted of three felonies. Roger has worked as a social justice advocate at the state and national levels for 30 years. He and his wife are parents of three children.

You can learn more about The Pod Shop at wamu.org/podshop

Victoria Chamberlin is an active duty public affairs officer in the U.S. Army, and is pursuing a master’s degree in journalism at Georgetown University. Her podcast, She Served, challenges perceptions of what it means to be a veteran by showcasing the voices of women in the military.

You can learn more about The Pod Shop at wamu.org/podshop

Laura Stassi is a writer who moved to Reston, Virginia, after her almost 30-year marriage ended. Being single feels like being a stranger in a strange land, and she's not sure how to navigate the terrain. Her podcast, Dating While Gray, features the true stories of people age 50 and older who are seeking that special someone.

You can learn more about The Pod Shop at wamu.org/podshop