WAMU: Metro Connection

As local kids head back to school, we'll bring you a show about "learning" — both inside and outside the classroom.

From pregnancy and adoption to sibling struggles and bullying in schools, we'll look at the many issues moms face as we bring you a show about "Motherhood."

We'll focus on "Fatherhood" this week with a show dedicated to dads.

We returned to the archives this week, to pluck out stories about people we simply cannot forget.

We'll reach into the Metro Connection archives this week and bring you some of our favorite stories from the past year.

From crime in our neighborhoods to dangerous driving on our highways, we'll focus this week on safety and how we learn to live with risk.

From mussels to moussaka, we'll focus on food and drink as we bring you our annual show about the D.C. region's culinary culture.

We'll explore what gets our creative wheels turning — at work, at home, and at play.

From alien souvenir stands to clothes diets, we go theme-less in a summer "Wild Cards" show.

We'll kick off the start of summer with our annual "Feeling the Heat" show.