WAMU: Metro Connection

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WAMU: Metro Connection episodes

April 04, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: Silver Spring
Join us for an audio tour of Silver Spring, as we explore the community's past, present and future.
52 min
March 28, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: State Of The City
We'll go ward by ward through the city as we take a pre-election look at where the District is now, and where it's headed.
52 min
March 21, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: Wild Cards
We're tossing our usual theme aside and going wild, with stories about everything from unearthing streams to brewing beer to maneuvering the military out of Afghanistan.
52 min
March 14, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: Cabin Fever
From the Appalachian Trail to the Chesapeake Bay, we'll beat this winter's cabin fever by revisiting favorite Metro Connection stories from the great outdoors.
52 min
March 07, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: Against The Odds
We'll meet people defying the improbable and breaking new ground across the D.C. region.
52 min
February 28, 2014 This Week on Metro Connection: On the Mend
This week we'll present stories of recovery and recuperation, from local spinal cord patients hitting the ski slopes, to prison inmates rehabilitating with paintbrushes and canvases. Plus, we'll meet an actor who confronted blindness by road-tripping across America â€” with a film crew in tow. And we'll head back to Virginia's barrier islands, to hear how scientists are restoring the area's ecosystem.
52 min
February 21, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: Barriers
We'll meet people leaping past roadblocks and overcoming obstacles â€” like the folks fighting for transgender rights in Maryland, and the people challenging the boundaries of race in local theater. Plus, we'll visit Virginia's barrier islands and talk with residents who were forced to flee those islands more than 70 years ago.
52 min
February 14, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: Love
We'll tip our hat to Saint Valentine, as we bring you a show all about love.
52 min
February 07, 2014 This Week on Metro Connection: Out In The Cold
We'll bring you tales of life in wintry Washington as we present our annual "Out in the Cold" show.
52 min
January 31, 2014 This Week On Metro Connection: Crack, The Drug That Consumed D.C.
In this hour-long documentary, WAMU 88.5 explores the legacy the crack epidemic that swept D.C. in the 1980s and 90s and how the city continues to grapple with its effects on families, neighborhoods, politicians, policemen, and schools.
52 min

About 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…