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June 03, 2026What’s life like for the government employees still working?Should they all have to sign NDAs?...more48minPlay
June 03, 2026American history, told through what we’ve touched along the waySeemingly unremarkable items can be part of rich and complex narratives....more30minPlay
June 03, 2026Sounds of America: The Fight of the CenturyIt was a mainstream cultural event tied up in religion and politics....more18minPlay
June 02, 2026Federal worker NDA plan sparks accountability concernsA proposal by the Office of Personnel Management to push federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs, is facing a fierce backlash. Max Stier joined us to discuss how this plan impacts federal workers – and everyone else....more4minPlay
June 02, 2026D.C. filmmakers celebrate 40th release of cult classic documentary ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’WAMU speaks with documentary filmmaker Jeff Krulik about the 40th anniversary of his documentary "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" - which focuses on Judas Priest fans outside a concert at the Capitol Centre in 1986....more7minPlay
June 02, 2026Iran suspended US peace talks over Israeli strikes in Lebanon. What now?The situation in the Middle Easy continues to teeter....more12minPlay
June 02, 2026What self-surveillance means for our societyWhen everything is data… and data is evidence… where does that leave us?...more34minPlay
June 02, 2026WAMU’s Week Ahead: Maryland’s ballot mix-up, NDAs for federal employees, and summer jazzThis week, WAMU checks in on Maryland primaries following a significant mail-in ballot error, a memo seeks to have all federal employees sign NDAs and a look at jazz concerts to enjoy this summer....more4minPlay
June 01, 2026A mail-in ballot mistake tests Maryland’s election system at the worst possible timeA vendor sent the wrong primary ballots to an unknown number of Maryland voters, and the fallout has drawn a presidential accusation of fraud, a federal inquiry, and new doubts about mail-in voting at exactly the wrong moment....more5minPlay