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July 16, 20251A, The Big Broadcast, and the ‘Summer of Sci-Fi’The genre didn’t start on the radio. But it did grow up on the radio....more48minPlay
July 16, 2025Senate set to debate cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aidThe Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting....more4minPlay
July 15, 2025ICE arrests surge in Northern Virginia, prompting emergency planning among immigrant familiesAs immigration arrests skyrocket in Northern Virginia, legal aid groups are scrambling to provide communities support and preparation for possible arrests....more4minPlay
July 15, 2025In Good Company: Why Americans are hanging out lessThe time we spend socializing face-to-face has dropped by a third in the past 20 years....more47minPlay
July 15, 2025What will Donald Trump do for a peace deal in Ukraine?He promised new tariffs if a deal doesn’t come in 50 days. New sanctions are on the table, too....more12minPlay
July 15, 2025In Good Health: Why headaches are so mysterious and misunderstoodOne in six Americans suffers from headaches that are so severe they limit their ability to work, sleep, or otherwise function....more35minPlay
July 15, 2025Summer of Sci-Fi: Earth Abides and Kim Stanley RobinsonAuthor Kim Stanley Robinson joins The Big Broadcast to explore the legacy of George R. Stewart’s Earth Abides, followed by the 1950 radio adaptation of that novel from Escape....more1h 23minPlay
July 14, 2025D.C. budget update: Tipped minimum wage compromise fails, ranked choice voting funded as budget advancesThe D.C. Council chair's budget would reverse some of Mayor Muriel Bowser's cuts, but only minimally. Many initiatives remain unchanged, with the exception of a new tipped wage proposal....more2minPlay
July 14, 2025Photographer Glen E. Friedman on his new book of Bad Brains photos ‘Fearless Vampire Killers’Photographer Glen E. Friedman talks about his new photobook "Fearless Vampire Killers," which collects every photo he took of the legendary D.C. punk band Bad Brains....more5minPlay
July 14, 2025WAMU’s Week Ahead: Ward 8 special election, D.C. Council votes on the budget and District FringeStories WAMU is following this week include the special election for a Ward 8 councilmember, the D.C. Council's first vote on the fiscal year 2026 budget and the District Fringe Festival begins....more4minPlay