WAMU

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The podcast currently has 1,194 episodes available.

WAMU episodes:

October 02, 2025 Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE’s push to cut
Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.
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4min
October 01, 2025 More Than Music: A tale of two cities (Rebroadcast)
We explore music and race in Boston and New York in the Gilded Age.
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48min
October 01, 2025 A check-in on the federal workforce as the government shuts down
More than 150,000 federal employees plan to leave the U.S. government payroll this week.
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48min
October 01, 2025 The federal shutdown presents job risks for federal workers and contractors
Thousands of federal workers are furloughed under the current government shutdown. Many fear their jobs could be lost under further reductions in force.
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4min
October 01, 2025 In Good Company: How kindness combats loneliness
What if our society’s emphasis on self-care is obscuring a more powerful tool for improving our well-being?
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48min
September 30, 2025 Federal workers who took Trump’s buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future
Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
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5min
September 30, 2025 What Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts mean for caregivers
Caring for a family member who’s aging or disabled can take a huge toll on caregivers.
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46min
September 30, 2025 The exploding popularity of women’s sports in 2025
The number of women’s sports bars is expected to quadruple in number this year.
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48min
September 29, 2025 Voices of Wards 7 and 8: The Anacostia Community Museum
"When I learned that it focused on often D.C. centric, local stories and engaged our community, it was just a pleasure to even engage with it. What community has a Smithsonian in their neighborhood that’s focused on them," says frequent visitor Laura Washington.
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4min
September 29, 2025 WAMU’s Week Ahead: Government shutdown looms, ‘voices’ of the Anacostia Community Museum, fall restaurant preview
Stories WAMU is following this week include the latest on the possible government shutdown, the impact of the possible closure of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum and a look ahead at the fall dining scene in the D.C. region.
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5min

FAQs about WAMU:

How many episodes does WAMU have?

The podcast currently has 1,194 episodes available.