WAMU

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The podcast currently has 906 episodes available.

WAMU episodes:

July 01, 2025 What’s in a name? (Rebroadcast)
It’s one of the first things other people learn about you. You use it day in and day out. And oftentimes, we don’t get to choose it.
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48min
July 01, 2025 In Good Health: RFK Jr. thinks sugar is poison. Is he right? (Rebroadcast)
Americans consume an average of 17 teaspoons of sugar a day with some estimates as high as 34 teaspoons a day.
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47min
July 01, 2025 In Good Health: Vaccines, menopause, and cardiovascular disease
First, we tackle what RFK Jr. and vaccines. Then, we move onto the link between heart health and menopause.
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47min
July 01, 2025 In Good Company: The US loneliness epidemic
A Harvard survey found that one fifth of respondents said they felt lonely most of the time.
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47min
July 01, 2025 A program that provides pay boosts to D.C. childcare workers faces an uncertain future
Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing to only fund these raises for one more year, arguing that declining revenues have forced her hand. That could have big consequences for the city's daycare system.
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4min
July 01, 2025 Summer of Sci-Fi: With Folded Hands
With Folded Hands imagines a future where humanoid robots are built to serve and protect—perhaps a little too well. Written in 1947, adapted for Dimension X in 1950, and inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1973, it’s been called “probably the best story ever written about robots.”
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31min
July 01, 2025 Summer of Sci-Fi: A Logic Named Joe
A witty sci-fi tale about AI gone rogue. Written by Murray Leinster, it eerily predicts computers, search engines, and smart speakers... in 1950.
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31min
June 30, 2025 Montgomery County Schools grapple with parent victory in Supreme Court LGBTQ+ curriculum case
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Montgomery County parents who sued for the right to remove their children from elementary school lessons featuring LGBTQ+ books, overturning the district's policy that had eliminated those opt-out provisions. The landmark decision divided the progressive Maryland suburb and raised concerns about broader implications for curriculum decisions in public schools nationwide.
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5min
June 30, 2025 WAMU’s Week Ahead: D.C. Council budget conference, Virginia Republicans rally and, RideOn is now free
Stories WAMU is following this week include the D.C. council's final conference on the 2026 budget, the first full-ticket rally by statewide Republican candidates in the 2025 election and a change in Montgomery County's RideOn bus.
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4min
June 29, 2025 What makes an audiobook unforgettable?
We explore the rise of audiobooks and the narrators who bring them to life.
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47min

FAQs about WAMU:

How many episodes does WAMU have?

The podcast currently has 906 episodes available.