City Cast DC
City Cast DC is the daily, local audio companion you knew DC needed.. Washingtonians are deeply passionate about our city, whose story is still being written, and City Cast DC is here to tell it.Every weekday morning, our hosts Michael Schaffer and Bridget Todd will engage people from all over the eight wards in conversation about DC’s crises and its beauty, both literal and figurative. It’ll have the feel of eavesdropping on an energetic and informative coffee shop chat, except that with City C...
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Lonnie Bunch and the Smithsonian Take On Trump
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'Your City Could Be Better': Does DC Have a 'Perfect' Airport? — Presented by Ci...
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DC's Coming Wealth Tax Debate, a Controversial Makeover for Rock Creek Tennis, a...
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What Does It Take To Make Our City Safer?
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The Antidote to Your Humdrum Metro Rides
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Trump’s Fourth of July, Reflecting Pool Charges, and an Historic Hotel Demolishe...
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The National Mall’s Wild Food Truck Mafia
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'Your City Could Be Better': The Ultimate USA Trivia Battle. How Much Do You Kno...
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How D.C. Got Its Iconic Flag
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Your Guide to July 2026 in D.C.
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The Kennedy Center's Existential Crisis
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We're Betting Big on D.C. News, the Underwhelming Great American State Fair, and...
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'Your City Could Be Better': How Denver Is Fixing Its Sidewalks — Presented By C...
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The Most Restricted Fourth Ever, Two New Museums Worth Visiting, and the Electio...
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D.C.'s Primary Just Opened up — Here's What That Actually Means For You
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D.C.’s Reflecting Pool is Now the Nation’s Petri Dish
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Why is D.C. Giving The City's Worst Landlords a Tax Break?
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Unpacking DC’s Progressive Surge Election with DC Councilmember Christina Hender...
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DC's Earthquake Election, the James Beard Awards, and What the Heck Is Up With t...
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DC’s Left Scores Big in Primaries
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What You Need to Know About Ranked Choice Voting Election Delays
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Why Plummeting Rents Could Kill DC’s Housing
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'Your City Could Be Better': Why Every Region Needs A Park Map Tool Like Salt La...
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Council Raids Reserves to Avoid Cuts, Logan Circle Gets No Bathrooms, and McDuff...
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Inside St. Elizabeth's Abandoned Lobotomy Lab
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DC's 10-Day Election Scenario, World Cup Specials Hit DC, and UFC Chaos at the W...
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DC’s Best (and Most Underrated) Breakfast Sandwiches
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A New Study Says DC’s National Guard Surge Did Not Reduce Violent Crime
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'Your City Could Be Better': How Las Vegas Saves More Water Than Any Other City...
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One Ballot, Five Choices: A Guide to DC's Ranked Choice Voting {Sponsored}
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Mayoral Race Showdown, What’s Happening at the Rock Creek Tennis Center, and Thr...
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This Federal Charity Funds Local Initiatives. It Could Disappear
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DC's Star Wars, What's Next For KenCen After Judge Orders Trump's Name Removed,...
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Kinney Zalesne Makes her Case Over White and Pinto
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Your Guide to June 2026 in DC
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'Your City Could Be Better': How Chicago's Libraries Meet Community Needs — Pres...
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Feds Face Trump NDAs, DC's World Cup Watch Parties, and Scripps Spelling Bee Dre...
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Your Guide to DC’s Best Beaches
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Brooke Pinto Talks Her Hill Strategy, Stadium Deal, and Dossier Debacle
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Who Wins Summer in the USA? DC Makes Its Case
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Most Popular DC Baby Names, Malcolm X Park's $16 Million Glow-Up, and Why DJs Lo...
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Janeese Lewis George Talks Affordability, Education, and Policing
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Here's What Our Poll Says About the State of the Mayor's Race
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DC’s Best Summer Trips Under $150
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Inside Trump’s No-Bid Contract Turning the Reflecting Pool Blue
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'Your City Could Be Better': Do DC’s Hated Traffic Cameras Really Make the City...
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Lewis George Leads Mayor's Race, Trump's Dulles Plans Leak, and Facebook Marketp...
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Randy Clarke Rips That Washington Post Editorial, His Favorite Metro Stop, and N...
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Scandalous DC Cop Texts, Trump's $13 Million Pool Paint Job, Digging Into DC's R...
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The 111 Most Underrated Spots to Bring Kids in DC
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