PODCAST: Police Chief Contee on DC’s violent start to 2023

Violent crime is up in DC. The nation’s capital saw a 14% jump in homicides in January when compared to the same time last year. In an exclusive interview, DC Police Chief Robert Contee III talks about gun violence against youth and the role parents play in prevention, the killing…

PODCAST — Filming the fight: Why C-SPAN wants back in Congress

Since 1979, C-SPAN has broadcasted raw coverage of the U.S. Congress. But in the first week of January, something changed. C-SPAN became – as the Hollywood Reporter mused – “America’s Hottest TV Drama in 2023.” And all because, Congress let C-SPAN use their cameras to film the 5-day election of…

Podcast: The trash of the insurrection — and who cleaned it up

The Jan. 6 insurrection shook the United States and democracy to its core — but it also left a lot of trash in Washington, D.C. Protesters and rioters left bottles, flag poles and stickers behind. But who cleaned up after them? Meet David Smith. He’s a Navy veteran and founder…

Podcast: Is time running out for TikTok in the US?

TikTok is now banned from all U.S. government phones, but is this just the beginning? Will TikTok — the most popular app in the world — be banned from all American phones? Virginia Senator and Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner comes on the DMV Download podcast to…

WTOP Class of ’90: Three radio greats depart after 32 years

Bruce Alan, Debra Feinstein and Kristi King all got hired at WTOP in the same month in 1990. Now, these three radio greats reflect on their 32 years at WTOP as they all depart the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center in the same month – December 2022. We go back in…