WAMU 88.5 : Community

About WAMU 88.5's Community Minute

September 4, 2011

WAMU 88.5's Community Minute is a community service, designed to help the station better engage with our listeners and the local organizations that help improve the quality of their lives.

The daily broadcast provides information about community organizations working to improve lives in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. During each month, we will feature two topics in Washington and one in the Ocean City area, and provide local resources for learning more. Online, we'll give more information about both the topics and the groups we mention on-air. Check back often to find out about the organizations working hard to help our community!

Arts & Culture

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'Art Beat' With Sean Rameswaram, Feb. 9

Black History and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Food

NPR

Does Offering Smaller Portions At Restaurants Help People Eat Less?

Asking for less food isn't something most people think about when ordering from a menu. A new study suggests that asking people if they want less food and, in turn, fewer calories, before they order is key.

Politics

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Line Item Veto Bill Gets Bipartisan Support, Opposition

A bill that would grant the president a line item veto on projects in Congressional budget bills has become the rare object of bipartisanship -- with both support and opposition coming from both sides of the aisle.

Technology

NPR

Amazon Expands Streaming With Viacom Deal

Amazon announced Wednesday that it will expand the selection on its streaming service through a new deal with Viacom. Included in the deal are Paramount movies, as well as shows from Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and more. This deal isn't exclusive, in that much of the material is on other streaming services already such as Hulu and Netflix.