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Each week, WAMU 88.5's Metro Connection reaches across D.C., Maryland and Virginia to gather the sounds and stories that capture the current events, culture and personalities driving the Washington region.

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Friday, November 2, 2012

Remembering The Political Drama of 1912, A Century Later

We'll go back in time to the dramatic presidential race of 1912, and explore the lessons it may hold for our nation's politics a century later.

Latino Influence, Voter Rolls Grow In Battleground Virginia

Researchers say 50,000 Latinos become eligible to vote in the United States every month. And in closely-contested states such as Virginia, this population can greatly influence the electoral outcome.

Dreamers Ditch Day Jobs To Pursue Their Passions

We hear the stories of two Washingtonians who, despite the economy's continued sluggishness, decided to give up good jobs to pursue their dream gigs.

Polio Survivor And Doctor Chooses New Path

Dr. Lauro Halstead is retiring from his job treating patients who survived polio - an experience he himself lived through after contracting the disease in 1954.

D.C. Dives: JV Restaurant Serves Up Food, Brews And Live Music

In our monthly installment of D.C. Dives, Jerad Walker visits JV Restaurant, an eclectic, family-owned establishment in Falls Church, Va. that's celebrating its 65th year in business.

Friday, October 26, 2012

This Week On Metro Connection: Haunted D.C.

From things that go bump in the night to actors whose job is to scare us out of our wits, we'll bring you tales of "Haunted D.C." this week.

Hume Homeowners Hear Things Go Bump In The Night

Two families who've lived in a log cabin in Hume, Va. say they've experienced more than a few strange — and perhaps otherworldly — events in their home.

Man Confronts Childhood Obsession With Ghosts In New Memoir

Eric Nuzum spent much of his younger years convinced he was haunted by the ghost of a little girl. As an adult, he confronted his obsession by visiting some of the nation's most haunted places, and writes about it in his new memoir, "Giving Up The Ghost."

Actors Gear Up To Give A Good Scare At Markoff's Haunted Forests

We visit Markoff's Haunted Forests, one of the D.C. area's most popular haunted attractions, where each year hundreds of actors don stage blood and hide in the woods to scare as many as 6,000 visitors per night.

Haunted Annapolis: Ghosts Of The Capital City

We stroll through historic Annapolis with the authors of "Haunted Annapolis: Ghosts of the Capital City," and hear tales of ghosts who reportedly haunt many of the city's buildings, including the State House.

Storycorps: Family Juggles Deployment, New Baby

In the final of our series from Storycorps, we meet a couple juggling the birth of a new baby with the husband's deployment to Afghanistan.

The Location: Is Historic Heurich House Actually Haunted?

We visit the Heurich House, D.C.'s so-called "Brewmaster's Castle," to hear the many ghost stories swirling around the home, and find out whether these chilling tales are actually true.

Photographer Captures Ghostly 'Hollywood Of Europe' On Film

If you've seen the films Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, Patton or any of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns, you've seen the Spanish town of Almeria. Fifty years after Almeria's filmmaking boom, D.C.-based photographer Mark Parascandola brings us images that explore Almeria's haunting identity.

Friday, October 19, 2012

This Week On Metro Connection: On The Move

We'll bring you a show all about people "On the Move" — from a road-tripper visiting the graves of dead presidents to soldiers learning to move after devastating injuries.

Seeing Eye To Eye: Examining How Deaf People Move Through The World

We head to H Street NE with Gallaudet researcher Robert Sirvage, who's been using head-mounted GoPro cameras to discover the ways deaf people move through and interact with the world.

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Arts & Culture

NPR

China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?

China is on a spree to build world-class museums and has opened about 100 of them annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.

Food

NPR

Washington State Butcher Spikes Pig Feed With Weed

Despite its name, the "pot pig" experiment isn't an attempt to develop a new meaty treat for stoners. Instead, a Seattle butcher is feeding marijuana seeds, stems and root bulbs to swine as a cheeky money-saving measure.

Politics

NPR

'I Was Dismayed' To Learn What Agency Did, Ex-IRS Chief Says

Under Douglas Shulman's watch, IRS personnel singled out some conservative groups for extra scrutiny. That, he conceded Tuesday, has "justifiably led to questions" about the tax agency's motivation.

Technology

NPR

Airbnb Stays Are Illegal In New York, Court Rules

People who use Airbnb, the web company that pairs travelers with residents who rent out their homes on a short-term basis, are breaking New York City's laws, according to an administrative law judge. The vacation rental business was found to run afoul of the city's occupancy code.

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Metro Connection

Arts & Culture

China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?

Food

Washington State Butcher Spikes Pig Feed With Weed

Politics

'I Was Dismayed' To Learn What Agency Did, Ex-IRS Chief Says

Technology

Airbnb Stays Are Illegal In New York, Court Rules

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