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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.

If you have an idea for a sound-rich story about the D.C. region, please send us an email or leave a comment on our Facebook page.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Door To Door: Hyattsville, Md. & Lansdowne, Va. (Rebroadcast)

This week, we're heading to the suburbs to visit Hyattsville, Md. and Lansdowne, Va.

[Music: "No, Girl" by John Davis from Title Tracks]

Coming Together To Make Art: 52 O Street

With one of the highest costs of living in the country, D.C. can be a hard place for an artist to get by - especially when it comes to finding affordable studio space. In this rebroadcast from our "Getting By and Getting Ahead" show, Rebecca Sheir talks with local artists at 52 O Street, a building that's been bringing artists together since the late 1970s, about how to survive as an artist without sacrificing your passion.

[Music: "Follow Your Bliss" by The B52s from Nude on the...

Is Local Better When It Comes To Our Food?

Is locally-grown food really fresher, greener and better than stuff shipped from far away? The reality behind the assumption presents a locavore's dilemma.

D.C. Gigs: Catering to Washington's Powerful

In this month's D.C. Gigs, Occasions Caterer's Assistant General Manager Paul Varga talks about the joys of working some of the hottest parties in town.

Your Letters

We turn the microphone over to you, and read your letters. This time around: shout-outs from a bike-commuting listener, and memories of a spelling bee champ's first-time D.C. visit.

If you'd like to send in your questions and comments, please email us at metro@wamu.org.

[Music: "A Message to You Rudy (Karaoke-Version) As Made Famous By: The Specials" by Charly Karaoke Group from Karaoke World: Here We Go / ""Come Together (Instrumental...

Friday, October 14, 2011

This Week on Metro Connection: Outside Looking In

We're pressing our noses against the glass, with a show for the outsider in all of us. We'll hear how Washington appears to the thousands of school kids who flock here as tourists each year, and talk with two gay comedians trying to break down barriers in the world of stand-up. Plus, we'll hit the road to hear how residents of other cities view the people and culture of the nation's capital.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Baby It's Cold...

Outside Looking In: New York, NY

Today we'll burn rubber and find out what people in other corners of the U.S. think of the people and culture of the nation's capital. We begin -- where else -- in the city that never sleeps.

[Music: "Empire State of Mind (Made Famous by Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys)" by The Future Hit Makers from Top 50 Ultimate Instrumental Hits]

Throwing Hats In The Ring: Outsiders In D.C. Politics

When it comes to city government, the District is dominated by Democrats. So if you're an aspiring politician of a non-Democratic stripe, you're pretty much an outsider by default. Rebecca Sheir talks with WAMU's District reporter, Patrick Madden, about the ways D.C.'s Democratic dominance has affected -- and continues to affect -- political debate in the nation's capitol.

[Music: "Fight For Your Right to Party" by Richard Cheese from Lounge Against the Machine]

From Anacostia To Africa: An Outsider Becomes A Queen

One businesswoman from Anacostia will soon be made a Ghanaian queen -- a position that nowadays involves more of an acumen for development than pomp and circumstance.

[Music: "Bee" by Detwiije from Six is Better Than Eight]

Outside Looking In: Minneapolis, Mn.

What do people in the city known for "Minnesota nice" think of the people of Washington, D.C.? Our road trip of the U.S. of A continues as we hear from residents of the Twin Cities.

Student Tourists Make Way For D.C.

Students in a small Illinois town fundraise their way to our nation's capital.

The Outsider Of The Animal Kingdom

Less than 100 albino American alligators are known to exist in the world, and now one has made its way to our nation's capital.

Door to Door: Truxton Circle, D.C. & Clinton, Md.

This week, we visit Truxton Circle, where one resident says the D.C. neighborhood's name was destroyed decades ago to make room for automobile traffic. We also visit Clinton, Md., the city where President Lincoln was assassinated.

[Music: "No, Girl" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "The Outside (Karaoke)" by Taylor Swift]

Outside Looking In: Los Angeles

Los Angeles is more than 2,600 miles from the District - and arguably a world away from Washington in terms of culture and geography. We wrap up our road trip here in the city of entertainment to find out how Angelinos view life in the nation's capital.

Breaking Down Barriers in the World of Comedy

Homosexuals have been on the outside of comedy for too long, and two 'Gaylarious' D.C. comedians are working hard to change that.

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A Read Down Memory Lane: Lessons From Your Former Self

Writings from childhood — cards, stories and other notes — can hide for decades, like time capsules tucked away in boxes, old bedrooms, attics and journals. Writer Jim Sollisch talks about how old thank you notes from his youth foreshadowed his adult life.

Food

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Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii

After Oprah Winfrey's friend and health adviser learned that 90 percent of the food on Maui is flown or shipped in from outside, he convinced her to turn a portion of her estate on the island into a farm. Winfrey is giving away the food she's now growing on 16 acres of land, but it may soon be for sale.

Politics

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Health Officials Decry Texas' Snubbing Of Medicaid Billions

The state is turning down an estimated $100 billion of federal funds that would have paid for health care coverage for more than a million poor Texans. For Gov. Rick Perry and the state's Republican-dominated Legislature, the potential appearance of supporting "Obamacare" was too much.

Technology

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3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway

A 3-D printer is being credited with helping to save an Ohio baby's life, after doctors "printed" a tube to support a weak airway that caused him to stop breathing. The innovative procedure has allowed Kaiba Gionfriddo, of Youngstown, Ohio, to stay off a ventilator for more than a year.

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Metro Connection

Arts & Culture

A Read Down Memory Lane: Lessons From Your Former Self

Food

Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii

Politics

Health Officials Decry Texas' Snubbing Of Medicaid Billions

Technology

3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway

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