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			<title>The Politics Hour: Metro GM Randy Clarke talks ridership records, RFK stadium transit plans, and red line shutdowns</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/10/the-politics-hour-metro-gm-randy-clarke-talks-ridership-records-rfk-stadium-transit-plans-and-red-line-shutdowns/</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Metro GM Randy Clarke on the big July 4th weekend and how the agency became cool again. Plus, UVA's Center for Politics Larry Sabato on Virginia's primary elections next month. ]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Metro GM Randy Clarke on the big July 4th weekend and how the agency became cool again. Plus, UVAs Center for Politics Larry Sabato on Virginias primary elections next month. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<title>The politics of health at midyear</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Julie Rovner</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[About halfway through 2026 — and just a few months before the critical midterm elections — Democrats appear to be doubling down on healthcare as a campaign issue as costs rise and insurance coverage declines. Meanwhile, Congress is taking aim at nonprofit hospitals. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner and guests discuss these stories and more.]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[About halfway through 2026 — and just a few months before the critical midterm elections — Democrats appear to be doubling down on healthcare as a campaign issue as costs rise and insurance coverage declines. Meanwhile, Congress is taking aim at nonprofi]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[About halfway through 2026 — and just a few months before the critical midterm elections — Democrats appear to be doubling down on healthcare as a campaign issue as costs rise and insurance coverage declines. Meanwhile, Congress is taking aim at nonprofit hospitals. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner and guests discuss these stories and more.]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[About halfway through 2026 — and just a few months before the critical midterm elections — Democrats appear to be doubling down on healthcare as a campaign issue as costs rise and insurance coverage declines. Meanwhile, Congress is taking aim at nonprofit hospitals. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner and guests discuss these stories and more.]]></itunes:summary>
			<googleplay:description><![CDATA[About halfway through 2026 — and just a few months before the critical midterm elections — Democrats appear to be doubling down on healthcare as a campaign issue as costs rise and insurance coverage declines. Meanwhile, Congress is taking aim at nonprofit hospitals. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner and guests discuss these stories and more.]]></googleplay:description>
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			<title>The News Roundup – Domestic</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/10/the-news-roundup-domestic-304/</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Platner drops out. The U.S. exits the World Cup.</p>
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			<title>The News Roundup – International</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/10/the-news-roundup-international-321/</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Farage resigns. Trump eyes Greenland again.</p>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Farage resigns. Trump eyes Greenland again.
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			<title>Ira Glass on his D.C. radio roots and This American Life&#8217;s approach to politics</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/09/ira-glass-on-his-dc-radio-roots-and-this-american-lifes-approach-to-politics/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Alison Brody, Tamika Smith</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, got his start right here in Washington D.C.. He's back in the District this week for a live performance at Capital Turnaround and spoke with WAMU's All Things Considered host Tamika Smith about how his time here influenced his career. ]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, got his start right here in Washington D.C.. Hes back in the District this week for a live performance at Capital Turnaround and spoke with WAMUs All Things Considered host Tamika Smith about how his tim]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, got his start right here in Washington D.C.. He's back in the District this week for a live performance at Capital Turnaround and spoke with WAMU's All Things Considered host Tamika Smith about how his time here influenced his career. ]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, got his start right here in Washington D.C.. He's back in the District this week for a live performance at Capital Turnaround and spoke with WAMU's All Things Considered host Tamika Smith about how his time here influenced his career. ]]></itunes:summary>
			<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, got his start right here in Washington D.C.. He's back in the District this week for a live performance at Capital Turnaround and spoke with WAMU's All Things Considered host Tamika Smith about how his time here influenced his career. ]]></googleplay:description>
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			<itunes:duration>4:01</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:author>Alison Brody, Tamika Smith</itunes:author>
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			<title>Get Out There: Exploring the Chesapeake Bay&#8217;s crab decks and tiki bars</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/09/get-out-there-exploring-the-chesapeake-bays-crab-decks-and-tiki-bars/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Kayla Hewitt, Tamika Smith</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This week on Get Out There, we're picking some blue crabs!]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week on Get Out There, were picking some blue crabs!]]></itunes:subtitle>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week on Get Out There, we're picking some blue crabs!]]></content:encoded>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week on Get Out There, we're picking some blue crabs!]]></itunes:summary>
			<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week on Get Out There, we're picking some blue crabs!]]></googleplay:description>
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			<itunes:duration>3:54</itunes:duration>
			<itunes:author>Kayla Hewitt, Tamika Smith</itunes:author>
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			<title>Pending: Living with uncertainty</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/09/pending-living-with-uncertainty/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Is it always a bad thing?</p>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Is it always a bad thing?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is it always a bad thing?</p>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Is it always a bad thing?</p>
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			<googleplay:description><![CDATA[<p>Is it always a bad thing?</p>
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			<title>The Democrats, the Democratic Socialists, and the midterms</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/09/the-democrats-the-democratic-socialists-and-the-midterms/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Do these candidates have a chance for widespread appeal come November?</p>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Do these candidates have a chance for widespread appeal come November?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do these candidates have a chance for widespread appeal come November?</p>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Do these candidates have a chance for widespread appeal come November?</p>
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			<googleplay:description><![CDATA[<p>Do these candidates have a chance for widespread appeal come November?</p>
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			<itunes:duration>46:23</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/09/under-a-new-federal-rule-colleges-must-leave-grads-better-off-or-lose-financial-aid/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Tiffany Camhi, Cory Turner</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree <em>just </em>about making more money?]]></description>
			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[If an undergraduate programs graduates dont earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree <em>just </em>about making more money?]]></itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:author>Tiffany Camhi, Cory Turner</itunes:author>
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			<title>The nation’s founding and the ‘The American Experiment’</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/26/07/08/the-nations-founding-and-the-the-american-experiment/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>What lessons can we take from the nation’s founding to light the country’s path forward?</p>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[What lessons can we take from the nation’s founding to light the country’s path forward?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What lessons can we take from the nation’s founding to light the country’s path forward?</p>
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			<itunes:duration>34:17</itunes:duration>
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