https://wamu.org/ Explosions and smoke-filled tunnels. Frustrated riders and epic commutes. This is the new normal on Washington’s Metro. Metropocalypse, a weekly podcast from WAMU 88.5, explores the unprecedented plan to rebuild tracks and re-engineer culture on the nation’s second largest transit system. Send questions & ideas to metro@wamu.org. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:06:45 +0000 en-US Copyright WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - For Personal Use Only Metropocalypse from WAMU 88.5 WAMU 88.5 WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org Explosions and smoke-filled tunnels. Frustrated riders and epic commutes. This is the new normal on Washington’s Metro. Metropocalypse, a weekly podcast from WAMU 88.5, explores the unprecedented plan to rebuild tracks and re-engineer culture on the nation’s second largest transit system. Send questions & ideas to metro@wamu.org. Explosions and smoke-filled tunnels. Frustrated riders and epic commutes. This is the new normal on Washington’s Metro. Metropocalypse, a weekly podcast from WAMU 88.5, explores the unprecedented plan to rebuild tracks and re-engineer culture on the nation’s second largest transit system. Send questions & ideas to metro@wamu.org. WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org 326324 clean No https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Metropocalypse.png https://wamu.org/ https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 120991863 https://wamu.org/story/16/12/19/episode-27-metro-carol/ Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:31:35 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/12/19/episode-27-metro-carol/ no no no 0:00 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/12/12/episode-26-ride-metros-gm/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:07:50 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/12/12/episode-26-ride-metros-gm/ no no no 0:00 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/12/05/episode-25-happy-anniversary-paul-wiedefeld/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 20:53:19 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/12/05/episode-25-happy-anniversary-paul-wiedefeld/ no no no 0:00 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/11/21/episode_24_safetrack_surge_10/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:58:16 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/11/21/episode_24_safetrack_surge_10/ no no no 0:15:34 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/11/14/episode_23_can_donald_trump_make_metro_great_again/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 01:30:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/11/14/episode_23_can_donald_trump_make_metro_great_again/ no no no 0:21:28 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/11/07/episode_22_gazing_into_the_future_through_the_lens_of_a_reality_check/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:30:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/11/07/episode_22_gazing_into_the_future_through_the_lens_of_a_reality_check/ no no no 0:25:27 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/10/31/episode_21_shocks_to_the_system/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/10/31/episode_21_shocks_to_the_system/ no no no 0:21:40 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/10/24/episode_20_arguing_for_equity/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gardner https://wamu.org/story/16/10/24/episode_20_arguing_for_equity/ no no no 0:26:13 Lauren Gardner https://wamu.org/story/16/10/17/episode_19_metro_politics/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:20:00 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/16/10/17/episode_19_metro_politics/ no no no 0:30:35 https://wamu.org/story/16/10/10/episode_18_full_throttle_into_the_past_with_zachary_schrag/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:00:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/10/10/episode_18_full_throttle_into_the_past_with_zachary_schrag/ The Great Society Subway, joins us for a live recording at Kramerbooks in D.C.]]> The Great Society Subway, joins us for a live recording at Kramerbooks in D.C.]]> The Great Society Subway, joins us for a live recording at Kramerbooks in D.C.]]> The Great Society Subway, joins us for a live recording at Kramerbooks in D.C.]]> no no no 0:53:09 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/10/03/episode_17_will_nats_fans_have_to_race_to_the_metro_station/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:15:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/10/03/episode_17_will_nats_fans_have_to_race_to_the_metro_station/ no no no 0:15:15 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/09/13/episode_16_has_metros_death_spiral_begun/ Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:05:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/09/13/episode_16_has_metros_death_spiral_begun/ no no no 0:25:07 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/09/06/episode_15_report_cards_wish_lists_and_maglevs/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 22:15:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/09/06/episode_15_report_cards_wish_lists_and_maglevs/ no no no 0:26:49 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/29/episode_14_broken_culture_honest_announcements/ Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:45:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/29/episode_14_broken_culture_honest_announcements/ no no no 0:34:13 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/19/episode_12_metros_summer_of_stumbles/ Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:00:29 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/19/episode_12_metros_summer_of_stumbles/ no no no 0:25:30 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/15/episode_12_death_star_with_earth_tones/ Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:30:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/15/episode_12_death_star_with_earth_tones/ no no no 9:13 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/08/episode_11_track_fires_vs_garbage_fires/ Mon, 08 Aug 2016 22:00:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/08/episode_11_track_fires_vs_garbage_fires/ no no no 0:22:30 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/08/01/episode_10_labor_safety_and_money/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 01:10:00 +0000 Lauren Gardner https://wamu.org/story/16/08/01/episode_10_labor_safety_and_money/ no no no 0:27:40 Lauren Gardner https://wamu.org/story/16/07/25/episode_9_hotcars_and_hot_work/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:30:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/07/25/episode_9_hotcars_and_hot_work/ no no no 0:20:43 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/07/18/episode_8_metropocalypse_now/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:25:00 +0000 Lauren Gardner https://wamu.org/story/16/07/18/episode_8_metropocalypse_now/ no no no 0:25:42 Lauren Gardner https://wamu.org/story/16/07/12/metropocalypse_live_at_kramerbooks/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:49:09 +0000 Brendan Sweeney https://wamu.org/story/16/07/12/metropocalypse_live_at_kramerbooks/ no no no 0:47:26 Brendan Sweeney https://wamu.org/story/16/07/11/episode_7_nerd_riders/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Jacob Fenston, Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/07/11/episode_7_nerd_riders/ no no no 0:23:36 Jacob Fenston, Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/07/05/episode_6_how_will_we_get_around_in_2026/ Tue, 05 Jul 2016 22:00:00 +0000 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/07/05/episode_6_how_will_we_get_around_in_2026/ Metropocalypse, we explore the future of Metro: What will the system look like in 10 years? Should responsibility for running the system be passed off to the private sector? How will the introduction of driverless cars and other technologies impact the system?]]> Metropocalypse, we explore the future of Metro: What will the system look like in 10 years? Should responsibility for running the system be passed off to the private sector? How will the introduction of driverless cars and other technologies impact the system?]]> Metropocalypse, we explore the future of Metro: What will the system look like in 10 years? Should responsibility for running the system be passed off to the private sector? How will the introduction of driverless cars and other technologies impact the system?]]> Metropocalypse, we explore the future of Metro: What will the system look like in 10 years? Should responsibility for running the system be passed off to the private sector? How will the introduction of driverless cars and other technologies impact the system?]]> no no no 0:22:31 Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/06/27/episode_5_why_1986_still_matters/ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 23:53:11 +0000 Martine Powers https://wamu.org/story/16/06/27/episode_5_why_1986_still_matters/ no no no 0:21:21 Martine Powers https://wamu.org/story/16/06/20/episode_4_historic%20blunder_of_epic_proportions/ Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Martine Powers https://wamu.org/story/16/06/20/episode_4_historic blunder_of_epic_proportions/ no no no 0:15:46 Martine Powers https://wamu.org/story/16/06/13/episode_3_filling_the_information_vaccum/ Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:24:38 +0000 Martin Austermuhle, Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/06/13/episode_3_filling_the_information_vaccum/ no no no 0:19:17 Martin Austermuhle, Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/06/06/episode_2/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0000 Martin Austermuhle, Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/06/06/episode_2/ Metropocalypse crew is on the scene at the Ballston station in Virginia as the "new normal" takes effect. We also ask key questions of Metro's general manager and D.C.'s mayor, and we discuss what the end of late-night service means for everyday people.]]> Metropocalypse crew is on the scene at the Ballston station in Virginia as the "new normal" takes effect. We also ask key questions of Metro's general manager and D.C.'s mayor, and we discuss what the end of late-night service means for everyday people.]]> Metropocalypse crew is on the scene at the Ballston station in Virginia as the "new normal" takes effect. We also ask key questions of Metro's general manager and D.C.'s mayor, and we discuss what the end of late-night service means for everyday people.]]> Metropocalypse crew is on the scene at the Ballston station in Virginia as the "new normal" takes effect. We also ask key questions of Metro's general manager and D.C.'s mayor, and we discuss what the end of late-night service means for everyday people.]]> no no no 0:19:22 Martin Austermuhle, Martin Di Caro https://wamu.org/story/16/05/31/episode_1_the_surge/ Tue, 31 May 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Martine Powers https://wamu.org/story/16/05/31/episode_1_the_surge/ Metropocalypse, WAMU 88.5's new podcast about Metro. WAMU 88.5's Martin DiCaro and Politico's Martine Powers explore what the "new normal" will be for the Washington region's subway system, and we talk to the chairman of Metro's board about why commuters will have to pay peak fares during disrupted service.]]> Metropocalypse, WAMU 88.5's new podcast about Metro. WAMU 88.5's Martin DiCaro and Politico's Martine Powers explore what the "new normal" will be for the Washington region's subway system, and we talk to the chairman of Metro's board about why commuters will have to pay peak fares during disrupted service.]]> Metropocalypse, WAMU 88.5's new podcast about Metro. WAMU 88.5's Martin DiCaro and Politico's Martine Powers explore what the "new normal" will be for the Washington region's subway system, and we talk to the chairman of Metro's board about why commuters will have to pay peak fares during disrupted service.]]> Metropocalypse, WAMU 88.5's new podcast about Metro. WAMU 88.5's Martin DiCaro and Politico's Martine Powers explore what the "new normal" will be for the Washington region's subway system, and we talk to the chairman of Metro's board about why commuters will have to pay peak fares during disrupted service.]]> no no no 0:14:37 Martine Powers https://wamu.org/story/16/05/25/metropocalypse_trailer/ Wed, 25 May 2016 20:00:00 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/16/05/25/metropocalypse_trailer/ no no no 1:35