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Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, encouraging everyone to unleash their power of radical generosity. If you’re looking to make a difference in your community, donating to WAMU is a great place to start. Celebrate Giving Tuesday and WAMU with your donation today!
If you’re looking to make a difference on Giving Tuesday, your donation to WAMU is a great place to start. This is our seventh year partnering with the Capital Area Food Bank, so when you donate to WAMU you can select the Capital Area Food Bank to donate meals as your thank-you gift, and support your neighbors in need.
On Giving Tuesday, every act of generosity counts!
Join the next Diane Rehm Book Club next week to discuss the latest spy novel by David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post. You can register today.
Coming up at 1pm! WAMU presents a one-hour special featuring excerpts from “The Climate Divide,” a podcast by Hola Cultura DC. Through powerful local voices and expert interviews, this show explores how the racist legacy of redlining and other forms of housing discrimination have led to a lack of green spaces in some D.C. neighborhoods, and how these densely populated urban blocks can be as much as 20 degrees warmer than historically wealthier and more bucolic wards in the District.
Listen live on 88.5 FM, the NPR One app, your smartspeaker, or streaming from our website:
Tonight at 8pm: Join NPR and WAMU for live special coverage of the 2022 midterms.
The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi team and WAMU/ DCist reporters will discuss results and reactions from the region. And NPR will bring you national coverage and analysis.
It's almost Election Day. What's on your mind as we head into the midterms?
On Tuesday at 8 p.m., join The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi for live coverage and analysis of the key races in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Plus, NPR will bring you the latest national results.
This year, Wards 7 and 8 voted in the primaries in far more significant numbers. Still, turnout was lower than in other parts of the city. But that doesn’t mean voters in those areas don’t care about local issues. Here’s what they had to say:
On November 8, join NPR and WAMU 88.5 for live election night coverage. We'll have results and analysis from across the country and here in the Washington region.
Tune in Tuesday at 8pm.
How has the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe affected you? What do you think it will mean for the future of abortion access?
On Nov. 1, Kojo Nnamdi will host a live conversation about how abortion care is changing, and how the issue is affecting the midterm elections.
And he wants to hear from you. Share your questions and comments ahead of the show by sending a voice memo to kojo [at] wamu [dot] org. Include your first name and where you’re from. We may play it on air during the show.
How is Montgomery County addressing its housing shortage and rising rents?
On Friday, October 14 at 1 p.m., join us for a broadcast of the latest Kojo In Our Community event, where Kojo talked with officials and residents about the major housing issues facing the county.
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Earlier this week, Kojo talked with Montgomery County officials and community members about top-of-mind housing issues, like affordable housing and Thrive Montgomery 2050.
Tune in to WAMU 88.5 on Friday at 1 p.m. to hear the conversation.
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Get a preview of what's new and changed at National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, reopening after a nearly billion-dollar renovation on Friday!
NEXT WEEK: What are the big housing issues in Montgomery County?
On October 11, Kojo will be in Silver Spring to talk about housing issues, including affordable housing and the county's general plan, Thrive Montgomery 2050.
The event is free, but you must register to be guaranteed a seat. 🏠
You've heard Tamika's voice on the radio off and on for most of the last decade. Now you'll get to hear it every weekday afternoon!
NPR Music is celebrating 15 years this November with a slate of live performances at the 9:30 Club. Tickets go on sale this Friday — set a reminder so you don't miss out!