Metropocalypse

Metropocalypse

29 episodes

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.

Podcasts

EPISODE 27: A Metro Carol

Published: Dec. 19, 2016, 6:31 p.m.
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Episode 26: Ride With Metros GM

Published: Dec. 12, 2016, 9:07 p.m.
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Episode 25: Happy Anniversary, Paul Wiedefeld

Published: Dec. 5, 2016, 8:53 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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Episode 24: Worst Of The Worst Commutes

Published: Nov. 21, 2016, 11:58 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 23: Can Donald Trump Make Metro Great Again?

Published: Nov. 15, 2016, 1:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 22: Gazing Into The Future (Through The Lens Of A Reality Check)

Published: Nov. 7, 2016, 11:30 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 21: Shocks To The System

Published: Nov. 1, 2016, midnight
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 20: Arguing For Equity

Published: Oct. 25, 2016, midnight
Duration: 26 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 19: Metro-Politics

Published: Oct. 17, 2016, 10:20 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 18: Full Throttle Into The Past With Zachary Schrag

Published: Oct. 10, 2016, 9 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 17: Will Nats Fans Have To Race To The Metro Station?

Published: Oct. 3, 2016, 11:15 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 16: Has Metros Death Spiral Begun?

Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 10:05 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 15: Report Cards, Wish Lists And Maglevs

Published: Sept. 6, 2016, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 49 seconds

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Episode 14: Broken Culture, Honest Announcements

Published: Aug. 29, 2016, 10:45 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 13: Metros Summer Of Stumbles

Published: Aug. 19, 2016, 9 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 12: Death Star With Earth Tones

Published: Aug. 15, 2016, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 11: Track Fires vs. Garbage Fires

Published: Aug. 8, 2016, 10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 10: Labor, Safety And Money

Published: Aug. 2, 2016, 1:10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 9: #Hotcars And Hot Work

Published: July 26, 2016, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 8: Metropocalypse Now!

Published: July 18, 2016, 11:25 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 7.5: Live At Kramerbooks In D.C.

Published: July 13, 2016, 12:49 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 7: Nerd Riders

Published: July 11, 2016, 8 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 6: How Will Washington Get Around In The Year 2026?

Published: July 5, 2016, 10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 5: Why 1986 Still Matters

Published: June 27, 2016, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 4: Historic Blunder Of Epic Proportions?

Published: June 21, 2016, midnight
Duration: 15 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 3: Filling The Information Vacuum

Published: June 13, 2016, 9:24 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 2: Dispatches From Day One

Published: June 7, 2016, 1 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 1: The Surge

Published: May 31, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 37 seconds

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Metropocalypse: Trailer

Published: May 25, 2016, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds

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