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This Week On Metro Connection: Winging It

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:23 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsBackpacks For Dragonflies: Inside The Janelia Farm Research CampusShock Trauma Docs Grapple With Real-Life Medical DramaDCPS Tries New Strategy In Educating Special Ed StudentsOn The Coast: Making Music On the Fly With Angela SheikShawn Westfall Celebrates A Decade Of Teaching Improv ComedyWoolly Mammoth Theatre Company Reimagines Chekhov's The SeagullWhy Is D.C.'s Feather ID Lab Studying Snakes?District's 'Bird Man' Documents City's Winged Creatures

We'll visit a local shock trauma center to meet doctors and nurses who work on the fly to save lives. We'll hear from a longtime D.C.-based teacher of improv comedy. And we'll hang out with a musician who's all about experimentation and play. We'll also take a more literal look at the idea of winging it, with stories about creatures that take to the skies.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks]

This Week On Metro Connection: Motherhood

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:43:24 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsWomen Sound Off On Work-Life BalanceMaryland Woman Shares Joys, Struggles Of Transition To Motherhood'Asia Moms' Share Stories Of AdoptionMothers Grapple With Autism's Impact On SiblingsOn The Coast: Mother And Son Reveal Toll Of BullyingMining For A 'Mother Lode' Of Gold In Montgomery CountyYesterday's Dropouts: High Price For Low LiteracyDoor To Door: Arlington Ridge, Va. And Hawthorne, D.C.

With Mother's Day just around the corner, this week we're all about moms. We'll get the latest research on how mothers feel about work-life balance. We'll hear a new mom's first moments with her infant son. And we'll talk with a mother about her struggles with bullying in her sons' schools.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Mother (in the style of John Lennon)" by Hot Fox Karaoke from Hot Fox Karaoke - John Lennon 2]

This Week On Metro Connection: Global D.C.

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:33:27 -0400

Metro Connection Segments'World Peace Game' Teaches Kids Cooperation, CompassionMilitary Brings Foreign Counterparts To Fort Meade for TrainingNational Zoo Vet On Front Line Of Fight Against PandemicsLa Clinica Del Pueblo Marks Thirty Years In D.C.Yesterday's Dropouts: English, A Step Toward The 'American Dream'Chinatown Documentary Explores Past, Future Of Changing NeighborhoodSri Lankan Man Shares Journey From Prison To Human Rights LawyerThe Elcie Diaries: From The Eastern Shore To A 'Bioluminescent' Bay

We'll grab our passports and take a tour of our very international region. We'll hear how the long shadows of the Salvadoran civil war continue to affect D.C.'s Latino residents. We'll head to the National Zoo to meet a vet who studies global pandemics. And we'll explore whether Chinese culture can be preserved in Washington's rapidly-changing Chinatown.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "I'm Sitting On Top of the World" by Glenn Miller from Jazz Legends: 60 All Time Classics]

This Week On Metro Connection: Looking Back

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:43:41 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsResidents Restore Historic Chesapeake Bay Boat 'Kathryn'Coping With The Loss Of A Newborn ChildHoward Prof Relies On 'Green Chemistry' To Improve DrugsAhead Of The Curve On Curbside Composting?Yesterday's Dropouts: Changes Coming To The GED ProgramUgly Purple Sweater: D.C. Natives Sing Of Life In WashingtonD.C. Gigs: Building (And Rebuilding) The National Cathedral

We rewind and look back at some of our favorite stories from the past few months. We'll revisit the days when oystermen plied the Chesapeake Bay in boats known as "skipjacks." We'll meet a chemist working to improve life-saving drugs. And we'll rock out with a band taking its love of D.C. to new lyrical heights.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts by John Davis" from Title Tracks / "Too Late To Turn Back Now" by Jackie Mittoo]

This Week On Metro Connection: Law And Order

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:44:13 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsBoston Bombing Hits Close To HomeKinship Community In Sandy Spring Continues Fight For Property RightsMaryland And Virginia Lawmakers Shift On Environmental PolicyFirst Responders Receive Developmental Disability TrainingYesterday's Dropouts: GED Program Is 'America's Largest High School'Georgetown Law Students Get Big Break On StageDoor To Door: Poolesville, Md. And Lamond-Riggs, D.C.D.C. Dives: Rocking Out And Wrestling At Phase 1

We'll visit a kinship community fighting for rights to property their ancestors acquired after the Civil War. We'll learn why people with developmental disabilities are more likely to come in contact with law enforcement, and meet a man training officers to respond safely. And we'll reflect on what the attack in Boston has meant for people in the D.C. region.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks]

This Week On Metro Connection: Debt

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:53:25 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsWill Our Sequester 'Hangover' Be Worse Next Year?How Much College Debt Is Too Much?Yesterday's Dropouts: Local Residents Offer Insights On Life With No DiplomaWaste-to-Energy: A Wise Or Risky Plan For Dealing With Trash?Door To Door: West Lanham Hills, Md., And Arboretum, D.C.The Next Step In Building The Silver LineHousing Scams, Foreclosures On The Rise In Our RegionVietnam Vet Works To Repay Debt Of Gratitude

As people scramble to meet the April 15 tax-filing deadline, this week we'll bring you a show on debt. We'll meet a woman grappling with $200,000 in college loans, and hear about a new program to better help people finance their educations. We'll also learn why mortgage scams are on the rise in our region, and we'll hear from a veteran who's been carrying a debt of gratitude for decades.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Sixteen Tons (Karaoke)" by Tennessee Ernie Ford Karaoke from Tennessee Ernie Ford Karaoke]

This Week On Metro Connection: Faith

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:43:57 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsFormer Prison Chaplain Shares Stories Of Faith Behind BarsA Second Chance For Inmates And HorsesA New Church For Hip H Street?Muslim Community, Rural Residents Seek Middle Ground in Development FightVirginia Congregation Rebuilds After Devastating FirePlaywright-Priest Pens Play About Faith and FamilyTaking A Leap Of Faith On A Refugee Foster ChildDoor To Door: Brandywine, Md. And Capitol View, D.C.Slideshow: Intersection Of Faith And Arts

We'll meet a minister who's trying to keep his faith after his church burned to the ground. We'll talk with a prison inmate who's learning to develop new faith in himself and his future. And we'll check out a play that's all about finding faith through family relationships.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Faith" by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from Plays the Hits of George Michael]

This Week On Metro Connection: Energy

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:03:35 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsVisiting The Epicenter Of The Fracking DebateD.C. Aims To Out-Green Other CitiesRural Community Debates Pros And Cons Of Uranium MiningMount Pleasant's Energy Shifts As New Residents Move InD.C. Dives: A Family Affair At The Vienna InnMembers of D.C.'s 100 Club Celebrate Lives Well LivedDocumentary Highlights One D.C. School's StrugglesBookend: Poet Anne Harding Woodworth

We'll dig into the theme of "Energy" this week as we visit communities at the epicenter of debates over fracking and uranium mining. We'll also hear about the District's plan to become the healthiest, greenest city in the world. Plus, we'll talk with members of the city's One Hundred Club — residents who've reached a triple-digit birthday — to find out how much energy is needed to live a long, happy life.

This Week On Metro Connection: Design

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:53:16 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsDesigning A New Memorial To Godfather Of Go-GoHow Did D.C. Become A City Of Bollards?HIV Groups Prepare For Health Care RedesignStepping Inside The 'NanoFab'Reading, Writing, And... Reducing Waste?From Slave To White House Designer: The Amazing Tale Of Elizabeth KeckleyInternational Design Festival Brings Cutting-Edge Design To D.C.Door To Door: Brentwood, Md., And Dupont Park, D.C.

From architecture to fashion to the doctor's office, this week we're all about design. We'll visit the site of a forthcoming memorial to D.C.'s godfather of go-go, Chuck Brown. We'll learn how green design is being incorporated into local schools. And we'll pay homage to the former slave who worked her way up to becoming Mary Todd Lincoln's personal dressmaker, and a fervent social activist.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks]

The Week On Metro Connection: Spring Fling

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:36:17 -0400

Metro Connection SegmentsChecking Out D.C.'s Other Cherry BlossomsGetting Your Garden To Grow... In A Basement ApartmentEating In The Embassy: Getting Hungry For Hungarian FoodWhy Are Yellow Perch Disappearing From Our Rivers?Getting The Lowdown On Higher Ed'Three Little Birds': Bringing Bob Marley To The Theatrical StageBringing Yoga East Of The RiverDC Gigs: They Call Him 'Father Time'

With the first day of spring around the corner, this week we'll get outdoors, get our hands dirty, get some sun — even a bit of all three. We'll get a jump on the growing season with a man who started gardening as a young sprout. We'll see how a children's theater in Maryland is bringing Jamaica to the stage, with a world-premiere musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley. And we'll test our seaworthiness — or at least our riverworthiness — as we head out on a local waterway to study a vanishing fish.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Spring Cleaning" by Girl From Mars from Planet Swing]