DMV Download from WTOP News podcast

DMV Download from WTOP News

DMV Download is a weekly news podcast created for Washingtonians. Every Wednesday, host Luke Garrett takes listeners up close and personal to the biggest stories, ideas and names impacting the D.C. region.

DMV Download is a weekly news podcast created for Washingtonians. Every Wednesday, host Luke Garrett takes listeners up close and personal to the biggest stories, ideas and names impacting the D.C. region.

 

#220

The Voice of the Evening: WTOP Remembers Dimitri Sotis

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07 Feb 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:20

07 Feb 2025


#219

‘Police, alone, can't do this:’ DC council member wants to fight violence with better operations

In D.C., homicides are up 38% over last year, and carjackings with a gun are up more than ... more

11 Oct 2023

18 MINS

18:47

11 Oct 2023


#218

‘He was off the planet:’ Md. man survives a coma, vows to fight brain cancer

Bob Brams — a Maryland man and once international lawyer — almost died after he was diagno... more

04 Oct 2023

23 MINS

23:00

04 Oct 2023


#217

‘Failure is not an option:’ Bringing life back to Union Station

A year and some change — that’s how long Doug Carr, Union Station Redevelopment Corporatio... more

27 Sep 2023

22 MINS

22:25

27 Sep 2023


#216

‘It is a big deal:’ Why Virginia’s state elections matter

Virginia’s off-season election cycle is up and running with early voting starting on Septe... more

20 Sep 2023

22 MINS

22:23

20 Sep 2023


#215

Understanding DC real estate: Is it time to rent or buy?

With interest rates at a 20-year high and a low inventory in the DC real estate market, it... more

13 Sep 2023

32 MINS

32:13

13 Sep 2023


#214

'Poverty is expensive:' Why this nonprofit wants to turn a profit

The shiny, new DC Central Kitchen HQ in the Buzzard Point neighborhood — with its nearly 7... more

06 Sep 2023

16 MINS

16:46

06 Sep 2023


#213

Chronic absenteeism: Kids are skipping class more and more

Students are filing back into cafeterias, gymnasiums and classrooms — but not as many as b... more

30 Aug 2023

18 MINS

18:13

30 Aug 2023


#212

Do I need to worry about COVID again? What about malaria?

COVID cases are on the rise in the D.C. region. Meanwhile, two new coronavirus variants ar... more

23 Aug 2023

20 MINS

20:40

23 Aug 2023


#211

After 50 years, a victim of clergy sex abuse speaks out

The scourge of child sex abuse within the Catholic Church has been well documented. The Su... more

16 Aug 2023

24 MINS

24:27

16 Aug 2023


#210

As Commanders eye RFK, DC Council battles over bringing them home

The Commanders are the closest they’ve been to returning to the old-RFK stadium in Washing... more

09 Aug 2023

27 MINS

27:35

09 Aug 2023


#209

After 26 years, DC’s UFO lobbyist gets his day in Congress

Are we alone? Does extraterrestrial life exist here on earth? Are UFO’s real? Have we made... more

02 Aug 2023

29 MINS

29:49

02 Aug 2023


#208

Before Oppenheimer: How DC became the unlikely birthplace of the atomic age

Years before Robert Oppenheimer led the Los Alamos lab that developed the first nuclear we... more

26 Jul 2023

23 MINS

23:57

26 Jul 2023


#207

Inside the deal: How the DC Council passed its emergency crime bill

Violent crime is on the rise in DC. Meanwhile, city officials have been at odds over how t... more

19 Jul 2023

23 MINS

23:44

19 Jul 2023


#206

‘Seriously, your porn?’ Va. state senator faces threats over age-verification law

A new age-verification law in Virginia has turned the porn industry in the Commonwealth on... more

12 Jul 2023

33 MINS

33:29

12 Jul 2023


#205

Why Md. Gov. Moore says the FBI headquarters shouldn't be in Va.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s recent criticism of the FBI am... more

05 Jul 2023

27 MINS

27:09

05 Jul 2023


#204

Behind the $500M plan to bring 'modern-day Roman baths' to DC

Last month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the District had inked a deal with a compan... more

28 Jun 2023

20 MINS

20:11

28 Jun 2023


#203

Are you working your life away? Why this rising star got off the DC ‘hamster wheel’

Spirituality, mortality, nepotism, mental health and travel are topics covered in Luke Rus... more

21 Jun 2023

31 MINS

31:57

21 Jun 2023


#202

‘Rampant homelessness’: How to curb a rise in encampments

The D.C. region saw an 18% increase in homelessness last year. Suburbs experienced the lar... more

14 Jun 2023

19 MINS

19:29

14 Jun 2023


#201

NASA commander wants to ‘make the impossible real’ with Artemis II

Artemis II marks a new era of NASA space travel. It’s the first manned mission to the moon... more

07 Jun 2023

21 MINS

21:00

07 Jun 2023