DMV Download
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.
Latest Podcasts / Episodes
The trash of the insurrection 鈥� and who cleaned it up
The Jan. 6 insurrection shook the United States and democracy to its core 鈥� but it also left a lot…
April 24, 2025
DC鈥檚 鈥榩astor for the poor鈥� set to retire, but not done yet
The CEO and President of Catholic Charities is stepping down after 10 years at the helm and tens-of-millions of dollars…
April 24, 2025
Police Chief Contee on DC鈥檚 violent start to 2023
Violent crime is up in DC. The nation’s capital saw a 14% jump in homicides in January when compared to…
April 24, 2025
DC bar set to open without alcohol: 鈥榳hether you like it or not鈥�
DC鈥檚 first non-alcoholic bar is set to open to the public this February. It鈥檚 called Binge Bar and sits on…
April 24, 2025
Filming the fight: Why C-SPAN wants back in Congress
Since 1979, C-SPAN has broadcasted raw coverage of the U.S. Congress.聽But in the first week of January, something changed. C-SPAN…
April 24, 2025
鈥榋ombie drug鈥� makes Md. opioid crisis worse
The opioid epidemic in Maryland has entered a new and uncertain phase. Xylazine 鈥� also called 鈥渢ranq鈥� and 鈥渮ombie drug鈥�…
April 24, 2025
Council chairman mounts fiery defense of DC鈥檚 revised criminal code
The District鈥檚 revised criminal code faces its final hurdle before becoming law in the U.S. Congress, where even D.C. Council…
April 24, 2025
Why is AG Miyares investigating northern Va. school systems?
Commonwealth Attorney General Jason Miyares has launched three separate investigations into school systems in northern Virginia during his first year…
April 24, 2025
DC Attorney General on Commanders, crime and hidden fees
DC鈥檚 top prosecutor has had a busy start as Attorney General between the city鈥檚 forsaken criminal code, rising crime rates…
April 24, 2025
Friend or foe: How to live with AI
Artificial Intelligence is getting good 鈥� like really good. In the past few months, new versions of AI chatbots have…
April 24, 2025
Understanding bank runs, failures and delayed paychecks
Compass Coffee baristas kept the caffeine flowing this week, but their paychecks froze after the DC startup鈥檚 bank 鈥� Silicon…
April 24, 2025
Abandoned graves ignite reckoning over slavery at Md. church
Sacred Heart Chapel in Bowie, Maryland is the birthplace of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It鈥檚 where…
April 24, 2025
Climate activists promise 鈥榮picy action鈥� this Earth Day
Last year, Extinction Rebellion DC hung a 20-foot banner across the Wilson Building 鈥� the seat of the District government.…
April 24, 2025
鈥業t鈥檚 a reckoning:鈥� Md. Attorney General report on child sex abuse by Catholic priests
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown released a nearly 500 page report on the child sexual abuse committed at the hands…
April 24, 2025
鈥業t鈥檚 taking out generations:鈥� Inside the opioid crisis
The opioid epidemic is hard to understand. Those addicted to opiates and their stories are often limited to headlines. But…
April 24, 2025
