Episodes
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Holiday Weekend Special with local music featured on the podcast. Artists and bands in order of appearance: Cataclizm, Oren Levine, Dear Daria, Apollo 66, Sting pain Index, Myster Treefrog, 7 Door Sedan, Jim Kennedy, and Doogie Whittaker. Links at ihppod.org.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: DC area towns Bladensburg and Cheverly fight over annexing a site ready for redevelopment. George Washington University Hospital narrowly avoids a medical resident strike. Silver Spring United Methodist Church unveils plans to build affordable housing on church grounds. A racist incident shakes Wootton High School. And more. Music by Sting Pain Index.
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Housing lobbyist Tom Coale and housing researcher Salim Furth argue that reducing public comment on by-right development projects, standardizing environmental waivers, early vesting of development entitlement, and other permitting reforms can jumpstart housing supply and mitigate the housing shortage in Maryland. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Coale and Furth about their recent paper on the subject https://t.ly/gaveq. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: Prince Georgeâs County Executive hopeful position themselves. Montgomery County Council considers a formal resolution to block its president from running for higher office. Impact tax reduction vetoed; County Executive wants new tax. 2-acre brush fires in Rock Creek. And more. Music by Sting Pain Index.
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December begins the budget politics season. School districts announce their proposals and local and state leaders begin to think about their own numbers. This year, Maryland is looking ahead to a structural budget deficit in part because of its ambition on a new education funding law called the Blueprint for Marylandâs Future. Sunil Dasgupta talks with the Maryland State Education Associationâs leaders Paul Lemle and Nikki Woodward about the Blueprintâs progress and prospects. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: The Archdiocese of Baltimore embarks on a major reorganization plan that will close 31 parishes. MD Gov Moore joins county leaders to question a power transmission project that will feed data centers in Virginia. Police staffing woes continue for Montgomery County, MD, among other jurisdictions. And a recruitment scandal in a Fairfax, VA, high school football program. And more. Music by Sting Pain Index.
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For this Thanksgiving week episode, Sunil Dasgupta talks with young activist and Kennedy High School junior Richa Tripathi, who is now the president of the youth wing of the local advocacy group MoCo Pride. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: Democrats want to cooperate and resist Trump. Will it work? MD Senator Will Smith Jr and Delegate Lily Qi break from orthodoxy on housing and primary election reform. MD People Counsel files FERC complaint against transmission company as electric rates set to rise. Route 1 in Prince Georgeâs County finally gets a makeover. MCPS wants to stop paying for AP and IB test fees for all students. And more. Music by Sting Pain Index.
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A citizen science project finds elevated nitrogen dioxide in 65 percent of DC and Maryland home kitchens it tested. Nitrogen dioxide in homes comes from natural gas combustion in cooking stoves and is known to cause asthma. Sunil Dasgupta spoke with Barbara Briggs of Beyond Gas, a local climate group which organized the testing, Montgomery Village community leader Djamila Bah, a testing volunteer, and physician Janet Phoenix of the George Washington University School of Public Health. Report: https://t.ly/gyvqq Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: Maryland looks at a bleak fiscal picture, which gets really bad in 2-3 years. Can the Moore Administration go into 2026 without a major new tax. Marriott lays off 800 employees from its Bethesda HQ. Three major progressive groupsâAIM in Montgomery, PATH in Howard, and ACT in Anne Arundel countiesâcome together to form the Maryland Just Power Alliance. University of Maryland opens 40 new searches for AI faculty. And more. Music by Sting Pain Index.
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Two nonprofit executives, Yanique Redwood and Ronnie Galvin, left the US in 2020 prompted by the pandemic but long alienated by Americaâs political and economic system. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Redwood and Galvin who have now written a book, âWe Quit America: Our Exit from a County Designed to Kill Black Peopleâ to help those who might be thinking about getting out after Trumpâs recent victory. www.wequitamerica.com. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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Maryland ponders the consequences of elections. Apple Ballot makes a clean sweep in Montgomery County school board races and the teachersâ union roars. In Calvert County, a racially-charged Halloween decoration appears to be adjacent to school board politics. How election officials responded to coordinated bomb threats during the counting phase. The curious case of non-citizen voting in DC. And more. Music by Sting Pain Index.
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Following Donald Trumpâs victory in the Nov 5 elections, Sunil Dasgupta talks about lessons learned with Montgomery County Democratic activist Jill Ortman-Fouse who spent the last three months in rural North Carolina organizing on behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: ELECTION DAY 2024! Voting update including provisional ballot information. The social psychology roots of Maryland âcreepiestâ mailer this election season. White supremacists break with Trump. New state law allows Prince Georgeâs County tenants to jointly sue their landlord. Music from Washington DC post-punk band Grey Swift.
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Owner Jeff Bezos unexpectedly stopped the editorial board of the newspaper from endorsing Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race. What happened and what will be the consequences? Sunil Dasgupta talks with former Post columnist and Metro Editor Robert McCartney. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: Washington Postâs decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in this yearâs election leads to subscription cancellations. But another institution, the Maryland Democratic Party, went the other way, stepping into nonpartisan school board races. The charged political atmosphere looks like it will increase turnout. We have the latest local voting numbers. And more. Music from Washington DC post-punk band Grey Swift.
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The first offshore wind farm on the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia coast, off Ocean City, Maryland, has received FERC approval and has submitted an application to Maryland's public utility regulator. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Jeff Grybowski, CEO of US Wind, the project developer, about what it takes to build infrastructure in the United States. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: If you canât knock on doors or phonebank, writing political postcards to voters might be helpful and give you purpose. Business associations and labor unions sue Montgomery County over upcoming rule to ban gas appliances in new construction. The company tasked with building a new high-voltage power transmission line from Baltimore to Frederick releases route information to continued opposition. And more. Music from Washington DC post-punk band Grey Swift.
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American elections are run by states where election administrators are recruiting the public to fight against fake news, misinformation, and disinformation while having to reassure the same public that the franchise is secure. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Marylandâs election administrator, Jared Demarinis, about the challenge even in a deep blue state. Music from Washington DC rock ânâ roll band 7 Door Sedan.
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The weekly news analysis from I Hate Politics: A conflict-of-interest story drops into Marylandâs US Senate race. The Montgomery County Muslim Council releases election recommendations with no choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The first ever UMBC state politics poll. And Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day weighs in on the meaning of democratic input in housing policy and a new plan to deal with vacant homes in Baltimore City. And more. Music from Washington DC post-punk band Grey Swift.
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