# center board (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover center board. Page: Feed: --- ## [D.C. jazz singer Akua Allrich on the mission and message of her new album ‘Bonya’](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/21/d-c-jazz-singer-akua-allrich-new-album-bonya/) _2026-08-21 · Tamika Smith, Jackson Sinnenberg · WAMU_ D.C. jazz singer Akua Allrich spoke about the roots of the sound and message of her new album "Bonya" in the region's Pan-African community. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/wamu-local-news/082126-akua-allrich-on-h-b9a5ef/audio.mp3) ## [The News Roundup – International](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/21/the-news-roundup-international-327/) _2026-08-21 · WAMU_ The Navy sneaks ships through Hormuz. Trump threatens Canada. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-21-2026-hour-2/audio.mp3) ## [The News Roundup – Domestic](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/21/the-news-roundup-domestic-310/) _2026-08-21 · WAMU_ The debt skyrockets. Nixon pulls off an upset. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-21-2026-hour-1/audio.mp3) ## [Headless FDA Gets a New Nominee](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/20/headless-fda-gets-a-new-nominee/) _2026-08-20 · Julie Rovner · WAMU_ President Donald Trump is nominating Heidi Overton, a physician who is currently a White House policy adviser, to lead the FDA, which has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since May. Alice Miranda Ollstein, Shefali Luthra, and Joanne Kenen join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/14448/95a6d08e-801d-439a-8ee7-672f7a02f1a5/260820_WTH_Ep_460_pt_1.mp3) ## [Niala Boodhoo asks ‘Oh God Now What’](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/20/niala-boodhoo-asks-oh-god-now-what/) _2026-08-20 · WAMU_ What do you do after seeing a headline that’s overwhelming? [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-20-2026-hour-1-2/audio.mp3) ## [Game Mode: Remaking and remastering the classics](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/20/game-mode-remaking-and-remastering-the-classics/) _2026-08-20 · WAMU_ Some 90 percent of U.S. and U.K. gamers played a remake or remaster of a video game last year. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-20-2026-hour-2/audio.mp3) ## [The history and legacy of Hurricane Helene](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/20/the-history-and-legacy-of-hurricane-helene/) _2026-08-20 · WAMU_ Some 31 inches of water fell in three days. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-20-2026-hour-1-1/audio.mp3) ## [A new DOJ opinion raises concerns for families receiving at home disability care](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/19/doj-opinion-raises-concerns-disability-care/) _2026-08-19 · Chris Remington, Natalie Yuravlivker, Stephanie Armour, Zach Dyer · WAMU_ Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home health aide to help care for her 12-year-old son Mason, who has autism and needs around-the-clock care. A new Justice Department opinion says states aren't required to provide the services that make that possible. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/wamu-local-news/081826hhdisabilitychange-4c9b38/audio.mp3) ## [The problems and possibilities of peptides](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/19/the-problems-and-possibilities-of-peptides/) _2026-08-19 · WAMU_ What does the FDA’s decision mean for access? [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-19-2026-hour-1/audio.mp3) ## [Ask an obituary writer](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/19/ask-an-obituary-writer/) _2026-08-19 · WAMU_ After we die, who gets the last word? [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-19-2026-hour-2/audio.mp3) ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/57lBTuERYoqb) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/19/trump-administration-moves-to-open-untouched-national-forests-to-logging/) _2026-08-19 · Brian Mann · WAMU_ The end of "roadless rule" protections would open millions of acres of pristine forests to commercial use. Supporters say it will lead to better managed forests. [Listen](https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2026/08/20260819_me_trump_administration_moves_to_open_untouched_national_forests_to_logging.mp3?t=progseg&e=nx-s1-5920451&p=3&seg=12&d=141&size=2271235) ## [The Kennedy Center board votes to close for two years and add Trump’s name back](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/18/the-kennedy-center-board-votes-to-close-for-two-years-and-add-trumps-name-back/) _2026-08-18 · Esther Ciammachilli, Jackson Sinnenberg · WAMU_ The Kennedy Center board voted last week to close the building for two years of renovations and to add President Trump's name to the facade, defying a federal court order from May. The Atlantic's Janay Kingsberry explains what changes audiences can expect. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/wamu-local-news/081826kencenrenovationsf-51fc51/audio.mp3) ## [Media pioneer Cathy Hughes on receiving the key to D.C.](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/18/black-media-pioneer-cathy-hughes-on-receiving-the-key-to-dc/) _2026-08-18 · Tamika Smith, Alison Brody · WAMU_ [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/wamu-local-news/media-pioneer-cathy-hugh-e88c6c/audio.mp3) ## [What stalling federal support means for the future of public transit](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/18/what-stalling-federal-support-means-for-the-future-of-public-transit/) _2026-08-18 · WAMU_ Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, investment has ground to a halt. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-18-2026-hour-2/audio.mp3) ## [In Good Health: Finding a primary care physician](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/18/in-good-health-finding-a-primary-care-physician/) _2026-08-18 · WAMU_ In 2024, more than 100 million people did not have a regular primary doctor at all. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/1a/08-18-2026-hour-1/audio.mp3) ## [Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren’t so sure](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/18/many-recent-grads-say-ai-is-making-it-harder-to-get-a-job-economists-arent-so-sure/) _2026-08-18 · Lee V. Gaines · WAMU_ The unemployment rate for young adults with new degrees is higher than the rate for all workers, according to the New York Fed. Is AI the problem, or is it more complicated? [Listen](https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2026/08/20260818_me_many_recent_grads_say_ai_is_making_it_harder_to_get_a_job._economists_aren_t_so_sure.mp3?t=progseg&e=nx-s1-5593169&p=3&seg=5&d=234&size=3754154) ## [President Trump’s crime crackdown is straining D.C.’s courts](https://wamu.org/story/26/08/17/trump-crime-crackdown-straining-dc-courts/) _2026-08-17 · Kellen Quigley, Alison Brody · WAMU_ A year after President Trump declared a crime emergency in D.C., the city's courts are overwhelmed with cases. NOTUS reporter Jenny Gathright explains the increased presence and coordination with federal law enforcement is playing a significant role. [Listen](https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/wamu/wamu-local-news/081726notusdccourts/audio.mp3)