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Teens urge Va. to drop ‘sexually explicit’ label from LGBTQ+ lessons

Hundreds of students across Virginia are taking a stance, and urging the state’s Department of Education to change guidelines that define any references to LGBTQ+ people in the classroom as ‘sexually explicit content.’ Their request questions the basis of Governor Glenn Younkin’s bill that would require parents be alerted when school materials contain sexually explicit…

Jane Lynch

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with hilarious actor/comedian Jane Lynch, who just this week got renewed for a third season as host of the hit NBC game show “The Weakest Link.” They spoke in 2015 when Lynch played The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, just days before the series finale of “Glee.” She also discusses…

Teens urge Va. to drop ‘sexually explicit’ label from LGBTQ+ lessons

Hundreds of students across Virginia are taking a stance, and urging the state’s Department of Education to change guidelines that define any references to LGBTQ+ people in the classroom as ‘sexually explicit content.’ Their request questions the basis of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s bill that would require parents be alerted when school materials contain sexually explicit…

DC considers ‘right on red’ ban for cyclist safety

A change could be coming to D.C. streets including a potential ban of right on red for vehicles. This would happen if legislation proposed by Councilmember Mary Cheh is approved as-is. The Safer Streets Amendment Act of 2022 comes after three cyclists died in the city last month. We talk about the bill with Jeremiah…

How satisfied are journalists with the job they’re doing?

For the first time ever, the Pew Research Center asked journalists what they thought of their industry and how satisfied they were with the work they’re doing. Senior researcher Jeff Gottfried shares all the details with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell. Keep up with the latest news about the It’s All Journalism podcast, sign…

The 5th Dimension

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Florence LaRue, founding member of The 5th Dimension, which rocks Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland on Sunday night. They discuss the band’s Grammy-winning hits from “Up, Up and Away” to “Wedding Bell Blues” to the iconic medley of “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.”

Ep. 343 | Ayman Al Zawahiri killed in a US drone strike

John Kirby, National Security Council Spokesman, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director of the Counter Extremism Project and Shawn Turner, former Communications Director for the Director of National Intelligence, discuss what happened, how it happened and what it means.

Is Soto trade Washington’s ‘Curse of the Childish Bambino’?

The Nationals are now free of the speculation over Juan Soto’s future in Washington but now they have to make the most of the haul they received from the San Diego Padres. Will this blockbuster trade help bring the Nats back to prominence or will it spark a decades-long title drought already dubbed “The Curse…