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The Week on the Hill – Feb. 11, 2022

President Joe Biden’s approval rating keeps falling as prices at the grocery store and gas pump keep rising with inflation. The White House and Congress are trying to address the issue, along with supply chain challenges, but solutions seem to be scarce. WTOP’s Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller has “The Week on the Hill.”

Ginuwine

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with R&B star Ginuwine, who brings a special “Valentine’s Day Serenade” to MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Monday night. They discussed growing up in the nation’s capital and recording hits like “Pony,” “In Those Jeans” and “I Need a Girl (Part 2).”

Hal Ketchum

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with late country star Hal Ketchum, who released his hit song “Past the Point of Rescue” 30 years ago this weekend. They spoke five years before his death when he played The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia in 2015, discussing his biggest hits like “Small Town Saturday Night,” as well…

Erin Jackson

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Erin Jackson, who comes home to the D.C. Improv on Friday and Saturday in Washington D.C. They discussed her rise from Howard University to Netflix stardom, appearing in Tiffany Haddish’s “They Ready” and writing for “The Upshaws.” You’ll also hear their chat from last April when she…

Biased awarding of state contracts exposed by GBH investigation

Paul Singer discusses the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting‘s successful effort that expose unfair practices at the state and local level in Massachusetts to routinely exclude minority-owned businesses from receiving millions of dollars in government contracts. Keep up with the latest news about the It’s All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter….