On this week’s Dream City Podcast, Cuneyt and Tom break down a packed stretch in D.C. politics: the mayor’s race entering a sharper new phase, new questions around labor and Janeese Lewis George’s campaign, and who Kenyan McDuffie hopes turns out to vote this year.

They also dig into President Trump’s move to take over East Potomac Golf, plus a speed round on Metro’s funding problem, D.C.’s online casino push, a chilly spring forecast, and Ben’s Chili Bowl reopening.

00:00 Intro + Labor’s Power Dinner

03:26 Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Scare

09:28 D.C.’s Mayor Race Hits Crunch Time

10:20 Union Power and Janeese Lewis George's Campaign Questions

19:00 Trump Moves to Take Over East Potomac Golf

23:37 Cuneyt’s Golf Swing

24:36 Commanders x Langston Golf Course?

26:02 Speed Round: Metro’s Budget Debate

27:32 Speed Round: A New Online Casino Fight in D.C.

29:10 Speed Round: Why May Might Feel Like April

29:52 Speed Round: Ben’s Chili Bowl Is Back

The Dream City Podcast is supported by launch partner https://spotlightdc.org/.

The Dream City Podcast will hold the powerful accountable and take you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town.

The Dream City Podcast is a product of COSMOS Media LLC.

On this week’s Dream City roundup, Cuneyt and Tom break down the fallout from "Oppo-gate" — Brooke Pinto’s dossier release, the return of youth curfew politics at the D.C. Council, and new signs that the mayor’s race is getting more negative.

00:00 Introduction + On The Road
01:21 Brooke Pinto’s Oppo-gate Fallout
07:24 D.C. Curfew Politics Return to the Council
10:01 Robert White’s Money Problem
13:00 Why the Mayoral Race Is Getting Ugly
17:48 Kenyan McDuffie Says He Was Threatened
20:53 Jack Evans Is Out, but Mendelson Isn’t Clear
23:24 Closing Banter

The Dream City Podcast is supported by launch partner https://spotlightdc.org/.

The Dream City Podcast will hold the powerful accountable and take you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town.

The Dream City Podcast is a product of COSMOS Media LLC.

On this week’s Dream City roundup, Cuneyt and Tom break down D.C.’s worsening budget squeeze, Mayor Bowser’s push to spur redevelopment of empty federal buildings, and the political fight over teen curfews as White House pressure grows.

They also dig into Cuneyt's reporting on how a proposed Tysons casino collapsed in Virginia — and what it means for the rest of the DMV. Plus, what the first cleanup work at the RFK site says about the future of the Commanders project.

00:00 Introduction

02:46 Bowser’s Shrinking Budget and D.C.’s Fiscal Squeeze

13:06 Tax Breaks for Federal Building Redevelopment

16:41 Teen Curfews Expire as White House Pressure Builds

21:57 Reporter’s Field Trip: Why Fairfax Rejected a Tysons Casino

29:46 RFK Cleanup Begins + Commanders Jersey Talk

The Dream City Podcast is supported by launch partner SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism.

The Dream City Podcast will hold the powerful accountable and take you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town.

The Dream City Podcast is a product of COSMOS Media LLC.