D.C.’s Identity Crisis

<p>Washington Post reporter Paul Schwartzman joins Cuneyt as Tom Sherwood celebrates his 80th birthday.</p><p></p><p>They talk about President Trump’s $22.5 billion plan for Dulles Airport, in the context of Trump's desire to play the part of big city mayor.</p><p></p><p>Then, they turn to why Congress’s effort to restrict D.C.’s taxation a felt like a sneak attack, the business community’s anxiety over mayor-in-waiting Janeese Lewis George, and the city's biggest question: How does Washington rebuild as the federal government shrinks?</p><p></p><p>00:00 Tom Sherwood Turns 80 + Paul Schwartzman Joins</p><p>00:55 Trump’s $22.5 Billion Dulles Airport Makeover</p><p>10:56 Trump’s Builder Mythology + Reflecting Pool Mess</p><p>14:57 Who Will Pay for the New Dulles?</p><p>17:33 Congress' Sneak Attack</p><p>23:30 Business Anxiety Over Janeese Lewis George</p><p>26:56 D.C.’s Economic Upheaval and Identity Crisis</p><p>31:37 Mendelson, Bowser, and City Hall’s New Power Structure</p><p>38:31 New York Bagels and D.C. Pizza</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Music credit: Highway 430 by <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/381497" target="_blank"><b>Blue Dot Sessions</b></a></p><p></p><p>The Dream City Podcast is a product of COSMOS Media LLC.</p>