{"podcast":{"title":"The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi","slug":"the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660","podcast_index_feed_id":1065660,"rss_url":"https://thepoliticshour.feeds.wamu.org/","website_url":"https://wamu.org/show/the-politics-hour/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/1512/images/da8c4843-d956-443a-8466-842f0befc8b0/Politics_Hour_3000x3000_podcast_tile.png","author":"WAMU 88.5 (podcasts@wamu.org)","episode_count":10,"summary":"Join Kojo and resident analyst Tom Sherwood on Fridays at noon for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Each week Kojo and Tom help make sense of legislation, hold elected officials accountable and provide in-depth analysis of local issues and elections. The Politics Hour is also a vital forum for Washingtonians to engage directly with their local leaders.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T08:17:05.402757+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660"},"episode":{"title":"The Politics Hour: Virginia voters approved redistricting. So, what's next?","slug":"the-politics-hour-virginia-voters-approved-redistricting-so-what-s-next","published_at":"2026-04-24T20:41:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660/the-politics-hour-virginia-voters-approved-redistricting-so-what-s-next","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_1512_ce3551a3-bcf5-4eec-959e-e4db194a4fa7&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticshour.feeds.wamu.org","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/1512/ce3551a3-bcf5-4eec-959e-e4db194a4fa7/The_Politics_Hour_04-24-2026_Seg_A.mp3","summary":"Virginia voters approved a temporary redrawing of Congressional maps that is expected to give Democrats a 10-to-1 advantage and help national Democrats retake control of the House . But legal challenges remain . U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA), who represents a large portion of Fairfax County, joined the show to explain what redistricting means for his constituents, the midterms, and beyond. Proposed tax hikes are taking center stage in Montgomery County's budget negotiations. Many councilmembers are rejecting County Executive Marc Elrich's pitch to raise property taxes . Council President Natali Fani-González released a proposal late last week that instead calls for a progressive income tax structure . Fani-González joined the show to break down her vision and why she's backing off from a labor agreement with county employees . Plus, we asked her to weigh in on who she wants to be the next county executive . Send us questions and comments for guests: kojo@wamu.org Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/wamu885 Follow us on Bluesky: bsky.app/wamu.org","meta_description":"Virginia voters approved a temporary redrawing of Congressional maps that is expected to give Democrats a 10-to-1 advantage and help national Democrats re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660/episodes/the-politics-hour-virginia-voters-approved-redistricting-so-what-s-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660/the-politics-hour-virginia-voters-approved-redistricting-so-what-s-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}