Dream City Podcast

Trump's Golf Grab, D.C.’s Mayor Race Is Getting Real, and Metro's Future

May 4, 2026·31 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

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 Dinner03:26 Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Scare09:28 D.C.’s Mayor Race Hits Crunch Time10:20 Union Power and Janeese Lewis George's Campaign Questions19:00 Trump Moves to Take Over East Potomac Golf23:37 Cuneyt’s Golf Swing24:36 Commanders x Langston Golf Course?26:02 Speed Round: Metro’s Budget Debate27:32 Speed Round: A New Online Casino Fight in D.C.29:10 Speed Round: Why May Might Feel Like April29:52 Speed Round: Ben’s Chili Bowl Is BackThe 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.

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