Wisconsin and M: A Georgetown Podcast

This week I'm joined by my Chief Bagel Correspondent and we do a blind taste test on bagels from the three Georgetown bagel shops we now have: Call Your Mother, Cafe Con Bagel and Pop Up Bagels. Hope you don't mind the sound of people eating! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com

This week I'm talking France, French Music, and Georgetown music about a place far from France.Here's info on the French Market.Here is where you can join Fete de la Musique. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com

This week I'm talking about some major changes that are coming to the western end of Water St. and how once significant flaw will remain until we come up with a solution.Here are some related links:Details on the Citizen M HotelDetails on the DC Clean Water Program Some images of the proposed Georgetown Boathouse This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com

This week on the podcast, I’m discussing coffee shops and Georgetown, including two new shops on the way, how the number of shops have fluctuated over the years, and the intriguing story of Georgetown’s proto-beatnik coffee house from the 1930s.Links from the show:* How the number of coffee shops fluctuated before and after 2020.* The complete story of beatnik coffee houses in DC, including Georgetown’s.* Info on the new coffee shops coming This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com

This week I'm discussing the surprising amount of hugely successful businesses that got their start right here in Georgetown. From salads to main frame computers, they all can count Georgetown as their birthplace. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com

This week I’m talking Visitors Parking Permits and more.Here’s a link to Park DC.Here’s the link for the local baker selling bread straight to your door.Here’s a link to the Georgetowner’s piece on Davis Kennedy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com

This week I'm exploring Georgetown's annual rites of spring. Here are the events/guides I discussed:Garden Tour: https://www.georgetowngardenclubdc.org/ticketsHouse Tour: https://www.georgetownhousetour.com/Tudor Place: https://tudorplace.org/calendar/Spring at Dumbarton Oaks: https://georgetownmetropolitan.com/2025/03/20/users-guide-to-dumbarton-oaks-in-the-spring-3/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com

Who needs another podcast? Nobody of course! But I’m going to do it anyway. I’ve been thinking about putting out a regular short (5-10 minute) podcast that covers news you should know as a Georgetown resident. My first podcast is about the state of the Potomac River and the Resident Only Parking proposal. Future episodes might cover fun history, short interviews, and other bits of info that make living here so great (or not so great, sometimes).The podcast will publish through the newsletter but I’m also going to make it available on all the usual platforms, if you want to get it there. Here is the RSS feed.And let me know what you think! Even if you hate it! Maybe especially so! But also if you like it! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgetown.substack.com