Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Place

Heard in 442 episodes across 105 shows since May 2026

Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia, is the capital city of the United States and its only federal district. Located on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, it is the seat of the U.S. federal government and hosts the principal institutions of all three branches.

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Episodes

442
across 105 shows

This week

48
episodes on 32 shows

Share of the conversation

1.5‰
1.0× its usual level

Expert statements

1
1 negative

Share of the conversation

Mentions of Washington, D.C. per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.

0.0‰1‰2‰3‰usual level · 1.6‰Jul 10Aug 1Aug 24Sep 15Oct 7
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Sep 81.16‰8
Sep 91.38‰11
Sep 101.58‰10
Sep 111.76‰14
Sep 121.77‰3
Sep 131.70‰1
Sep 141.81‰13
Sep 151.75‰6
Sep 161.62‰8
Sep 171.60‰12
Sep 181.46‰8
Sep 191.42‰3
Sep 201.43‰2
Sep 211.48‰15
Sep 221.62‰13
Sep 231.68‰10
Sep 241.94‰20
Sep 252.02‰13
Sep 262.10‰5
Sep 272.21‰7
Sep 281.99‰7
Sep 291.87‰7
Sep 301.72‰6
Oct 11.29‰3
Oct 21.20‰9
Oct 31.11‰2
Oct 41.07‰5
Oct 50.96‰3
Oct 61.24‰18
Oct 71.53‰15

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What experts have said about Washington, D.C.

1 statement · 1 negative

  1. Washington has failed to establish itself as a world government.

    “It was to build up Washington D.C. as the world government. And of course, the. They've been failing and flailing at trying to establish that ever since.”

    Listen at 7:51

    Open the episode · #2500 - Scott Horton

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Episodes

442 episodes featuring Washington, D.C., newest first

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