Two things keep David Pekoske, head of the Transportation Security Administration, awake at night. Worrying about the 60,000-plus men and women on the front lines of the TSA is one. The other, Pekoske says, is “people that we don’t know about ” — meaning terrorists and other criminals who pose a threat to aviation and…
Chris, Tim, Mandy, and I discuss our weight loss struggles and goals for 2018. We also made more healthy Superbowl snacks this week. We tested out cauliflower pizza crust and cucumber & cottage cheese bites. Every Monday night at 7:30pm Eastern we’ll be on Facebook Live discussing our weight loss and healthy lifestyles. You can…
Nigel Poor, co-host, co-producer and co-founder of the Ear Hustle podcast, joins Michael O’Connell and Nicole Ogrysko to provide an update on the surprising to her! success of the podcast, believed to be the first one ever wholly produced from inside a prison.
Grace Jo escaped from North Korea in 2006, but not before her grandmother, father and four siblings died of starvation or simply disappeared while out searching for food. Now with the start of the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea coming up on Feb. 9, Jo says she is suspicious of North Korea’s interest in…
Is Alex Smith the answer to the Redskins’ QB woes; where does the team go with him as leader? The Wizards’ John Wall could be out for two months after knee surgery, and it’s the Eagles vs. the Patriots in Super Bowl 52
I was incredibly excited to meet and interview one of my favorite people on Instagram! Jill Christine not only shows her amazing food and intense workouts on Instagram, she sends out such an authentic, positive message on living a healthy lifestyle. In this podcast you’ll hear about her own weight loss journey, her fitness routine,…
Charlet Duboc, a correspondent and documentary producer for VICE, talks with producer Michael O’Connell about her obsession with American culture, her adventures in fashion reporting and a recent trip to North Korea during which one of the most controlled nations in the world felt at once too familiar and alien.
This is a continuation of what we started in episode 100 of Target USA. In a rare interview, retired CIA officer Mark Kelton reveals details about his days behind the Iron Curtain and why Russia is a foe that is just as dangerous today as it was at the height of the Cold War. In…
WUSA-9’s Frank Hanrahan returns to WTOP for a third tour of duty. He joins the guys to talk Wizards, NBA softness, Redskins & a little about the Super Bowl
Chris, Tim, Mandy, and I discuss our weight loss struggles and goals for 2018. We also made healthy Superbowl snacks this week. Chris made turkey cucumber bites, and Mandy made buffalo cauliflower bites while setting off 3 smoke alarms. Every Monday night at 7:30pm Eastern we’ll be on Facebook Live discussing our weight loss and…
I chat with fitness trainer Zeb Crawford about his background and how he creates fitness and diet plans for clients. Also about his own diet and training, and the new workout plan he created for me and how he knows it’ll get results.
NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay joins the bro’s to talk about the Kirk Cousins/Skins situation & the games that will decide who’s going to the Super Bowl
Graphic designer and illustrator David Plunkert joins producer Michael O’Connell to discuss his view that designers are visual communicators who need to convey ideas and stories in a single piece of work and how it’s the little details that can make a powerful statement.
On our 100th episode of Target USA, we bring you a very special interview with a retired CIA officer. Mark Kelton reveals the details of a remarkable career, including a harrowing day behind the Iron Curtain in the former Czechoslovakia, the devastating impact of a CIA turncoat, and why he says Edward Snowden is “a…
Chris, Tim, Mandy, and I discuss our weight loss struggles and goals for 2018. we also made healthy snacks this week. Tim made a veggie chick pea soup and I made egg white waffles and chia pudding. Every Monday night at 7:30pm Eastern we’ll be on Facebook Live discussing our weight loss and healthy lifestyles….
Erin Harper, a multimedia producer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, joins producer Michael O’Connell to discuss how her journalism and newsroom skills are helping to tell important stories at one of D.C.’s most powerful institutions.
Should we be worried about the Wizards’ playoff chances, since they consistently fall to bad teams? A preview of the NFL Divisional playoff games this weekend.
Nine months after the historic investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, Target USA speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Among the stunning developments he shares are that Russia has not stopped trying to interfere in U.S. affairs, that the Steve Bannon revelations in the book…
Chris, Tim, Mandy, and I discuss our weight loss struggles and goals for 2018. Every Monday night at 7:30pm Eastern we’ll be on Facebook Live discussing our weight loss and healthy lifestyles. You can see the video at Facebook.com/AmandaJesseB105 …this is the audio from that broadcast.
Jason Fraley, entertainment editor at WTOP in Washington, D.C., and the co-host of the Capital Culture podcast joined It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell in studio to count down the top movies of 2017. The pair discuss their favorite films, the top grossing movies of the year, movie criticism and how digital streaming has impacted…
Will Joe Jacoby get into the Hall of Fame? Taken together, the last three Redskins seasons may be sadder than we first thought. Jon Gruden’s return to the Raiders.
During a stream of New Year’s Day tweets, President Donald Trump insulted Pakistan leaders, calling them liars and deceitful while taking billions in U.S. aid over a 15-year period. Target USA spoke with Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S., who called the allegations “hurtful and disappointing.” Also boiling over right now are longstanding…
A newly-proposed scenario suggests Redskins President Bruce Allen may be out, allowing the team to sign a long-term deal with Kirk Cousins. We predict whether that’ll happen.
On this week’s It’s All Journalism, producers Amber Healy, Nicole Ogrysko and Michael O’Connell count down the 10 most downloaded podcasts of 2017. Digital innovation and entrepreneurship dominates the list, but what topics didn’t?
How I started my 117 pound weight loss journey with a New Years resolution and I chat with co-worker Michele about her resolution for 2018 to lose weight and get healthier.
North Korea, attacks on US diplomats in Cuba, terror attacks in the U.S. and Europe were among the biggest stories of the year, but the undisputed top story of the year was Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Target USA takes a look back.
Wizards Radio 24/7 Host Bryan Albin tells us how optimistic he is about the Wizards in the postseason. Also…the Skins won’t pay Kirk Cousins $34 million on a 3rd franchise tag, will they? Plus Lavar Ball talks about starting a basketball league for young men skipping college.
Jennifer Brett, a multi-platform journalist and digital coach at the Atlanta Journal Constitution, talks with producer Michael O’Connell about how digital and real-time reporting can help refine a finished print article and how journalism relies on good customer service.
As of Dec. 20, the very same instructions that Akayed Ullah used to learn how to build the bomb he detonated in the New York subway attack on Dec. 11 allegedly remains online and available to clever terrorists able to find them. That, along with numerous other clearly stated threats from terror groups to U.S….
Caps Radio Host Ben Raby joins us to talk Caps and his new book “100 Things Capitals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” Is everyone so sure Bryce Harper is leaving the Nats? The Redskins limp to the finish line, will the coach be back next year? DC-sports journalist Chris Chase also joins…
It’s All Journalism gets out of the studio and hosts a panel about the future of the alternative press with Alexa Mills of the Washington City Paper, Jason Zaragoza of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, Andrew Beaujon of Washingtonian Magazine and Lisa Snowden-McCray of the Baltimore Beat.
On Monday, Dec. 11, a 27-year-old man triggered a strapped-on suicide vest inside a crowded pedestrian tunnel under New York’s Port Authority. He was allegedly upset about Christmas posters and other geopolitical issues inside the corridor he targeted. For some reason, the bomb didn’t work the way Akayed Ullah, who pledged allegiance to the Islamic…
Backstory about me and my lifelong weight loss journey. How I lost 117 pounds and how I’m keeping it off.
I interview my husband who has been with me through all of my weight loss and gains about how this journey has changed me.
Do the Redskins receivers dislike Kirk Cousins? Will pride get the Skins through these last four games? Also…Wizards trade rumors and Terps men’s basketball.
Josh Stearns, an associate program director with the Democracy Fund, joins producer Michael O’Connell to discuss News Match, a program in which donations to selected independent investigative news organizations are matched (or tripled or quadrupled) through the holiday season.
Many think that it’s just a matter of time before North Korea is an existential threat to the U. S. “As Kim Jong Un said a few months ago, North Korea’s determined to build on their nuclear and missile capabilities,” Joeseph DeTrani, former director of the National Counterproliferation Center, says on this episode of Target…
Dan Franks and Jared Easley, co-founders of the Podcast Movement conference, join producer Michael O’Connell to discuss the establishment of the first podcaster conference and how having a niche idea or audience can lead to big things.
On the heels of the announcement that the Islamic State group had essentially been ousted from Iraq in September 2017, the Iraqi military along with Iranian-backed militias launched an incursion into Kirkuk in northern Iraq. Almost 200,000 people have been displaced, hundreds have been killed and Kurdish officials say “ethnic cleansing” is taking place. Bayan…
The Redskins face their next challenge in Dallas – does Kirk Cousins get new job-competition from Eli Manning?
John Keefe, a developer in the Quartz Bot Studio and the product manager for Quartzs apps, joins producer Michael O’Connell once again, this time to discuss the use of bots in journalism, from setting reminders to breaking stories.
Four and a half years after contractor Edward Snowden abruptly left the U.S. with a trove of highly classified secrets, the National Security Agency and its counterparts in the U.S. intelligence community continue to struggle under the crushing impact of his actions. Terrorists, spies and other NSA targets have retreated to the safety of encrypted…
Skins fans are feeling deflated – even with the Thanksgiving game against a 2-8 New York Giants team on the horizon. But Coach Joe Gibbs says a victory over the G-Men could start a nice, end-of-season-run.
After more than five years and 280 episodes, we’re proud to announce that we’ll be hosting the first live recording of our weekly It’s All Journalism podcast. In partnership with the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, the Online News Association’s D.C. Meetup Group and the National Press Club, It’s All Journalism will be hosting a panel…
The Redskins must beat the New Orleans Saints…to begin a run of late-season games…if Washington wants to make the playoffs. Is “disgust” the reason fewer people are watching the NFL? Congrat’s on your Cy Young, Scherzer…now how about a World Series?
Shawna Thomas, D.C. bureau chief, senior producer and occasional correspondent for Vice News Tonight on HBO, joins Michael O’Connell to discuss the importance of breaking down one news story into its elements to reach a digital audience where it lives.
If you’ve followed the Target USA podcast, you are familiar with our series of reports called the Anatomy of a Russian Attack. In episodes 83 through 86, we unveiled a nearly yearlong investigation into Russia’s meddling, and its attack on the U.S. election in 2016 and American democracy. On this week’s episode, we continue the…
After numerous promises to do so, we finally talk Wizards…we’re partially enthused. If the Redskins don’t beat the Vikings – the Seattle victory may mean little or nothing.
Mandy Jenkins is the head of news and Ben Decker is a research coordinator at Storyful. They join producer Michael O’Connell to take a look at the importance of monitoring news as it happens to identify and possibly mitigate the spread of “fake news,” especially as it pertains to elections and political coverage.
Six months prior to the attack on a New York City bike path, top intelligence officials had an idea something like it was coming. In this episode of Target USA, we revisit a conversation with Nick Rasmussen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who talks about it. Also, the alleged New York attacker said Islamic…