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Podcast: How Janeese Lewis George Will Run D.C.

A conversation with D.C.'s next mayor.
Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood, published 11/12/26 in Dream City Podcast ☍
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Dream City hosts Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood look back at a remarkable year in D.C. politics to mark the anniversary of the Dream City Podcast. And they revisit their first newsmaker interview: their sit-down with Janeese Lewis George during the mayoral primary.

During the interview (originally aired Feb. 23, 2026), Lewis George lays out how she would fund expanded child care, search D.C. government for waste, tackle truancy, deal with President Trump and ICE, rebuild downtown and respond to concerns about democratic socialism. She also weighs in on AI, Waymo and accelerating housing development at RFK.

The Dream City Podcast holds the powerful accountable and takes 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. Dream City is supported by SpotlightDC.

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