#GUESTEDITOR MEGAN WILSON Journalist at The Hill “They say that personnel is policy, and I’ve got a bottle of whiskey under my desk. Happy hour starts when the Roundup goes out, right?“ Weather: Near-record highs all weekend long ought to work nicely with your sunny day outfit selections and beverage pairings (read: …

Is it soul? Is it jazz? Is it Motown? Actually, it’s all of those things, and more. Lake Street Dive is a Boston-bred and Brooklyn-based quartet with a stunning sound that combines elements of music both new and old, and commands attention. They stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk in Washington …

All right all you big-time editors (looking at you, Ryan Grim, Susan Glasser, Jon Allen, Rachael Smolkin, Gabriel Snyder, Karey Van Hall, and Rachel Van Dongen) – we’re helping you find the next generation of talent. We reached out to our sources and  compiled a list of 5 political reporters …

Bills and Brews is blowing up their Instagram. Here are our favorites from their feed so far:

#NATIONAL  “Ask not what your country can do for you…”; ‘Selfie’ is the word of the year; “Knockout Game” …errr, why?!; Don’t be that person on the phone on the airplane; The best post-happy hour voicemail EVER; We’re damn cold; #THEDISTRICT Shorter NYT: Gayest place in America; 6th Annual Congressional Football Game for charity; DC ain’t havin a lot …

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NPR’s legendary newscaster Carl Kasell recently explained the debt ceiling in his very own rap. [Look out Remy] [listen here] Here’s a little lesson, Sit back for just a bit Here’s how we make a dollar out of 60 cents It started years ago, In 1917 Congress set a limit …

Rep. Weiner took to the House Floor yesterday to thank his Republican friends for rushing the NPR bill to the floor.  [hilarity ensues]

Jason Jones driving through DC is must-see TV: “I can’t find this thing I’m in a 6-lane traffic circle that leads to an underpass. And then that leads to another GD traffic circle.” “They’re full of 2nd Streets!” The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c …

Foreshadowing? FishbowlDC:Guess Who Didn’t Make NPR’s Coffee Table Book? Three guesses. Who didn’t make NPR’s beautiful new 271-page coffee table book, This is NPR,  packed with pictures and stories from the past four decades? The book is to honor NPR’s 40th anniversary with essays, behind-the-scenes photographs and transcripts of memorable …

At 27, Leslie Bradshaw has one of the most exciting gigs in DC – President of JESS3.  She’s also a friend of FamousDC – so when we heard she was recently featured on NPR, we had to share. Leslie Bradshaw knows exactly what she wants when she heads to Starbucks. …

Has This Ever Happened Before? NPR turns the cameras on the lobbyists and calls out how much their firms make. Spot the lobbyists? Spot the Gucci? Where’s Waldo [and his lobbying disclosures] ? If they keep this up, we bet they’ll lose a few corporate donations next year. UPDATE: A …

Someone please give the NPR Politics team a Congressional directory or at least send them a link for google or wikipedia. Twitter/NPR Politics James Clyburne of North Carolina is talking about the Greatest Generation and America’s perseverance. /andy That would be Jim Clyburn, House Majority Whip, from South Carolina.