A new conversation about the politics and business of hometown Washington.
🎙️ Hosted by Cuneyt Dil + Tom Sherwood
Journalists Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood bring their latest reporting and real curiosity to the biggest stories shaping the city. With revelatory interviews and sharp analysis, the Dream City Podcast holds the powerful accountable.
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SpotlightDC is the Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism


👋 Hey everyone — I’m co-author of the Axios D.C. newsletter, covering the District and writing the “Town Talker” column about money and power in Washington.
I wanted to start this independent podcast to deeply explore the biggest issues in D.C. — from politics and business to how our government works and doesn’t work.
We have big dreams for this podcast, and hope you’ll listen and support us.

Tom is the resident analyst on WAMU’s Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi and a contributor to Washington City Paper.
A former Washington Post and NBC4 reporter, Tom co-wrote “Dream City” with journalist Harry Jaffe, the definitive book about Marion Barry’s Washington.