Wamu: Metro Connection

From the debate over gun control to experimental treatments for spinal-cord injuries, this week we'll bring you stories about Taking Chances.

From the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean to a chilly ski slope in Virginia, this week we'll take you "Out in the Cold."

From psychics to scientists to swashbuckling superheroes, this week we'll meet people charging "Into the Future."

Is it true that "an hour of public radio a day keeps the doctor away"? We'll find out, as we bring you some of our favorite Metro Connection stories about Health and Wellness.

Before we ring in the new year, we'll look back and bring you some of our favorite stories from 2012.

This week we'll circle back to some of the Washingtonians we've met over the past few years, and get updates on their stories — from an opera star to stinkbug scientists to kids struggling with obesity.

From high-wattage holiday displays to personal family rituals, it's time for our annual look at "Traditions."

We'll dive head-on in to the life-altering, all-consuming world of parenting, as we consider how we conceive, engage with and educate our children in the nation's capital.

This week's Metro Connection is about communication — from the language we speak to the mixed signals we send.

We'll look back at some of our favorite interviewees of 2012: from a "living legend" of the D.C. jazz scene to one of the world's first pilots.

We bring you stories from the home front, and talk with people who are lacking shelter as winter approaches.

With the election now behind us, we'll bring you a show all about "New Beginnings" — from the political to the personal to the environmental.

From the political to the deeply personal, this week we bring you a show all about "Choices."

From things that go bump in the night to actors whose job is to scare us out of our wits, we'll bring you tales of "Haunted D.C." this week.

We'll bring you a show all about people "On the Move" — from a road-tripper visiting the graves of dead presidents to soldiers learning to move after devastating injuries.

From the courtroom to the science lab to the kitchen, we'll engage in some "Trial and Error," all across the Washington area.

In light of recent events overseas, this week we'll focus on D.C.'s global side with a show about "Diplomacy." We'll talk with foreign service officers about the challenges of modern diplomacy, and hear the unusual tales behind some of our city's ambassadorial digs.

We'll mark the start of autumn with a show about "Falling" — from falling supplies of homes for sale, to falling head over heels in love.

We'll bring you a veritable cornucopia of stories this week — from a teacher who's venting his frustrations in a very public way, to an artist who's finding inspiration by painting strangers on the street.

As students across the region head back to school, we bring you a show about different kinds of learning, from educational to organic to entrepreneurial.