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WETA Digital Extras

Online-only WETA Digital Extras highlight the local personalities and stories, which make Greater Washington a unique and interesting place to live.

WETA Digital Extras is a local public television program presented by WETA

The Cost of Unaffordability

Why have housing costs in the Washington region become too much to bear for many families? (6m 3s)

The Legacy of Dance

Susan Shields and Lauren Stucko share a unique bond that will last forever: Pink Girl. (3m 7s)

Life's Second Chances

A retired Army medic reflects on his time in Vietnam through his woodwork. (3m 32s)

Providing a Touch of Home in Vietnam

Red Cross "Donut Dolly" Holley Watts discusses her experience in Vietnam in 1966-67. (3m 32s)

Finding My Mother, Finding Myself: Kim and Huong O'Connell

A writer discusses her efforts to connect with her Vietnamese mother's elusive heritage. (4m 12s)

Alexander Robey Shepherd: Man Who Built the Nation's Capital

John Richardson discusses Alexander Shepherd, controversial territorial governor of D.C. (3m 31s)

World War I Hero: Arlington's John Lyon

WETA remembers Arlingtonian John Lyon who died heroically during WWI. (3m 33s)

Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.

Walt Whitman's experience in Washington during the Civil War was formative to his career. (3m 58s)

Arlington Police Department: 75 Years Serving the Community

Captain Michelle Nuneville looks back on the history of the Arlington Police Department. (3m 58s)

Lost Civil War History: Northern Virginia Contraband Camps

Civil War blogger Ron Baumgarten discusses a often-forgotten aspect of Civil War history. (3m 41s)

Origins of the George Washington Memorial Parkway

David Lassman discusses the creation and of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. (3m 44s)

Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal

Sue Eisenfeld discusses controversial history of Shenandoah National Park. (3m 44s)

Capturing a Community: The Columbia Pike Documentary Project

Photographer Lloyd Wolf discusses the Columbia Pike Documentary Project's goals. (3m 42s)

Joan Muholland: Arlington's Homegrown Civil Rights Hero

Arlington's Joan Muholland discusses her experience during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement (3m 39s)

Arlington Fire Department: Decades of Serving the Community

Arlington, Virginia Fire Chief James Schwartz recalls fire department milestones. (3m 50s)

Little Saigon: Arlington's Vietnamese Community

In the 1970s and 1980s, Arlington, VA was a destination for Vietnamese immigrants. (3m 33s)

Three Questions with a D.C. Brewer

Kristi Griner, Head Brewer at Capitol City Brewing Company, discusses the DC beer scene. (1m 56s)

Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C.

Author Garrett Peck discusses the history of brewing in the national capital region. (3m 42s)

From Bolivia to Arlington

Bolivia-born Arlington, Virginia resident Luis Araya reflects on his experience. (3m 51s)

Recreating Christian Heurich's Pre-Prohibition Lager

What happens when a homebrewer, a local business and a history museum join forces? Beer! (4m 29s)

Model City of Prohibition?

Local author and historian Garrett Peck discusses Washington's history as a drinking city. (3m 12s)

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