Ally Schweitzer
Ally Schweitzer (she/her) is an editor with NPR's Morning Edition. She joined the show in October 2022 after eight years at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.
At WAMU, Schweitzer worked as a reporter covering housing, labor, and economic policy. She previously wrote about music and the arts for NPR Music, the Washington Post and Washington City Paper.
Schweitzer is from Maryland and believes most things taste better with Old Bay.
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Businesses have been struggling amid the pandemic. In Washington, D.C., some of the hardest hit areas were some of the wealthiest, while the historically unreserved areas weathered the storm.
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The logo for the Washington Nationals baseball team might look familiar even if you don't follow the team. Especially if you shop at Walgreens.
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We hear a lot about robots eventually taking over jobs in manufacturing, but automation has already hit the service industry. The cashier who takes your order at McDonald's could soon be replaced.
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You won't find the pawpaw, which tastes like a cross between a mango and a banana, in most grocery stores, even though they're native to North America. But the locavore food movement has embraced it.
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Grass Widow's bassist has a new indie-pop band, which mixes rich harmonies with dark subject matter.
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This Underground Resistance cover delivers a message of empowerment to women in four languages.
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Watch the psychedelic rock quintet pummel out its album highlight, "Girls With Headaches."
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M.C. Taylor and his band perform one of the finest songs in Hiss Golden Messenger's growing discography, live in WAMU's studios in Washington, D.C.
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Hear a posthumous pop song by Pop Zeus' Mikey Hodges, an underground musician who died in a December motorcycle crash.
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The enigmatic, nomadic singer-songwriter performs "Angel Blood" live in the studio.