August can be a strange month, especially in a place like Washington. On one hand, things are slow. Congress goes on recess. People take vacations. On the other hand, kids head back to school. It’s peak political primary season. How different is it from other places? Brandon Wetherbee of Recommend If You Like magazine drops by to riff on the dog days, the Cubs’ microphone system, Michael Keaton, Dan Snyder and lost movies, among other topics. 

Show Notes:

• In baseball and in Congress, don’t ‘get carried off the field,’ Brady says
• A bike, a suit and a dream: How I lost a race for Congress 50 years ago
• Cheney facing GOP music in Wyoming primary
• At the Races: Surf’s down?
• Congress goes to the dogs
• Farewell, My Indigestion: Bidding Adieu to Restaurant Associates
• Congress resumes, Twitter swells