About this episode
Carlitos and Nicole wrap up April 2026 with Natalia Lafourcade and Lily Allen, cherry blossom season, Filmfest DC, and the month’s local sports stories. Music, culture and the DMV share the conversation in this combined edition of The Mixed Bag.
Explore the stories
- Natalia Lafourcade, up close · April 14–15, 2026
- Lily Allen’s album gets the full treatment · April 19, 2026
- Spring takes the avenue · April 11, 2026
- Forty years of looking outward · April 16–26, 2026
- Nationals notebook: Nationals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 13 · April 3, 2026
- Nationals notebook: Nationals 5, San Francisco Giants 10 · April 17, 2026
- From the Warner Theatre to your watchlist · April 7, 2026
- Dan Levy’s spring detour into crime comedy · April 9, 2026
- The red carpet becomes part of the movie · April 20, 2026
- A world-premiere listing with Washington at its center · April 17–18, 2026
- The Commonwealth clash waits until the end · April 1, 2026
- Opening night belongs to Fredericksburg · April 3, 2026
- Twice behind, twice back · April 4, 2026
- Two hits, one winning opener · April 7, 2026
- Spring football turns up the volume · April 11, 2026
- Two points and no room to breathe · April 11, 2026
- A rivalry, a shut door · April 12, 2026
- The curtain falls in Cleveland · April 12, 2026
- DC takes the rivalry’s second round · April 18, 2026
- Eight goals, one old argument · April 22, 2026
- Baltimore’s bats make the headline · April 24, 2026
- The last ten minutes rewrite the night · April 25, 2026