Tamika Smith, a familiar voice on WAMU’s airwaves, will start her new role immediately. Smith has held various roles at the station since 2014.

National Public Radio wants to give you a free popsicle today. The details, after the jump.

Sure, to you it may just be a cup of joe, or a half-caf soy latté with hazelnut. But for others — like Ryan Jensen — it’s much, much more. Jensen is a barista at Murky Coffee on Capitol Hill, and this Saturday Jensen gets to show off his barista skills as a competitor in the fourth annual United States Barista Championship. The competition, held in Seattle, will determine the U.S. competitor in the…

(Interview done by DCist contributor Amadie Hart) Many fans mourned when the venerable Bob Edwards was demoted from his long-running National Public Radio gig as the host of “Morning Edition.” But never fear — the voice that drew so many listeners has been hosting his own show on XM radio since October. He sits down with DCist to talk about his satellite radio experience and his book, “Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast…