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A podcast from Washington Post Live, the newsroom’s live journalism platform, where top-level government officials, business leaders, cultural influencers and emerging voices discuss the most pressing issues driving the news cycle nationally and across the globe.
From one-on-one newsmaker interviews to in-depth multi-segment programs, Washington Post Live brings The Post’s newsroom to life.
From one-on-one newsmaker interviews to in-depth multi-segment programs, Washington Post Live brings The Post’s newsroom to life.
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Oct 10, 2025 • 47min
The revolution in cancer care
Dr. Samir Khleif, CEO of biotech company Georgiamune, and medical researcher Georgina Long joined Frances Stead Sellers to discuss how immunotherapy, AI-assisted drug development and novel therapeutic strategies could transform cancer care.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Event sponsored by Pfizer.

Oct 3, 2025 • 48min
Conversations from The Washington Post’s inaugural Global AI Summit
Silicon Valley investor Reid Hoffman and cancer scientist Siddhartha Mukherjee join David Ignatius to discuss their new AI health start-up and the future of scientific discovery. Then, a global roundtable with voices from the Vatican, the United Nations and Kenya on how AI could impact the digital divide, people’s everyday lives and human trust.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Event sponsored by the University of Maryland.

Sep 26, 2025 • 1h 3min
Conversations from The Washington Post’s inaugural Global AI Summit
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Google SVP James Manyika joined David Ignatius to discuss how AI could reshape the global economy and workforce.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Event sponsored by the University of Maryland.

Sep 19, 2025 • 42min
How AI is shaping the future of cancer care
Colin Murdoch, president of Isomorphic Labs and Ron Alfa, CEO and co-founder of Noetik, join Washington Post Live to discuss the future of diagnostics, precision medicine, the Trump administration's recent cuts to cancer research and the evolution of cancer care.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
Program sponsored by Pfizer

Sep 12, 2025 • 1h 19min
How AI could transform the future of medicine
Prominent tech and health care leaders join Washington Post Live to discuss how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the future of medicine.

Jun 27, 2025 • 46min
Future of health policy in the United States
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) joins The Post's Paige Winfield Cunningham to discuss Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the GOP budget bill. (1:22) Then, a panel of experts offer perspective on the drivers of health care costs in America (33:26) and ways to harness AI to make the health care more affordable. (44:29)
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Program sponsored by Oscar.

Jun 20, 2025 • 35min
Creator to Creator
Today’s creators are rewriting the rules, reshaping culture, and setting the stage for the future of media. YouTube creators and podcasters Colin Rosenblum and Samir Chaudry join The Post’s Dave Jorgenson from Cannes to break down the evolution of the creator economy (00:05:53), balancing business with authenticity (00:09:40), the rise of personalized AI-driven content (00:25:43), and why “YouTube is the new TV” (00:31:48).
Conversation recorded on Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

May 30, 2025 • 21min
Post Next: Siemens CEO Barbara Humpton on the 'fourth industrial revolution'
During Washington Post Live's 'Post Next: Manufacturing' event on Thursday, May 15, 2025, The Post's David J. Lynch spoke with Barbara Humpton, president and CEO of Siemens Corporation about the future of manufacturing and how AI could bring about what she calls the "fourth industrial revolution."
Event sponsored by Samsung.

May 23, 2025 • 54min
Post Next: How America invests in the industries and workforce of the future
During Washington Post Live's 'Post Next: Manufacturing' event on Thursday, May 15, 2025, The Post's Dan Merica spoke with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) about the future of manufacturing, the Chips Act and why his home state of Texas is a powerhouse of semiconductor manufacturing. Then, The Post's David Lynch sat with Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) to discuss America’s economic competitiveness and his growing concern about the cuts to federal funding for science.
Event sponsored by Samsung.

May 16, 2025 • 46min
Chasing Cancer: Combatting Disparities from the Frontlines
The Post's Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Dr. Shana O. Ntiri and Saint Louis University professor Kimberly Enard about the progress made in cancer prevention and ways to promote trust, access and care in the battle against cancer and disparities that create barriers.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Event sponsored by Pfizer.