Washington Post Live
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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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Apr 12, 2024 • 56min
The big bets to fight climate change
Rockefeller Foundation president Rajiv Shah talks about how it is "possible to win the fight against climate change." Then, LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren, Mill CEO Matt Rogers and Sublime Systems CEO Leah Ellis discuss the solutions they are working on for a low-carbon economy.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at "This is Climate" summit.
Apr 12, 2024 • 31min
First Look with The Post's Leigh Ann Caldwell, Caroline Kitchener, Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” Early 202 co-author and Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with The Post’s Caroline Kitchener, Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus about Arizona’s abortion ban, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and OJ Simpson's complex legacy.
Conversation recorded on Friday, April 12, 2023.
Apr 11, 2024 • 22min
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on climate change - “This is an existential crisis"
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore discusses his state's rebuilding plans following the collapse of the Baltimore Key bridge and efforts to ensure that Maryland's "aggressive climate plan" does not "fall to a wayside" in the process.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at "This is Climate" summit.
Apr 11, 2024 • 53min
John Podesta and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the choices that could shape the planet's future
The White House's senior advisor on international climate policy John Podesta talks about the Biden administration's environmental agenda and the impact of the AI boom on the power grid. Then, the WTO's director general Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala discusses why she thinks "trade is part of the solution to getting to net zero by 2050."
Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at "This is Climate" summit.
Apr 10, 2024 • 34min
Anne Lamott on 'the blessings and indignities' of aging, the power of grace and the meaning of life
Best-selling writer Anne Lamott shares her reflections about the cycle of aging from a series of deeply personal Washington Post columns and the transformative power of love from her new book, "Somehow."
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Apr 9, 2024 • 30min
Election 2024: Trump’s grip on the GOP, the conservative movement and American democracy
National political reporter Isaac Arnsdorf discusses Donald Trump's political agenda for a potential second presidential term, Steve Bannon's desires to 'tear everything down,' and the how the abortion issue will impact the 2024 presidential election.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Apr 5, 2024 • 31min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, William Booth, Josh Rogin and Max Boot
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s William Booth, Josh Rogin and Max Boot about the al-Shifa Hospital raid, the Biden administration’s Israel policy and House Speaker Johnson’s attempts to pass aid to Ukraine.
Conversation recorded on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Apr 4, 2024 • 32min
Adm. James Stavridis on IDF’s strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy, and Russia’s war in UkraineA
Adm. James Stavridis speaks with Post columnist David Ignatius about the Israeli Defense Forces strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy, Ukraine’s strikes inside Russia and what happens if Vladimir Putin expands his war.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Apr 2, 2024 • 28min
John D. Porcari on Baltimore bridge collapse, supply chain disruption and lessons from the pandemic
John D. Porcari, former White House port envoy and Maryland transportation secretary, discusses the magnitude of disruption caused by the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, supply chain lessons learned from the pandemic and the timeline for the crisis’s cleanup.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Mar 29, 2024 • 30min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Toluse Olorunnipa, Jennifer Rubin and Ramesh Ponnuru
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Toluse Olorunnipa, Jennifer Rubin and Ramesh Ponnuru about President Biden’s financial edge over Donald Trump, the Democratic alarm over third-party challengers and the federal response to the Baltimore bridge collapse.
Conversation recorded on Friday, March 29, 2024.
