
Washington Post Live
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.
Latest episodes

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.

Mar 28, 2024 • 32min
2024 Roundtable: Ohio's Senate race, Biden's fundraising efforts and Trump's financial 'crunch'
Reporters Paul Kane, Hannah Knowles and Brianna Tucker discuss Ohio's critical Senate race and what it means for the general election, President Biden's thriving fundraising campaign ahead of what's expected to be "the most successful political fundraiser in political history," and Donald Trump's "unconventional tactics" to raise money for his campaign and legal fees.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Mar 28, 2024 • 44min
Microsoft's Jared Spataro and OSU's Ayanna Howard on how AI could change the future of work
Jared Spataro, head of AI at Work at Microsoft, talks about the company's Copilot assistant, how generative AI compares to other recent technology and why managers might currently be the most effective users of AI tools. Then, Ayanna Howard, dean of Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, discusses the future of computer science education and how to best prepare students for careers in the next iteration of the digital age.
Conversations recorded on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Mar 27, 2024 • 30min
Fareed Zakaria on 'Age of Revolutions' and how lessons from the past help inform our today
CNN host, a Washington Post columnist and a veteran foreign policy observer Fareed Zakaria speaks with The Post's national security columnist Max Boot about his latest book, "Age of Revolutions," how Trumpism is impacting our democracy and how lessons from past revolutions can help us make sense of our current political state.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, March 27, 2023.

Mar 26, 2024 • 40min
Stephen Breyer on public perceptions of Supreme Court, abortion cases and his views of textualism
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks with Post associate editor Ruth Marcus about his new book taking on textualism and originalism, his “concern” the high court may be out of step with the country and whether the court could hear more abortion cases in the future.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Mar 25, 2024 • 40min
How technology is reshaping our personal and professional lives
Retired federal judge David S. Tatel, Apple's Sarah Herrlinger and 'Be My Eyes' CEO Mike Buckley discuss how AI and other technologies have created new tools for people with disabilities. Then, Dakota State University president José-Marie Griffiths and AFL-CIO Technology Institute executive director Amanda Ballantyne assess how automation has changed the workforce and the role of education.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

Mar 23, 2024 • 30min
What's Next: Views from the NFL to Silicon Valley
The NFL's chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp talks about sports in the streaming era and how the league is using machine learning. Then, General Catalyst CEO and managing director Hemant Taneja assesses the balance between innovation and risk in the development of AI and what could be next in healthcare.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at The Futurist Summit: The New Age of Tech.

Mar 22, 2024 • 30min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Abha Bhattarai, E.J. Dionne and Megan McArdle
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Abha Bhattarai, E.J. Dionne and Megan McArdle about inflation concerns, Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and friction between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Conversation recorded on Friday, March 22, 2024.