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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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Feb 5, 2024 • 27min
Cillian Murphy on playing ‘Oppenheimer’ and characters 'in reflection and repose'
Actor Cillian Murphy speaks with The Post’s chief film critic Ann Hornaday about his Oscar-nominated portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer, collaborating with director Christopher Nolan for the sixth time and his impressions of the man behind the atomic bomb.
Conversation recorded on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.

Feb 2, 2024 • 29min
First Look with The Post’s Missy Ryan, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Missy Ryan, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the Biden administration’s response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias, the risks of a widening Middle East conflict, as well as Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s long-shot strategy to defeat Donald Trump in South Carolina.
Conversation recorded on Friday, February 2, 2024.

Jan 31, 2024 • 45min
David Hochschild: 'We don’t want China to become the Saudi Arabia of batteries'
David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission, and Apoorv Bhargava, CEO and co-founder of WeaveGrid, assess the demand for electric cars, federal legislation promoting EVs and the U.S. battery industry as well as the role of the electrical grid in powering the vehicles.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

Jan 30, 2024 • 30min
Rep. James E. Clyburn on Democrats’ 2024 message and how Biden can break through
Washington Post national political reporter Michael Scherer speaks with assistant House Democratic leader and Biden campaign national co-chair Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) about the Democrats’ 2024 message, the president’s standing with Black voters and the latest news from Congress.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.

Jan 29, 2024 • 23min
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad on reporting from Gaza, resilience and survivor’s guilt
Plestia Alaqad, a Palestinian journalist who chronicled the destruction of her native Gaza, joins Washington Post Live to discuss what it was like to live under siege, the difficult decision to leave her homeland and what gives her hope for the future.
Conversation recorded on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.

Jan 26, 2024 • 27min
First Look with The Post’s Aaron Blake, Megan McArdle and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Aaron Blake, Megan McArdle and Jennifer Rubin about Donald Trump’s New Hampshire primary win, Nikki Haley’s strategy to remain viable, President Biden’s push to tout the economy’s strength and the stakes for the 2024 presidential election.
Conversation recorded on Friday, January 26, 2023.

Jan 24, 2024 • 28min
Actor Michelle Yeoh on telling immigrant stories, globalization of content and ‘The Brothers Sun’
Actor Michelle Yeoh, who won an Oscar for best actress for last year’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” joins Washington Post Live to discuss her new crime drama, "The Brothers Sun," how she’s honed her craft and the power of representation.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

Jan 24, 2024 • 28min
Former Mideast envoy Dennis Ross: 'this is the grimmest moment' of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Washington Post White House reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks with former U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Dennis Ross, about the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, fears the conflict could spread across the region, the evolving relationship between the United States and Israel and what steps can be taken to establish lasting peace.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

Jan 23, 2024 • 32min
Oksana Markarova on Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia, U.S. aid and her country’s future
Washington Post columnist and associate editor David Ignatius speaks with Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova about he uncertainty around U.S. aid, the counteroffensive against Russia and the future of her country.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Jan 22, 2024 • 31min
2024 roundtable: DeSantis drops out, Haley eyes New Hampshire, and state of Trump-Biden rematch
Join The Post’s Political Roundtable as reporters Sean Sullivan, Josh Dawsey, Colby Itkowitz and Marianne LeVine discuss Ron DeSantis’s exit from the campaign, Nikki Haley’s attempts to stall Donald Trump’s momentum in New Hampshire, and President Biden’s economic record.
Conversations recorded on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.