Washington Post Live
The Washington Post
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.
Episodes
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Jan 2, 2025 • 1h 2min
Parenting and girlhood in the digital age
An urgent conversation about the devastating effects of social media on young girls, the latest scientific studies of the impact on the brain and holding big tech accountable. Next, a discussion about the top challenges in raising children today and how changing cultural attitudes are shaping a new generation.
Conversations recorded on November 21, 2024 at Global Women’s Summit.
Jan 2, 2025 • 27min
Sisterhood of Governors
The governors of New Mexico, Massachusetts and Kansas discuss how they will navigate a new Trump era, their priorities in their states and what they've learned from each other as leaders.
Conversation recorded on November 21, 2024 at Global Women’s Summit
Jan 2, 2025 • 27min
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on 2024, lessons for Democrats and the art of power
One of the most formidable House speakers ever to hold the gavel talks with Jonathan Capehart about wielding power and winning and losing in the 2024 election.
Conversation recorded on November 21, 2024 at Global Women’s Summit
Dec 13, 2024 • 34min
First Look with the Post's Jonathan Capehart, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ramesh Ponnuru and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ramesh Ponnuru and Jennifer Rubin about FBI Director Christopher Wray’s decision to resign at the end of the Biden presidency and the challenges Trump’s Cabinet choices face as they work towards confirmation.
Conversation recorded on Friday, December 13, 2024.
Dec 10, 2024 • 40min
Global trust in news, technological change and the future of journalism
ProRata CEO Bill Gross and journalist and entrepreneur Faye D'Souza join Washington Post Live for conversations about global trust in news, the pace of technological change and the future of journalism as
Dec 6, 2024 • 36min
First Look with the Post's Jonathan Capehart, Hannah Knowles, Jim Geraghty and Ruth Marcus
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Hannah Knowles, Jim Geraghty and Ruth Marcus about the bumpy process Trump could face in assembling his Cabinet and President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter.
Conversation recorded on Friday, December 6, 2024.
Dec 6, 2024 • 1h 8min
Tech leaders on next phase of the artificial intelligence revolution
Join Washington Post Live in New York for conversations with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela and top economic experts about the impact of AI on companies across industries and America’s global technological competitiveness.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, December 5, 2024.
Nov 26, 2024 • 55min
Kerry Washington on "the burden to be better"
Actor and executive producer talks about her upcoming film about an all-Black female battalion in World War II and getting untold stories to the screen. Then, two Afghan human rights activists address the lives of women under the Taliban and their hopes for the next generation of Afghan women.
Conversations recorded on November 21, 2024 at Global Women’s Summit.
Nov 25, 2024 • 57min
Two WNBA sisters and one woman entrepreneur making waves in their industries through storytelling
In a groundbreaking year for women’s sports, sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike unpack all things WNBA, the exploding fan base for women’s basketball and why “feminism is not exclusive to women.” Then, entrepreneur Fawn Weaver shares her powerful story of creating a billion-dollar whiskey empire while honoring the untold story of Jack Daniel’s master distiller Nearest Green.
Conversation recorded on November 21, 2024 at Global Women’s Summit.
Nov 25, 2024 • 18min
Doris Kearns Goodwin, "We've endured before. We can endure again."
Doris Kearns Goodwin analyzes the perspective history offers on the challenges the country faces today, the role of government and presidential transitions.
Conversation recorded on November 21, 2024 at Global Women’s Summit.
