Washington Post Live

Journalist Rana Ayyub, human rights defender Anaïse Kanimba, and activist Areej al-Sadhan discuss their experiences holding powerful leaders accountable. Mexican investigative journalist Anabel Hernández explores her work investigating drug cartels and the role of journalism in justice.

Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joined the Global Women’s Summit to discuss how political polarization is driving book bans, and how she envisions a different way of teaching American history. Then, political consultant Alicia Roth Weigel and Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr spoke about how they’re challenging the gender binary and the politicization of gender in the United States. Conversations recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor, Max Boot and Ruth Marcus about Congress averting a government shutdown, incivility on Capitol Hill and improving relations with China. Conversation recorded on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

Jessica Berman joined The Post's Sally Jenkins at the Global Women’s Summit to discuss the rapid growth of women's sports and her own rise to becoming the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. Then, Tara Raghuveer, director of KC Tenants, speaks about her organization's work in making Kansas City ground zero for renters’ rights and her push for federal rent regulation. Conversations recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Sherrilyn Ifill, visiting professor at Harvard Law School, Rebecca Ulam Weiner, NYPD deputy commissioner of the Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau and Yasmin Green, CEO of Jigsaw, spoke at the Global Women’s Summit about the rise in domestic extremism and how Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel has changed the global threat landscape. Then, CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, MSNBC president Rashida Jones and Reuters editor in chief Alessandra Galloni discuss their leadership of some of the country’s most influential newsrooms and how they’re shaping coverage of two evolving wars. Conversations recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Maria Shriver, Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement at Cleveland Clinic founder, Sharon Malone, Alloy Women’s Health medical adviser and Lisa Mosconi, director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine joined the Global Women’s Summit to discuss menopause, the brain and women’s health. Then, self-made billionaire Jenny Just, Peak6 co-founder and managing partner, shares what poker can teach women about risk-taking and business strategy. Conversations recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher joined Post Live’s Global Women’s Summit to discuss her leadership of the longest actors' strike in Hollywood history and to give a behind-the-scenes look at the agreement that brought the months long negotiations to an end. Then, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Jane Hartley and U.K. Ambassador to the United States Dame Karen Pierce discuss the relationship between the two countries and how they practice diplomacy in an increasingly fractious world. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Reporters Jackie Alemany, Marianna Sotomayor, Caroline Kitchener and Brianna Tucker joined Post Live’s Global Women’s Summit to talk about the 2024 presidential election, the youth vote, the state of Washington and the stories that have stayed with them. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis joined Post Live’s Global Women’s Summit to discuss the ongoing election fraud trial against Donald Trump, her father's impact on her professional career and her message to young women. Next, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) speaks about her independent streak in the Senate, the current state of the Republican party and why she thinks “Joe Manchin would be a great president.” Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni and journalist Rula Jebreal joined Post Live’s Global Women’s Summit to discuss the Israel-Gaza war, the ongoing hostage negotiations and the prospects for a two-state solution. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.