

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.
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Nov 3, 2023 • 27min
First Look with The Post’s Toluse Olorunnipa, Megan McArdle and David Von Drehle
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Toluse Olorunnipa, Megan McArdle and David Von Drehle about Antony Blinken’s trip to the Middle East and House Speaker Mike Johnson’s first week on the job.
Conversation recorded on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

Nov 2, 2023 • 31min
Executive Producer Ron Nyswaner on limited McCarthy era series ‘Fellow Travelers’
Washington Post intelligence and national security reporter Shane Harris speaks with Ron Nyswaner, creator and executive producer, of Showtime's new limited series, “Fellow Travelers” about the events that inspired the story from the Red Scare to the AIDS epidemic.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, November 2, 2023

Nov 2, 2023 • 40min
Veteran entrepreneurs on finding a new calling and navigating today’s economy
Washington Post senior news anchor Libby Casey speaks with veteran entrepreneur Tom McMahon, owner of Urban Dwell, and small business advocate Elizabeth Gore, president of Hello Alice, about starting out on your own, finding a new calling and navigating today’s economy.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, November 2, 2023

Nov 1, 2023 • 1h 25min
Improving health care and the patient experience in America
Washington Post deputy newsletter editor Paige Winfield Cunningham and senior writer Frances Stead Sellers moderate a series of conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), USAID assistant administrator for global health Atul Gawande and CEO of ConcertoCare Julian Harris, as well as executive vice president of health care at Arnold Ventures Mark E. Miller and founder of PatientRightsAdvocate.org Cynthia Fisher about ways to improve the health-care system, enhance patient care and rein in costs.
Conversations recorded on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.

Oct 30, 2023 • 31min
Election 2024: The Post’s Political Roundtable with Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey and Tyler Pager
Washington Post White House reporter Sean Sullivan hosts a reporter political roundtable with Post reporters Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey and Tyler Pager about Mike Pence’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race, a long shot challenge to President Biden in the Democratic primary and how Donald Trump’s legal challenges are impacting his candidacy.
Conversation recorded on Monday, October 30, 2023.

Oct 30, 2023 • 43min
How technology is transforming cancer care and research
Washington Post deputy newsletter editor Paige Winfield Cunningham speaks with Robert Weinberg of the Whitehead Institute, Xiling Shen the scientific founder of Xilis and Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) about the state of cancer and how technological advancements are reshaping our relationship to the illness.
Conversations recorded on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.

Oct 27, 2023 • 1h 17min
Arati Prabhakar, Meredith Whittaker, Frances Haugen & Sneha Revanur on future of AI
Arati Prabhakar, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, and top experts discuss artificial intelligence, America’s technological competitiveness and the next generation of digital users.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

Oct 27, 2023 • 1h 9min
Alexandr Wang, Gita Gopinath and top journalists discuss the rise of AI
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath and top Post reporters discuss what AI means for national security, the global economy and everyday users of technology.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

Oct 27, 2023 • 27min
First Look with The Post’s Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ramesh Ponnuru and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ramesh Ponnuru and Jennifer Rubin about the next phase of the Israel-Gaza war, why House Republicans settled on Speaker Mike Johnson and more.
Conversation recorded on Friday, October 27, 2023.

Oct 26, 2023 • 25min
Regulating the AI Age with Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) talks about the bipartisan efforts in Congress to set new rules for artificial intelligence. He also reacts to a demonstration preceding his conversation showing how generative AI can be manipulated.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, October 26, 2023.