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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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Oct 10, 2023 • 30min
Klutch CEO Rich Paul on the changing business of sports
Washington Post deputy business editor Damian Paletta speaks with Rich Paul, the founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group, about his new book, “Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds,” his longtime friendship with LeBron James and the changing business of sports.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.

Oct 10, 2023 • 6sec
The impact of AI on American industry, jobs and technological competitiveness
Artificial intelligence is increasingly making its way across industries and could reshape the jobs of the future. On Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), vice chair of the Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus, and Jay Lee, director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Maryland at College Park, join Washington Post Live for conversations about the impact on America’s economy and technological competitiveness.

Oct 9, 2023 • 40min
Rajiv J. Shah on ‘Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens’
Senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, Rajiv J. Shah about his new book, “Big Bets,” and lessons from his time in government about implementing large-scale change.
Conversation recorded on Monday, October 9, 2023

Oct 9, 2023 • 30min
Election 2024: The Post’s Political Roundtable with Michael Scherer, Colby Itkowitz and Marianne LeV
Join The Post’s Political Roundtable as campaign editor Sean Sullivan speaks with national political reporters Michael Scherer, Colby Itkowitz and Marianne LeVine to analyze the latest from the presidential campaign trail.
Conversation recorded on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.

Oct 6, 2023 • 46min
Marty Baron on leading The Washington Post, working with Jeff Bezos and covering President Trump
Editor and author Tina Brown speaks with Marty Baron about his new book, “Collision of Power,” which delves into his tenure as executive editor of The Washington Post and how that time coincided with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buying the paper and the presidency of Donald J. Trump.
Conversation recorded on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

Oct 6, 2023 • 52min
Michael Lewis on new book about Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX’s collapse
Washington Post editorial page editor David Shipley speaks with, Michael Lewis, author of best-selling books, including “The Big Short” and “Moneyball” about his new book which provides an inside story of the tumultuous collapse of the cryptocurrency firm FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

Oct 6, 2023 • 28min
First Look with The Post’s Dan Balz, E.J. Dionne and George F. Will
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” Michael Duffy speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, E.J. Dionne and George F. Will discuss Kevin McCarthy’s ouster, the Republican scramble to find a replacement and the future of U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Conversation recorded on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

Oct 3, 2023 • 30min
Mike Pence on his 2024 presidential candidacy
Washington Post contributing columnist Ramesh Ponnuru speaks with former vice president Mike Pence in the first of Washington Post Live’s Election 2024 Candidates series about his vision for the country, his strategy to break through the GOP field and his views on his former boss, Donald Trump.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Oct 2, 2023 • 48min
Leading scholars on state and future of American democracy
Washington Post staff writer Sarah Ellison speaks with political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt and historian Carol Anderson about the state and future of American democracy amidst declining trust in institutions and rising polarization in Congress.
Conversations recorded on Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, 2023.

Oct 2, 2023 • 29min
An entrepreneur’s vision to transform maternal health
Washington Post national health reporter Akilah Johnson speaks with Adrianne Nickerson, co-founder and CEO of Oula, about how the company is combining technology and holistic care to improve maternal health outcomes in the United States.
Conversation recorded on Monday, October 2, 2023.