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Sep 22, 2023 • 29min

First Look with The Post’s Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ruth Marcus and Megan McArdle

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ruth Marcus and Megan McArdle about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech at the United Nations, the likelihood of another government shutdown and Donald Trump’s decision to skip Republican primary debates.
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Sep 21, 2023 • 1h 16min

How policymakers, businesses and educators are adapting to the changing workplace

Washington Post anchor and co-author of The Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell and tech at work writer Danielle Abril speak with Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), Christina Janzer, Slack’s senior vice-president of research and analytics, and Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, about the changes that are reshaping the future of work in enduring ways. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 46min

How technology is accelerating the effort to find climate change solutions

Washington Post climate correspondent Tim Puko speaks with Gernot Wagner, climate economist at Columbia Business School, and Reina Otsuka, United Nations Development Program’s Digital Innovation for Nature, Climate and Energy lead, about the role of technology in finding solutions to address climate change. Conversations recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 44min

Women on the frontlines of climate change: Mary Robinson and climate experts

Washington Post deputy climate & environment editor Juliet Eilperin and senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speak with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the The Nature Conservancy, Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, and Ayisha Siddiqa, climate justice activist & youth climate adviser to the U.N. Secretary General, in a series of conversations about innovative solutions to tackle a warming planet.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 29min

Simon Schama on lessons learned from pandemics through history

Senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who has chronicled subjects, including the French Revolution, Rembrandt and America’s place in the world about his latest book, “Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations,” which details lessons from the coronavirus outbreak and pandemics in earlier centuries. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 5min

Women on the frontlines of climate change: Samantha Power and Erin Mendenhall

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and deputy climate & environment editor Juliet Eilperin speak with USAID administrator Samantha Power and Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall in a series of conversations about the latest global efforts to curb carbon emissions. Conversation recorded on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.
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Sep 15, 2023 • 29min

First Look with The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ruth Marcus and George Will

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ruth Marcus and George Will about the Biden impeachment probe launched by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Mitt Romney’s decision not to seek reelection. Conversation recorded on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
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Sep 14, 2023 • 1h 8min

How employers and employees are rethinking well-being in the workplace

Senior writer Frances Stead Sellers and Economics Correspondent Abha Bhattarai speak with President of Calm, Alex Will, Mind Share Partners Founder and CEO, Kelly Greenwood and Gen Z Financial Educator, Creator & Author, Kyla Scanlon about how companies can support employee well-being, build a motivated workforce and minimize burnout. Conversation recorded on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
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Sep 14, 2023 • 35min

Natalie Hernandez and Wendy Wilcox on maternal mortality disparities and innovations

Editor and author Tina Brown speaks with Natalie Hernandez and Wendy Wilcox about the maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the United States, the disparities that contribute to such outcomes and the innovations aimed at improving care for mothers. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
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Sep 13, 2023 • 31min

Walter Isaacson on new Elon Musk biography

Washington Post columnist and associate editor David Ignatius speaks with best-selling biographer Walter Isaacson about what he learned about Elon Musk after two years of shadowing him and interviewing his family, friends, critics and colleagues in the new book, “Elon Musk.” Conversation recorded on Wednesday, September 13, 2023

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