Washington Post Live

Senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Cecilia Rouse, former chair of President Biden’s White House Council of Economic Advisers, about the lack of guaranteed paid parental leave in the United States and the issue’s increased momentum at the state and national level. Conversation recorded on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Jacqueline Alemany, Megan McArdle and Eugene Robinson about Trump’s third indictment and how the GOP presidential field is trying to gain ground on the former president. Conversation recorded on Friday, August 4, 2023.

Washington Post chief film critic Ann Hornaday speaks with award-winning producer, Bruna Papandrea, about her new series, “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” the ongoing actors and writers strike and Hollywood’s future in the age of streaming.

Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery speaks with former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer about her new artificial intelligence venture Sunshine, the recent breakthroughs in AI and why she sees the tech industry at an inflection point. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

Washington Post national correspondent Arelis Hernández speaks with Elizabeth Acevedo, champion slam poet and National Book Award winner, whose work often explores family, belonging and her Afro-Latino heritage, about her new novel, “Family Lore,” which chronicles a Dominican American family attending a still living matriarch’s wake.

Professional golfer Allisen Corpuz joins Washington Post Live to discuss winning her first LPGA title, growing up as a golf prodigy in Hawaii and the future of the sport for women. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) joins Washington Post Live to discuss his opposition to how the Transportation Security Administration is using facial recognition scans and the most effective ways to combat climate change. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Jeff Stein, Ramesh Ponnuru and Jennifer Rubin about the state of the U.S. economy, Hunter Biden’s ongoing legal woes and Gov. DeSantis’s weak early state voting poll numbers. Conversation recorded on Friday, July, 28 2023.

Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with philanthropist, businesswoman and longtime advocate for gender equality, Melinda French Gates, about her efforts to help more women run for public office in the United States, how she sees the structural barriers holding women back and her approach to philanthropy. Conversation recorded on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Henry Grabar about his new book, “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World,” which explores how cheap and omnipresent parking impacts everything, including car congestion, affordable housing and local politics. Conversation recorded on Thursday, July 27, 2023.