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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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Jul 20, 2023 • 47min
Reimagining work-life balance and well-being
Washington Post Well+Being editor Tara Parker-Pope speaks with Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Thrive Global founder Arianna Huffington about how businesses are rethinking well-being in the workplace and the evolution of the workweek.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

Jul 19, 2023 • 31min
Sally Jenkins on ‘The Right Call: What Sports Teaches Us About Work and Life’
Washington Post congressional investigations reporter Jacqueline Alemany speaks with long-time Washington Post sportswriter Sally Jenkins about her new book “The Right Call,” the upcoming Women’s World Cup, gender equity in sports and her recent piece about the friendship between tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.

Jul 19, 2023 • 23min
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams on the future of America’s iconic landscapes
Washington Post reporter and host of The Post's new podcast series, "Field Trip," Lillian Cunningham speaks with National Park Service Director Chuck Sams about the preservation of the nation’s iconic landscapes, Indigenous land management and his history-making role as the Park Service’s first Native American director.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday July 19, 2023.

Jul 18, 2023 • 29min
Actor-turned-crypto critic Ben McKenzie on his new book ‘Easy Money’
Washington Post national economic policy reporter Tory Newmyer speaks with actor Ben McKenzie about why he became a vocal critic of the cryptocurrency industry and his new book, “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism and the Golden Age of Fraud.”

Jul 18, 2023 • 29min
Jared Bernstein on U.S. economy and ‘Bidenomics’
Washington Post editorial writer and columnist Heather Long speaks with Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about the administration’s strategy to contain inflation, grow jobs and invest in America’s long-term competitiveness.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

Jul 17, 2023 • 29min
Explaining America: The debates roiling college campuses
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Lee Bollinger, Columbia University’s recently retired president and noted First Amendment scholar, joins Washington Post Live to discuss the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court affirmative action ruling and the issues around free speech that have roiled college campuses.

Jul 17, 2023 • 30min
Rep. Michael McCaul on China, NATO and war in Ukraine
House Foreign Affairs chair Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) joins Washington Post Live to share his assessment of the U.S-China relationship, the expansion of NATO and the war in Ukraine.
Conversation recorded on Monday, July 17, 2023.

Jul 14, 2023 • 28min
First Look with The Post’s Missy Ryan, Danielle Allen and Robert Kagan
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Missy Ryan, Danielle Allen and Robert Kagan about the NATO summit, the Russia-Ukraine war and the global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism.
Conversation recorded on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Jul 13, 2023 • 24min
Sen. Richard Durbin on Supreme Court ethics legislation
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of the Early 202 newsletter Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Senate Judiciary Committee chair Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) about the next steps for his bill, the Supreme Court’s latest decisions and the legislative agenda ahead for Congress.

Jul 12, 2023 • 36min
Tyshawn Jones on culture and business of skateboarding
On Washington Post Live NEXT, Washington Post senior video reporter Dave Jorgenson speaks with Tyshawn Jones about the culture of skateboarding, diversifying the sport and his latest business ventures. Next, national higher education reporter Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and deputy politics editor for NextGen Brianna Tucker examine the impact of the Supreme Court decision to strike down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.