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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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Jun 16, 2023 • 28min
First Look with The Post’s Jacqueline Alemany, Megan McArdle and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Jacqueline Alemany, Megan McArdle and Jennifer Rubin about the legal and political challenges facing Donald Trump regarding his latest indictment and Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia.
Conversation recorded on Friday, June 16, 2023

Jun 15, 2023 • 23min
Mural artist Reginald C. Adams on commemorating Juneteenth
Washington Post national health reporter Akilah Johnson speaks with Reginald C. Adams, founder of the Absolute Equality Juneteenth Mural Project, to discuss the organization’s newest murals across the country commemorating the holiday.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, June 15, 2023.

Jun 15, 2023 • 28min
David Miliband and Sherrie Westin on helping children in conflict zones continue to learn
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Sherrie Westin, president of Sesame Workshop, about a new report about how children can keep learning in conflict zones.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, June 15, 2023.

Jun 14, 2023 • 23min
Lessons from a centenarian about a well-lived life
Washington Post deputy editorial page editor and columnist Karen Tumulty speaks with Washington Post deputy opinion editor David Von Drehle about his new book which reflects on the lessons he has learned about life and happiness from his neighbor who lived to be 109 years old.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

Jun 14, 2023 • 30min
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia on keeping communities safe
Washington Post Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia joins Washington Post Live to discuss how he is navigating rising gun violence, personnel shortages and incidents of police brutality issues in his community and as the president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Jun 13, 2023 • 30min
Christian Cooper on what we can learn by looking up
Washington Post Well+Being editor Tara Parker Pope speaks with writer, editor and Central Park birder Christian Cooper about his new book “Better Living Through Birding” which details how birdwatching helped him navigate being a gay, Black man in America today.

Jun 13, 2023 • 29min
Rep. María Elvira Salazar on bipartisan immigration bill
Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor speaks with Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) her proposed immigration reforms, and how being born in Miami to Cuban exiles helped shape her legislative path and the political environment in Florida ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Jun 9, 2023 • 26min
First Look with The Post's Missy Ryan, Ruth Marcus and Ramesh Ponnuru
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy speaks with Missy Ryan, Ruth Marcus and Ramesh Ponnuru about Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia, the expanding list of Republican presidential candidates and the indictment of Donald Trump.

Jun 8, 2023 • 49min
South Korea’s climate goals, renewable energy investments and relationship with the U.S.
South Korean companies, long a laboratory for technological innovation, have made growing investments in renewable energy, electric cars and battery technology that could accelerate the country’s push to a greener economy. On Tuesday, May 23, join Post Live’s global “This is Climate” series for conversations from Seoul about South Korea’s climate goals, renewable energy investments and relationship with the United States.

Jun 7, 2023 • 19min
Rep. Veronica Escobar on bipartisan immigration bill
Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor speaks with Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Tex.) about her her new bipartisan immigration plan, what she’s hearing from constituents in her border district and the state of the Democratic party heading into 2024.