Washington Post Live

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Jeff Stein, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about prospects for a compromise on the debt ceiling, new abortion restrictions and the growing list of GOP presidential contenders. Conversation recorded on Friday, May 19, 2023.

Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 newsletter Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Purdue University President Mung Chiang about the role of workforce development, education and innovative technologies in shaping the future of the American economy. Conversation recorded on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

Washington Post senior congressional correspondent and columnist Paul Kane speaks with Rep. David Joyce about the latest with the negotiations in Congress over the debt ceiling and the role of moderates in forging compromise in a narrowly divided House.

Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer speaks with Nneka Ogwumike, president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, about share her vision for closing the women’s pay gap in basketball and leveling the playing field for all female athletes. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Washington Post intelligence and national security reporter Shane Harris speaks with “Ghosts of Beirut” actress Dina Shihabi and co-creators Greg Barker and Avi Issacharoff to offer an inside look at their new spy drama about one of the world’s most elusive terrorists, Imad Mughniyeh.

In a series of conversations, Washington Post journalists Leigh Ann Caldwell, Juliet Eilperin and Bina Venkataraman speak with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Evelyn Wang, director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), and leading conservation experts about the role of innovation, technology and federal policy in addressing climate change. Conversations recorded on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

On Washington Post Live's NEXT, Washington Post pop culture reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer speaks with, Kinsale Drake, the 23-year-old poet and founder of the NDN Girls Book Club, about how the club is amplifying the work of Indigenous authors and encouraging Native youth to write. Next, The Post’s Fenit Nirappil and Tatum Hunter discuss the Surgeon General’s recent public health advisory on loneliness and the impact on young Americans in an increasingly digital society. Conversation recorded on Monday, May 15, 2023.

Washington Post chief film critic Ann Hornaday speaks with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, father-son filmmakers and actors, about the re-release of their 2011 film, “The Way,” about a father’s quest to understand his son and set on the Camino de Santiago trail in Spain. Conversation recorded on Monday, May 15, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Toluse Olorunnipa, Ruth Marcus and Ramesh Ponnuru about President Biden’s border plans, the debt ceiling showdown and the verdict in the E. Jean Carroll trial. Conversation recorded on Friday, May 12, 2023.

Washington Post Well+Being editor, Tara Parker-Pope speaks with Andrew McCarthy about his new memoir, “Walking with Sam,” which details his experience traveling the Camino de Santiago with his son and what the 500-mile journey taught him about the power of walking and their father-son relationship.