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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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Apr 12, 2023 • 29min
Ukraine’s prosecutor general on investigating alleged Russian war crimes
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin about investigating alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the state of Ukraine more than a year into the war with Russia.

Apr 11, 2023 • 29min
CFPB director Rohit Chopra on consumer protection and the banking industry
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery speaks with Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about the state of the banking industry, protecting consumer deposits and the future of financial regulation.
Conversations recorded on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Apr 10, 2023 • 30min
iLe on new album ‘Nacarile’ and advocating for Puerto Rico
Washington Post national correspondent Arelis Hernández speaks with Grammy-winning singer iLe about how she uses her music to advocate for Puerto Rico, gender equality and social change, including on her new album “Nacarile.”

Apr 10, 2023 • 29min
Declining life expectancy in the U.S.
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Michelle A. Williams, dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Asaf Bitton, executive director of Ariadne Labs, about the decline of life expectancy in the United States and assess what’s driving these numbers.
Conversation recorded on Monday, April 10, 2023.

Apr 7, 2023 • 48min
U.S. military readiness and innovation in a new international and technological era
Washington Post national security reporter Missy Ryan speaks with Rep. Mikie Sherill (D-N.J.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and retired Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, about U.S. military readiness and innovation in a rapidly changing international and technological era.

Apr 7, 2023 • 29min
First Look with The Post’s Jacqueline Alemany, Eugene Robinson and David Von Drehle
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Jacqueline Alemany, Eugene Robinson and David Von Drehle to discuss Donald Trump’s indictment, how Republicans are responding and progressive wins in Wisconsin and Chicago.
Conversation recorded on Friday, April 7, 2023.

Apr 6, 2023 • 31min
Tom Hanks and Jeffery Robinson on short film about 1876 contested presidential election
Washington Post Opinions writer, producer and director Kate Woodsome speaks with Tom Hanks and Jeffery Robinson about their new short film, “How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest,” which delves into the contested 1876 presidential election and the consequences still felt today.

Apr 5, 2023 • 1h 13min
Top public officials and experts on building sustainable cities
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of the Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell, senior writer Frances Stead Sellers and deputy editor Juliet Eilperin speak with top public officials and experts, Brenda Mallory, Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D), Donnel Baird, Erica Cochran Hameen and Harriet Tregoning about the charge to build greener cities, invest in the clean energy economy and incentivize citizens to live sustainably.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.

Apr 4, 2023 • 28min
Kyra Sedgwick on directorial debut ‘Space Oddity’
Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers speaks with award-winning actor Kyra Sedgwick about her feature directorial debut, “Space Oddity,” and why she says directing is her “true calling.”
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

Apr 3, 2023 • 32min
ATF director Steven Dettelbach on guns in America
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of the Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, about the ATF’s work to enforce the nation’s gun laws and the continued rise in mass shootings.
Conversation recorded on Monday, April 3, 2023.