Washington Post Live

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” deputy opinion editor and columnist Karen Tumulty speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, Hugh Hewitt and E.J. Dionne about the historic indictment of former president Donald Trump, the political fallout from the indictment, the potential for political violence and how prospective 2024 GOP hopefuls are responding to the news. Conversation recorded on Friday, March 31, 2023.

Washington Post global economics correspondent David J. Lynch speaks with Gary Cohn, former director of the National Economic Council and former president of Goldman Sachs, about the state of the global banking system, the Fed’s latest interest rate hike and the U.S. economy. Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Washington Post deputy business editor Damian Paletta speaks with Matthew Desmond, a Princeton sociologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer about his new book about poverty in America and why such hardship persists in the richest country in the world.

Washington Post opinions columnist Michele Norris speaks with director Scott Z. Burns and actor Edward Norton join Washington Post Live to discuss their new limited series, “Extrapolations,” a new limited drama series exploring how climate change will affect the next half-century. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of the Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Reps. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) about their bipartisan efforts to protect ski areas and outdoor spaces that are juggling with the effects of global warming