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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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Mar 31, 2023 • 29min
First Look with The Post’s Karen Tumulty, Dan Balz, Hugh Hewitt and E.J. Dionne
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.

Mar 30, 2023 • 30min
Former NEC director Gary Cohn on global banking system and U.S. economy
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.

Mar 30, 2023 • 28min
Matthew Desmond on ‘Poverty, by America’
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.

Mar 29, 2023 • 33min
Scott Z. Burns and Edward Norton on new climate drama ‘Extrapolations’
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.

Mar 29, 2023 • 28min
Bipartisan lawmakers on push to aid ski industry
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

Mar 28, 2023 • 39min
How companies can invest in employees and lead with purpose
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor, authors of “Closing the Equity Gap” and Betsy Conway, director of the Lowe’s Foundation, for a series of conversations about leading with purpose, investing in employees and connecting with consumers.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

Mar 27, 2023 • 28min
Amna Nawaz on journalism, identity and representation
Washington Post national correspondent Arelis Hernández speaks with Amna Nawaz, who made history at PBS as the first Muslim American and daughter of Pakistani immigrants to sit in the anchor chair at “NewsHour,” about identity, representation and her hopes for the next generation of journalists.

Mar 24, 2023 • 35min
Experts and advocates on a new survey about the transgender experience in America
Washington Post national health disparities reporter Akilah Johnson speaks with Minneapolis City Council president Andrea Jenkins and Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr join Washington Post Live to discuss the findings of a new survey conducted by The Washington Post and KFF about the realities transgender Americans face across the political spectrum.
Conversation recorded on Friday, March 24, 2023.

Mar 24, 2023 • 31min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Dan Balz, E.J. Dionne and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, E.J. Dionne and Jennifer Rubin about a possible Donald Trump indictment, the Fed's interest rate hikes, TikTok CEO's contentious testimony before Congress and Xi Jinping’s Russia trip.

Mar 23, 2023 • 32min
Chef Sophia Roe on global food insecurity and diversifying the culinary space
Washington Post pop culture reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer speaks with Sophia Roe, a James Beard Award-winning chef and Emmy-nominated TV host of the Tastemade series “Counter Space,” about combining her cooking expertise with her food advocacy.
Next, Andrews-Dyer hosts a roundtable discussion with The Post’s Camila DeChalus and Tatum Hunter as they break down the TikTok CEO’s congressional testimony and continued questions about the platform’s impact on national security.