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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 22, 2023 • 1h 10min
Reworking work in the post-pandemic economy
Washington Post journalists Cat Zakrzewski, Abha Bhattarai and Dave Jorgenson speak with Everette Taylor, CEO of Kickstarter, Lynn Perry Wooten, president of Simmons University, and David and Jonah Stillman, co-authors of “Gen Z @ Work,” about the restructuring of work in the post-pandemic economy.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

Mar 21, 2023 • 26min
Former FDIC chair Sheila Bair on global banking system
Washington Post editorial writer and columnist Heather Long speaks with Sheila Bair, the former FDIC chair about the health of the global financial system following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the rescue for First Republic Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse.

Mar 20, 2023 • 50min
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on U.S. industrial policy
Washington Post global economics correspondent David J. Lynch speaks with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in back-to-back conversations about the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Chips and Science Act, the state of U.S. industrial policy and American competitiveness worldwide.
Conversations recorded on Monday, March 20, 2023.

Mar 17, 2023 • 28min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, David J. Lynch and George F. Will
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s David J. Lynch, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Russian assault of a U.S. drone and a rift among GOP presidential hopefuls on Ukraine.

Mar 16, 2023 • 6sec
The role of renewable energy and battery technology in the push toward a greener economy
Washington Post climate zeitgeist reporter Shannon Osaka speaks with First Solar CEO Mark Widmar and Sila Nanotechnologies CEO @SilaGene about the push toward a greener economy and industry solutions that could curb carbon emissions and create new jobs.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

Mar 16, 2023 • 40min
Rep. Maxwell Frost on being the first Gen Z member of Congress
Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor speaks with Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) the youngest member of Congress and the first from Generation Z, about his path to elected office, engaging young voters, his legislative priorities and the state of Florida politics. This conversation os followed by a roundtable discussion with The Post’s Caroline Kitchener and Akilah Johnson regarding the post-Roe landscape and a Texas lawsuit that could halt nationwide distribution of a key abortion drug.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

Mar 15, 2023 • 1h 9min
Public officials, activists and innovators on access to clean water
Ahead of World Water Day, Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Melissa Ho, World Wildlife Fund senior vice president for freshwater and food, Alexia Leclercq, Start:Empowerment co-founder, and Julie Waechter, DigDeep co-CEO, join Washington Post Live to discuss possible solutions that address global water inequities and the role of water in sustainable development.

Mar 14, 2023 • 50min
How hybrid work changed employee communication and collaboration
Washington Post tech at work writer Danielle Abril speaks with Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, and Nicholas Bloom, professor of economics at Stanford University, join Washington Post Live to discuss the increasingly hybrid workplace and how employees and companies can thrive in this new normal.
Conversations recorded on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

Mar 13, 2023 • 31min
Chobani CEO on entrepreneurship, immigration and the state of the American Dream
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Hamdi Ulukaya, the self-made, Turkish-born founder of Chobani, about his entrepreneurial journey, immigration in the United States and his contribution to relief efforts following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

Mar 10, 2023 • 30min
First Look with The Post’s Abha Bhattarai, Ruth Marcus and David Von Drehle
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Abha Bhattarai, Ruth Marcus and David Von Drehle about President Biden’s budget proposal, Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News and the Senate vote on the D.C. crime bill.
Conversation recorded on Friday, March 10, 2023.