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The Washington Post
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 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.

Mar 9, 2023 • 29min
Peloton’s Robin Arzón on going from corporate law to the fitness industry
Washington Post Well+Being editor, Tara Parker-Pope speaks with Robin Arzón, one of Peloton’s most recognized coaches, about how she went from corporate law to the fitness industry, how exercise shapes our well-being and how becoming a mom inspired her new children’s book “Strong Baby.”

Mar 8, 2023 • 30min
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty on ‘Good Power’
Washington Post editorial writer and columnist Heather Long speaks with Ginni Rometty, IBM’s former chair and CEO, about her insights from her new memoir, lessons she learned from leading IBM and what she believes will define the future of technology.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Mar 8, 2023 • 29min
Actress and show creator on murder mystery miniseries ‘The Confessions of Frannie Langton’
Washington Post pop culture reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer speaks with writer and executive producer Sara Collins and actress Karla-Simone Spence about their new miniseries, “The Confessions of Frannie Langton,” an 1800s period drama about a woman, born into slavery, who is accused of murder.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Mar 7, 2023 • 29min
Richard Haass on ‘The Bill of Obligations’
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Richard Haass, the Council on Foreign Relations president, about the current state of American democracy and his argument to re-envision what it means to be a citizen as revealed in his new book, “The Bill of Obligations."

Mar 7, 2023 • 32min
House Intelligence leaders on China, Russia and bipartisanship
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of the Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with House Intelligence Committee Chair Michael Turner (R-Ohio) and ranking Democrat Jim Himes (Conn.) about their assessment of U.S.-China relations, Russia’s war in Ukraine and possible areas of bipartisan cooperation.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.


