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Feb 21, 2023 • 31min

Oakland, Calif., mayor on breaking barriers in the Hmong community

Washington Post investigative reporter Nicole Dungca speaks with Oakland, Calif., Mayor Sheng Thao, the first Hmong American to lead a major U.S. city, about the issues facing her city, her groundbreaking election and the legacy of Hmong communities in the United States.
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Feb 21, 2023 • 29min

Veteran diplomats on the war in Ukraine one year on

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor and former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul speak with opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy about Russia’s war in Ukraine as it approaches its first anniversary, the critical months ahead and Western support for the war-torn country. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
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Feb 17, 2023 • 26min

First Look with The Post’s Yasmeen Abutaleb, Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with Yasmeen Abutaleb, Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus about the unidentified aerial objects in the North American airspace as well as Nikki Haley’s presidential candidacy. Conversation recorded on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.
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Feb 16, 2023 • 28min

Fiona Apple and Carmen Johnson on coming together to promote courtroom transparency

Washington Post policing, courts and justice reporter Katie Mettler speaks with Courtwatch PG director, Carmen Johnson and Grammy-winning artist Fiona Apple, a volunteer court observer in Prince George’s County, Md., about coming together to promote more transparency and accountability in courtrooms nationwide. Conversation recorded on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
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Feb 16, 2023 • 30min

Former FBI special agent on threat of domestic extremism

Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman speaks with former FBI agent Michael German to discuss rising concerns about white supremacists targeting electric infrastructure and what he learned about the threat of domestic extremism from infiltrating neo-Nazi groups. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2022.
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Feb 15, 2023 • 53min

The shifting conversations around issues that impact the health of women

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Bobbie Organic Infant Formula CEO Laura Modi, Poppy Seed Health CEO Simmone Taitt and Alloy Women’s Health medical advisor Sharon Malone about the cultural stigmas that impact the health of women of all ages, and how to improve awareness, innovation and resources in the women’s health space. Conversations first recorded on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 45min

How extreme heat is impacting the U.S. and the world

Washington Post deputy editor Juliet Eilperin speaks with Cristina Huidobro, chief heat officer in Santiago, Chile, Eleni Myrivili, global chief heat officer for U.N. Habitat and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego about the impact of a warming planet and the solutions that could make a long-term difference.
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Feb 13, 2023 • 38min

March for Our Lives co-founder on Parkland school shooting five years later

Washington Post national correspondent Arelis Hernández speaks with Delaney Tarr, co-founder of March for Our Lives, about the five-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and how young Americans have shaped the movement to counter gun violence. Then, The Post’s John Woodrow Cox, author of “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis,” and Silvia Foster-Frau, multiculturalism reporter, discuss the impact of mass school shootings on America’s youth. Conversation recorded on February 13, 2023.
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Feb 10, 2023 • 29min

Doug Williams on this year’s history making faceoff, his legacy and the NFL

Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer speaks with Doug Williams, who became the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl 35 years ago, about the historic matchup, his legacy and what this moment means for the NFL.
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Feb 10, 2023 • 29min

First Look with The Post’s Dan Lamothe, Jason Willick and Christine Emba

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Dan Lamothe, Jason Willick and Christine Emba about the latest on China’s balloon surveillance program and the U.S. response as well as key takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech. Conversation recorded on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.

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