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Assistant attorney general for national security, Matt Olsen, joins The Post’s David Ignatius to discuss his role in leading the Justice Department’s efforts to counter terrorism, cybercrime and espionage, the cyber landscape, the current threats of domestic and international terrorism and the legacy of 9/11. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Francine Katsoudas, Cisco’s chief people, policy and purpose officer, and Nicholas Bloom, economics professor at Stanford University, join Washington Post Live to examine the evolving employee experience in and out of the office, ways to foster productivity and collaboration and the economic impact of the new era of work. Conversation recorded on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, Jason Hassenstab and professor and director for the Center on Aging & Health at Johns Hopkins University, Jennifer Schrack, join The Post's Frances Stead Sellers to discuss how the brain changes as you age and what can be done to keep your mind healthy. Then, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, Robert Klitzman and The Post's Tara Parker-Pope speak with associate editor Jonathan Capehart about ways to de-stigmatize aging. Finally, director for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, Walter J. Koroshetz and associate professor for the department of neurology at Emory University discuss the racial health disparities in chronic disease management. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

Best-selling author Michael Lewis, W. Kamau Bell and Geraldine Brooks join Washington Post opinion editor David Shipley to talk about putting a spotlight on exemplary federal employees featured in The Post's "Who is Government" project. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Former National Economic Council director Brian Deese and Schneider Electric CEO Peter Herweck join Washington Post Live to discuss the latest decarbonization technologies, global energy security and the challenge of powering the AI revolution. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile joins Washington Post Live to discuss the high-stakes encounter, the latest battleground polls and the top issues driving the electorate. Conversation recorded on Monday, September 9, 2024.

Washington Post columnist Max Boot joins The Post’s Karen Tumulty “Reagan: His Life and Legend” to discuss Reagan's political evolution, how the former president helped end the Cold War and his complex family life. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

Jen O’Malley Dillon, campaign chair for Vice President Kamala Harris, joins The Post’s Michael Scherer from the Democratic National Convention to discuss Harris’s speech in Chicago, the Democrats’ economic message and the campaign’s strategy to reach undecided voters in battleground states. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, August 22, 2024.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to discuss the stakes for the 2024 election, Democrats’ vision for America and U.S. support for Israel. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, August 22, 2024.

Moon Unit Zappa, actor, singer and author of a new memoir “Earth to Moon,” joins Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers to discuss her upbringing in Hollywood as the child of iconoclast Frank Zappa, her path as an artist and her father’s musical legacy. Conversation recorded on Thursday, August 15, 2024.