Washington Post Live
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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.
Episodes
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Dec 16, 2022 • 32min
Tilda Swinton on her dual roles in ‘The Eternal Daughter’
Movie critic Ann Hornaday speaks with actor Tilda Swinton about her dual mother-daughter roles in “The Eternal Daughter” and her craft as an actor over her wide-ranging career.
Dec 16, 2022 • 29min
First Look with Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ruth Marcus and Hugh Hewitt
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ruth Marcus and contributing correspondent Hugh Hewitt about divisions within the Republican party and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates.
Conversation recorded on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.
Dec 16, 2022 • 6min
Check out "The 7"
On The Post’s new podcast, "The 7," host Jeff Pierre takes you through the seven most important and interesting stories of the day. It's a way to get caught up in just a few minutes. It comes out every weekday at 7 a.m. Check it out today, then find and follow "The 7" so you're set for the new week.
Dec 15, 2022 • 44min
Key Congressional leader and economists on lame-duck agenda
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with House Majority Whip Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), Council of Economic Advisers Glenn Hubbard and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas about Congress’s lame-duck and look at the remaining to-do items on Capitol Hill.
Conversations recorded on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.
Dec 13, 2022 • 29min
Germany’s climate envoy on Europe’s climate policies and energy security
Washington Post climate reporter Michael Birnbaum speaks with Jennifer Morgan, Germany’s special envoy for international climate action, about Europe’s efforts to slow global warming, the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and her move from Greenpeace international to the German government.
Conversation recorded Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.
Dec 12, 2022 • 25min
Leading Senate negotiators on bill to protect same-sex marriages
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 newsletter Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) about the months of negotiations to pass a bill guaranteeing protections for same-sex and interracial couples and the prospects for other bipartisan legislation in the lame-duck Congress.
Dec 12, 2022 • 27min
Richard Stengel on 'Mandela: The Lost Tapes'
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Richard Stengel, a former managing editor at Time magazine, about his new podcast "Mandela: The Lost Tapes" and the never-before-heard audio of his conversations with the South African leader.
Conversation recorded on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.
Dec 9, 2022 • 29min
First Look with Sarah Kaplan, Megan McArdle and Stephen Stromberg
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Sarah Kaplan, Megan McArdle and Stephen Stromberg about combatting climate change and the role of the private and public sectors in reducing carbon emissions.
Conversations recorded on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.
Dec 8, 2022 • 30min
Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen on their caregiving advocacy and experiences
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 newsletter Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen about how their personal experiences as caregivers have informed their advocacy for national paid family and medical leave and the prospects for bipartisan cooperation in the new Congress.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.
Dec 8, 2022 • 56min
Kerry & Romney on U.S. climate policies and energy innovation
Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee and Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell host back-to-back conversations with special climate envoy John Kerry and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) about the Biden administration’s climate policies at home and abroad, U.S. investments in clean energy innovation and the prospects for bipartisan cooperation in the next Congress. This event is as part of a new, special week-long series, “This is Climate.”
Conversation recorded on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
