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.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 29min
First Look with Marianna Sotomayor, Eugene Robinson and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor, Eugene Robinson and Jennifer Rubin about the future leadership of the House, the Georgia Senate runoff and the 2024 presidential election.
Conversation recorded on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022.
Dec 1, 2022 • 44min
Anthony Fauci on coronavirus pandemic and future of public health as he prepares to leave government
Washington Post health policy reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks with Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, about the state of the pandemic, the future of public health and the lessons he has learned from more than a half-century of public service as he prepares to step down.
Dec 1, 2022 • 32min
Chris Sununu on his reelection and the Republican party
Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu about winning his fourth term as governor, his analysis of the midterm results and his outlook for the 2024 presidential contest.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
Nov 30, 2022 • 47min
Impact of historic new investments in climate and energy spending
Washington Post deputy editor Juliet Eilperin speaks with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Cathy Zoi, CEO of the electric charging company EVGo about how massive investments made by the Inflation Reduction Act could help combat the climate crisis.
Nov 29, 2022 • 45min
Investing in the physical and mental health of the nation’s veterans
Washington Post opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy speaks with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Burn Pits 360 co-founder Rosie Torres about new investments the government is making to support the approximately 18 million veterans who have worn their country’s uniform in combat.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
Nov 29, 2022 • 28min
National Book Award winner Imani Perry on connecting America’s past and present
Washington Post national political enterprise reporter Robert Samuels speaks with Imani Perry, author of “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation,” which recently won the National Book Award for nonfiction, about what she learned writing the book about America’s past and present.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Nov 28, 2022 • 25min
Ditte Juul Jørgensen on E.U. climate agenda and COP27 climate talks
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Ditte Juul Jørgensen, the European Commission’s director-general for energy, about Europe’s immediate energy security needs, its climate agenda and what was accomplished at the recent COP27 climate talks.
This conversation was recorded on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.
Nov 24, 2022 • 18min
Global Women's Summit: Challenging the Church
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Lynne Cadigan, partner and principal at Cadigan & Boren, and Utah State Rep. Angela Romero (D) to discuss their efforts to challenge religious authority on a loophole that results in underreporting thousands of child sex abuse cases every year.
This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.
Nov 23, 2022 • 19min
Global Women's Summit: Fighting for Climate Justice
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, Xiye Bastida, co-founder of Re-Earth Initiatives and Alexandria Villaseñor, co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike about how girls and women are leading the shift in the climate movement.
This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.
Nov 22, 2022 • 28min
Global Women's Summit: Bearing Witness: Ukraine
Editor and author Tina Brown sits down with Sevgil Musaieva, the chief editor of Ukrainska Pravda, Heidi Levine, Washington Post contract photojournalist, and Janine Di Giovanni, director of The Reckoning Project, to discuss bearing witness to the war in Ukraine.
This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.
