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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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Sep 9, 2022 • 29min
First Look for September 9 with Annie Linskey, Josh Rogin and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Annie Linskey, Josh Rogin and Jennifer Rubin about midterm issues, including abortion and inflation as well as the new U.K. prime minister and the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Conversation recorded on Friday, Sept. 9

Sep 8, 2022 • 29min
Mo Amer on exploring the refugee experience through comedy
Washington Post global opinions editor Jason Rezaian speaks to Mohammed “Mo” Amer about his new semi-autobiographical Netflix series, “Mo,” growing up as a Palestinian refugee with his family in Houston and why he views his immigrant experience as an “every man” story.
Conversation recorded on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

Sep 8, 2022 • 55min
Labor activists on how workers are shaping the future of work
Washington Post tech at work writer Danielle Abril speaks with Ai-jen Poo, president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, Michelle Miller, co-founder of Coworker.org, and Jaz Brisack, organizing committee member of Starbucks Workers United about how the labor market is responding to dramatic disruptions brought on by inflation, automation, gigification and the pandemic.

Sep 7, 2022 • 52min
Experts on the impact of economic disparities on worker mobility
Washington Post deputy business editor Damian Paletta speaks with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), David Madland, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Valerie Wilson, director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute, about the economic drivers and disparities that impact mobility in the labor market.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.

Sep 2, 2022 • 30min
Best of: Pat Gelsinger on the CHIPS act and the future of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing
Washington Post associate editor and columnist David Ignatius speaks with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger about the global race to produce computer chips, Intel’s investments in U.S. manufacturing capacity and the role of government support.
Conversation was recorded on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Aug 30, 2022 • 51min
Best of: Inside the personal and political life of Democratic strategist Lis Smith
In this conversation from July 20, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with veteran Democratic political strategist Lis Smith about her memoir, “Any Given Tuesday,” a behind-the-scenes look at the fine line between personal and professional life while working at the top of Democratic politics.

Aug 29, 2022 • 30min
Best of: Eva Chen on her new book 'I Am Golden' and Asian American representation
Washington Post Tokyo bureau chief Michelle Ye Hee Lee speaks with Eva Chen, the current head of fashion partnerships at Instagram, about her latest children’s book, “I Am Golden,” how it was inspired by her family history and the impact of the growing cultural visibility of Asian Americans.
Recorded on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

Aug 26, 2022 • 31min
Best of: Former death row prisoner Anthony Ray Hinton shares his path to freedom and forgiveness
Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with Anthony Ray Hinton, who was sentenced to death and held in solitary confinement for 28 years on Alabama’s death row, about his long road to freedom and forgiveness, and the young readers edition of his book, “The Sun Does Shine.”
Conversation was recorded on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

Aug 24, 2022 • 30min
Best of: Bisa Butler on reckoning with history through art
Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with textile artist Bisa Butler about her work depicting historical and contemporary figures, her latest piece depicting an all-Black segregated infantry division during World War I and reckoning with history through art.
Recorded on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

Aug 23, 2022 • 30min
Best of: Barbara F. Walter on 'How Civil Wars Start'
In “How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them,” Barbara F. Walter argues that the United States has not been a traditional democracy for a few years, and worse, that we are following a well-worn path to civil war.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.


