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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Aug 16, 2022 • 29min
PayPal co-founder and Affirm CEO Max Levchin on immigration and the American Dream
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Ukrainian-born, PayPal co-founder and CEO of Affirm, Max Levchin, for a conversation about his immigrant experience in pursuit of the American Dream.
Aug 16, 2022 • 29min
Maven CEO on innovation in health care and post-Roe landscape for employers
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Maven Clinic founder and CEO Kate Ryder about how technology has changed the health-care landscape, how the company adapted during the pandemic and providing health-care services post-Roe.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.
Aug 15, 2022 • 33min
Sen. Tim Scott on FBI search of Trump's estate and his new book “America, a Redemption Story"
Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) about his new book, “America, a Redemption Story,” the current dynamic in the GOP and the state of American politics.
Aug 15, 2022 • 30min
WHO monkeypox lead on global health emergency and response
Washington Post national health reporter Dan Diamond speaks with Rosamund Lewis, MDCM, the World Health Organization’s monkeypox technical lead, about the response to the global health emergency and why she thinks the disease is unlikely to become a global pandemic.
Conversation recorded Monday, August 15, 2022.
Aug 12, 2022 • 31min
First Look for August 12 with Jonathan Capehart, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Dana Milbank and Jennifer Rubin
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Dana Milbank and Jennifer Rubin about the FBI’s search of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and the results of the Inflation Reduction Act House vote.
Conversation recorded on Friday, August 12, 2022.
Aug 11, 2022 • 28min
NYC health commissioner on the monkeypox outbreak
Washington Post national health reporter Dan Diamond speak with Ashwin Vasan, MD commissioner of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, about the Biden administration’s decision to declare monkeypox a public health emergency, the growing outbreak and public health efforts to mitigate it.
Conversation record on Thursday, August 11, 2022.
Aug 10, 2022 • 30min
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez on the importance of LGBTQ+ representation and her latest role on "Loot"
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with actress, musician and activist, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, about breaking barriers, her creative range and her latest role on the show “Loot.”
Aug 10, 2022 • 30min
Dallas DA on gun control and diminishing overcrowding in jails
Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman speaks with Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot about protecting public safety and keeping low-level offenders out of overcrowded jails.
Conversation recorded on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
Aug 10, 2022 • 31min
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Annie Kuster on their bipartisan mental health legislation
On Washington Post Live’s “Across the Aisle,” Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Anne Caldwell speaks with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Rep. Ann Kuster (D-N.H.) about their effort to simplify access to mental health insurance coverage and opioid treatment prescriptions.
Aug 10, 2022 • 20min
Rep. Gregory Meeks on China's reaction to Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan
Just back from accompanying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on her trip to Asia, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) speaks with Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell to discuss U.S. economic and military ties to Japan and South Korea, and the threat posed by China.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.
