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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Feb 11, 2022 • 27min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Ashley Parker, Hugh Hewitt & Eugene Robinson
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Ashley Parker, Hugh Hewitt and Eugene Robinson about the continuing situation on the Ukraine border, inflation and the former president’s documents kept at Mar-A-Lago.
Feb 10, 2022 • 29min
Anne Zink, MD and Shereef Elnahal, MD on the impact of the coronavirus on hospitals
Washington Post health politics and policy reporter Dan Diamond speaks with Anne Zink, MD, chief medical officer of Alaska, and Shereef Elnahal, MD, president and CEO of the University Hospital in Newark, about the impact the coronavirus pandemic continues to have on hospitals and health systems.
Feb 10, 2022 • 27min
Tomiko Brown-Nagin on the legacy of Judge Constance Baker Motley
Washington Post Congressional reporter Rhonda Colvin speaks with Tomiko Brown-Nagin about her new book, “Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality." Judge Constance Baker Motley was the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary and the only woman on the NAACP legal team who won the landmark school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education.
Feb 10, 2022 • 31min
Rohit Chopra on consumer protection amid rising inflation and cryptocurrency
Washington Post editorial writer Heather Long speaks with Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about consumer protection in the era of big banks and big tech, competition in the financial sector and how Americans can protect their finances in this turbulent time.
Feb 8, 2022 • 19min
Sen. Robert Menendez on U.S. response to crisis in Ukraine and possible sanctions on Russia
Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about possible sanctions the Senate may impose on Russia and how the Biden administration should respond to any Russian aggression.
Feb 8, 2022 • 31min
Deborah Watts on how Mamie Till-Mobley galvanized the civil rights movement
Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with Deborah Watts, co-founder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation and cousin of Emmett Till, about how Mamie Till-Mobley galvanized the civil rights movement in our continuing series about the role of Black women in the country’s history.
Feb 7, 2022 • 25min
Danielle Outlaw on Philadelphia's all-time homicide record and her plans to reduce gun violence
Washington Post criminal justice Tom Jackman speaks with Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw about her city’s all-time high rate of homicides in 2021, her plans to reduce gun violence and how to strengthen community relations.
Feb 7, 2022 • 25min
Philippe Étienne on NATO and European allies approach to crisis in Ukraine
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Philippe Étienne, the French Ambassador to the United States, about the latest on Russia and Ukraine and how NATO and European allies approach the potential conflict.
Feb 4, 2022 • 24min
Marlee Matlin on her new film, "CODA"
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Selles speaks with Academy Award-winner Marlee Matlin about her new film “CODA,” a coming-of-age story about a young woman who is the only hearing member of her family.
Feb 4, 2022 • 29min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Amber Phillips, Ruth Marcus & George F. Will
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Amber Phillips, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about the January jobs report, the latest on Ukraine and the recent U.S. strike that killed the leader of ISIS.
