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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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Jan 20, 2022 • 28min
Quiara Alegría Hudes discusses her new memoir, “My Broken Language”
Washington Post reporter Arelis R. Hernández speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes about her new memoir, “My Broken Language,” growing up between cultures and how her roots have shaped her creative voice.

Jan 20, 2022 • 29min
Cedric Richmond on Biden's first year in office
Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with Cedric Richmond, senior advisor to President Biden and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, about the administration’s efforts to address COVID-19 and the top priorities for year two.

Jan 20, 2022 • 31min
Valerie Bertinelli on her new book "Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today"
Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers speaks with award-winning actor Valerie Bertinelli about her new book, “Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today.”

Jan 19, 2022 • 26min
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD and Céline Gounder, MD lay out a national strategy for living with covid-19
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with former health advisers to President Biden’s transition team Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD and Céline Gounder, MD, about a new national strategy for living with covid-19, rather than continuing efforts to eradicate the virus.

Jan 19, 2022 • 29min
Gov. Chris Sununu on New Hampshire's response to the omicron variant and record hospitalizations
The Washington Post's Jacqueline Alemany, anchor of The Early 202, speaks with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) about dealing with the omicron and delta variants, his use of the National Guard to aid health-care facilities and his decision not to run for the U.S. Senate in 2022 but seek a fourth term as governor.

Jan 14, 2022 • 30min
Martin Luther King III on the state of voting rights legislation in Congress
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with Martin Luther King III, the late civil rights leader’s eldest son and the chair of the Drum Major Institute, about voting rights, what he thinks Congress should do next and the lessons from his father’s enduring legacy.

Jan 14, 2022 • 28min
First Look with Jonathan Capehart, Donna F. Edwards, Frances Stead Sellers & George F. Will
Washington Post Live’s “First Look” offers a smart, inside take on the day’s politics. Jonathan Capehart will host a reporter debrief followed by a roundtable discussion with Washington Post opinions columnists.

Jan 13, 2022 • 54min
Securing Cyberspace with Jeremy Sheridan, Dmitri Alperovitch and Tonya Ugoretz
Washington Post national security reporter Ellen Nakashima speaks with Jeremy Sheridan, the assistant director of Office of Investigations at U.S. Secret Service, Dmitri Alperovitch, the co-founder and chair of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, and Tonya Ugoretz, deputy assistant director of the Cyber Division at the F.B.I, in a series of conversations about the path forward for public and private entities to secure cyberspace.

Jan 13, 2022 • 28min
Protecting Public Safety with Emada Tingirides
Tingirides discusses new recommendations from the Council on Criminal Justice on how to respond to the national rise in violent crime and what is contributing to the spike including in her city.

Jan 13, 2022 • 30min
The Early 202: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.)
The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee discusses why he believes President Biden’s tax plan will slow economic growth and reflects on his decision to not run for reelection after serving 13 terms.


