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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Jan 11, 2022 • 26min
Lindsey Vonn on her new book, "Rise: My Story"
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks to Lindsey Vonn, the most decorated female skier in history, about her new memoir, "Rise: My Story.”
Jan 11, 2022 • 49min
Will Hurd and Damian Collins on the global impacts of disinformation
Washington Post technology policy reporter Cat Zakrzewski speaks with former congressman Will Hurd and Damian Collins, MP about the outsized impact disinformation campaigns have had around the world and what solutions are necessary to curb a global information disorder.
Jan 11, 2022 • 29min
Ginger Zee on her new book, "A Little Closer to Home" and her mental health journey
Washington Post media reporter Sarah Ellison speaks with ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee joins Washington Post Live about her new book, “A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm,” her ongoing mental health struggles and how to lessen the stigma around seeking treatment.
Jan 10, 2022 • 29min
Jerome Adams, MD and Leana Wen, MD discuss covid's impact on the next six months
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, and emergency physician and professor of health policy Leana S. Wen, MD about the latest developments with the omicron variant and what this means for the country.
Jan 7, 2022 • 27min
Filippo Grandi on the state of the Afghan refugee crisis
Washington Post reporter Missy Ryan speaks with Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, about the current state of Afghanistan and the humanitarian needs for the 3.5 million people displaced by regional conflict.
Jan 7, 2022 • 24min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, E.J. Dionne, Paul Kane & Jennifer Rubin
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s E.J. Dionne, Paul Kane & Jennifer Rubin about the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the next steps for the House select committee investigation.
Jan 6, 2022 • 29min
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson on the House investigation into the Jan. 6 riot
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chair the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, about what the committee has learned, the next phase of its work and how the attack impacted Congress and the country.
Jan 6, 2022 • 29min
Rep. Adam Kinzinger on the one year anniversary of Jan. 6
Washington Post anchor of The Early 202 Jacqueline Alemany speaks to Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of only two Republicans on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, about the one year anniversary of the attack and where that investigation is headed.
Jan 6, 2022 • 49min
Jonah Goldberg, Stephen Hayes, Paul Clement and Nadine Strossen discuss free speech in 2022
Washington Post staff writer Sarah Ellison has back-to-back conversation about the state of free speech and the First Amendment with The Dispatch's Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes, Paul Clement, former 43rd U.S. solicitor general, and Nadine Strossen, former national president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Jan 5, 2022 • 27min
Rep. Jamie Raskin on the one year anniversary of Jan. 6
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) about his experience during the insurrection, his work on the Jan. 6 select committee, the tragic suicide of his son Tommy, and his new book, “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy.”
