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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Nov 3, 2021 • 50min
Heather Boushey and Jared Spataro discuss the future of work
Washington Post economics correspondent Heather Long has back-to-back conversations with Jared Spataro, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of modern work, and Heather Boushey, member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, on hybrid work models and the current state of the labor market.
Nov 2, 2021 • 30min
Donell Harvin and Clint Hickman discuss the Jan. 6 insurrection and its aftermath
National political enterprise and investigations editor Matea Gold hosts a conversation about The Post’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack and the fallout that is now reshaping elections across the country with former Chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence Donell Harvin, and Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman.
Nov 1, 2021 • 26min
Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) discusses supply chain issues and the future of the GOP
Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany speaks to Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) about the latest from the 50-50 Senate, the countdown to the 2022 midterms and the future of the GOP.
Nov 1, 2021 • 30min
Kevin Hassett discusses his new book 'The Drift: Stopping America's Slide To Socialism'
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with former senior adviser and chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett about his new book, “The Drift: Stopping America's Slide Toward Socialism.”
Oct 29, 2021 • 29min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Jacqueline Alemany, Hugh Hewitt & Eugene Robinson
Jonathan Capehart sits down with Washington Post correspondents and columnists to discuss President Biden's proposed and the upcoming COP26 Climate Change Conference.
Oct 28, 2021 • 41min
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee on the city's uptick in homicides
Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman speaks with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee about the city’s spike in homicides, strategies to keep communities safe and the role of policing.
Oct 28, 2021 • 53min
Michael Regan and youth activists discuss environmental justice and combatting climate change
Washington Post reporter Brady Dennis speaks to EPA administrator Michael Regan and youth activists Jerome Foster II and Leah Thomas about environmental justice and the government’s role in addressing how inequality is contributing to a public health crisis.
Oct 26, 2021 • 47min
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna on strengthening cybersecurity
Washington post reporter Joseph Marks speaks with Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna in back-to-back conversations on the challenges of defending against sophisticated cyber adversaries and increasing cybersecurity amid a broadening landscape of cyberthreats.
Oct 25, 2021 • 24min
Rep. John Curtis on attending COP26 and chairing the Conservative Climate Caucus
Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany speaks with Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah), chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus, on the upcoming COP26 climate summit, the Republican party’s views on climate change and the ongoing negotiations in Congress over infrastructure and social spending.
Oct 25, 2021 • 31min
Al Gore and Alexandria Villaseñor discuss COP26 and the actions needed to combat climate change
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with former vice president Al Gore and 16-year-old climate activist Alexandria Villaseñor about what actions need to be taken to combat climate change and what they hope to see come out of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference.
