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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Oct 12, 2021 • 47min
Rep. Brad Wenstrup and Ala Stanford, MD, discuss the State of obesity in America
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Ala Stanford, MD, sit down with The Post's Paige Winfield Cunningham to discuss the obesity epidemic in the United States and innovative ways to tackle this problem.
Oct 12, 2021 • 55min
Mark Carney and Anne Simpson talk about ESG investing and its potential impact on the environment
Washington Post reporter Libby Casey speaks with U.N. special envoy on climate action and finance Mark Carney and the managing investment director of CalPERS Anne Simpson about the investment methodology known as Environmental, Social and Governance.
Oct 11, 2021 • 26min
Prairie View A&M University President Ruth Simmons talks about the state of HBCUs in the U.S.
Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan spoke with Prairie View A&M University President Ruth Simmons about the state of HBCUs.
Oct 8, 2021 • 27min
Diana Trujillo talks about her work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and her advocacy around STEM
Diana Trujillo joins The Post to discuss her work with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, advocacy around STEM education and her journey immigrating to the United States from Colombia.
Oct 8, 2021 • 26min
First Look with The Post’s Michael Duffy, Jacqueline Alemany, Ruth Marcus & Jennifer Rubin
Michael Duffy sits down with Washington Post correspondents and columnists to discuss Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s congressional testimony, the agreement to raise the debt ceiling and more.
Oct 8, 2021 • 29min
'Dopesick,' a new limited series, explores how Big Pharma fueled the opioid epidemic
"Dopesick" is a new limited series that chronicles how Big Pharma fueled the opioid epidemic. Michael Keaton and Rosario Dawson, who star in the series, and Danny Strong, the series' creator, join The Post to discuss the show.
Oct 8, 2021 • 46min
Rep. Lauren Underwood and Richard Besser, MD, discuss efforts to make health care more affordable
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and Richard E. Besser, MD, discuss efforts to make healthcare more affordable in the United States and deliver innovative, quality care to a wider swath of Americans in the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic.
Oct 7, 2021 • 29min
John Tye, attorney for Facebook whistleblower, talks about her complaint and what's next
John Tye, one of the attorneys for Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, joins The Post to discuss the tens of thousands of pages of internal documents that Haugen claims show the company “chooses profits over safety.”
Oct 7, 2021 • 20min
OPM director Kiran Ahuja shares how the federal government is implementing its vaccine mandate
Kiran Ahuja, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, addresses the rollout of the federal COVID-19 vaccine policy with Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany.
Oct 7, 2021 • 27min
'There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century' with author Fiona Hill
Washington Post investigative reporter Carol Leonnig spoke with former deputy assistant to the president and U.S. National Security Council official Fiona Hill about her new memoir, “There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century."
