Episodes
Chiney Ogwumike, two-time WNBA All-Star turned sports commentator, host and podcaster joins The Post’s Sally Jenkins to discuss her journey from athlete to analyst, the rising popularity of women’s basketball and how she sees the new generation of talent dominating the game today. Conversation recorded on Monday, May 6, 2024.
Published 05/06/24
Published 05/06/24
Media leaders, advocates and journalists join Washington Post Live on World Press Freedom Day to assess the state of global press freedom, the technological shifts reshaping the industry and what's at stake as billions around the world head to the polls this year. Conversation recorded at The Post's World Press Freedom Day event on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Published 05/03/24
White House Bureau Chief Toluse Olorunnipa discusses President Biden's response to the protests roiling college campuses over the Israel-Gaza war and why he "can't ignore them." Then, reporters Isaac Arnsdorf and Perry Stein talk about Donald Trump's hush money trials and how the former president is "situating himself" alongside Jan. 6 defendants. Conversation recorded on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
Published 05/02/24
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Canada’s former first lady, joins The Post's Tara Parker-Pope to discuss the importance of mental health, her public split from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and how vulnerability can create "healthier democracies." Conversation recorded on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Published 05/01/24
Silverado Policy Chair Dmitri Alperovitch joins Washington Post Live to discuss his new book, “World on the Brink,” about the challenge of China for American foreign policy and recent efforts between the two countries to cool tensions. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Published 04/30/24
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel talked about the agency's efforts to address the broadband gap with "precision" and why she's "optimistic" about the prospect for progress. Then, Brookings Institution's Nicol Turner Lee and CareJourney CEO Aneesh Chopra discuss ways to ensure that the rapidly changing digital era does not leave underserved communities behind. Conversation recorded on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Published 04/26/24
Kellyanne Conway, former senior counselor to President Donald Trump, discusses the former president's potential vice presidential running mates, the impact that Jan. 6 could have on Trump's electoral prospects and the national debate over abortion policy. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, April 25, 2024.
Published 04/24/24
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D- MD.) discusses the foreign aid package deal for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the Biden administration's leverage with Israel and why he thinks the U.S. should restore funding to UNRWA. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Published 04/23/24
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor, Ramesh Ponnuru and Jason Willick about Mike Johnson’s strategy to pass foreign aid, divisions in the GOP caucus, fears over a wider Mideast war and how Republicans are navigating the politics of abortion. Conversation recorded on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Published 04/19/24
Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, and Valerie Sheares Ashby, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, join Washington Post Live to assess the state of manufacturing, the workforce required to sustain its growth and how manufacturing can play a role in decarbonizing the economy. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
Published 04/17/24
Former treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers and Yale Law School professor Natasha Sarin discuss their insights on the current state of the U.S. economy, America’s tax policies and the future of the national debt. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Published 04/16/24
World-renowned photographer Cristina Mittermeier details how she uses photography to document the effects of climate change on the oceans and wildlife. Then, land protector and model Quannah ChasingHorse and Maya’s Ideas CEO Maya Penn discuss how they're utilizing fashion, animation and their stories to reshape new narratives. Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at "This is Climate" summit.
Published 04/15/24
Rockefeller Foundation president Rajiv Shah talks about how it is "possible to win the fight against climate change." Then, LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren, Mill CEO Matt Rogers and Sublime Systems CEO Leah Ellis discuss the solutions they are working on for a low-carbon economy. Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at "This is Climate" summit.
Published 04/12/24
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” Early 202 co-author and Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with The Post’s Caroline Kitchener, Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus about Arizona’s abortion ban, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and OJ Simpson's complex legacy. Conversation recorded on Friday, April 12, 2023.
Published 04/12/24
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore discusses his state's rebuilding plans following the collapse of the Baltimore Key bridge and efforts to ensure that Maryland's "aggressive climate plan" does not "fall to a wayside" in the process. Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at "This is Climate" summit.
Published 04/11/24
The White House's senior advisor on international climate policy John Podesta talks about the Biden administration's environmental agenda and the impact of the AI boom on the power grid. Then, the WTO's director general Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala discusses why she thinks "trade is part of the solution to getting to net zero by 2050." Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at "This is Climate" summit.
Published 04/11/24
Best-selling writer Anne Lamott shares her reflections about the cycle of aging from a series of deeply personal Washington Post columns and the transformative power of love from her new book, "Somehow." Conversation recorded on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Published 04/10/24
National political reporter Isaac Arnsdorf discusses Donald Trump's political agenda for a potential second presidential term, Steve Bannon's desires to 'tear everything down,' and the how the abortion issue will impact the 2024 presidential election. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Published 04/09/24
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s William Booth, Josh Rogin and Max Boot about the al-Shifa Hospital raid, the Biden administration’s Israel policy and House Speaker Johnson’s attempts to pass aid to Ukraine. Conversation recorded on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Published 04/05/24
Adm. James Stavridis speaks with Post columnist David Ignatius about the Israeli Defense Forces strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy, Ukraine’s strikes inside Russia and what happens if Vladimir Putin expands his war. Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Published 04/04/24
John D. Porcari, former White House port envoy and Maryland transportation secretary, discusses the magnitude of disruption caused by the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, supply chain lessons learned from the pandemic and the timeline for the crisis’s cleanup. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Published 04/02/24
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Toluse Olorunnipa, Jennifer Rubin and Ramesh Ponnuru about President Biden’s financial edge over Donald Trump, the Democratic alarm over third-party challengers and the federal response to the Baltimore bridge collapse. Conversation recorded on Friday, March 29, 2024.
Published 03/29/24
Reporters Paul Kane, Hannah Knowles and Brianna Tucker discuss Ohio's critical Senate race and what it means for the general election, President Biden's thriving fundraising campaign ahead of what's expected to be "the most successful political fundraiser in political history," and Donald Trump's "unconventional tactics" to raise money for his campaign and legal fees. Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Published 03/28/24
Jared Spataro, head of AI at Work at Microsoft, talks about the company's Copilot assistant, how generative AI compares to other recent technology and why managers might currently be the most effective users of AI tools. Then, Ayanna Howard, dean of Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, discusses the future of computer science education and how to best prepare students for careers in the next iteration of the digital age. Conversations recorded on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Published 03/28/24