Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger D. Carstens joins The Post’s Jason Rezaian to discuss the recent historic prisoner trade releasing several Americans and other individuals from Russian prisons, his ongoing work to free other U.S. citizens abroad and efforts to end the practice of hostage-taking. Conversation recorded on Monday, August 12, 2024.

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Sudan’s hunger and displacement crisis, the underlying conflict of the country’s civil war and the response from the international community. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Wendy Sherman joins Washington Post Live to discuss the escalating tensions in the Middle East, the repercussions of the historic prisoner swap between Russia and the United States and the state of American foreign policy. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) and Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt (R) join Washington Post Live for a bipartisan conversation about the state of election security, fears about political violence and the rise of disinformation. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University and Comfort Ero, president & CEO of the International Crisis Group join Washington Post Live to examine Sudan’s hunger and displacement crisis, the underlying conflict of the country’s civil war and the response from the international community. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson joins Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer from Paris to discuss Team USA’s top runners, his efforts to boost the popularity of track and field and his record-breaking career. Conversation recorded on Monday, July 29, 2024.

In a special expanded edition of First Look, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) talked about Vice President Kamala Harris’s White House campaign, possibilities for her running mate and the political dynamic in his home state. Next, Post reporters and columnists discussed where the presidential contest goes from here and offered perspectives on a historic and unpredictable election. Conversation recorded on Friday, July 26, 2024.

Ziyad Al-Aly, chief of research for the VA St. Louis Health Care System and Jaime Seltzer, scientific director of #MEAction and Stanford University research scientist, discuss the ranging impacts of long covid and how health care institutions can improve in educating the public on the diagnosis. Then, Chimére L. Sweeney, founder and director of The Black Long Covid Experience and Linda Sprague Martinez, director of the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health discuss the challenges people...

Rep Adam Smith (D-Wash.) joins Washington Post Live to weigh in on Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House, the Democratic Party’s message and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Democratic political strategist David Axelrod joins Washington Post Live to discuss President Biden’s decision to end his campaign, hat could happen next, the best path forward for Democrats and his long-standing reservations about Biden’s electoral path to victory. Conversation recorded on Monday, July 22, 2024.

Jason Rezaian, the former Tehran bureau chief for The Washington Post, who was unjustly imprisoned in 2014 in Iran on charges of espionage for 544 days joins The Post’s Frances Stead Sellers to reflect on his freedom 10 years since his imprisonment, his work to raise awareness about journalists being held captive and the state of global press freedom. Conversation recorded on Monday, July 22, 2024.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor, E.J. Dionne and Megan McArdle about Donald Trump’s speech at the RNC and calls for President Biden to step out of the election. Conversation recorded on Friday, July 19, 2024.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu joins Washington Post Live to discuss why he now favors Trump’s candidacy despite his past criticisms, the future of the Republican Party and the renewed calls to lower the temperature on the national political discourse. Conversation recorded on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Corey Lewandowski joins Washington Post Live to discuss how Donald Trump's attempted assassination has changed the former president, how the Republican Party has unified during the RNC and why he believes "the next two weeks will be critical for the Democratic Party." Conversation recorded on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joins Washington Post Live from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to discuss the Secret Service's "massive security failure" following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, bias within the mainstream media and how Republicans are unifying ahead of the 2024 election. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) joins Washington Post senior congressional correspondent and columnist Paul Kane to discuss why he is standing by Biden’s candidacy, the divisions in the Democratic Party and how he sees the stakes for the presidential contest. Conversation recorded on Friday, July 12, 2024.

Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton joins Washington Post Live to discuss the state of NATO, what a second Trump administration’s foreign policy might look like and the latest on the war in Ukraine. Conversation recorded on Thursday, July 11, 2024.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) discusses the looming questions around President Biden’s candidacy, the role of progressives in the 2024 election and whether the Democratic Party needs generational change at the top of their ticket. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, Jennifer Rubin and Max Boot about Biden’s faltering debate performance amid Trump’s untruths, where the presidential race goes from here and rising gloom among many Israeli citizens. Conversation recorded on Friday, June 28, 2024.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about NATO's upcoming 75th anniversary summit, the alliance's role in helping to "build a bridge" to Ukraine's membership within NATO and the "continued unity" among NATO allies in supporting Ukraine's defense efforts. Conversation recorded on Thursday, June 27, 2024.

Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke and Virginia’s broadband office director Tamarah Holmes join Washington Post Live to discuss the latest efforts to address the persistent gaps in broadband connectivity and the obstacles in providing universal high-speed internet access. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

Sierra co-founder and OpenAI chair Bret Taylor discusses why the current AI revolution could be "a bit of a bubble" and how he believes the technology will "almost certainly" displace certain jobs. Then, Stanford School of Medicine dean Lloyd Minor and Mass General Brigham chief medical information officer Rebecca G. Mishuris talk about how AI could shape the future of health care and combat burnout among providers. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Marianne LeVine, E.J. Dionne and George F. Will about Trump’s quest for a running mate, the upcoming presidential debate and the legacy of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Conversation recorded on Friday, June 21, 2024.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona discusses what's behind the growing teacher shortage and how modifications to the education system, including adequate compensation can help replenish the need for educators in the U.S. Then, Ford Foundation program officer for U.S. disability rights Rebecca Cokley and the National Center for Learning Disabilities CEO Jacqueline Rodriguez talk about the lasting impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the continued strain on resources that have hit America’s 7...

Kai-Fu Lee, chair of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI discusses the latest advances from his AI start-up and his hopes to usher in China’s ChatGPT moment. Then, Post reporters, Eva Dou and Gerrit De Vynck talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to preserve America’s technological edge amid a global race to be the leader in the AI revolution. Conversation recorded on June 13, 2024 at The Futurist: The Age of AI summit.