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Post Reports is the daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you’ve come to expect from the newsroom of The Post, for your ears. Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi are your hosts, asking the questions you didn’t know you wanted answered. Published weekdays around 5 p.m. Eastern time.
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Mar 4, 2020 • 26min
So ... Biden?
Today on Post Reports, Philip Bump talks through the Super Tuesday results and the narrowing field of Democratic candidates. Heather Long explains the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates in response to the coronavirus outbreak. And the proper way to wash your hands, according to a microbiologist.Read more:The Democrats’ race for the nomination is reshaped after Joe Biden’s surge on Super Tuesday. The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates in response to the coronavirus. One economist says it’s like putting a Band-Aid on your arm to cure a headache.The right way to wash your hands, according to an expert. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Mar 3, 2020 • 25min
Abortion in the age of a conservative Supreme Court
Caroline Kitchener on the abortion restriction being tested at the Supreme Court. William Wan on how the coronavirus epidemic could play out. And an island full of Buttigiegs, from Chico Harlan.Read more: An abortion case out of Louisiana is a first test for Trump’s Supreme Court justices.How is the coronavirus outbreak going to end? Here’s how similar epidemics played out.In this village, 1 in every 14 people is a Buttigieg.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Mar 2, 2020 • 35min
Super Tuesday, in 16 dispatches.
On Super Tuesday, more states hold contests to pick a presidential nominee, more voters have a chance to go to the polls and more delegates are allotted to candidates than on any other day on the primary calendar. We bring you to each of the 14 states holding primaries, as well as the global primary for Americans abroad and one U.S. territory. What is Super Tuesday and why is it important?Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 28, 2020 • 27min
Your questions about coronavirus, answered
Health reporters Lena H. Sun and Lenny Bernstein answer your questions about the coronavirus. Marian Liu talks about the discrimination Asian Americans have experienced since the start of the outbreak. And Week 4 of being quarantined with your partner ... and your mother-in-law. Everything you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak. How coronavirus is being used as a justification for racism. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 27, 2020 • 28min
What millennial voters care about in 2020
Eugene Scott describes the impact young voters may have on the presidential election. Drew Harwell on the psychological toll of Web-connected cameras. And Dan Keating explains whether the stop-and-frisk program is actually what lowered the crime rate in New York City, as former mayor Michael Bloomberg claims. Read more:What do young South Carolina Democrats want most in the upcoming election? Big change.Ring, Nest and other Internet-connected cameras have normalized surveillance and created a nation of voyeurs. An analysis of crime data in New York City suggests that the stop-and-frisk program championed by former mayor Mike Bloomberg wasn’t a major component in dropping crime rates.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 26, 2020 • 25min
The ‘radical feminists’ working against trans rights
Abha Bhattarai unpacks Walmart’s “Great Workplace” program, and why it means layoffs for workers. Samantha Schmidt on a strain of feminism that rejects the existence of transgender identity. And Shibani Mahtani explains how China’s ambitions are choking the Mekong River. Read more:Walmart employees say they’re preparing for job cuts as the retailer rolls out its “Great Workplace” program.Conservatives have found an unlikely ally in fighting transgender rights: so-called “radical feminists.”A journey down the Mekong River reveals displaced villages and a ruined ecosystem.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 25, 2020 • 28min
Reparations, rebranded
Matt Viser and Lenny Bernstein on how an old field of candidates changes the norms around the presidency. Tracy Jan looks into Rep. James Clyburn’s anti-poverty program, recast as reparations. Plus, Monica Hesse examines how Harvey Weinstein’s conviction changed the way we talk about rape. Read more:Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) proposed a race-neutral anti-poverty program a decade ago. Presidential candidates recast it as compensation for slavery.A historically old field of candidates refuses to release their health records.Why Harvey Weinstein’s conviction was revolutionary. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 24, 2020 • 25min
Mayors back Bloomberg’s bid
Fenit Nirappil asks why D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser supports Michael Bloomberg, even as he gets slammed by critics on race and gender issues. Joanna Slater discusses Trump’s visit to India. And NASA mourns the death of Katherine Johnson, a “hidden figure” during the 1960s space race, who died at 101.Read more:Trump visits India. Critics slam Bloomberg on race, gender. D.C.’s black, female mayor has his back.Katherine Johnson, ‘hidden figure’ at NASA during 1960s space race, dies at 101.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 21, 2020 • 22min
Shopping under the influence
Shane Harris talks about the lingering threat of Russian election interference and how the administration is responding. Abha Bhattarai on a new gimmick from retailers. And Gillian Brockell and Jessica Contrera on the CIA’s rebellious neighbors.Read more: President Trump chooses a new acting director of national intelligence, following revelations that Russia wants President Trump reelected.Boozy shopping is a thing now. Find out why stores like Whole Foods and Nordstrom are hooked.In 1933, two rebellious women bought a home in Virginia’s woods. Then the CIA moved in.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

Feb 20, 2020 • 29min
Kids are using Trump’s words to bully their classmates
Michael Scherer on the heated Nevada Democratic debate. And John Woodrow Cox andHannah Natanson talk about how President Trump’s rhetoric has affected bullying in American schools. Read more: Mike Bloomberg made his prime-time debut at the Democratic debate in Las Vegas — and he didn’t get a warm welcome from the other candidates. The president’s rhetoric has changed the way hundreds of children are harassed in American classrooms.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer


