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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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Feb 5, 2020 • 21min
Iowa and the future of election technology
Today on Post Reports: Tony Romm on the makers of the app that set back the results of the Iowa caucuses. Samantha Schmidt describes how sex education classes in some states are reacting to the #MeToo era. And Mike DeBonis on a surprise moment in the Senate impeachment trial.Read more:An untested app rolled out and broke down during the Iowa caucuses. Read more about the company that delivered it.Propelled by the #MeToo movement, a growing number of states are mandating consent be taught in sex education classes. The Senate impeachment trial went pretty much as predicted — with one notable exception on its last day. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 4, 2020 • 28min
Inside the chaos of the Iowa caucuses
Today on Post Reports, Jenna Johnson explains the result delays at the Iowa caucuses. Juliet Eilperin fills us in on the many environmental policy changes we’ve missed while distracted by impeachment and the election. And Abha Bhattarai on the mindful appeal of Legos.Read more:An epic breakdown in Iowa shines a spotlight on the caucus system as a whole. While impeachment and the election have held our attention, President Trump has dismantled age-old policies in the environmental world –– among them, one protecting migratory birds. The world’s largest toymaker is pitching its bricks as a form of mindfulness. Read more about the adults gladly playing along.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 3, 2020 • 28min
The new targets of Trump’s travel ban
Today on Post Reports, national reporter Abigail Hauslohner outlines the expansion of President Trump’s travel ban. Beth Reinhard looks into how presidential pardoning has evolved under Trump. And Dan Balz explores whether a president can be impeached more than once. Read more:President Trump’s expanded travel ban has been blasted by Democrats as “clearly discriminatory” against people from predominantly black and Muslim nations. In his first three years of office, Trump issued a record-low number of decisions on pardon requests and left thousands of petitioners in limbo. Can a president be impeached more than once? How that process could go down. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Feb 1, 2020 • 25min
How do caucuses work, anyway?
Kayla Epstein explains the chaotic, confusing, bizarre process that is the Iowa caucuses. And political reporter Aaron Blake tells us how the GOP succeeded in blocking witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial. Read more: Kayla Epstein explains how the 2020 primaries begin, with the “giant game of musical chairs” that is the Iowa caucuses.Aaron Blake on Republicans blocking witnesses.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Jan 31, 2020 • 27min
Is the White House ready for the new coronavirus?
Lena Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb explain the dangers of the coronavirus outbreak. Amber Phillips talks about that moment with Rand Paul. And Michelle Ye Hee Lee on the Trump donors who are going from zero to 60 with big contributions.Read more:Impeachment questions come to an end with little resolved.Lena Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb on the panic surrounding the coronavirus.Michelle Ye Hee Lee covers the people throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars at Trump.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Jan 30, 2020 • 28min
Majority of black Americans call Trump 'racist'
Aaron Blake says the debate over whether to call witnesses still hangs over the impeachment trial. Vanessa Williams reports on why 8 in 10 black Americans say President Trump is racist. And many questions remain as Britain prepares to leave the E.U.Read more:All eyes are on the moderate Republicans as the Senate impeachment trial enters a new phase. Most black Americans say Trump is “racist.”Impending Brexit leaves loose ends.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Jan 28, 2020 • 24min
Who’s paying for Trump’s lawyers?
As the president’s impeachment defense rests, Ann Marimow explains who is paying for his lawyers. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tells The Post's Anthony Faiola that he's still firmly in control. And Marian Liu on the branding genius of K-pop group BTS.Read more:Who is paying for Trump’s defense in the impeachment trial?Reporter Anthony Faiola sat down with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. BTS is more than a K-pop group. It’s a booming business.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Jan 28, 2020 • 29min
The Bolton question hangs over impeachment trial
Today on Post Reports, political reporter Aaron Blake breaks down President Trump’s impeachment defense. Kyle Swenson explains the cluster of HIV cases in West Virginia. And sports columnist Jerry Brewer reflects on Kobe Bryant’s stardom on and off the court, as well as his sexual assault case. Read more:The Senate impeachment trial continues and President Trump’s defense team says their piece. Read live impeachment trial updates.Post reporter Kyle Swenson says one of the many side effects of the opioid crisis in West Virginia has been a burst of HIV cases. Read how people are trying to treat these cases.Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash Sunday. Read about his life from sports columnist Jerry Brewer.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Jan 24, 2020 • 31min
What reparations mean to one American family
Today on Post Reports, business reporter Tracy Jan tells the story of one family for whom reparations mean more than money. Geoff Edgers explains the hidden history of Roberta Flack’s hit song “Killing Me Softly.Read more:This family faced slavery and internment during World War II. To them, reparations mean more than money.The true story behind the song ‘Killing me softly.’Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Jan 24, 2020 • 23min
‘Hello MBS.’ How the world’s richest man was hacked.
Amber Phillips tells us about the latest antics by the world’s greatest deliberative body: One senator read a book Thursday while one doodled through another day of the impeachment trial. After Jeff Bezos and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia exchanged numbers at a dinner party, Bezos was hacked. Marc Fisher explains how the hack went down. And, Emily Yahr on why we’re obsessed with Wikipedia’s “personal life” section. Background reading: The Senate impeachment trial continues. Read live impeachment trial updates from The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/impeachment-trial-live-updates/2020/01/22/3beb411e-3d05-11ea-8872-5df698785a4e_story.html?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=post-reports ‘Hello MBS,’ Jeff Bezos wrote in a text. Then, he was hacked: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/un-ties-alleged-phone-hacking-to-posts-coverage-of-saudi-arabia/2020/01/22/a0bc63ba-3d1f-11ea-b90d-5652806c3b3a_story.html?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=post-reportsObsessed with Wikipedia ‘personal life’ entries? You’re not alone: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/obsessed-with-wikipedia-personal-life-entries-youre-not-alone/2019/12/30/cb31a50a-2673-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=post-reports


