Post Reports
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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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Jul 23, 2019 • 27min
Britain's next prime minister: Boris Johnson, the ‘frat boy’ of Brexit
William Booth unpacks what a Boris Johnson-led Brexit could look like. Plus, Aaron Davis on the companies at the center of the opioid epidemic and Ellie Krieger deconstructs the vocabulary of diet culture.
Jul 22, 2019 • 25min
What Mueller’s testimony will add to our knowledge of the investigation: Probably not much
Rosalind Helderman previews Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress on Wednesday. Todd Frankel on the dangers of home elevators. Plus, Dan Zak talks to an evangelical Christian climate scientist.
Jul 19, 2019 • 21min
The origin story of the lunar landing
Lillian Cunningham on the United States’ path to being the first to have astronauts walk on the moon. Plus, Sebastian Smee on an iconic photo of Mother Earth.
Jul 18, 2019 • 29min
Trump’s racist tweets, and the politics of white identity
Michael Scherer explains the president’s identity politics. Plus, Eugene Scott on the history underpinning the “go back” refrain. And readers tell us how it feels to be told you don’t belong.
Jul 17, 2019 • 27min
Seven years, 76 billion pain pills - tracking the opioid epidemic in the U.S.
Scott Higham and Steven Rich unpack the DEA’s pain pill database. Sean Sullivan explains what’s missing in presidential candidates’ appeals to Hispanic voters. And Justin Moyer on an alternative currency.
Jul 16, 2019 • 26min
What happened to Beto O’Rourke?
Damian Paletta explains how the U.S. government got behind on its bills. Plus, Jenna Johnson unpacks Beto O’Rourke’s lackluster fundraising numbers. And Sarah Kaplan on NASA’s upcoming experiments on old moon rocks.
Jul 15, 2019 • 31min
The immigration policies causing further uncertainty for asylum seekers
Nick Miroff and Kevin Sieff on the policies causing further uncertainty for asylum seekers. Plus, Amy Goldstein explains another threat to the ACA. And Rick Maese on the 10-year-old hoping to skateboard into the Olympics.
Jul 12, 2019 • 19min
‘You do know the banjo is an African instrument, right?!’: The black roots of country music
Emily Yahr, Valerie June, and Dina Bennett discuss the exclusion of black people from country music, highlighting the African American roots of the banjo and the contributions of black musicians in Nashville. They also explore the controversy surrounding the casting of a black actress as Ariel in The Little Mermaid and the cultural significance of mermaids in African folklore.
Jul 11, 2019 • 30min
‘A constant state of drowning’: 40% of Americans say they struggle to pay bills
Heather Long on the not-so-booming economy. Mike DeBonis explains the Democratic rifts in the House. And as far as Europe’s “flight shame” movement goes, Hannah Sampson says it has no chance in the United States.
Jul 10, 2019 • 25min
The FBI and ICE are scanning millions of Americans’ faces — without their knowledge or consent
Drew Harwell on how the FBI and ICE are using local DMV photos for facial-recognition searches. Dave Weigel talks about how Bernie Sanders has evolved on the campaign trail. And Anna Fifield on the bare bellies creating controversy in Beijing.
