Washington Post Live
The Washington Post
A podcast from Washington Post Live, the newsroom’s live journalism platform, where top-level government officials, business leaders, cultural influencers and emerging voices discuss the most pressing issues driving the news cycle nationally and across the globe.
From one-on-one newsmaker interviews to in-depth multi-segment programs, Washington Post Live brings The Post’s newsroom to life.
From one-on-one newsmaker interviews to in-depth multi-segment programs, Washington Post Live brings The Post’s newsroom to life.
Episodes
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Jul 20, 2018 • 31min
The Cyber 202 Live: Threat detection, intelligence sharing and cutting-edge research
The Washington Post’s Ellen Nakashima interviews leaders from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to discuss the most significant cyber threats facing the U.S.
Jun 26, 2018 • 26min
Tax Reform in America: One-on-One with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.) assesses the political and policy outlook for phase two of tax reform.
Jun 26, 2018 • 28min
Tax Reform in America: The business of tax reform
Senior leaders from the business and labor communities evaluate tax reform’s effect on the corporate and manufacturing sectors as well as on American workers.
Jun 26, 2018 • 27min
Tax Reform in America: One-on-One with Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett
Kevin Hassett, the head of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers discusses whether tax reform is delivering on its promises and where tax reform goes from here.
Jun 20, 2018 • 40min
The Health 202 Live: One-on-One with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar
The Washington Post’s Paige Winfield Cunningham speaks one-on-one with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about reducing health-care costs, Medicare payment reform, lowering prescription drug prices and expanding access to lower-cost insurance.
Jun 20, 2018 • 23min
The Health 202 Live: The cost of chronic disease
Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. David A. Kessler and former New York University Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health Dr. Marion Nestle look at the role chronic disease plays in driving up health-care spending.
Jun 20, 2018 • 27min
The Health 202 Live: A view from Capitol Hill
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) examine the latest proposals to reduce the cost of health care for Americans.
Jun 19, 2018 • 33min
Free to State: Patton Oswalt talks comedy and free speech
Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Patton Oswalt discusses the evolution of comedy as a form of free speech.
Jun 19, 2018 • 27min
Free to State: Let’s talk about ‘political correctness’
The co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Melina Abdullah, comedian and documentarian Hari Kondabolu and podcast host Dylan Marron, discuss whether promoting equality and inclusion is at loggerheads with free speech.
Jun 19, 2018 • 32min
Free to State: What the end of net neutrality means for online speech
Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), President and CEO of USTelecom Jonathan Spalter and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation President Robert Atkinson debate net neutrality rules.
