Washington Post Live
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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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Feb 18, 2022 • 43min
Sara A. Jahnke, PhD, Rowena Johnston, PhD & Catherine Sanz on the path to gender equity
Washington Post politics and accountability anchor Libby Casey speaks with Sara A. Jahnke, PhD, Rowena Johnston, PhD & Catherine Sanz about how the omission of women in research, development and design across industries can have a significant impact on their health and safety.
Feb 18, 2022 • 40min
Rep. Joyce Beatty and Janai S. Nelson on the women who inspired them
Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with Rep. Joyce Beatty, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Janai S. Nelson, associate director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, about the women who inspired them and the continued structural barriers Black women face.
Feb 17, 2022 • 27min
World Stage: Crisis in Ukraine with William B. Taylor
William B. Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, discusses Russia-Ukraine tensions and the prospects for a diplomatic solution.
Feb 15, 2022 • 52min
Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on pandemic preparedness
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, about how the world can better prepare for another pandemic and the role of global collaboration between the public and private sectors.
Feb 15, 2022 • 26min
Dwight Chapin on his new memoir, "The President's Man," about his years working for Richard Nixon
Washington Post opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy speaks with Dwight L. Chapin, secretary and deputy assistant to President Richard M. Nixon from 1969 to 1973, about his new memoir, “The President’s Man: The Memoirs of Nixon’s Trusted Aide.”
Feb 11, 2022 • 27min
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Ashley Parker, Hugh Hewitt & Eugene Robinson
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Ashley Parker, Hugh Hewitt and Eugene Robinson about the continuing situation on the Ukraine border, inflation and the former president’s documents kept at Mar-A-Lago.
Feb 10, 2022 • 29min
Anne Zink, MD and Shereef Elnahal, MD on the impact of the coronavirus on hospitals
Washington Post health politics and policy reporter Dan Diamond speaks with Anne Zink, MD, chief medical officer of Alaska, and Shereef Elnahal, MD, president and CEO of the University Hospital in Newark, about the impact the coronavirus pandemic continues to have on hospitals and health systems.
Feb 10, 2022 • 27min
Tomiko Brown-Nagin on the legacy of Judge Constance Baker Motley
Washington Post Congressional reporter Rhonda Colvin speaks with Tomiko Brown-Nagin about her new book, “Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality." Judge Constance Baker Motley was the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary and the only woman on the NAACP legal team who won the landmark school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education.
Feb 10, 2022 • 31min
Rohit Chopra on consumer protection amid rising inflation and cryptocurrency
Washington Post editorial writer Heather Long speaks with Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about consumer protection in the era of big banks and big tech, competition in the financial sector and how Americans can protect their finances in this turbulent time.
Feb 8, 2022 • 19min
Sen. Robert Menendez on U.S. response to crisis in Ukraine and possible sanctions on Russia
Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about possible sanctions the Senate may impose on Russia and how the Biden administration should respond to any Russian aggression.
