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Capehart

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Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Capehart" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.

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Jan 17, 2025

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Episodes

Senator Christopher Coons on why he prays for President Trump 16.05.2017

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) discusses the firing of FBI director James Comey, the questions he needs answered to replace him and why he prays for President Trump.

Maxine Waters: Jeff Sessions believes “it’s his job to keep minorities in their place” 09.05.2017

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) talks about wanting to impeach Donald Trump, why she thinks Jeff Sessions is a racist and how she feels about her nickname, 'Auntie Maxine'.

Richard Branson on Trump’s coal plans: ‘I can’t think of anything more stupid’ 02.05.2017

Sir Richard Branson talks about climate change, space travel, and his kite boarding contest with his best bud Barack Obama. This interview comes from Washington Post Live and has been edited here for time and clarity.

Author Eric Liu: The power of decentralized resistance 25.04.2017

Eric Liu, author of "You're More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen's Guide to Making Change Happen" talks about the evolution of resistance movements, and offers advice for protesters today.

It’s not just Trump: With Brexit and France votes, Russia is cultivating the global right 18.04.2017

Jame Kirchick discusses some themes in his new book including the rightward lurch of Europeans and their governments and the rise of anti-Semitism.

Khalil Gibran Muhammad on how fear of Trump could become as dangerous as Trump himself 11.04.2017

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a professor at Harvard's Kennedy school, discusses a recent controversy in the schools of his hometown in New Jersey that involved race and slavery and the current dangers it revealed.

Congresswoman Karen Bass on why she feels like a political therapist 04.04.2017

As former speaker of the California Assembly, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) has experience working with a celebrity new to government and says she now feels like a political therapist for her constituents.

Does Estonia understand democracy better than any of us? 28.03.2017

President Kersti Kaljulaid is the first female and youngest person ever to be president of Estonia, a Baltic nation whose worries about a resurgent Russia are tempered by its faith in NATO and democracy.

Joe Manchin on why he's still a Democrat 21.03.2017

Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) discusses Russian interference in the presidential election and the messy effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Tony Blinken: 'This administration has turned our traditional openness into weakness' 14.03.2017

Tony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State for President Obama, discusses how President Trump's foreign policy fits into America's traditional role in the world including Russia, NATO and American diplomacy.

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union 07.03.2017

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union discusses uninviting Milo Yiannopoulos to CPAC, his definition of “alt-right” and why conservatives support Trump.

Professor Daina Ramey Berry 28.02.2017

Professor Daina Ramey Berry, discusses how she wrote about slavery from the slaves perspective instead of writing about them as objects, and why doing that is so important.

Keith Ellison: The Democratic Party isn't only for Democrats 21.02.2017

Rep. Keith Ellison wants to be the next chair of the of the DNC and true to his progressive roots, Ellison also believes “the Democratic Party should always be the party that stands with the aspiring working people of America.”

Tom Perez on why the Democratic party needs a dramatic culture shift 14.02.2017

Former Labor Secretary, Tom Perez, is now running to be the leader of the Democratic Party, a party he says needs a culture change that would allow democrats to connect with people again.

Laurence Tribe on why the judiciary is "our last best hope" 07.02.2017

As a Harvard Law professor, Laurence Tribe, has taught people like former president Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts. So, as someone who would know, Tribe discusses President Trumps rocky relationship with the constitution.

Lena Epstein: "I am a Jewish, millennial female, who is supporting Trump." 31.01.2017

Former co-chair of President Trump's Michigan campaign, Lena Epstein, explains why she supports Trump and how she navigates being a minority in her party.

Arthur Brooks explains how dignity links Trump and Obama 24.01.2017

There's no one better to talk to about now President Trump than Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. As the Author of "The Conservative Heart", Brooks discusses how dignity won Donald Trump the White House.

A Donald Trump survival guide -- from the mouths of Obama officials 17.01.2017

On this special Inauguration episode, we re-visit interviews with members of Obama's administration as they give their best advice on how to protect his legacy and maintain the progress made.

April Ryan on racial invisibility 10.01.2017

April Ryan, Washington Bureau Chief and White House correspondent for the American Urban Radio Network, discusses the need to be visible and vocal in upcoming years and discusses her latest book, ‘At Mama’s Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White’.

When cabinet members need to reach the president, this is the man they talk to first 03.01.2017

Broderick Johnson, White House Cabinet Secretary, is someone you probably have never heard of, but who has enormous power. He discusses meeting President Obama for the first time and working on perhaps his proudest achievement, My Brothers Keeper.

Former Obama official on the Trump cabinet picks that are actually good hires 26.12.2016

Derek Chollet, former Obama defense department official discusses Obama's foreign policy, Syria and the infamous red line and why some of President-elect Trump's picks to head the Pentagon and Homeland Security are actually good hires.

How Valerie Jarrett became Obama's most trusted adviser, and outlasted all her predecessors 20.12.2016

Valerie Jarrett is the longest-serving senior adviser to President Obama. She has survived Washington by being proud of her accomplishments, but never forgetting for whom she worked.

A call to arms from Attorney General Loretta Lynch 13.12.2016

Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the United States, discusses Russian involvement in the US presidential election, the rise of hate crimes in the US and calls for private citizens to keep protecting the civil rights of Americans.

Ambassador Susan Rice on the challenges of national security 05.12.2016

Susan Rice, national security advisor to President Obama, talks about the challenges of national security policy-making including Syria, Russia and Benghazi. She also discusses having the talk about race with her children.

Here's how to preserve the Kennedy ideal in Trump's America, from a Kennedy 29.11.2016

Mark Shriver, president of Save the Children Action Network, talks about the importance of our country's children, his father, Sargent Shriver, what it's like being a Kennedy and his quest to get an interview with the pope.

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