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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 6, 2026

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‘I hate elephants’: How Botswana’s giants became the center of a political clash 11.06.2019

Max Bearak on the political background of the lifting of Botswana’s elephant hunting ban. Peter Jamison on a public housing complex at the heart of a D.C. housing debate. Plus, Luisa Beck on the Bauhaus movement 100 years later.

How the NRA directed money to the people who oversee its finances 10.06.2019

Mary Beth Sheridan explains the Trump-Mexico tariff deal. Beth Reinhard on growing allegations of exorbitant spending by the National Rifle Association’s top executives. And Steven Zeitchik on whether Broadway has a place on streaming platforms.

A T. rex exhibit 66 million years in the making 07.06.2019

Steve Hendrix and Peggy McGlone track the journey of a T. rex fossil to the newly reopened fossil hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Peter Holley shares how content about prison is making a space for former inmates on YouTube.

Allegations of harassment, cash gifts: A West Virginia bishop’s fall from grace 06.06.2019

Michelle Boorstein on new details about a Catholic bishop suspended from ministry in March. Theater critic Peter Marks with actress Laurie Metcalf on playing Hillary Clinton. And Barry Svrluga on his grandfather’s World War II journal.

President Trump is bullish on foreign policy. In a secret recording, Mike Pompeo has doubts. 05.06.2019

John Hudson talks about the secret recording of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Peter Whoriskey on the child labor problem in chocolate production. Plus, Sarah Kaplan looks at the unexpected consequences of gender discrimination against lab rats.

Dick’s Sporting Goods lost money when it changed its gun policies. CEO Ed Stack is fine with that. 04.06.2019

Rachel Siegel talks to the CEO putting gun policies over profits. Anne Gearan on President Trump’s London visit. Plus, Emily Yahr details the end of a “Jeopardy!” era.

Trump is using tariffs as a bargaining chip for a border crackdown. Will it work? 03.06.2019

Mary Beth Sheridan on U.S.-Mexico trade negotiations and how migrants’ lives are in the mix. Todd Frankel on the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play recall. Plus, Simon Denyer on why Japan is defending a small object in the ivory trade fight.

The Great Forgetting: How China erased the Tiananmen Square massacre 31.05.2019

Abby Hauslohner reports that Border Patrol often holds unaccompanied minors for far longer than is legal. How the government erased the Tiananmen Square massacre from memory in China. And book critic Ron Charles on breaking the rules of summer reading.

Why Nancy Pelosi is reluctant to impeach the president 30.05.2019

Rachael Bade on the impeachment divide among Democrats. Loveday Morris reports on why Israel will hold a second parliamentary election. Plus, Brady Dennis explains why dead puffins in Alaska may be a harbinger for climate change.

Mueller closes up shop: ‘The work speaks for itself’ 29.05.2019

Rosalind S. Helderman on Robert S. Mueller III’s first public comments on the Russia investigation. Reis Thebault on the latest state to take up a “heartbeat bill” -- and the Democratic governor who has said he’ll sign it. And the existence of UFOs.

Health officials are targeting communities battling measles. Anti-vaxxers are, too. 28.05.2019

Lena Sun explores the rise of the modern anti-vaccine movement. Michael Kranish analyzes President Trump’s changing rhetoric on Iran. Plus, Michael Birnbaum explains the Green parties’ surge in the European Parliament election.

When ‘school choice’ tests parents’ personal values 27.05.2019

Education reporter Perry Stein discusses a family weighing a decision of where to send their eighth-grader for high school — and how that decision has tested their political and social values.

Pitchers are throwing faster than ever — and it’s ruining baseball 24.05.2019

William Booth breaks down Theresa May’s resignation and what it means for Brexit. Dave Sheinin fields questions on the velocity of baseball pitches. And Andrea Sachs raises the alarm on travel scams.

A Georgia clinic braces for the state’s new abortion law 23.05.2019

Caroline Kitchener visits a Georgia abortion clinic. Damian Paletta explains the next front in the U.S.-China trade war. And DeNeen Brown discusses why Harriet Tubman won’t be on the $20 bill anytime soon.

President Trump vowed to fight opioids. But the fentanyl crisis keeps getting worse. 22.05.2019

Jeff Stein on what an IRS draft memo means for the fight over President Trump’s taxes. Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham on the Trump administration’s response to the fentanyl crisis. And Carol Leonnig on the meticulous lawyer subpoenaed by Congress.

One conservative's quest to reshape U.S. courts 21.05.2019

Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg discuss the man reshaping the federal judiciary. Laura Meckler examines the power of a high school’s controversial mock funeral. And Jennifer Hassan dissects a new form of British protest.

Private companies are reviving the Space Coast. Can it last? 20.05.2019

Joanna Slater on India’s election, the largest exercise of democracy ever. Christian Davenport on the business resurgence along Florida’s Space Coast. And a gift for Morehouse College 2019 graduates.

The new Howard Stern on the old one: ‘I don’t know who that guy is’ 17.05.2019

The bold new strategy in the fight against abortion rights For years, antiabortion advocates have tried to chip away at Roe v. Wade incrementally. They pushed legislatures to impose waiting periods and mandate hallway widths in clinics and generally make it more onerous for abortion clinics to operate and for women to access the procedure. Now, the pretense is being thrown out as states such as Ge...

A medical mystery on a college campus 16.05.2019

Is having so many candidates bad for Democrats? So many Democrats are running for president that some will not qualify for the first debate — even though it allows for 20 candidates. Michael Scherer covers campaigns for The Post. He says some Democratic leaders are worried the party will struggle to coalesce around one candidate in time to mount the strongest possible campaign against a pres...

‘He’s entwined his business with his presidency . . . and it’s not going well.’ 15.05.2019

How Trump’s presidency is hurting the Trump brand Trump’s prized Doral golf resort in Miami is crucial to his overall finances, says David Fahrenthold , who covers the Trump Organization for The Post. But, according to company documents and exclusive video obtained by The Post, the Doral resort is in steep decline. “They are severely underperforming,” tax consultant Jessica...

Bible study before recess: ‘It’s more important than any other book’ 14.05.2019

Nick Miroff on what was happening behind the scenes before the purge at DHS. Julie Zauzmer on the conservative effort to get Bible classes in public schools. Plus, Ellen McCarthy on the could-be first gentleman.

The state legislatures trying to overturn Roe v. Wade 13.05.2019

Deanna Paul explains the state laws aimed at getting the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe. Political reporter Holly Bailey on the millionaire running on a universal basic income platform. And, the impact of climate change on surfing, with Rick Maese.

A battle in West Virginia: A coal mine versus crayfish. 10.05.2019

Juliet Eilperin on the battle over coal mining in West Virginia. Sarah Kaplan on how scientists plan for a catastrophic asteroid strike. Plus, Caitlin Gibson on the weird psychology behind the baby-on-board sticker.

One man’s fight to save the world’s tigers 09.05.2019

Terrence McCoy on tiger farms in Laos. Chelsea Janes on the electability of 2020 candidates. Plus, Adrian Higgins on the man keeping orchids alive.

How a father-daughter relationship is helping define one 2020 candidate. 08.05.2019

Ashley Parker on Trump’s attempts to recast his response to Charlottesville. Ben Terris on how Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s relationship with her father has defined her candidacy. Plus, Anna Fifield on China’s attempt to recover from the one-child policy.

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