Washington Post Live

Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Senate Republican Whip John Thune about Republican legislative priorities, the state of the U.S. economy and the 2024 election.

Washington Post climate zeitgeist reporter Shannon Osaka speaks with climate communicator Alaina Wood about how communication can shape solutions at the individual and community level and how to make science more accessible and actionable as part of a special week-long series, “This is Climate.” Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Washington Post national political enterprise reporter Robert Samuels and Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers host back-to-back conversations with Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall about the impact of climate change on their cities as part of a new, special week-long series, “This is Climate.” Conversation recorded on Tuesday, December 6,...

Francis S. Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, Katrine Wallace, an epidemiologist from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, and Kurt Newman, president and CEO of Children’s National Hospital, join Washington Post Live to discuss strengthening trust in science. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.

Washington Post national environmental reporter Brady Dennis speaks with Sudan-born billionaire Mo Ibrahim about the impact of “loss and damage” compensation and his foundation’s work in documenting the impact of climate change on the continent. This conversation kicks off a new, special week-long series, “This is Climate.” Conversation recorded on Monday, December 5, 2022.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor, Eugene Robinson and Jennifer Rubin about the future leadership of the House, the Georgia Senate runoff and the 2024 presidential election. Conversation recorded on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022.

Washington Post health policy reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks with Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, about the state of the pandemic, the future of public health and the lessons he has learned from more than a half-century of public service as he prepares to step down.

Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu about winning his fourth term as governor, his analysis of the midterm results and his outlook for the 2024 presidential contest. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

Washington Post deputy editor Juliet Eilperin speaks with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Cathy Zoi, CEO of the electric charging company EVGo about how massive investments made by the Inflation Reduction Act could help combat the climate crisis.

Washington Post opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy speaks with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Burn Pits 360 co-founder Rosie Torres about new investments the government is making to support the approximately 18 million veterans who have worn their country’s uniform in combat. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

Washington Post national political enterprise reporter Robert Samuels speaks with Imani Perry, author of “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation,” which recently won the National Book Award for nonfiction, about what she learned writing the book about America’s past and present. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Ditte Juul Jørgensen, the European Commission’s director-general for energy, about Europe’s immediate energy security needs, its climate agenda and what was accomplished at the recent COP27 climate talks. This conversation was recorded on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Lynne Cadigan, partner and principal at Cadigan & Boren, and Utah State Rep. Angela Romero (D) to discuss their efforts to challenge religious authority on a loophole that results in underreporting thousands of child sex abuse cases every year. This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, Xiye Bastida, co-founder of Re-Earth Initiatives and Alexandria Villaseñor, co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike about how girls and women are leading the shift in the climate movement. This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Editor and author Tina Brown sits down with Sevgil Musaieva, the chief editor of Ukrainska Pravda, Heidi Levine, Washington Post contract photojournalist, and Janine Di Giovanni, director of The Reckoning Project, to discuss bearing witness to the war in Ukraine. This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

The Invisible Toll: Author and journalist Sally Quinn speaks with Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), special needs advocate Barbara Ebel and chair of the board for Special Olympics International Tim Shriver about the need for a more robust caregiving labor force, the extent of unpaid work involved and the burden on family members shouldering a majority of the work. The Mental Health of Our Daughters:...

Woman, Life, Freedom: Editor and author Tina Brown speaks with actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi and Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad about the widespread protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody and the perils of being a woman in Iran. Truth to Power: National security reporter Souad Mekhennet speaks with Barkha Dutt, one of India’s leading journalists, about her...

Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary speaks with Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economic policy analysis, and C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, about how women can grow their wealth to the fullest potential, navigate the current uncertainties in the economy and overcome structural barriers like the wage gap.

Washington Post co-host of "Post Reports" and reporter covering media Elahe Izadi speaks with Kimi Yoshino, editor in chief at the Baltimore Banner, and Nancy Gibbs, director of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, about the changing media landscape, strengthening public trust and the future of journalism. Conversation recorded on Nov. 18, 2022.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Ashley Parker, Ruth Marcus and Hugh Hewitt about Republicans winning the house, the future plans of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run.

In this conversation recorded during Washington Post Live's Global Women's Summit, The Post’s associate editor and columnist David Ignatius speaks with Britain’s new International Trade Secretary and Women and Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch about the state of the United Kingdom, her plans to catalyze international trade and her reflections on Brexit. Conversation recorded on Nov. 15, 2022.

In this conversation recorded during Washington Post Live's Global Women's Summit, Jennifer Griffin, chief national security correspondent for Fox News, speaks with Afghanistan ex-parliamentarian Naheed A. Fareed and BBC news international correspondent Yalda Hakim about how women are standing up to Afghanistan’s new Taliban government and how social and educational opportunities for women and gir...

Washington Post author of the Cybersecurity 202 newsletter Tim Starks speaks with Phil Venables, chief information security officer at Google Cloud, and Tom Robinson, founder and chief scientist at Elliptic, about how companies and users can protect their information and money. Conversation recorded on Nov. 17, 2022.

Washington Post deputy editor of The Post's 202 newsletter franchise Paige Winfield Cunningham speaks with Caitlin Rivers, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, about how countries can be better prepared for future health challenges and ensure populations with fewer resources are not left behind in the development of treatm...

In this conversation recorded during Washington Post Live’s Global Women’s Summit, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with Maria Pevchikh, head of investigations department at the Anti-Corruption Foundation, and Galina Timchenko, co-founder, CEO and publisher of Meduza, about Vladimir Putin's grip over Russia, their fight against corruption and their campaign for freedom in the...