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Join Washington Post Live journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Frances Steed Sellers for a series of conversations with Atul Gawande, MD, LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, Cheryl Bettigole, MD, and Cameron Webb, MD, on vaccine equity, how to close the vaccine access gap and how vaccine inequities will affect future global health crises. Recorded on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

In our continuing series with cultural pioneers during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Washington Post columnist covering foreign affairs Ishaan Tharoor speaks with author Sanjena Sathian about her debut novel, “Gold Diggers,” and how her work has explored family, community and belonging. Recorded on Monday, May 16, 2022.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Damian Paletta, E.J. Dionne and Megan McArdle about the latest inflation numbers, the state of the stock market, upcoming midterms and the future of abortion.

Washington Post opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy speaks with David Gergen, former White House adviser to four U.S. presidents, about the leadership lessons learned from his 50-year public service career and how the best hope for the future of democracy is to prepare rising generations for lives of service and leadership, as written in his new book, “Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leader...

Washington Post columnist and associate editor David Ignatius speaks with U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace about Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling and the additional warfare equipment the U.K. has committed to send to Ukraine. Recorded on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Alexander Hardy, the CEO of Genentech, and Allison Arwady, MD, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Health about scientific breakthroughs, public health and lessons from the pandemic.

Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor speaks with Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) to discuss the 2022 midterms, the challenges in her 2022 run, the GOP’s prospects in the fall and why she believes President Biden’s economic program has led to the highest inflation in decades. Recorded on Monday, May 9, 2022.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Robert Barnes, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, how it will impact the midterms and the effect of rising federal interest rates.

Washington Post senior news anchor Libby Casey speaks with Emily Oster, PhD, professor of economics at Brown University, and Leana S. Wen, MD, emergency physician, to answer your questions on protecting young children from COVID-19 as guidelines have changed across the country.

Diplomacy and national security reporter Missy Ryan speaks with the Swedish Ambassador to the United States Karin Olofsdotter about the growing public support in her country to join NATO and rising tensions between her country and Russia. Recorded on Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Investigative reporter Dana Priest speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and journalists from TV Rain, which was the last independent media outlet in Russia, about the state of press freedom around the world, the challenges of today’s information landscape and the critical role of journalists in chronicling the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Washington Post race and the economy reporter Tracy Jan speaks with Domee Shi, director of “Turning Red," about the inspiration for the film and her own story immigrating from China as a child to becoming part of Pixar’s leadership team. Recorded on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Dan Lamothe and Jennifer Rubin on the latest news out of Ukraine, Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, and where the nation stands with COVID. Recorded on Friday, April 29, 2022.

Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with gala chair Anna Wintour and Andrew Bolton, curator of the The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Musée of Art, about this year’s Met Gala, its theme and upcoming exhibition. Recorded on Thursday, April 28, 2022.

Washington Post health policy reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks with Deborah Birx, MD, a lifelong public health official who previously led the Trump White House coronavirus task force, about her time as the COVID-19 response coordinator, the alarms she raised and the costly mistakes she says were made at all levels of the federal government, as detailed in her new book, “Silent Invasion: The Untol...

Washington Post staff writer covering media Elahe Izadi speaks with award-winning musician Arooj Aftab about winning a Grammy this year for best global music performance, her creative roots and the power of music to build bridges.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Georgia’s president Salome Zourabichvili about her support for Ukraine, the concern about her own country and efforts to promote the European integration of Georgia.

Technology reporter Drew Harwell speaks with Hoan Ton-That, CEO of Clearview AI the world’s largest facial recognition network, to discuss how his company’s software is being deployed in the war in Ukraine and around the world.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine about his personal experiences with long COVID and his legislation to expand research and treatment resources for people living with the virus.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Susan Wilner Golden, the director of dciX at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute, and Katia Walsh, senior vice president and chief strategy and artificial intelligence officer at Levi Strauss & Co., about reskilling America’s workforce to meet the evolving demands of an increasingly digital economy.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Bill Browder, the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, about why he was declared a threat to Russian national security as detailed in his new book, “Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath.”

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Karoun Demirijian, Ruth Marcus and Josh Rogin about the latest from Ukraine, U.S. options to continue aid, and the recent striking down of the federal mask mandate. Recorded on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with actor, producer and entrepreneur Robert Downey Jr. about the “fast grants” his company, Footprint Coalition, is deploying in an effort to expedite the way early scientific research receives funding.

Deputy editor of The Post's 202 Paige Winfield Cunningham speaks with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney about his controversial decision to reimpose an indoor mask mandate and how the citizens are reacting. Conversation recorded on April 21, 2022

Veteran Washington Post journalist Sally Quinn speaks with cast members of the STARZ limited series "Gaslit" which looks at the Watergate scandal from the perspective of Martha Mitchell, wife of former U.S. attorney general John N. Mitchell. She was the first person to publicly accuse President Nixon of being involved in Watergate. Conversation recorded on April 19, 2022