Washington Post Live

Washington Post Investigative and accountability reporter Ziva Branstetter speaks with Leah Wald, CEO of Valkyrie Investments, and Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) about the rise of digital currencies and what role they could play in the evolution for money.

Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor speaks with Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio), ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, to discuss additional aid to boost Ukraine, including lethal aid, that he believes should have been sent to Kyiv over a year ago.

Washington Post diplomacy and national security reporter Missy Ryan speaks with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the leader of the Democratic Opposition of Belarus, to discuss the current political dynamic in Belarus and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Washington Post diplomacy and national security reporter Missy Ryan speaks with the President of Latvia Egils Levits about what is at stake for his country, the fears in the Baltic states about what Moscow will do next and how the West should respond as Russian forces advance into Ukrainian cities.

Washington Post Live’s “First Look” offers a smart, inside take on the day’s politics. Jonathan Capehart will host a reporter debrief followed by a roundtable discussion with Washington Post columnists. Tune in for news and analysis you can’t get anywhere else.

Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what the United States and other Western nations need to do to bolster Ukraine’s defenses.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised fears of a nuclear incident in Europe, the talks he has held with both countries and how to implement possible safeguards .

Washington Post Tokyo bureau chief Michelle Ye He Lee speaks with Lisa Ling about her new docuseries, “Take Out,” – which showcases the wide array of Asian restaurants across the country – and to discuss how food can be a way to explore history, identity and stories across generations.

Washington Post national health policy reporter Paige Winfield Cunningham speaks with Keith Wailoo, PhD and Georges C. Benjamin, MD, to assess the likely efficacy of an FDA ban on menthol cigarettes while taking us through the product’s racially problematic history.

Washington Post national health policy reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks with Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic, the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 and the future course of the virus.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir Klitschko about the ongoing efforts to maintain control of the city and their vision for the future of Ukraine.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Finnish Ambassador to the United States Mikko Hautala about how the war in Ukraine has led his country to rethink its relationship with NATO, pushed Europe to cut its dependence on Russian energy and upended the international order.

Washington Post tech at work writer Danielle Abril speaks with Sandy Speicher, CEO of IDEO, and Joyce Bromberg, co-founder of Vanguard Collaborative, for discussions about how human-centered design and technology can facilitate collaboration and increase productivity in the workplace.

Washington Post reporter Tracy Jan speaks with Amanda Nguyen, CEO of the nonprofit civil rights organization Rise, about the record number of anti-Asian hate crimes that have recently taken place around the country and the impact of these attacks on Asian American Pacific Islander communities.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Gen. David H. Berger, the 38th commandant of the United States Marine Corps, to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and how Russia’s actions influence the future of warfare.

Washington Post investigative reporter Carol Leonnig speaks with Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019, about the current situation in Ukraine, and her new memoir, “Lessons from the Edge,” which discusses how her tenure ended after she was criticized as being disloyal to President Donald Trump.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert to discuss his new memoir, “Searching for Peace,” his rise and fall from power, the future of the Middle East and the position he believes Israel should take on the war in Ukraine.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with David Malpass, the president of the World Bank Group, about the global financial impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the latest on the effect of sanctions against Russia and what support is being offered to the people of Ukraine and neighboring countries.

Washington Post columnist Heather Long speaks with Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, about how Russia’s war in Ukraine has impacted energy markets and how the U.S. ban on Russian energy imports has reverberated throughout the global economy.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Julianne Smith, the United States Ambassador to NATO, about the state of the allies’ response to Russia, continued aid for Ukraine and how NATO is working to avoid an escalating conflict in Europe.

Washington Post Live’s “First Look” offers a smart, inside take on the day’s politics. Jonathan Capehart will host a reporter debrief followed by a roundtable discussion with Washington Post columnists. Tune in for news and analysis you can’t get anywhere else on Friday, March 11 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Washington Post video producer Dave Jorgenson speaks with Bear Grylls, one of the most recognizable faces of outdoor adventure worldwide, about his new autobiography, “Never Give Up.” Grylls offers a behind the scenes look at the scariest survival adventures from his multiple TV series.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius speaks with Emily Haber, the German Ambassador to the United States, about Germany’s perspective on the unprecedented sanctions package against Russia, her nation’s defense budget and the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.

Washington Post foreign investigative correspondent Greg Miller speaks with Pavel Khodorkovskiy, the son of a Russian oligarch-turned-dissident, about the latest news out of Ukraine, how the sanctions are impacting oligarchs and what the invasion means for young Russians.

Washington Post reporter David Nakamura speaks with actor John Cho about his new young adult novel, "TroubleMaker," the impact of representation and how he sees the rise in anti-Asian racism during the coronavirus pandemic.