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Following more than a year of employment uncertainty, over 3.9 million Americans quit their jobs in June 2021 in the pursuit of more meaningful careers, greater work-life balance and better compensation. This trend was coined “The Great Resignation,” and it also has employers rethinking the needs of their employees. Washington Post editor and writer Dave Jorgenson will speak with Anthony C. Klotz,...

Jonathan Capehart sits down with Washington Post correspondents and columnists to discuss President Biden’s speech at the United Nations and the potential for a government shutdown.

5G is reshaping our world in countless ways and significantly impacting our daily lives. Besides vaulting our telecommunications forward, the new technology recasts the digital landscape for innovation, growth and increases competition on the international stage. Niklas Heuveldop and Carolyn Lee join Washington Post Live to examine how this fifth-generation mobile network is impacting the manufact...

Washington Post associate editor and national political reporter Robert Costa have teamed up to author “Peril,” which takes readers deep inside the Trump and Biden administrations and the transition between the two. Woodward and Costa discuss their book, including what they consider to be one of the most dangerous periods in American history. 

Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, sounded the alarm that this year’s climate summit is “our last best chance of getting this right.” Sharma joins Washington Post Live for a conversation about the issues topping the climate agenda and his recent efforts to ensure international commitment to climate initiatives.

The National Museum of the American Latino will be built in the coming years to celebrate the expansive and diverse histories, cultures and contributions of Latino communities. Washington Post reporter Arelis R. Hernández spoke with Eduardo Díaz, interim director of the planned museum and current director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, about the importance of recognizing this long history and h...

Over the past four decades, we have lost close to 70 percent of global wildlife. The great challenge for humans now is to figure out how to rectify this extinction storm. Experts agree that protecting land and marine animal wildlife offers one of the most substantial solutions to the climate crisis, which remains crucial to the survival of nature and humanity. Iconic conservationist Jane Goodall j...

Actor Gina Torres joins Washington Post Live to discuss her wide-ranging career and celebrating her Afro-Latina identity, as a part of our series marking Hispanic Heritage Month.

Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and vice chair, joins Washington Post Live to discuss his book “Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age,” which explores the balance between rewards and existential risks posed by technology.

In partnership with this year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival, actor Michael J. Fox and U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo join The Post for back-to-back conversations discussing their recent memoirs.

Jonathan Capehart sits down with Washington Post correspondents and columnists to discuss whether the Biden administration will pay a political price for the withdrawal from Afghanistan and Republican criticism of vaccine mandates.

Washington Post columnists and editors join Washington Post Live for a tribute to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George F. Will ahead of his upcoming book “American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020.”

NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony joins The Post to discuss his new book “Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised” which explores how he overcame poverty, racism, violence and a broken education system to become one of the world’s most successful athletes.

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) and Jeanette Manfra, Global Director of Risk and Compliance at Google Cloud, join The Post to discuss the importance of cooperation between the public and private sector to chart a path to securing cyberspace.

Justice Stephen G. Breyer joins The Post to discuss his new book “The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics." In the book, Breyer reflects on his tenure and discusses the historical evolution of the Supreme Court’s authority.

Condoleezza Rice was the U.S. national security advisor on Sept. 11, 2001 and helped shape America’s response to the terrorist attacks that day. Columnist David Ignatius interviews the former Secretary of State about that fateful day, how the Bush administration responded, the fight against terrorism 20 years later and the recent Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

"A La Calle" is a first-hand account of Venezuelans reclaiming democracy in their country, the abuses suffered through dire humanitarian conditions and the use of politically motivated torture against critics of the Nicolás Maduro administration. Using a network of clandestine cameras, it took the filmmakers behind the documentary three years to capture footage depicting the brutality of Maduro’s...

In a special edition of First Look, Dan Balz, Donna Edwards and Hugh Hewitt talk with Jonathan Capehart about the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the current status of the war on terror and the recent U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco is one of the world’s leading philanthropists dedicated to ocean conservation and sustainability. Over the last 15 years, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has invested nearly $99 million to fund almost 700 projects that focus on limiting the effects of climate change, promoting renewable energies, preserving biodiversity, managing water resources and comb...

Aasif Mandvi’s wide-ranging career includes acting, writing, producing and time as a correspondent in the Jon Stewart era of “The Daily Show.” He currently stars in the shows “Evil” and “This Way Up.” Washington Post columnist Ishaan Tharoor spoke with Mandvi about his latest projects, challenging cultural stereotypes and taking on Islamophobia in his work.

He was a key global leader and stood by America’s side in one of its darkest hours. Former British prime minister Tony Blair joins Washington Post Live to discuss the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, how extremism has evolved and where the world stands today in its war against terrorism. Blair also explains his concern that the West may have lost its will to exert its traditional leadership ro...

The Miss America Organization celebrates its 100th birthday in September. What started as a local event meant to extend the tourism season past Labor Day turned into a heralded nationwide pageant and scholarship program that has survived its own history of sexism and misogyny. Washington Post writer Amy Argetsinger’s retrospective book “There She Was: A Secret History of Miss America” takes reader...

David M. Rubenstein, philanthropist, historian and co-founder of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group, has written a series of books that examine how America was founded, shaped and inspired people worldwide to dream. His latest book, “The American Experiment,” gets to the heart of what it means to be an American and how that definition evolves with each generation through social movements an...

“The Good Fight” creators Michelle and Robert King and the show’s stars Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald join The Post to discuss the series’ success in tackling social justice issues through its creative portrayal of current events.

Seth Berkley, MD is the CEO of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, a leading global health organization racing against the clock to get poorer countries vaccinated against COVID-19 while the delta variant rages. GAVI, along with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the World Health Organization, is leading COVAX, a partnership dedicated to providing free COVID-19 vaccines to at least 20...