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Washington Post editorial page editor David Shipley speaks with, Michael Lewis, author of best-selling books, including “The Big Short” and “Moneyball” about his new book which provides an inside story of the tumultuous collapse of the cryptocurrency firm FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. Conversation recorded on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” Michael Duffy speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, E.J. Dionne and George F. Will discuss Kevin McCarthy’s ouster, the Republican scramble to find a replacement and the future of U.S. aid to Ukraine. Conversation recorded on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

Washington Post contributing columnist Ramesh Ponnuru speaks with former vice president Mike Pence in the first of Washington Post Live’s Election 2024 Candidates series about his vision for the country, his strategy to break through the GOP field and his views on his former boss, Donald Trump. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Washington Post staff writer Sarah Ellison speaks with political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt and historian Carol Anderson about the state and future of American democracy amidst declining trust in institutions and rising polarization in Congress. Conversations recorded on Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, 2023.

Washington Post national health reporter Akilah Johnson speaks with Adrianne Nickerson, co-founder and CEO of Oula, about how the company is combining technology and holistic care to improve maternal health outcomes in the United States. Conversation recorded on Monday, October 2, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor, Jennifer Rubin and Jason Willick about the looming government shutdown, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s legacy, the second GOP presidential debate and Sen. Bob Menendez’s political future. Conversation recorded on Friday, September 29, 2023.

Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) about their bipartisan push for the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act and the role of the free press in a democracy. Conversation recorded on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

Washington Post deputy business editor Damian Paletta speaks with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, about the state of small business in the United States, and economics correspondent Abha Bhattarai speaks with Pooja Bavishi, founder & CEO of Malai, Angel Gregorio, founder & owner of The Spice Suite and Ifat Pridan, founder & owner of LiLi The First, about how they navigate today’s economic uncertainties and seize new opportunities to grow. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Washington Post intelligence and national security reporter Shane Harris and columnist and associate editor David Ignatius speak with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, former CISA director Chris Krebs and former State Department cyber coordinator Chris Painter about how America can protect its cybersecurity and prepare for the next generation of threats.

On The Post’s Political Roundtable, Sean Sullivan, Maeve Reston, Isaac Arnsdorf and Hannah Knowles will analyze what’s ahead on the 2024 campaign trail, how Republican rivals are preparing for the second presidential debate and the latest poll numbers. Conversation recorded on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ruth Marcus and Megan McArdle about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech at the United Nations, the likelihood of another government shutdown and Donald Trump’s decision to skip Republican primary debates.

Washington Post anchor and co-author of The Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell and tech at work writer Danielle Abril speak with Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), Christina Janzer, Slack’s senior vice-president of research and analytics, and Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, about the changes that are reshaping the future of work in enduring ways. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.

Washington Post climate correspondent Tim Puko speaks with Gernot Wagner, climate economist at Columbia Business School, and Reina Otsuka, United Nations Development Program’s Digital Innovation for Nature, Climate and Energy lead, about the role of technology in finding solutions to address climate change. Conversations recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

Washington Post deputy climate & environment editor Juliet Eilperin and senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speak with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the The Nature Conservancy, Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, and Ayisha Siddiqa, climate justice activist & youth climate adviser to the U.N. Secretary General, in a series of conversations about innovative solutions to tackle a warming planet.

Senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who has chronicled subjects, including the French Revolution, Rembrandt and America’s place in the world about his latest book, “Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations,” which details lessons from the coronavirus outbreak and pandemics in earlier centuries. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and deputy climate & environment editor Juliet Eilperin speak with USAID administrator Samantha Power and Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall in a series of conversations about the latest global efforts to curb carbon emissions. Conversation recorded on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ruth Marcus and George Will about the Biden impeachment probe launched by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Mitt Romney’s decision not to seek reelection. Conversation recorded on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.

Senior writer Frances Stead Sellers and Economics Correspondent Abha Bhattarai speak with President of Calm, Alex Will, Mind Share Partners Founder and CEO, Kelly Greenwood and Gen Z Financial Educator, Creator & Author, Kyla Scanlon about how companies can support employee well-being, build a motivated workforce and minimize burnout. Conversation recorded on Thursday, September 14, 2023.

Editor and author Tina Brown speaks with Natalie Hernandez and Wendy Wilcox about the maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the United States, the disparities that contribute to such outcomes and the innovations aimed at improving care for mothers. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.

Washington Post columnist and associate editor David Ignatius speaks with best-selling biographer Walter Isaacson about what he learned about Elon Musk after two years of shadowing him and interviewing his family, friends, critics and colleagues in the new book, “Elon Musk.” Conversation recorded on Wednesday, September 13, 2023