Washington Post Live

Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 newsletter Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) about the months of negotiations to pass a bill guaranteeing protections for same-sex and interracial couples and the prospects for other bipartisan legislation in the lame-duck Congress.

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Richard Stengel, a former managing editor at Time magazine, about his new podcast "Mandela: The Lost Tapes" and the never-before-heard audio of his conversations with the South African leader. Conversation recorded on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Sarah Kaplan, Megan McArdle and Stephen Stromberg about combatting climate change and the role of the private and public sectors in reducing carbon emissions. Conversations recorded on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 newsletter Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen about how their personal experiences as caregivers have informed their advocacy for national paid family and medical leave and the prospects for bipartisan cooperation in the new Congress. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.

Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee and Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell host back-to-back conversations with special climate envoy John Kerry and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) about the Biden administration’s climate policies at home and abroad, U.S. investments in clean energy innovation and the prospects for bipartisan cooperation in the next Congress. This event is as part of a new, special week-long series, “This is Climate.” Conversation recorded on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

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, 2022.

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.