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In a series of conversations about bridging the digital divide in education, finance and health care, Washington Post journalists Jonathan Capehart, Damian Paletta and Paige Winfield Cunningham speak with Kristina Ishmael, deputy director of the Office of Ed Tech, Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, an IMF division chief focused on monetary and capital markets, Gina Lucarelli, a team leader at the UNDP’s Accelerator Labs Network, David Goode-Cross, psychologist, group practice owner and advocate for culturally responsible psychotherapy, and Neal Sikka, chief of the innovative practice and telemedicine section at GW Medical Faculty Associates. Conversations recorded on Friday, April 28, 2023.
Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman speaks with Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer about the city’s decline in shootings over the past 15 years and strategies his department uses to keep communities safe. Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers speaks with actors, Bel Powley and Liev Schreiber, of “A Small Light” about their new series about Miep Gies, the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from Nazis during World War II.
Washington Post senior writer speaks with billionaire philanthropist and co-founder of the Carlyle Group David Rubenstein joins Washington Post Live to discuss his new PBS series, “Iconic America,” which explores national symbols and stories with historians and history makers. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
Washington Post national health reporter Dan Diamond speaks with co-authors of The Covid Crisis Group’s sweeping new report “Lessons from the Covid War,” Philip Zelikow and Charity Dean, about their findings as the United States prepares to end the public health emergency declaration for the pandemic. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with UNICEF’s executive director Catherine Russell about key findings from the new report, “The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination,” which shows declining immunization rates for children’s vaccinations across a host of countries. Conversation recorded on Monday, April 24, 2023.
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor, E.J. Dionne and Jennifer Rubin about the Dominion v. Fox News settlement, a potential debt ceiling bill and rising tension between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump.
As part of Washington Post Live’s “This is Climate” series, Washington Post Mexico City Bureau Chief Mary Beth Sheridan and Latin America Correspondent Kevin Sieff speak with Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs Marcelo Ebrard and Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila to discuss the country’s intensifying heat waves, the role of the clean energy economy and how the U.S. and Mexico are working together to cut carbon emissions. Conversations recorded on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
Washington Post Well+Being editor, Tara Parker-Pope speaks with Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author and popular podcaster, to discuss her new book, “Life in Five Senses,” about the power of tuning in to the physical world and living in the present.
Washington Post global economics correspondent David J. Lynch speaks with Chris Miller, author of “Chip War,” and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) for conversations about investments from the public and private sectors to strengthen American infrastructure, manufacturing and economic competitiveness. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
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