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On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with Dan Balz, Josh Rogin and Jennifer Rubin about President Biden’s unwavering support for Ukraine, the state of U.S.-China relations and the Republican 2024 presidential race.
Washington Post pop culture reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer speaks with Grammy award winning singer, Samara Joy about her recent Grammy awards and how she’s reintroducing younger audiences to jazz through social media. This conversation is followed by a roundtable discussion with The Post’s Siobhan O’Grady and Jeff Stein about how the war with Russia has affected the lives of young Ukrainians as the invasion approaches the one-year mark. Conversation recorded on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
Washington Post foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius speaks with Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, about America’s role in the conflict in Ukraine, President Biden’s visit to Kyiv this week and his commitment of support for “as long as it takes.” Conversation recorded on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.
Washington Post journalists speak with Demetre C. Daskalakis, deputy coordinator for the White House National Monkeypox Response, Clover L. Barnes, senior deputy director of DC Health for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, Cecilia Chung, senior director of strategic initiatives and evaluation at the Transgender Law Center, and Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, about the ongoing challenges with the HIV epidemic, the groundwork laid by HIV research for COVID-19 vaccines, and the decades-long quest for an HIV vaccine. Conversations recorded on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
Washington Post tech at work writer Danielle Abril speaks with Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO of Box, and Kweilin Ellingrud, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, about how the pandemic and technology have changed the way employees communicate, collaborate and innovate. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
Washington Post investigative reporter Nicole Dungca speaks with Oakland, Calif., Mayor Sheng Thao, the first Hmong American to lead a major U.S. city, about the issues facing her city, her groundbreaking election and the legacy of Hmong communities in the United States.
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor and former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul speak with opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy about Russia’s war in Ukraine as it approaches its first anniversary, the critical months ahead and Western support for the war-torn country. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with Yasmeen Abutaleb, Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus about the unidentified aerial objects in the North American airspace as well as Nikki Haley’s presidential candidacy. Conversation recorded on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.
Washington Post policing, courts and justice reporter Katie Mettler speaks with Courtwatch PG director, Carmen Johnson and Grammy-winning artist Fiona Apple, a volunteer court observer in Prince George’s County, Md., about coming together to promote more transparency and accountability in courtrooms nationwide. Conversation recorded on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman speaks with former FBI agent Michael German to discuss rising concerns about white supremacists targeting electric infrastructure and what he learned about the threat of domestic extremism from infiltrating neo-Nazi groups. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2022.
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