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Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with Sean Sherman, whose restaurant Owamni won the James Beard award for Best New Restaurant last year, about Indigenous culinary traditions and his restaurant’s mission to “decolonize” the dining experience. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2022.
Washington Post columnist and editorial writer Heather Long speaks with Jason Furman, former economic adviser to President Barack Obama, about the escalating battle over the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill and what’s at stake for the U.S. and global economy.
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of the Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) about the prospects for bipartisan cooperation on a national paid family leave bill and why they believe the policy would benefit families as well as the economy. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Washington Post senior video reporter Dave Jorgenson speaks with the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Male Player of the Year, Tyler Adams for Washington Post Live’s NEXT for a conversation about leading and rebuilding the U.S. national team's team’s identity and diversifying the sport. This conversation will be followed by a roundtable with The Post’s Marianna Sotomayor and Camilla DeChalus about the top stories on Capitol Hill – from the debt ceiling to the calls for banning TikTok. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
Washington Post opinion editor at large Michael Duffy speaks with former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich about the GOP’s new House majority, its competing factions and legislative priorities, and the calls to investigate the Biden administration. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with historians Carol Anderson and Erika Lee about the role of race, identity and immigration in the American narrative.
On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan, Eugene Robinson and David Von Drehle about the latest on the war in Ukraine and the political standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Conversation recorded on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 newsletter Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about how she wants her party to govern and why she has split with more conservative factions on issues like abortion.
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Mayor Lauren McLean (D) of Boise, Idaho, and Enric Sala, National Geographic explorer in residence and National Geographic Pristine Seas founder, about global efforts to protect the world’s lands and oceans as part of our ongoing series, “This is Climate.”
Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with Shelly C. Lowe, the chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities about the NEH’s newest initiatives, the role of education in grappling with America’s history and her personal journey as the first Native American and only the second woman to lead the organization. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
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