Post Reports podcast

Post Reports

Post Reports is the daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you’ve come to expect from the newsroom of The Post, for your ears. Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi are your hosts, asking the questions you didn’t know you wanted answered. Published weekdays around 5 p.m. Eastern time.

Post Reports is the daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you’ve come to expect from the newsroom of The Post, for your ears. Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi are your hosts, asking the questions you didn’t know you wanted answered. Published weekdays around 5 p.m. Eastern time.

 

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Deep Reads: Children joked about school shootings. Then the sheriff sent them to jail.

An analysis of news reports by The Washington Post found that at least 477 people — 90 per... more

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16 hrs Ago


#1655

The Trump honeymoon is ending

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with Post congressional reporter Liz Goodwin a... more

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Yesterday


#1654

The rise of the conservative wellness influencer

Alex Clark stands out on mic and on camera. The 31-year-old wellness influencer and podcas... more

20 Feb 2025

35 MINS

35:24

20 Feb 2025


#1653

Trump turns on Ukraine

The United States and Russia have begun talks to end the war in Ukraine. But Ukraine wasn’... more

19 Feb 2025

21 MINS

21:41

19 Feb 2025


#1652

DOGE wants access to your tax data. Why?

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service sparked alarm over the weekend, when a senior DOGE official ... more

18 Feb 2025

20 MINS

20:53

18 Feb 2025


#1651

Want to live longer? Try fartleks.

Fartlek is a Swedish term for “speed play.” This informal version of interval training is ... more

17 Feb 2025

22 MINS

22:03

17 Feb 2025


#1650

Can you be a good person at the White Lotus?

Belinda is one of the few decent people on “The White Lotus,” the sharp satire populated w... more

15 Feb 2025

25 MINS

25:36

15 Feb 2025


#1649

Trump versus the courts

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with Supreme Court reporter Justin Jouvenal an... more

14 Feb 2025

34 MINS

34:34

14 Feb 2025


#1648

Ronny Chieng on why America needs satire

Ronny Chieng’s approach to comedy, along with his expanding TV and film portfolio, have pu... more

13 Feb 2025

24 MINS

24:59

13 Feb 2025


#1647

The battle over USAID

Today on “Post Reports,” how USAID entered President Donald Trump’s crosshairs. And, how h... more

12 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:51

12 Feb 2025


#1646

Rep. Sarah McBride on what Democrats can still get done

Sarah McBride was elected to the House of Representatives in 2024, representing Delaware's... more

11 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:14

11 Feb 2025


#1645

What’s up with egg prices?

Host Martine Powers talks with health reporter Lena Sun about the connection between bird ... more

10 Feb 2025

21 MINS

21:18

10 Feb 2025


#1644

The Chiefs, the Eagles and villainy in the Super Bowl

Over the last five years Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have dom... more

07 Feb 2025

21 MINS

21:46

07 Feb 2025


#1643

Gaza ‘take over,’ tariffs and Trump’s free reign

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with senior national political correspondent N... more

06 Feb 2025

29 MINS

29:54

06 Feb 2025


#1642

Inside Trump’s immigration crackdown

As the Trump administration ramps up immigration arrests, it’s promoting a simple story: T... more

05 Feb 2025

37 MINS

37:04

05 Feb 2025


#1641

The unchecked power of Musk and DOGE

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency – a team of 20 or so engineers – now has i... more

04 Feb 2025

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04 Feb 2025