Capehart podcast

Capehart

Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Capehart" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.

Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Capehart" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.

 

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Special Edition: First Look with the Post's Jonathan Capehart

In a special edition of First Look, the Post's Jonathan Capehart speaks with national political reporter Michael Scherer about Donald Trump's historic comeback to reclaim the White House. Next, Post opinions columnists, Megan McArdle and Eugene Robinson discuss what a second Trump term could look like and the new power structure on Capitol Hill. Conversation recorded on Friday, November 8, 2024. ... Read more

10 Nov 2024

43 MINS

43:11

10 Nov 2024


#411

Sen. Gary Peters on the fight for the Senate, Michigan and 2024 stakes

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart to discuss his role in defending the Democratic majority in the Senate, the Senate electoral map, the battleground state of Michigan and the stakes for the 2024 presidential election. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. ... Read more

01 Nov 2024

29 MINS

29:27

01 Nov 2024


#410

André Holland on 'Exhibiting Forgiveness' and the role of artists in 'social transformation'

Actor André Holland best known for his standout performance in the Academy Award-winning movie “Moonlight" joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss his new father-son drama “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” his upbringing in Alabama and his roles portraying historical Black figures on screen. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. ... Read more

25 Oct 2024

29 MINS

29:15

25 Oct 2024


#409

Bob Woodward on ‘War’ and the upcoming presidential election

Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss his latest book, “War,” about the three concurrent conflicts seizing the world’s attention: the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the ongoing political battles in America. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. ... Read more

17 Oct 2024

36 MINS

36:07

17 Oct 2024


#408

Maha Abouelenein on the superpower of self-reliance and the importance of building a personal brand

Global communications strategist and author of the new book “7 Rules of Self-Reliance,” Maha Abouelenein joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart to discuss practical advice on how individuals can harness their inner potential, her learnings from her three-decade entrepreneurial career about mastering self-reliance and seizing opportunity in today’s world. Conversation recorded on Thursday, October 10, 2024. ... Read more

10 Oct 2024

27 MINS

27:40

10 Oct 2024


#407

James Balog and Bill Weir on the fate of Antarctica amid an increasingly warming planet

Environmental photographer, filmmaker and explorer James Balog and CNN anchor and chief climate correspondent Bill Weir join The Post's Jonathan Capehart from Washington Post Live's "This is Climate Summit" in New York City to discuss their work documenting the impact of a warming world on Antarctica’s glaciers and the positive stories they’ve seen on the ground that give them hope. Conversation recorded on Monday, September 23, 2024. ... Read more

04 Oct 2024

30 MINS

30:40

04 Oct 2024


#406

John Kerry on the role of U.S. diplomacy with China in combatting climate change globally

Former U.S. Secretary of State and Inaugural U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart from Washington Post Live's "This is Climate Summit" in New York City to discuss the climate talks between China and the United States, the role of global cooperation to meet the generational challenge of protecting our planet and what the United States needs to learn from its competitor. Conversation recorded on Monday, September 23, 2024. ... Read more

26 Sep 2024

13 MINS

13:44

26 Sep 2024


#405

Tara Parker-Pope and Robert Klitzman on cognitive decline and reducing stigma around aging

Washington Post Well+Being Editor Tara Parker Pope and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Robert Klitzman join The Post's Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about how the impacts of cognitive decline in senior citizens, ways to keep your brain active and stimulated as you get older and reducing the stigma surrounding aging. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. ... Read more

19 Sep 2024

18 MINS

18:29

19 Sep 2024


#404

Rep. James Clyburn on Democrats' enthusiasm around the Harris-Walz presidential campaign

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to talk about the Harris-Walz 2024 campaign strategy, the prospects for Democrats to regain control of the House of Representatives and why he feels Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign "surpasses" Barack Obama's 2008 campaign run. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. ... Read more

22 Aug 2024

22 MINS

22:25

22 Aug 2024


#403

Best Of: The state of global press freedom and the threats to democracy

On the heels of the historic prisoner swap that led to the release of detained journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, we revisit a conversation from Post Live's World Press Freedom Day May 3 event. Jonathan Capehart speaks with Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg, RSF USA executive director Clayton Weimers and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO Steve Capus about the state of global press freedom, the technological shifts reshaping the media and what's at stake as billions around the world head to the polls this year. ... Read more

15 Aug 2024

24 MINS

24:51

15 Aug 2024


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Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the humanitarian and displacement crisis in war-ravaged Sudan

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Sudan’s hunger and displacement crisis, the underlying conflict of the country’s civil war and the response from the international community. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. ... Read more

08 Aug 2024

17 MINS

17:52

08 Aug 2024


#401

Best Of: In conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris

As she sets the stage for her presidential campaign in the upcoming 2024 election, we revisit this conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris from 2019 as she sat down with Jonathan Capehart to discuss her memoir, upbringing and career in front of a live audience on the campus of George Washington University. Conversation recorded on Jan. 9, 2019 for Politics and Prose. ... Read more

01 Aug 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:29

01 Aug 2024