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.

 

#1939

Goodbye from "Post Reports"

Just over seven years ago, we launched this daily news podcast from The Washington Post. O... more

06 Feb 2026

08 MINS

08:06

06 Feb 2026


#1938

A surprise Kennedy Center makeover

In his second term, President Donald Trump has gone on a mission to reinvent the Kennedy C... more

03 Feb 2026

18 MINS

18:40

03 Feb 2026


#1937

A teddy bear, an ice skate: What remains from last year's deadly D.C. plane crash

In late January of last year, an American Eagle flight and a U.S. Army helicopter collided... more

02 Feb 2026

15 MINS

15:19

02 Feb 2026


#1936

Jason Rezaian, Iran and the costs of press freedom

Ten years ago this month, Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian was freed from Iran’s E... more

31 Jan 2026

37 MINS

37:18

31 Jan 2026


#1935

Is Minneapolis a turning point in Trump's presidency?

Since the killing of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, President ... more

30 Jan 2026

35 MINS

35:34

30 Jan 2026


#1934

The quest to ‘destructively scan’ all the world’s books

In early 2024, executives at artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic ramped up [an ambi... more

29 Jan 2026

27 MINS

27:39

29 Jan 2026


#1933

Why smaller houses can make us happier

Houses in the United States keep getting bigger, but the people in bigger houses aren’t ne... more

28 Jan 2026

20 MINS

20:42

28 Jan 2026


#1932

How Kristi Noem transformed immigration enforcement

After both Renée Good and Alex Pretti were shot and killed by Department of Homeland Secur... more

27 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:42

27 Jan 2026


#1931

After Alex Pretti's killing, a battle of narratives

The killing of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday morning marks a dramatic esca... more

26 Jan 2026

31 MINS

31:36

26 Jan 2026


#1930

Why going outside is good for you, even when it's freezing

Today on the show, we explore the science behind why going outside is so good for us, even... more

24 Jan 2026

18 MINS

18:23

24 Jan 2026


#1929

Trump’s Greenland ‘deal,’ and Democrats’ midterm math

President Donald Trump made headlines with two speeches this week. First came his sprawlin... more

23 Jan 2026

40 MINS

40:46

23 Jan 2026


#1928

The Iranian director who risked his freedom to make his Oscar-nominated film

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been making social cinema since the 1990s. His work foll... more

22 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:14

22 Jan 2026


#1927

A mysterious death inside ICE's largest detention center

When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the death of a detainee at a Texas... more

21 Jan 2026

19 MINS

19:42

21 Jan 2026


#1926

How Trump’s Nobel obsession is upending geopolitics

Over the weekend, [President Donald Trump sent an unusual text to the prime minister] (htt... more

20 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:45

20 Jan 2026


#1925

How to make – and keep – friends

Friendship is vital for our health and happiness, but we don’t always prioritize it. The O... more

19 Jan 2026

25 MINS

25:29

19 Jan 2026


#1924

How to live a good life

At a time of year when many of us are reflecting on our lives and setting goals, we look a... more

17 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:58

17 Jan 2026


#1923

Trump’s intimidation playbook and a presidential middle finger

This week, the FBI raided the home of a Washington Post journalist, sparking First Amendme... more

16 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:09

16 Jan 2026


#1922

The FBI raid on our reporter's home

Early Wednesday, [FBI agents raided] (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/202... more

15 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:36

15 Jan 2026


#1921

Why Fed Chair Jerome Powell isn't backing down

For years, President Donald Trump has complained about Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome ... more

14 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:26

14 Jan 2026