Post Reports
1,462 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 4.7K ratingsPost 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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The race to find a cure for the coronavirus
February 06, 2020 21:45 - 18.7 MBToday on Post Reports, Anna Fifield describes the eerie emptiness that has taken hold across China under the threat of the coronavirus. David Lynch reports on the epidemic’s impact on the global economy. Carolyn Johnson explains the hurdles disease specialists are facing in creating a vaccine for the virus. And Justin George on Bernie Madoff’s plea for “compassionate release.” Read more: Major Chinese cities are becoming quiet ghost towns, as residents lock themselves away from the threat ...
Iowa and the future of election technology
February 05, 2020 22:05 - 19.1 MBToday on Post Reports: Tony Romm on the makers of the app that set back the results of the Iowa caucuses. Samantha Schmidt describes how sex education classes in some states are reacting to the #MeToo era. And Mike DeBonis on a surprise moment in the Senate impeachment trial. Read more: An untested app rolled out and broke down during the Iowa caucuses. Read more about the company that delivered it. Propelled by the #MeToo movement, a growing number of states are mandating consent be taug...
Inside the chaos of the Iowa caucuses
February 04, 2020 21:08 - 25.6 MBToday on Post Reports, Jenna Johnson explains the result delays at the Iowa caucuses. Juliet Eilperin fills us in on the many environmental policy changes we’ve missed while distracted by impeachment and the election. And Abha Bhattarai on the mindful appeal of Legos. Read more: An epic breakdown in Iowa shines a spotlight on the caucus system as a whole. While impeachment and the election have held our attention, President Trump has dismantled age-old policies in the environmental world...
The new targets of Trump’s travel ban
February 03, 2020 21:45 - 25.8 MBToday on Post Reports, national reporter Abigail Hauslohner outlines the expansion of President Trump’s travel ban. Beth Reinhard looks into how presidential pardoning has evolved under Trump. And Dan Balz explores whether a president can be impeached more than once. Read more: President Trump’s expanded travel ban has been blasted by Democrats as “clearly discriminatory” against people from predominantly black and Muslim nations. In his first three years of office, Trump issued a recor...
How do caucuses work, anyway?
February 01, 2020 01:35 - 22.8 MBKayla Epstein explains the chaotic, confusing, bizarre process that is the Iowa caucuses. And political reporter Aaron Blake tells us how the GOP succeeded in blocking witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial. Read more: Kayla Epstein explains how the 2020 primaries begin, with the “giant game of musical chairs” that is the Iowa caucuses. Aaron Blake on Republicans blocking witnesses. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer
Is the White House ready for the new coronavirus?
January 31, 2020 01:45 - 24.4 MBLena Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb explain the dangers of the coronavirus outbreak. Amber Phillips talks about that moment with Rand Paul. And Michelle Ye Hee Lee on the Trump donors who are going from zero to 60 with big contributions. Read more: Impeachment questions come to an end with little resolved. Lena Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb on the panic surrounding the coronavirus. Michelle Ye Hee Lee covers the people throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars at Trump. Subscribe to The Washington...
Majority of black Americans call Trump 'racist'
January 30, 2020 02:22 - 26.1 MBAaron Blake says the debate over whether to call witnesses still hangs over the impeachment trial. Vanessa Williams reports on why 8 in 10 black Americans say President Trump is racist. And many questions remain as Britain prepares to leave the E.U. Read more: All eyes are on the moderate Republicans as the Senate impeachment trial enters a new phase. Most black Americans say Trump is “racist.” Impending Brexit leaves loose ends. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.co...
Who’s paying for Trump’s lawyers?
January 28, 2020 23:55 - 22.4 MBAs the president’s impeachment defense rests, Ann Marimow explains who is paying for his lawyers. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tells The Post's Anthony Faiola that he's still firmly in control. And Marian Liu on the branding genius of K-pop group BTS. Read more: Who is paying for Trump’s defense in the impeachment trial? Reporter Anthony Faiola sat down with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. BTS is more than a K-pop group. It’s a booming business. Subscribe to The Washington ...
The Bolton question hangs over impeachment trial
January 28, 2020 03:15 - 27 MBToday on Post Reports, political reporter Aaron Blake breaks down President Trump’s impeachment defense. Kyle Swenson explains the cluster of HIV cases in West Virginia. And sports columnist Jerry Brewer reflects on Kobe Bryant’s stardom on and off the court, as well as his sexual assault case. Read more: The Senate impeachment trial continues and President Trump’s defense team says their piece. Read live impeachment trial updates. Post reporter Kyle Swenson says one of the many side eff...
What reparations mean to one American family
January 24, 2020 17:57 - 28.7 MBToday on Post Reports, business reporter Tracy Jan tells the story of one family for whom reparations mean more than money. Geoff Edgers explains the hidden history of Roberta Flack’s hit song “Killing Me Softly. Read more: This family faced slavery and internment during World War II. To them, reparations mean more than money. The true story behind the song ‘Killing me softly.’ Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer
‘Hello MBS.’ How the world’s richest man was hacked.
January 24, 2020 01:41 - 20.9 MBAmber Phillips tells us about the latest antics by the world’s greatest deliberative body: One senator read a book Thursday while one doodled through another day of the impeachment trial. After Jeff Bezos and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia exchanged numbers at a dinner party, Bezos was hacked. Marc Fisher explains how the hack went down. And, Emily Yahr on why we’re obsessed with Wikipedia’s “personal life” section. Background reading: The Senate impeachment trial continues. Read live ...
Can Democrats keep impeachment spicy?
January 23, 2020 01:00 - 23.4 MBAmber Phillips on the opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial. Anna Fifield and Lena Sun on the rapidly spreading coronavirus. And David Fahrenthold reports on how Trump’s D.C. hotel blurs lines of private interests and public life.
The rules of engagement
January 22, 2020 00:40 - 28.7 MBAaron Blake explains Tuesday’s Senate debate on the rules for Trump’s impeachment trial. Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig on their new book “A Very Stable Genius.” And Rosalind Helderman answers your questions on impeachment.
A crumbling bridge and restorative justice
January 20, 2020 17:00 - 18.5 MBRobert Samuels on the opportunity black activists see in a city’s crumbling highway section. And DeNeen L. Brown tells the surprising story of how Martin Luther King Jr. got his name.
The politics of hair for black women
January 17, 2020 19:27 - 17.4 MBRep. Ayanna Pressley’s video about her battle with alopecia has renewed conversations around the politics of hair. Jena McGregor outlines the growing protections against race-based hair discrimination. And Chico Harlan on the tensions between two popes.
Trump, Giuliani and a guy called Lev
January 16, 2020 21:50 - 27.1 MBThe Senate gavels in for the impeachment trial. Paul Sonne unpacks the latest evidence implicating President Trump in the Ukraine scandal. Drew Harwell on the tech companies manufacturing diversity. And Philip Bump brings us the “Impeachment Polka.”
What’s next in impeachment
January 15, 2020 22:55 - 26 MBRosalind S. Helderman explains what’s happening with impeachment — and the new documents made public by House Democrats. Robert Costa on Bernie Sanders and the candidate’s quiet rise in Iowa. And a new contract for the WNBA.
A campaign with unlimited money
January 14, 2020 21:15 - 25.6 MBMichael Scherer on Mike Bloomberg’s campaign strategy. Shane Harris explains the administration’s conflicting rationales for the strike on Iran’s Qasem Soleimani. And Drew Harwell unpacks the effect of doctored photos on politics.
Women in the workforce: ‘I’m back, baby!’
January 13, 2020 21:30 - 25.9 MBRachel Siegel reports women outnumber men in the U.S. workforce for just the second time. Moriah Balingit on how a book-burning at Georgia Southern ignited a conversation about race. And Arelis Hernández on the earthquakes rattling Puerto Rico.
Selective memory: The U.S. and Iran
January 10, 2020 21:45 - 30.2 MBJason Rezaian contextualizes the current relationship between the United States and Iran and describes what leaders can illuminate from the past about the present.
Australia burning
January 09, 2020 21:00 - 22.7 MBKate Shuttleworth and Sarah Kaplan on the wildfires ravaging Australia. Colby Itkowitz breaks down how President Trump has reshaped the most important courts in the country. And Jennifer Hassan gives context to Britain’s “Megxit.”
Trump: ‘Iran appears to be standing down’
January 08, 2020 22:00 - 23.1 MBIshaan Tharoor unpacks the White House response to attacks from Iran. Paul Kane reports from the chambers of the least deliberative Senate in modern history. And Abha Bhattarai on a new approach to thank-you cards.
Impeachment trial? What impeachment trial?
January 07, 2020 21:00 - 24.5 MBMike DeBonis explains the impeachment trial’s delay. Liz Sly unravels the fraught history of U.S.-Iraq relations. And Kayla Epstein assuages young people’s concerns about the draft.
Inside the plan to kill Soleimani
January 06, 2020 21:00 - 24.6 MBShane Harris explains how Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shaped the decision to kill a top Iranian military commander. Phil Rucker describes President Trump’s wartime posture. And Anthony Faiola on the fight over Venezuela’s National Assembly.
What Iran’s ‘severe revenge’ vow means for the U.S.
January 03, 2020 21:16 - 18 MBMissy Ryan examines the fallout of a U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. Plus, Sebastian Smee describes the stunning photo that changed how we see our planet.
What’s in and out for 2020
January 02, 2020 21:07 - 20.3 MBThe Washington Post’s annual guide to what’s out from 2019 and what’s in for 2020. And, how gender bias in science also affects lab rats.
Black women on race and genre
December 31, 2019 16:48 - 20.3 MBMartine Powers talks with N.K. Jemisin, Jasmine Guillory and Lauren Wilkinson about challenging narrow perceptions of race in literary genres. And Bilal Qureshi discusses Toni Morrison’s legacy.
A tale of two billionaires: Trump and Bloomberg
December 30, 2019 16:50 - 12.4 MBMichael Kranish dives into the tumultuous relationship between President Trump and Mike Bloomberg. Plus: Robin Givhan remembers a bombastic legend of the fashion world.
How the ’60s’ most disastrous concert turned deadly
December 27, 2019 17:00 - 35.6 MBAltamont 1969 was meant to be the Woodstock of the West. Eyewitnesses recount how this free concert turned into a deadly disaster.
How the ’60s’ most disastrous concert came to be
December 26, 2019 17:00 - 23.5 MBIt was meant to be the Woodstock of the West, but it was chaos. How the free rock concert in Altamont, Calif., 50 years ago came to be.
Fashion in the age of climate change
December 24, 2019 17:00 - 18.7 MBRobin Givhan considers whether it’s possible to dress fashionably and ethically. Caitlin Gibson and Monica Hesse take a day to watch every film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” ahead of the new movie.
The rise of the ‘zombie mall’
December 23, 2019 20:22 - 21.2 MBAbha Bhattarai explains why most shopping malls are on the decline — and why a few are thriving. Maggie Penman on making sobriety hip. Plus, Lauren Tierney tracks down the origin of your Christmas tree.
What sex trafficking in the U.S. actually looks like
December 20, 2019 21:00 - 25 MBJessica Contrera unpacks a legal case challenging how courts understand sexual violence. And Moriah Balingit describes the plight of educators using the impeachment trial to teach history in real time.
What comes next in impeachment
December 19, 2019 21:00 - 28.4 MBAmber Phillips previews the Senate’s impeachment trial next month. Griff Witte on why red states are choosing to welcome more refugees. And Sarah Hashemi describes the reach of the new “L Word.”
The impeachment of President Trump
December 19, 2019 03:20 - 24.7 MBMike DeBonis, Seung Min Kim and Paul Kane take the temperature of Capitol Hill. And Aaron Blake breaks down the partisan debate that led to the impeachment of President Trump.
Voices from the war in Afghanistan
December 17, 2019 21:00 - 26.6 MBPeople who experienced the war in Afghanistan respond to uncovered documents and secret audio recordings. Juliet Eilperin on the drilling effort dividing an Arctic village. Joanna Slater shares what’s going on with India’s controversial citizenship law.
The racial reckoning of Pete Buttigieg
December 16, 2019 19:45 - 25.2 MBWilliam Booth on what Boris Johnson’s sweeping majority means for Brexit. Robert Samuels on Pete Buttigieg’s often clumsy attempts to understand the black experience. And the downside of a new cutting-edge wireless network.
Selling treatments to incurable diseases
December 13, 2019 19:45 - 28.4 MBRhonda Colvin on the Judiciary Committee vote to advance impeachment articles. Laurie McGinley and William Wan explain how clinics are profiting by selling cellular therapies for incurable diseases. And Michael Rosenwald remembers Caroll Spinney.
Who’s losing out in the automated economy? Women.
December 12, 2019 21:00 - 22.7 MBHeather Long on how older women are being left behind in the new automated economy. Reed Albergotti investigates unwanted sexual behavior on iPhone chat apps. And Julie Zauzmer on Trump’s executive order to combat anti-Semitism on college campuses.
The fight over the FBI’s Russia probe
December 11, 2019 21:00 - 27.2 MBMatt Zapotosky on the fight over the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign. Kevin Sieff on the cycle of debt for migrants. Plus, Lena Felton explores how women use sci-fi to explore gender and sexuality.
The Democrats’ case against President Trump
December 10, 2019 20:00 - 23.4 MBAaron Blake explains House Democrats’ articles of impeachment. Darryl Fears on the disease threatening Florida’s citrus crop. And Hawken Miller on how video gaming creates opportunities for people living with disabilities.
The Afghanistan Papers
December 09, 2019 16:42 - 42.8 MBAfter a three-year legal battle, The Post obtains hundreds of records of candid interviews assessing the war in Afghanistan and its failures. Read the full story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=post-reports
The fight for a gender-neutral Spanish
December 06, 2019 19:00 - 18.7 MBSamantha Schmidt talks to the Argentine teens promoting a more inclusive Spanish. And Kevin Sieff reports from a squalid tent city in Matamoros, Mexico, where refugees are forced to wait for their asylum requests to be processed by the United States.
Can Boris Johnson keep his seat?
December 05, 2019 21:00 - 23.3 MBWilliam Booth lays out the factors shaping Britain’s upcoming general election. Ovetta Wiggins on the legal and media battle that won five prison exonerees millions from Maryland. And the House will move forward with drafting articles of impeachment.
The NBA star courting Congress on Turkey
December 04, 2019 21:25 - 27.2 MBShane Harris interprets the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report. Jacob Bogage explains why lawmakers are lining up to back NBA player and Turkish dissident Enes Kanter. And Maura Judkis reads her horoscope.
How the Mueller investigation led Giuliani to Ukraine
December 03, 2019 21:13 - 23.8 MBRosalind S. Helderman traces the origin of Rudolph W. Giuliani’s involvement in Ukraine. Eugene Scott on the end of Sen. Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. And Anna Fifield on China’s rapid robotic revolution.
The human cost of food delivery in China
December 02, 2019 21:13 - 23.4 MBMike DeBonis unpacks the White House’s strategy as the impeachment inquiry unfolds. Gerry Shih describes the human toll of the food delivery industry in China. And Valerie Strauss on the lengths to which teachers will go to get classroom supplies.
How a black activist managed to take over a neo-Nazi group
November 29, 2019 18:45 - 30.4 MBKatie Mettler unpacks the complicated life of black activist James Stern and how he came to take control of Jeff Schoep’s neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement.
What’s stalling the self-driving car revolution
November 27, 2019 17:10 - 26.8 MBFaiz Siddiqui explains the engineering challenge behind training self-driving cars. Madhulika Sikka shares the story of an author and filmmaker excavating the experiences of black Americans. Plus, Matt Viser unpacks a Dukakis family tradition.
Trump touts law freeing inmates. But the Justice Department wants them behind bars.
November 26, 2019 21:00 - 29.7 MBNeena Satija on the tensions underlying a major piece of criminal justice legislation. Amber Phillips outlines what comes next in the impeachment process. And Antonia Noori Farzan describes how one town is addressing its “food desert.”