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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Episodes
Murder With Impunity: Surrounded by homicide
December 17, 2018 20:52 - 22.3 MBA New Orleans mother who lost three children in homicides now fears for her last. Plus, a new report prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee details how the Russians sought to influence the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump.
When a 7-year-old dies on Border Patrol’s watch
December 14, 2018 21:20 - 18 MBA 7-year-old girl died after being taken into Border Patrol custody, reportedly from dehydration and exhaustion. Also, the U.S. responds to climate change at the U.N. summit. Plus, a homeless character on “Sesame Street” debuts.
Brexit: ‘The word you’re looking for is shambolic’
December 13, 2018 21:20 - 19.7 MBNow that Theresa May has survived a no-confidence vote by her party, can she pull off Brexit? Also, what the new “Spider-Man” film means to an Afro-Latino critic. Plus, Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space.
Michael Cohen, sentenced Wednesday, says he's free from Trump
December 12, 2018 21:34 - 19.4 MBMichael Cohen was sentenced to three years in federal prison. Google’s CEO visits the Post to discuss the tech giant’s future. Plus, why it’s maybe OK that First Lady Melania Trump doesn’t actually want to be the first lady.
Live from the Oval Office, it’s Tuesday afternoon!
December 11, 2018 21:41 - 20.4 MBPresident Trump faces off with Democratic lawmakers Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in a nationally televised shouting match. How a flute player’s lawsuit illuminates the gender pay gap in America. Plus, 95 percent of the oldest Arctic ice has melted.
Who wants to be White House chief of staff?
December 10, 2018 21:36 - 21.1 MBJust as special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation heats up, President Trump struggles to find a new chief of staff. Also, right-wing violence is up and left-wing attacks are down. Plus, this may be why your smart speaker can’t understand you.
What one man’s death says about the asylum court system
December 07, 2018 21:00 - 19.5 MBApple’s new heart-healthy tech might be better for the anxious and not the ailing. Also, a dead man’s children seek asylum in the same court that denied him.
Deal or no deal?: Theresa May’s Brexit standoff
December 06, 2018 21:17 - 18.8 MBA vote on Britain’s separation from the European Union, how veterans’ stay at Trump’s D.C. hotel (courtesy of Saudi Arabia) may have violated the Constitution, and a photojournalist reconnects with a subject gone viral.
The midterm election that's still not over
December 05, 2018 21:30 - 22.2 MBAn investigation into possible election fraud in North Carolina, the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and one former president says goodbye to another — his dad.
Democrats set the stage (literally) for 2020
December 04, 2018 22:53 - 20.9 MBThe Democratic National Committee struggles to find a big-enough stage for likely presidential candidates. Plus, the second and final installment of our series “An Affair. The Mob. A Murder.”
Prime Suspect, Part 1: An Affair. The Mob. A Murder.
December 03, 2018 21:10 - 20 MBOne September morning a Post reporter gets a call with new information about a murder she covered 30 years ago. Plus, how climate change became a partisan issue in the United States.
Introducing ‘Post Reports’
November 28, 2018 13:00 - 2.92 MBHere it is: the new daily podcast from the newsroom of The Washington Post. “Post Reports,” hosted by Martine Powers, will bring you all the reporting and insight you expect from The Post, but for your ears. Launching Dec. 3. Sign up now. Sound. Informed.