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Capehart

The Washington Post
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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Sen. Jeff Merkley has been pushing for filibuster reform since 2011. This time, he might get it done

The Oregon Democrat stares down threats from Mitch McConnell to fix a rule that he says has broken the Senate. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up...

Mar 30, 202136 min

Rep. Karen Bass believes now is the time for police reform: 'The stars are aligned right now'

The former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus discusses the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, vaccine inequality and voter suppression. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up...

Mar 16, 202136 min

Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain on the 400-year story of Black people in America

Kendi and Blain edited “Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019,” which tells the story of Black people in America from the perspectives of 90 writers who reflect the community's diversity and lived experience. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcast...

Feb 16, 202129 min

'The Hate U Give’ author Angie Thomas on the importance of humanizing Black men

Writing in the wake of the death of George Floyd, Thomas said, “The weight and the responsibility…felt even greater.” See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up...

Feb 02, 202131 min

Former white nationalist Derek Black puts the Jan. 6 insurrection into perspective

Derek Black, the godson of David Duke and the son of the creator of the website Stormfront, discusses the future of white nationalism in the context of recent events. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Support this podcast an...

Jan 26, 202135 min

A former White House social secretary shares how an inauguration should look behind the scenes

Capricia Penavic Marshall knows presidential transitions — at least in years anything close to normal. This hand-off is certainly not that, but let Marshall explain how it ought to unfold in all its process and pageantry. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=re...

Jan 19, 202144 min

Symone Sanders has something to say — and now she’ll speak for Kamala Harris

Sanders, who will be Harris's senior adviser and chief spokeswoman, discusses working for the Bernie Sanders and then Biden campaigns and the incident that inspired the title of her book, “No, You Shut Up: Speaking Truth to Power and Reclaiming America.” See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_...

Dec 08, 202046 min

Julián Castro, a 2020 presidential contender, on why Joe Biden beat him — and Trump

Castro, a housing and urban development secretary under Barack Obama and former mayor of San Antonio, also discusses the Latino vote in 2020 and the silence among Republicans as President Trump tries to "steal the election.” See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium...

Nov 24, 202033 min

Raphael Warnock believes he'll win in Georgia. He tells us why.

The senior pastor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s former church talks about how the rigors of being a minister have prepared him for the campaign trail, and why he thinks he'll beat Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_me...

Nov 10, 202033 min

Michael Steele, former RNC chairman: 'Donald Trump is the biggest block to the American Dream'

The former head of the Republican Party explains why he endorsed Joe Biden, why he won’t leave his party and why he believes that in the battle of democracy vs. white supremacy, democracy will win. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=...

Nov 03, 202042 min

Caroline Rose Giuliani, daughter of Rudy, says Trump 'has this echo chamber of lies around him'

Giuliani, an LA filmmaker, discusses her recent article encouraging people to vote for the Biden-Harris ticket. She says her relationship with her father "goes through ups and downs," but "I do think he's proud of me for speaking my mind." See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts...

Oct 27, 202012 min

Brittney Cooper explains why Trump is polling historically well with Black men

Cooper, who teaches women's and gender studies and Africana studies at Rutgers, expands on her tweet that Ice Cube could be to 2020 what white female Trump voters were to 2016. "Both parties," she says, "have taken Black people for granted." See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcas...

Oct 20, 202036 min

MJ Hegar wants to bring Texas values to the Senate. She says John Cornyn lacks backbone and courage.

"The minute that John Cornyn went from being Texas to D.C., that's when his approval ratings plummeted," says Hegar, who considers health-care access and economic recovery top issues for Texans. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cap...

Oct 13, 202031 min

The Rev. Al Sharpton discusses why it is imperative to 'Rise Up' in this moment

The activist and minister talks about the themes in his latest book, "Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads," including latte liberals and toxic masculinity. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up...

Sep 29, 202030 min

Stuart Stevens was an uncompromising Republican — until Donald Trump

The author of "It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump" talks about the evolution of his party and what that means going forward. See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up Read more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up

Sep 22, 202036 min

Michelle Lujan Grisham on U.S. covid-19 response: 'Most outrageous environment I’ve ever worked in'

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) talks about using her past government experience to battle the coronavirus today, her views on the statues debate and what it means to be in the conversation to be Joe Biden's running mate. Want to share your feedback on this show and other Washington Post podcasts? Go to https://washingtonpost.com/podcastsurvey?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up See more from Jonathan Capehart Read more from Washington Post Opinions...

Jul 22, 202034 min

Tammy Duckworth: Trump ‘cares more about dead traitors than he does about our troops’

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a military veteran who was recently in the news when Tucker Carlson said she "hated America," discusses Trump's failures on the military, coronavirus and race — and what she would do if asked to be Joe Biden's running mate. Want to share your feedback on this show and other Washington Post podcasts? Go to https://washingtonpost.com/podcastsurvey?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up See more from Jonathan Capehart Read more from Washi...

Jul 21, 202021 min
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