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The 7

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Every minute of your morning counts. Host Hannah Jewell takes you through the seven most important and interesting stories of the day, with the reporting and insight of The Washington Post. Get caught up in just a few minutes every weekday at 7 a.m.
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Episodes

Try This: What exactly is the gut microbiome?

While "The 7" team is off for the holiday, you can still read the newsletter version of the seven most important and interesting stories you need to know here . And we are bringing you another useful listen today. The Washington Post's Cristina and Dr. Trisha Pasricha break down what the microbiome is, where it lives, and how it influences everything from digestion to disease. It's the first episode of The Post's latest season of "Try This." Pasricha explains how the gut microbiome acts as a key...

Jul 04, 2025•13 min

Post Reports: He's dying of cancer. They chose to start their family.

The 7 is off today but we're sharing a moving recent episode of "Post Reports." Since 2000, the rate of new cancer diagnoses for people ages 15 to 49 has climbed by 10 percent. This year, more than 200,000 people in that age group will be newly diagnosed with cancer. They will join more than 2.1 million Americans who were also diagnosed as young adults and are living with the disease. In today’s episode, Post video journalist Drea Cornejo sits down with host Elahe Izadi to talk about how Drea’s ...

Jun 19, 2025•40 min

Tara Brach on dealing with fear and uncertainty

The 7 team is off for Memorial Day so we're bringing you a conversation our colleague Elahe Izadi had recently that we've been thinking about a lot. It digs into how to manage what we can't control as the world can feel increasingly uncertain. Elahe sat down with Tara Brach, a therapist with a PhD in clinical psychology who has also spent years studying Buddhism and mindfulness. Tara teaches meditation, and she’s written several books including one called “Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life...

May 26, 2025•36 min
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