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Dec 06, 2022•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the inaugural edition of "Please, Go On," Post columnist James Hohmann speaks with Vice President Harris about the exodus of women from the workforce during the pandemic.
Jun 11, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Washington Post columnist James Hohmann sits down with the author of a compelling op-ed from The Post’s Opinions section. “Please, Go On” features marquee names and everyday people with original perspectives. New episodes Fridays. Launching June 11.
Jun 04, 2021•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, coronavirus vaccines are finally reaching poor countries, but some can’t cover the cost of administering them, and Women’s sports can do at least one thing men’s can’t, experts say: get bigger.
Apr 02, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Georgia sports teams and major companies such as Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines condemn new state voting law, and the EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers picked under Trump.
Apr 01, 2021•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, ‘I stay up nights apologizing to George Floyd,’ says teen who documented his death for the world, and Gretchen Whitmer asks White House to surge vaccines to virus hot spots as cases climb.
Mar 31, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the White House dramatically increased tax proposal as it sought to address tensions over next big spending plan, and the CDC confirms Pfizer, Moderna vaccines are 90% effective after two doses in study of real-life conditions.
Mar 30, 2021•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Senators see a possibility of bipartisan support for gun background checks in the wake of mass shootings, and the next phase of crisis at the border.
Mar 29, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Georgia’s governor signs into law a sweeping voting reform bill, and multiple Republican senate candidates gear up for the 2022 elections.
Mar 26, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the White House considers extending a federal ban on evictions, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s family were given special access to COVID testing.
Mar 25, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the Senate confirms Vivek H. Murthy as surgeon general, and North Korea fires short-range missiles in challenge to Biden administration.
Mar 24, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, AstraZeneca’s U.S. trial shows coronavirus vaccine is 79 percent effective, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is confirmed to lead Labor Department.
Mar 23, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, and, the accused gunman in the Atlanta shootings gets expelled from his church.
Mar 22, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the Senate confirms William Burns as next director of the CIA, and Donald Trump faces an onslaught of legal problems, as investigations and dozens of lawsuits trail him from Washington to Florida.
Mar 19, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the IRS to push the filing deadline for 2020 taxes to mid-May, and Ohio attorney general sues Biden administration over the stimulus package.
Mar 18, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, House Democrats bring back Medicare-for-all, seeking to push Biden left, and Israeli archaeologists discover new Dead Sea Scrolls for first time in 60 years.
Mar 17, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, four of Europe’s largest countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations; safety agency says blood clot incidence is low. And Derek Chauvin’s attorney asks for continuance and change of venue in George Floyd case.
Mar 16, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, President Biden’s push for equity in education faces a critical test, and, where we stand on the Iran Nuclear Deal.
Mar 15, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, DOJ seeks to build large conspiracy case against Oath Keepers for Jan. 6 riot, and, amid criticism for human rights abuses, China offers vaccine doses for all Olympic athletes.
Mar 12, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the leaked U.S. plan to end the war in Afghanistan, and China and Russia to open moon base.
Mar 11, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Brazil’s growing coronavirus outbreak poses a threat far beyond its borders, and Biden’s dogs to return to White House after younger pet causes a ‘minor injury’ to an ‘unfamiliar person.'
Mar 10, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the RNC moves portion of its spring donor retreat to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, and Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah stunned, but is it likely to change the monarchy?
Mar 09, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Biden signs executive order promoting voting rights on 56th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,' and New York state Senate majority leader says Gov. Andrew Cuomo must resign.
Mar 08, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Meghan Markle says the royal family can’t expect her silence if palace is ‘perpetuating falsehoods,' and David Brooks of New York Times is criticized for undisclosed financial ties.
Mar 05, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Texas and Mississippi move to open ‘100%’ and lift mask mandates, and, reasons you’re tired of Zoom calls.
Mar 04, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, female stars and the media machine of the early 2000s, and community colleges are at a crossroads.
Mar 03, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as education secretary, and, where Jill Biden drops by for a cup of coffee can make quite a statement.
Mar 02, 2021•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the CDC recommends Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, enabling inoculations to start this week, and the making of Madison Cawthorn.
Mar 01, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Biden defends vaccine rollout as he marks 50 million vaccinations, and a sailor who fell overboard clung to ‘sea rubbish’ for 16 hours to survive.
Feb 26, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Biden nominates three to USPS board of governors as DeJoy testifies on mail crises, and Supreme Court considers giving police greater powers when pursuing suspects.
Feb 25, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast