Episodes

  • Percival Everett on reimagining ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’

    Percival Everett on reimagining ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’
    May 2 2024
    Acclaimed author Percival Everett joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Everett’s latest novel, “James,” which reexamines Jim from Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in an attempt to give the character “control of his own story.” Everett also tackles the issue of book bans across the country, Twain’s use of the n-word in his literature and why Everett believes “it belongs there.” Conversation recorded on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
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    28 mins
  • Jon Bon Jovi on a new Hulu docuseries and the 40th anniversary of his band's debut album

    Jon Bon Jovi on a new Hulu docuseries and the 40th anniversary of his band's debut album
    Apr 25 2024
    Legendary musician Jon Bon Jovi of the band Bon Jovi, joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about the group’s new Hulu docuseries, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which chronicles their journey from Jersey Shore clubs to some of the largest stages in the world, their trials and triumphs, what their legacy means and the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the Motion Picture Association.
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    29 mins
  • Best Of: Colin Jost on his journey to SNL and the power of comedy

    Best Of: Colin Jost on his journey to SNL and the power of comedy
    Apr 11 2024
    Longtime SNL cast member Colin Jost will be hosting this year's White House correspondents’ dinner. We revisit a 2020 conversation with Jost about how he has used the power of the written word and comedy to get through life’s challenges and some of the poignant events that have shaped him. Conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on July 20, 2020.
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    26 mins
  • Alex Edelman on ‘Just for Us’ and the state of Jewish comedy

    Alex Edelman on ‘Just for Us’ and the state of Jewish comedy
    Apr 4 2024
    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on April 3, comedian Alex Edelman talks about his HBO comedy special “Just for Us,” how it became “conversant with the times” in the aftermath of Oct. 7, the mechanics of his comedy and why he’s decided to stop doing the routine.
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    35 mins
  • Adam Bry on the future of drones at home and in the battlefield

    Adam Bry on the future of drones at home and in the battlefield
    Mar 28 2024
    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 21, Skydio CEO Adam Bry talks about the prominence of China in the drone industry, why it threatens U.S. national security, and how the company’s drones are being used both in Ukraine and here in the United States.
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    24 mins
  • Regina King on bringing groundbreaking lawmaker Shirley Chisholm to the big screen

    Regina King on bringing groundbreaking lawmaker Shirley Chisholm to the big screen
    Mar 21 2024
    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 22, actor Regina King breaks down her starring role as Shirley Chisholm in the new biopic, “Shirley,” talks about why the film took 15 years to make and explores the lawmaker’s enduring legacy.
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    32 mins
  • Julio Torres on his surrealist take on the U.S. immigration system, ‘Problemista’

    Julio Torres on his surrealist take on the U.S. immigration system, ‘Problemista’
    Mar 14 2024
    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 13, actor and comedian Julio Torres talks about his directorial debut, “Problemista,” which he also wrote and stars in, digs into how his own experience with the U.S. immigration system informs the film and explores the importance of the protagonist Alejandro being a fully fleshed character.
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    24 mins
  • Rep. Ro Khanna on why he’s calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war

    Rep. Ro Khanna on why he’s calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war
    Mar 8 2024
    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March. 6, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) breaks down why he’s worried President Biden’s support for Israel is fraying the Democratic coalition, how Congress should investigate the administrations steady and quiet transfer of arms to Israel, how activists’ calls for a permanent cease-fire have affected White House messaging, and what he hopes to hear from the president’s State of the Union address.
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    30 mins