Podcast · 181 episodes
Post Reports, page 6
by The Washington Post · English
Post 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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Deep Reads: L.A. fires burned their block. For each, the disaster was just beginning.A Washington Post “Deep Reads” narrative following recovery after the 2025 Eaton and Palisades wildfires, focused on one Altadena block (West Las Flores Drive) and three families deciding whether to…13 Sep 2025 · 31 min · 9 chapters
The political divides after political violenceThe episode examines political divides after the killing of Charlie Kirk (Turning Point USA founder) and how rhetoric and party responses may be fueling or restraining political violence in the U.S.12 Sep 2025 · 31 min · 12 chapters
Charlie Kirk’s killing and a new age of political violenceThe episode discusses the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event at Utah Valley University, framing it as evidence of a “new age” of political violence and focusing on the…11 Sep 2025 · 30 min · 13 chapters
Meet the people signing up for Trump’s ICEA Washington Post “Post Reports” segment on ICE’s recruiting push, featuring an Arlington, Texas hiring expo where applicants seek roles in Trump’s immigration crackdown, including arresting,…10 Sep 2025 · 28 min · 13 chapters
Confused about fall vaccines? We have answers.Why fall vaccine guidance—especially COVID—feels confusing, how eligibility/coverage is changing, and what to do now for COVID, flu, RSV, and childhood vaccines.9 Sep 2025 · 32 min · 12 chapters
Trump promised to end DEI. Then, rural teachers lost money.The Trump administration’s DEI “waste” crackdown led the U.S. Department of Education to cut $600 million in teacher-training grants, including $21 million to Montgomery County, North Carolina,…8 Sep 2025 · 23 min · 15 chapters
Deep Reads: A songwriter had part of his brain removed. The music flowed.Folk-rock songwriter Mike Frazier’s years of stabbing stomach pain and “doom” episodes were actually temporal-lobe epilepsy.6 Sep 2025 · 21 min · 12 chapters
Congress returns to Epstein drama, shutdown threats, 2026 plansCongress returns after August recess and reignites the fight over releasing Jeffrey Epstein investigative files, including flight logs and redactions; House Democrats and some Republicans push a…5 Sep 2025 · 31 min · 12 chapters
RFK Jr.'s showdown with the SenateRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s contentious Senate Finance Committee hearing about overhauling HHS and CDC, focusing on vaccine policy changes, staffing/grant cuts, and the firing of CDC director Susan…4 Sep 2025 · 20 min · 6 chapters
What happens when fake AI celebrities chat with teensThe episode investigates Character AI and similar “AI companion” chatbots that let users roleplay with celebrity-voiced characters, focusing on how they can interact with teens (ages 13–15) in ways…3 Sep 2025 · 28 min · 8 chapters
They were deported to El Salvador's megaprison. What happened inside?Venezuelan deportees sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador’s mega-prison CICOT (opened by President Nayib Bukele in 2023) describe conditions, abuse, and how they were released in a…2 Sep 2025 · 36 min · 13 chapters
Labubus: China's plushy, soft power toolThe global “Labubu” blind-box plush craze and what it reveals about fashion-driven status, gambling-like consumer behavior, crime/counterfeits, and China’s “soft power” strategy.1 Sep 2025 · 21 min · 11 chapters
Trump firings spark CDC chaos, Fed uncertaintyWhite House pressure on expert agencies—CDC vaccine policy shakeup and an attempted Federal Reserve firing—plus implications for public trust and upcoming politics.29 Aug 2025 · 26 min · 12 chapters
Taylor and Travis: It's a love — and business — storyPop culture and business analysis of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement announcement, including why it went viral, how it may affect their careers, and what mega-wealthy couples do about…28 Aug 2025 · 27 min · 14 chapters
'These kids were literally praying': The Minneapolis school shootingThe episode covers the Minneapolis shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and its adjacent pre-K–8 school during the first week of school.27 Aug 2025 · 23 min · 15 chapters
Trump makes the government Intel’s largest investorTrump administration buying a 10% stake in Intel, making the U.S. Intel’s largest shareholder, and using similar “revenue share” deals with major tech firms; debate over constitutional and…26 Aug 2025 · 22 min · 12 chapters
Inside Trump’s plans to send troops into more American citiesThe Washington Post’s Dan Lamoff discusses President Trump’s plans to expand domestic military deployments beyond Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, with Chicago identified as the next target.25 Aug 2025 · 19 min · 9 chapters
Deep Reads: A last lifeline in ‘detention alley’After ICE detention, rural Louisiana becomes a “last lifeline” for detainees with scarce legal help; the episode follows immigration lawyer Chris Kinison as Trump-era enforcement expands and court…23 Aug 2025 · 30 min · 10 chapters
Trump's peacemaking dreams and D.C. pizza partyA Washington Post politics roundtable on President Trump’s “peacemaking” legacy push amid stalled Ukraine diplomacy, plus his ongoing federal takeover of D.C. law enforcement and related controversy.22 Aug 2025 · 29 min · 10 chapters
The Texas-California showdown over redistrictingThe episode covers the Texas vs. California redistricting fight ahead of the 2026 midterms.21 Aug 2025 · 26 min · 12 chapters
The presidential fitness test: An exercise in humiliation?The Washington Post’s Post Reports revisits the U.S. “presidential fitness test,” why it was created, what people experienced, and what science says about whether it improves children’s health.20 Aug 2025 · 25 min · 11 chapters
Fear, confusion, resistance: One night under Trump's D.C. crackdownA night on U Street in Washington, D.C. after Trump announced a federal takeover of local policing, with National Guard and multiple federal agencies (ICE/HSI/FBI) increasing presence.19 Aug 2025 · 28 min · 13 chapters
Trump's push to end the war in UkraineThe episode examines Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine, contrasting front-line realities with diplomacy in Washington and earlier talks with Vladimir Putin.18 Aug 2025 · 26 min · 10 chapters
Trump’s D.C. police takeover was planned and the Putin meeting stakesThe Washington Post’s Post Report politics roundtable discusses Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C.15 Aug 2025 · 26 min · 9 chapters