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Post Reports, page 7
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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Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?How President Donald Trump reshaped the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts—especially by taking control of the board and inserting himself into the Kennedy Center Honors—while critics argue…14 Aug 2025 · 23 min · 10 chapters
In the job market, Gen Z is cookedThe episode argues that Gen Z’s entry into the job market is unusually difficult due to a “collision of forces”: post-pandemic job cuts and leaner hiring, inflation-driven budget tightening, and…13 Aug 2025 · 24 min · 12 chapters
Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza CityWashington Post Post Reports episode on Israel’s security cabinet approving a plan for Netanyahu to take control of Gaza City, dismantle remaining Hamas strongholds, and potentially expand to central…12 Aug 2025 · 28 min · 13 chapters
What Trump’s D.C. police takeover meansPost Reports episode on President Trump’s plan to “take over” Washington, D.C. by deploying the National Guard and placing the D.C.11 Aug 2025 · 20 min · 11 chapters
Trump's battles with data, DC, and world tradeThe episode (Post Report politics roundtable) argues that President Trump’s economic and legal moves are creating political risk and reinforcing his “order vs. chaos” messaging.8 Aug 2025 · 25 min · 9 chapters
Trump’s tariffs are finally here. Now what?Trump’s reciprocal tariffs took effect at midnight (Aug 7), applying to about 90 countries (10% to 50% depending on deals and trade deficits).7 Aug 2025 · 25 min · 9 chapters
What an oncologist wants us to know about everyday chemicalsThe episode explains endocrine-disrupting chemicals in everyday products (endocrine system basics; examples include BPA, PFAS “forever chemicals,” and phthalates), what the research says about cancer…6 Aug 2025 · 26 min · 10 chapters
Democrats are ready to fight dirty over TexasTexas congressional redistricting fight ahead of the 2026 midterms, with Republicans accused of “cheating” to gain five more House seats; Democrats respond with “fight fire with fire” messaging and…5 Aug 2025 · 21 min · 10 chapters
The government is paying 154,000 people not to workThe episode reports on a Trump administration “deferred resignation”/voluntary departure program that pays federal workers to stop working while the government downsizes.4 Aug 2025 · 16 min · 8 chapters
Deep Reads: Cracks in the dreamA Washington Post “Deep Reads” narrative about the Vital family in Springfield, Ohio, as their Haitian temporary protected status faces renewed deportation threats and their newly purchased house…2 Aug 2025 · 25 min · 5 chapters
What Trump wants: More tariffs, less EpsteinA Post Report roundtable on Donald Trump’s ongoing focus on the Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell saga and on his evolving tariff agenda, including a new U.S.-EU trade framework and expected consumer…1 Aug 2025 · 27 min · 10 chapters
Sydney Sweeney's jeans and an American (Eagle) controversyA controversy over American Eagle’s jeans ads starring Sydney Sweeney, including claims the campaign is “pro-eugenics” and “anti-feminist,” plus discussion of ambiguity, backlash, and prior…31 Jul 2025 · 19 min · 6 chapters
Why more immigrants are being tracked with ankle monitors – and who profitsThe episode explains ICE’s expansion of “Alternatives to Detention” GPS ankle monitoring, using Paola (Honduras, 29, mother of two) as a case study.30 Jul 2025 · 25 min · 9 chapters
Inside the system burning out air traffic control traineesInside the FAA pipeline for air traffic controller trainees, explaining why hundreds “wash out” and how hostile facility training and system understaffing contribute to burnout and safety risk.29 Jul 2025 · 34 min · 12 chapters
Gazans are starving. Will aid get in?Gaza’s worsening hunger crisis, UN estimates of starvation deaths, and whether Israel will significantly increase aid amid a blockade and a controversial aid-distribution model.28 Jul 2025 · 23 min · 12 chapters
Deep Reads: Chasing ghosts with Dale Earnhardt Jr.The episode follows Kent Babb’s reporting on grief and “off-time” deaths through Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s experience of turning the same age as his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., when Sr.26 Jul 2025 · 52 min · 21 chapters
Trump keeps trying — and failing — to move on from EpsteinA Washington Post Politics Roundtable on how Trump can’t move on from the Jeffrey Epstein fallout—Republicans in Congress push for Epstein-related file releases while Trump tries to distract with…25 Jul 2025 · 23 min · 9 chapters
Mosquitoes are deadly. Should we kill them all?Whether gene-drive technology could eradicate malaria-carrying mosquitoes (or all mosquitoes) and the bioethical/ecological questions it raises.24 Jul 2025 · 16 min · 7 chapters
The antisemitism task force carrying out Trump’s anti-DEI agendaA Washington Post investigation (Post Reports) says the Trump administration’s “Task Force to Combat Antisemitism” (created Feb.23 Jul 2025 · 25 min · 11 chapters
Congress cut public media funding. Now what?Congress rescinded federal funding for public broadcasting, threatening stations like KYUK in rural Alaska; the episode explains what the cuts mean locally and how Republicans/Trump pushed defunding…22 Jul 2025 · 25 min · 12 chapters
Was he given up for adoption? Or was he taken?South Korea’s adoption scandal—whether adoptees were abandoned or stolen—after a government investigative report found adoption fraud, falsified records, and profit-driven child trafficking by…21 Jul 2025 · 25 min · 12 chapters
Does Vogue still matter?Whether Vogue and the traditional fashion editor still matter after Anna Wintour steps down as U.S. editor-in-chief, and how influence has shifted to social media and influencers.19 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 10 chapters
How Trump’s Epstein woes nearly derailed his spending cutsThe episode (Post Reports Weekly Politics Roundtable, July 18) explains how a fight over releasing Jeffrey Epstein investigation files nearly derailed a House vote on a major government spending…18 Jul 2025 · 23 min · 9 chapters
What happened at Camp MysticThe episode describes the July 4, 2024 flood disaster at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where a severe flood warning reached the camp at 1:14 a.m.17 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 13 chapters