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Introducing “The 7”

Dec 06 2022 6 mins  
On The Post’s new podcast, "The 7," host Jeff Pierre takes you through the seven most important and interesting stories of the day. It's a way to get caught up in just a few minutes. It comes out every weekday at 7 a.m. Check it out today, then find and follow "The 7" so you're set for tomorrow.

Please, Go On: VP Kamala Harris on women in the workplace

Jun 11 2021 19 mins  
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.

Introducing ‘Please, Go On’

Jun 04 2021 1 mins  
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.

Infrastructure plan calls for $80 billion for rail. It could transform passenger service.

Apr 02 2021 9 mins  
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.

Gaetz investigation complicated by overture to his father about ex-FBI agent who went missing

Apr 01 2021 12 mins  
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.

Biden’s infrastructure and climate plan emerges as congressional wrangling begins

Mar 31 2021 10 mins  
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.

Emotional first day of testimony at Derek Chauvin murder trial

Mar 30 2021 12 mins  
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.

‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy

Mar 29 2021 14 mins  
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.

Biden holds his first press conference

Mar 26 2021 6 mins  
Plus, Georgia’s governor signs into law a sweeping voting reform bill, and multiple Republican senate candidates gear up for the 2022 elections.

At White House, Megan Rapinoe says she’s been ‘disrespected and dismissed because I am a woman’

Mar 25 2021 6 mins  
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.