Post Reports

Apr 14 2025 1694 ep. 26 mins 24.2k
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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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Measles is spreading. Here’s how to stay safe.

Apr 14 2025 24 mins  
As measles spreads in the United States, we unpack how to stay safe – and why public health experts are so concerned by the confusing, contradictory federal response.

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Apr 09 2025 24 mins  
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Apr 02 2025 21 mins  
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