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Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America.
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Telling the full history of a Founding Father’s plantation from 2022-04-19T10:00
James Madison was the fourth president of the United States, and his Montpelier estate was maintained by about 300 enslaved people over more than 140 years. In this conversation recorded on Apri...
ListenHarvey Fierstein on his memoir and LGBT kids today from 2022-04-12T10:00
In this conversation recorded on April 6 for Washington Post Live, Tony Award winning playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein discusses his memoir “I Was Better Last Night” and his advice to LGBT ...
ListenThe significance of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from 2022-04-05T10:00
In this conversation recorded on March 30 for Washington Post Live, New York University Professor of Law Melissa Murray discusses the significance of the co...
ListenMariama Diallo and Zoe Renee on the horror of microaggressions in ‘Master’ from 2022-03-29T12:51:28
In this conversation recorded on March 23 for Washington Post Live, director Mariama Diallo and actor Zoe Renee discuss the psychological horror thriller “Master.”
ListenWil Haygood on representation and ‘colorization’ in film from 2022-03-22T10:00
Journalist Wil Haygood joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss his new book, “Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World.” This conversation was recorded on March 16 for Washingt...
ListenTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen on how sanctions work to isolate Russia from 2022-03-15T10:00
In this conversation recorded on March 10 for Washington Post Live, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discusses the effects of sanctions on Russia's economy, record-high inflation and gas prices a...
ListenCongresswoman Stephanie Murphy on Russia, Jan. 6 and why she isn't seeking a fourth term from 2022-03-08T11:00
First elected to Congress in 2016, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) speaks to Jonathan Capehart about U.S. involvement in the defense of Ukraine, the investigation into Jan. 6 and what's next in h...
ListenRep. Joyce Beatty on the nomination of a Black woman to the Supreme Court from 2022-03-01T11:00
As Black History Month comes to a close, Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who serves as chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses her heroes, and the racism she and other Black women on ...
ListenA conversation with Janai S. Nelson from 2022-02-22T11:00
Next month, Janai S. Nelson, who currently serves as the associate director counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, will succeed Sherrilyn Ifill as president of the legendary ci...
ListenAl Franken is 'the only former U.S. senator currently on tour' from 2022-02-15T11:00
In a conversation recorded Feb. 9 for Washington Post Live, the former senator and "Saturday Night Live" star discusses the possibility of running for elected office again and whether he'd take ...
ListenOlympic skier Lindsey Vonn talks hard-fought success in 'Rise' from 2022-02-08T14:42:11
The most decorated female ski racer in history, Lindsey Vonn writes about her Olympic victories, as well as her battle with depression, in "Rise: My Story." This conversation was recorded for Wa...
ListenIs the U.S. on a path to civil war? This political scientist thinks so. from 2022-02-01T11:00
In “How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them,” Barbara F. Walter argues that the United States has not been a traditional democracy for a few years, and worse, that we are following a well-wor...
ListenWhat happens if Russia invades Ukraine? from 2022-01-25T11:00
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, joins Jonathan Capehart for a discussion about forestalling conflicts abroad, particularly as Russia amasses troops on the Ukr...
ListenThe Rev. Al Sharpton on voting rights and 'righteous troublemakers' from 2022-01-18T11:00
In this conversation recorded on Jan. 13 for Washington Post Live, the Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the battle over voting rights and his new book, "Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of th...
ListenJamie Raskin on 'Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy' from 2022-01-11T11:00
In his moving new book, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) recalls the death of his son, Tommy, in the days before the Jan. 6 insurrection and how he and his family endured a year of unthinkable loss. Th...
ListenCarmelo Anthony shares his story in 'Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised' from 2022-01-04T11:00
One of the NBA's biggest stars, Carmelo Anthony goes back to his Baltimore beginnings in "Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised." The conversation was originally recorded September 14 for Washington P...
ListenA holiday message from Jonathan from 2021-12-28T11:00
As 2021 comes to a close, Jonathan Capehart reflects on the year — its challenges, curiosities and inspirations — and looks forward to 2022.
Listen'Citizen Ashe' traces the life and career of a tennis legend from 2021-12-21T11:00
Tennis great Arthur Ashe was the first Black man to win the Australian Open, the U.S. Open, and Wimbledon. Now, he is ...
ListenBilly Porter on growing up Black and gay in America from 2021-12-14T11:00
“Pose” star Billy Porter joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss his memoir, “Unprotected,” and his journey from poverty to stardom. This conversation is adapted from Washington Post Live.
ListenCharles Blow's memoir is now an operatic masterpiece from 2021-12-07T11:00
ListenMichael J. Fox gets personal about Parkinson's from 2021-11-30T11:00
In his latest memoir, "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality," veteran actor Michael J. Fox discusses how he's adapted to life with Parkinson's disease. This conversation was ...
ListenParis Hilton's fight against the 'troubled teen industry' from 2021-11-09T11:00
ListenJohn Legend isn't just an artist. He's an activist. from 2021-11-02T10:00
ListenA message from Jonathan from 2021-09-28T10:00
After five years of incredible conversations, the curtain is coming down on "Cape Up." But that doesn't mean Jonathan is going away. Tune in for a special announcement.
Explaining the debt ceiling in plain English from 2021-09-21T10:00
In an episode that originally aired in September 2017, Shai Akabas, economic policy director at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses the debt ceiling and the dangers of not raising it.
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Listen'The monuments were murder' from 2021-09-14T10:00
In a conversation from 2017, then-Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu reflects on removing the last Confederate monument from his city, and the damage wrought by the myth of the Lost Cause.
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In an episode that originally aired in March, the New Jersey congressman discusses anti-Asian hate in the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings, and how he talks about the rise in hate crimes with h...
ListenSen. Jeff Merkley's decade-long push for filibuster reform from 2021-08-31T10:00
In this conversation from March, Merkley gets into how the filibuster has ground work in the Senate to a halt. And what he thinks should be done to fix it, especially to preserve voting rights.&...
ListenThe Republican Party is still in thrall to Donald Trump. Its members could learn from Stuart Stevens from 2021-08-24T10:00
In an episode that aired Sept. 22, 2020, the author of "It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump" talks about the evolution of the GOP — and what that means going forward.<...
ListenWe need more honest teaching of America's painful history from 2021-08-17T10:00
In this episode from 2018, Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative explains why we must come to terms with America's history if we are ever to start healing. The conversation is as relev...
ListenIbram X. Kendi explains why racist policies — not people — are the problem from 2021-08-10T10:00
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Equity is about more than just hiring diverse employees from 2021-08-03T10:00
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Texas state Rep. Senfronia Thompson explains why she joined the Austin walkout from 2021-07-27T10:00
Mitch Landrieu says when it comes to race, 'people are closing their eyes to basic history' from 2021-07-20T10:00
Robin DiAngelo explains why White progressives have such a hard time confronting racism from 2021-07-13T10:00
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Rashad Robinson is an intersectional leader fighting for equity and justice from 2021-06-29T10:00
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield talks about Black Lives Matter and her experiences as a career diplomat from 2021-06-22T10:00
Lonnie Bunch contextualizes this fraught moment in America's racial narrative from 2021-06-15T10:00
HRC's Alphonso David on the fight for LGBTQ equality in 2021 from 2021-06-08T10:00
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Deon Jones protested George Floyd's murder. He's suing LAPD for shooting him with a rubber bullet. from 2021-06-01T10:00
Keith Ellison reflects on the year since the murder of George Floyd from 2021-05-25T10:00
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How Ty Seidule went from revering Robert E. Lee to being one of his fiercest detractors from 2021-05-18T10:00
Mayor Muriel Bowser discusses the future of Black Lives Matter Plaza and D.C. without Donald Trump from 2021-05-11T10:00
What do progressives think of Joe Biden now that he's president? Rep. Pramila Jayapal is happy. from 2021-05-04T10:00
Karol Mason on the killing of George Floyd and the issue we must address: 'The fear of Black people' from 2021-04-27T10:00
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PwC's chair talks about the role U.S. business leaders should play in America's racial reckoning from 2021-04-20T10:00
Tim Ryan says leaders shouldn't be afraid to speak up against systemic issues:"One of the things that business leaders need is, we need certainty. We need a strong democracy."
ListenRebecca Carroll talks about her experience as a Black woman being raised by White parents from 2021-04-13T10:00
Heather McGhee explains how racism keeps everyone from having nice things from 2021-04-06T10:00
McGhee discusses her book, “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together,"and unpacks one big example of inequality holding everyone back: the large municipal swimming ...
ListenSen. Jeff Merkley has been pushing for filibuster reform since 2011. This time, he might get it done from 2021-03-30T10:00
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Rep. Andy Kim talks about the impact of anti-Asian hate: 'I wish I knew what to say to my kids' from 2021-03-23T10:00
The New Jersey congressman discusses his family’s experiences as Asian Americans and the role he hopes to play in the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings.
ListenRep. Karen Bass believes now is the time for police reform: 'The stars are aligned right now' from 2021-03-16T11:00
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Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space, is still reaching for the stars from 2021-03-09T11:00
Jemison talks about the obstacles she faced, as a 16-year-old college student and then a scientist, and gives advice to today's Black Lives Matter activists.
ListenCharles Blow wants Black Americans to move back to the South to gain real political power from 2021-03-02T11:00
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Lee Daniels and Andra Day on the hidden activist life of Billie Holiday from 2021-02-23T11:00
The director and singer discuss their latest movie “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” and how the FBI’s efforts to stop her from singing “Strange Fruit” turned the jazz singer into a leader in ...
ListenIbram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain on the 400-year story of Black people in America from 2021-02-16T11:00
Jonathan Metzl on what's driving polarization in a post-Trump America — and how to fix it from 2021-02-09T11:00
The"Dying of Whiteness"author talks about what he’s learning from new focus groups and why the 2019 Democratic victories in the Kentucky and Louisiana governor’s races"in the middle of Trumpism"pro...
Listen'The Hate U Give’ author Angie Thomas on the importance of humanizing Black men from 2021-02-02T11:00
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Former white nationalist Derek Black puts the Jan. 6 insurrection into perspective from 2021-01-26T11:00
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A former White House social secretary shares how an inauguration should look behind the scenes from 2021-01-19T13:33:48
Laurence Tribe says Trump should be impeached again — even if a Senate conviction is unlikely from 2021-01-12T11:00
Tribe, a Harvard constitutional law professor, also discusses his former student Ted Cruz and explains why the push to use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment against Trump is an inadequate response to...
ListenJon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock on the issues that would drive them in the Senate from 2021-01-04T11:30
The Democratic candidates in Georgia are hoping to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. Late last year, Ossoff and Warnock were both guests on “Cape Up.” This episode reprises h...
ListenJon Ossoff and the ‘movement energy’ he’s tapping in Georgia from 2020-12-15T11:00
Ossoff, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, talks about mobilizing voters in the Peach State and the high stakes of what he calls"the most important legislative election in the history...
ListenSymone Sanders has something to say — and now she’ll speak for Kamala Harris from 2020-12-08T11:00
No one gave Ritchie Torres a shot. He'll soon be the first gay, Afro-Latino member of Congress. from 2020-12-01T11:00
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee didn’t support him. The local Democratic Party didn’t support him. AOC didn’t endorse him. So Ritchie Torres of the South Bronx will arrive in Washin...
ListenJulián Castro, a 2020 presidential contender, on why Joe Biden beat him — and Trump from 2020-11-24T11:00
Ilhan Omar: 'Rift' between progressive, moderate Dems 'isn't as strong as it's being made out to be' from 2020-11-17T14:00
In a Washington Post Live event, Omar joined Jonathan to discuss the election, why Trump lost Minnesota and the future of the Democratic Party.
ListenRaphael Warnock believes he'll win in Georgia. He tells us why. from 2020-11-10T11:00
Michael Steele, former RNC chairman: 'Donald Trump is the biggest block to the American Dream' from 2020-11-03T11:00
Caroline Rose Giuliani, daughter of Rudy, says Trump 'has this echo chamber of lies around him' from 2020-10-27T10:00
Brittney Cooper explains why Trump is polling historically well with Black men from 2020-10-20T10:00
MJ Hegar wants to bring Texas values to the Senate. She says John Cornyn lacks backbone and courage. from 2020-10-13T10:00
Sen. Chris Coons believes John McCain and John Lewis each left us an urgent message from 2020-10-06T22:11:44
The Rev. Al Sharpton discusses why it is imperative to 'Rise Up' in this moment from 2020-09-29T10:00
Stuart Stevens was an uncompromising Republican — until Donald Trump from 2020-09-22T10:00
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Derek Black was groomed to be the new face of white nationalism. Now he's working against it. from 2020-07-28T10:00
Black grew up in a family of white nationalists, with David Duke as his godfather. But he renounced those views in college and recently has been involved in Black Lives Matter protests."Everyone ha...
ListenMichelle Lujan Grisham on U.S. covid-19 response: 'Most outrageous environment I’ve ever worked in' from 2020-07-22T10:00
Tammy Duckworth: Trump ‘cares more about dead traitors than he does about our troops’ from 2020-07-21T10:00
What Susan Rice thinks she could bring to a Biden administration from 2020-07-15T10:00
‘This election is a matter of life and death:’ Karen Bass talks race, covid-19 and the election from 2020-07-14T10:00
Kamala Harris: 'This is the time to act' on police reform — and those reforms need teeth from 2020-07-07T09:00
We aren't paying enough attention to the impact of the pandemic on the arts from 2020-06-30T09:00
'We're all struggling with this': The Army's top enlisted service member opens up about race from 2020-06-23T09:00
The author of ‘White Rage’ on the persistent pattern of punishing blacks for their resilience from 2020-06-16T09:00
Civil rights icon John Lewis is ‘deeply moved’ by today’s demonstrations from 2020-06-09T09:00
The author of ‘White Fragility’ doesn’t think ‘most white people care about racial injustice’ from 2020-06-02T09:00
Robin DiAngelo, the author of “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism,” doesn’t mince words. “I actually don’t think that most white people care about racial injust...
ListenWhy this candidate for West Virginia governor isn't even the focal point of his own campaign from 2020-05-26T09:00
Stephen Smith is running an unconventional campaign for governor of West Virginia. Its policy proposals and budget have been written by the people. Listen to Smith discuss why the pandemic has enha...
ListenThink no one can defeat Lindsey Graham? 'Watch me!' his Democratic opponent says. from 2020-05-19T09:00
Jaime Harrison, a Democrat, is vying to become South Carolina’s second black sitting U.S. senator. Here's why his race to defeat the incumbent, Republican Lindsey Graham, has gone from improbable t...
ListenWhy Billy Porter says he can’t be a politician from 2020-05-15T09:05
Billy Porter has a Grammy, a Tony and an Emmy. But showing up at the Oscars in a black velvet tuxedo gown made him a cultural icon. The attitude that led to that moment is a key to his success and ...
ListenThe eerie similarities between the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin from 2020-05-12T09:00
Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Ahmaud Arbery's family, talks about how Arbery’s case is “like a modern day lynching.” Crump also discusses the eerie similarities between Arbery’s case and the cas...
Listen‘Dying of whiteness’ during the coronavirus pandemic from 2020-05-05T09:00
Jonathan Metzl, author of “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland,” comes back to the podcast to explain how his argument “has been on steroids sin...
ListenCoronavirus is exploiting ‘the fissures of society,’ the Rev. William Barber says from 2020-04-28T11:32
The Rev. William Barber has preached about how racism, poverty, voter suppression and the lack of access to health care are linked. Now the coronavirus has forced us to face these issues in America...
ListenHow Michigan's governor and Chicago's mayor are battling coronavirus from 2020-04-24T09:45
America 'has been abused by this president,' former RNC chairman Michael Steele says from 2020-04-21T09:00
Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee, discusses President Trump’s daily briefings and how Trump has treated Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. This episode cont...
Listen‘I was right’ about the G-spot, says Dr. Ruth from 2020-04-14T09:00
Dr. Ruth Westheimer has been doling out frank advice about sex and relationships for 40 years. This week she answers questions on sex and relationships during Coronavirus. This episode contains a...
ListenCoronavirus is a totally different disaster for philanthropies to handle from 2020-04-07T09:00
Darren Walker’s philanthropic career has put him in the middle of helping to resolve some of the nation’s biggest problems, from New Orleans rebuilding after Katrina to the bankruptcy of Detroit. ...
Listen240,000 coronavirus deaths: ‘In what circle of hell is that a good outcome,’ asks Susan Rice from 2020-04-03T10:00
The Obama administration created a playbook for pandemic preparedness for President Trump. Now, as we live through the coronavirus, former national security adviser Susan Rice says President Trump ...
Listen‘No such thing as social distancing’ when you’re incarcerated.' from 2020-03-31T09:00
Holly Harris of Justice Action Network and Topeka Sam of New Yorkers United for Justice are warning that jails are breeding grounds for COVID-19 and are pleading with President Trump and governors ...
ListenAn insight into Kamala Harris, a potential VP for Biden from 2020-03-24T10:00
Though she disbanded her presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris is now a possible vice presidential candidate. Back in early 2019, Jonathan Capehart talked with Harris about her memoir, upbringi...
ListenVal Demings says the VP talk is 'such an honor' from 2020-03-17T10:00
Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) serves on multiple committees, and was one of seven House impeachment managers who argued for the conviction of President Trump. Now, her name is being bandied about as a ...
ListenElection forecaster Rachel Bitecofer explains"the reason Joe Biden is the nominee" from 2020-03-10T10:00
Rachel Bitecofer became a sought after prognosticator after July 2018, when she predicted the Democrats would retake the House. In this episode, Bitecofer talks about how she makes her predictions.
ListenChasten Buttigieg reflects on husband's presidential campaign from 2020-03-03T11:00
Chasten Buttigieg talks about the historic nature of Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign and what it meant to the LGBTQ community.
ListenWhy Pete Buttigieg thinks he's the one to beat Donald Trump from 2020-02-25T10:05
Pete Buttigieg talks about the rise of Bernie Sanders, the hurdles he faces with black voters and whether or not he's actually gay.
ListenRichie Jackson on why being gay is a gift from 2020-02-18T10:00
Broadway and television producer Richie Jackson says being gay is a gift and was thrilled when his son came out to him. After his son said being gay was no big deal, Jackson decided to write his bo...
ListenDoug Jones's impeachment vote was more courageous than Romney's from 2020-02-12T10:00
Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) discusses what might be the most important vote of his Senate career: to convict President Trump on both Articles of Impeachment.
ListenDeval Patrick to Democrats: ‘Others have plans, I have results’ from 2020-02-04T10:00
Governor Deval Patrick is running for the Democratic nomination for president. His is an uphill fight, made tougher by the fact that African-American voters are not giving the only black candidate ...
ListenJonathan Metzl on how white identity permeates policymaking outside of Washington from 2020-01-28T10:00
Jonathan Metzl talks about his book"Dying of Whiteness,"and the racial politics of taxes, healthcare and guns in America.
ListenRep. Swalwell on impeachment: ‘America won’t get a fair trial if witnesses don’t testify’ from 2020-01-21T10:30
In an interview at the Capitol on Jan. 17, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) -- a member of the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees -- breaks down what's happened and what's to come in the impe...
ListenWhy Silicon Valley’s congressman is all in for Bernie Sanders from 2020-01-14T10:35
Rep. Ro Khanna joins Jonathan to talk about Iran, the Sanders campaign and why the Democratic field has become so white.
ListenKevin Sheekey, Bloomberg campaign manager: 'We're running to replace the president' from 2019-12-17T10:00
At Bloomberg campaign headquarters in NY last week, campaign manager Kevin Sheekey explained why Michael Bloomberg entered the race and why he believes a national campaign can win.
ListenStacey Abrams: 'We can't simply win the race. We have to win the system.' from 2019-12-10T10:15
On the day Kamala Harris dropped out of the presidential race, Jonathan was in Boston for a live conversation with Stacey Abrams. She talked about the hurdles faced by black women, voter suppressio...
ListenStarbucks COO Rosalind Brewer on race and leadership from 2019-12-03T10:00
Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer joined Jonathan at a live event in June to talk about race, leadership and what happened at that Philadelphia Starbucks.
ListenKamala Harris says Trump “has a reason to be afraid” of her from 2019-11-26T08:00
Senator Kamala Harris wants you to know she doesn't pay attention to polls, her policy proposals are guided by doing the right thing, not just the popular thing and she believes President Trump sho...
ListenPamela Newkirk on the failure of diversity initiatives and what we can do instead from 2019-11-19T10:15
The author of"Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business"joined Jonathan for a live conversation at Politics&Prose about why diversity programs fail, the success stories, and ...
ListenCory Booker explains why he's running for president from 2019-11-12T10:30
Senator Cory Booker sits down with Jonathan in Newark to talk about why he's running for president, what drives him, and why he's not worried about his poll numbers.
ListenThe unexpected life of Valerie Jarrett from 2019-11-05T09:45
At the Aspen Ideas Festival this summer, Valerie Jarrett joined a live"Cape Up"event to discuss her book"Finding My Voice,"and to dole out a wealth of hard-earned life and career advice.
ListenChef Jose Andres: 'Hunger is beyond politics' from 2019-10-29T09:30
There's a reason chef Jose Andres was selected to throw out the first pitch at game 5 of the World Series. At a live event recorded earlier this year, Andres talks about leadership, humanity and ho...
ListenMichael Steele to Democrats: 'Trust Nancy' from 2019-10-22T09:45
Michael Steele comes back to the podcast to talk about this extraordinary political moment and why Republicans refuse to step up.
ListenCecile Richards's message to American women: 'Don’t wait.' from 2019-10-15T09:30
In a live event at Third Way in June, former Planned Parenthood president and Supermajority founder Cecile Richards discussed the myths and realities of making women heard in politics.
ListenHeidi Heitkamp on Trump’s reckless strategies: ‘You cannot lead a party of one’ from 2019-10-08T09:15
In a conversation recorded this past June, the former Senator discusses the politics of her state of North Dakota, the issues where Democrats and Republicans should agree, and her new One Country i...
ListenHouse Democrats finally catch up with Maxine Waters on impeachment from 2019-10-01T08:15
Rep. Maxine Waters joins Jonathan to talk about the impeachment inquiry and the role of the Financial Services Committee. And why she keeps getting approached by white men wanting to take pictures.
ListenWhat does a journalist fear about Putin? ‘They’re the exact same things that scare me about Trump.’ from 2019-09-24T09:45
At the Aspen Ideas Festival in June, Masha Gessen spoke about Vladimir Putin's worldview, the dangers of creating a false reality and why we need to change how we discuss facts.
ListenWhy Nancy Pelosi says it doesn’t matter whether Trump can be trusted from 2019-09-16T23:00
Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins the season premiere of 'Cape Up' to talk about U.S. leadership in the world, her relationships with Republican colleagues, and of course, the president.
ListenBiden responds to 'gaffes' criticism: 'What is it that I said wrong?' from 2019-08-30T14:18:11
Joe Biden discusses the presidential campaign and his standing with the African American community, and he responds to criticism of his so-called"gaffes."
ListenFrom Stonewall to an openly gay presidential candidate from 2019-06-28T07:00
50 years after a police raid of Stonewall Inn ushered in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, author Charles Kaiser reflects on how the movement has developed over the years.
ListenVoices: Passing the baton from 2019-06-06T07:00
Civil rights veterans welcome young activists to a lifetime of service, sharing lessons and struggles, and seeing how the next generation will shape and redefine what it means to keep the legacy al...
ListenVoices: The power of nonviolent resistance from 2019-05-30T07:45
A clash between a longtime civil rights activist and a leader from a younger generation kicks off a discussion of the most effective path to change and the journeys that brought civil rights leader...
ListenVoices: How music propelled the civil rights movement from 2019-05-23T07:00
“Without songs, we couldn't have had a movement.”
ListenVoices: How segregationist George Wallace became a model for racial reconciliation from 2019-05-16T07:45
"Sometimes we have to remember we're all human beings."
ListenVoices: Women of the civil rights movement from 2019-05-09T07:00
Rep. Barbara Lee and Andrew Young explain why women are so often eliminated from civil rights stories — and why that’s so wrong
ListenComing up on ‘Voices of the Movement’ … from 2019-05-02T07:00
…more voices from the civil rights movement as they explore the themes that made the movement what it was, and that connect it to today. But first, we want to hear from you. What voices do you hope...
ListenVoices: The story of Bloody Sunday and today’s pilgrimage to Selma from 2019-04-25T07:00
Congressman John Lewis and others who were there recall marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to protest the suppression of black votes.
ListenVoices: How MLK's famous letter was smuggled out of jail from 2019-04-18T07:00
Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and occasional speechwriter, describes how he smuggled the letter out of jail.
ListenVoices: Children ‘stripped of innocence’ from 2019-04-11T07:00
A member of the Little Rock Nine and a survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing both lost the illusion of safety in their young lives.
ListenVoices of the Movement: The day Martin Luther King Jr. died from 2019-04-04T12:53:15
Andrew Young, King’s chief strategist with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and others who were close to King recall the moment they heard of his assassination.
ListenComing soon: Voices of the Movement, a special project from Cape Up from 2019-03-25T07:00
Starting April 4, ‘Cape Up’ will be presenting a special series highlighting the voices of civil rights leaders. Some you know and some you may not. For the next two months, we’re going to hear the...
ListenSchumer’s push on voting rights: 'Wake up and smell the coffee, Chief Justice' from 2019-03-07T08:00
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called me to his grand office in the U.S. Capitol to talk about “undoing the damage” of the Shelby v. Holder decision, instituting automatic registra...
Listen‘Go ahead and have the theater’: Rep. Karen Bass knows there’s no actual emergency from 2019-02-19T08:00
Rep. Karen Bass (D), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses how her constituents flipped seven congressional seats and how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminds Bass of her younger self.
ListenMeet the ‘Colored Girls,’ the hidden figures in American politics from 2019-02-12T08:00
Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore discuss their book 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics' and how they got their start on Jesse Jackson's presidential camp...
ListenThe man who could be governor. Who is Justin Fairfax? from 2019-02-05T08:00
Lt. Gov. of Va. Justin Fairfax (D) is only the second African American in Virginia's history to be elected statewide and if Gov. Ralph Northam (D) resigns over a racist photo, Fairfax could make hi...
ListenHow the justice system criminalizes the poor — and funds itself in the process from 2019-01-29T08:00
Alexandra Natapoff, author of 'Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal', exposes how our criminal justice system criminalizes ...
Listen‘We thought he was cute’: Remembering King with one of the 'Little Rock Nine' from 2019-01-21T10:04:28
Today, as we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Jonathan discusses the Civil Rights Movement with Minnijean-Brown Trickey. Minnijean was 15 years old when she integrated Central High Schoo...
ListenIs Kamala Harris running for president? from 2019-01-15T08:00
Senator Kamala Harris discusses her career path, inspirations and her new book,"The Truths We Hold,"in this in-depth conversation hosted by Politics and Prose and recorded live at GW Lisner Audito...
ListenEveryone’s talking about Beto and Biden. But here’s another ‘B’ you should know. from 2019-01-08T08:00
In the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination, there’s one name you need to know: Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. He’s a veteran, unapologetically progressive, openly gay and one of Obama...
ListenMark Hamill on Luke’s fate, Trump vs. Vader and more from 2018-12-25T08:00
For Christmas, we're bringing back an old favorite: Mark Hamill! He talks about why Star Wars still resonates so strongly and shares some stories from Star Wars history that you might not have hear...
ListenIs Mueller’s investigation nearing the ‘worst-case scenario’? Garrett Graff thinks so. from 2018-12-18T08:00
Garrett Graff, author of 'The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBI and the War on Global Terror,' deeply understands the ins and outs of Mueller's current investigation. He helps make sense o...
ListenSenator Doug Jones says Mueller investigation 'has never been a witch hunt.' from 2018-12-11T08:00
A year ago, Doug Jones became the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Alabama in 25 years. He discusses what the past year has been like, the Mueller investigation and Trump's fascination wit...
ListenHow Derek Black went from being the golden boy of white nationalism to its outspoken critic from 2018-12-04T17:05:59
Derek Black was the golden boy of white nationalism. His godfather is David Duke. After enrolling in college, he began to change. Eli Saslow chronicles Black's transformation in his new book"Rising...
ListenChicago's forgotten gun violence victims: 'We've normalized hopelessness' from 2018-11-27T09:00
Three Chicago teens. All victims of gun violence. In the wake of the Parkland shootings, they plea for the same attention for their own communities. Jonathan visits one of them to hear what it's li...
ListenLucy McBath: From ‘Cape Up’ to Congress from 2018-11-20T08:00
Hear congresswoman-elect Lucy McBath in an interview from 2016. Along with DeJuan Patterson, she talks about gun violence, the death of her son, and how she pushed forward.
ListenMichael Steele on why he remains in the Republican Party: ‘I’m not leaving. This is my house’ from 2018-11-13T08:00
Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee, is back on the podcast to discuss the midterm elections, Nancy Pelosi and whether or not the focus should really be on Senate Majo...
ListenTrump is trying to scare us. Here's why he's failing. from 2018-11-06T08:00
Deborah and James Fallows traveled more than one hundred thousand miles across America. In this time of division and hatred, they came away with a surprisingly optimistic vision of the country.
ListenWhy Stacey Abrams could break Georgia's 'Gone with the Wind' stereotype from 2018-10-30T07:00
Stacey Abrams could be the first African American governor of Georgia and the first black woman governor in the United States. With midterms in a week, we're rerunning her interview from Sept. 2017...
ListenEric Holder: ‘We have to take on this president. We have to take on this Republican Party.’ from 2018-10-23T07:00
Eric Holder, former attorney general of the United States, discusses his efforts toward creating fairer districts, the controversy over his"kick 'em"comment and his views on Kanye West.
ListenWhat Trump needs to learn about Frederick Douglass from 2018-10-16T07:00
David Blight, author of 'Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom', tells you how Douglass became a demanding voice for America to live up to its ideals.
ListenWe need to learn who we are before algorithms decide for us from 2018-10-09T07:00
Yuval Noah Harari, author of '21 lessons for the 21st century', discusses artificial intelligence, the algorithms that control it and the people who control our data. This conversation was origina...
ListenHow Republicans like Holly Harris are fighting for criminal justice reform from 2018-10-02T07:00
Holly Harris, Executive Director of the Justice Action Network, thinks the penal system in America is broken and that mass incarceration doesn’t make us safer.
ListenThe 'courage, power and persistence' of Wendy Sherman from 2018-09-24T07:00
Ambassador Wendy Sherman comes back to the podcast to discuss her new book 'Not for the Faint of Heart,' President Trump, John McCain and her mother.
ListenDNC Chairman Tom Perez says these midterm elections are the most important of our lifetime from 2018-09-18T07:00
When Tom Perez took over as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, he said his mission was to rebuild trust and infrastructure. Seventeen months later, with wins in several states, Perez is...
ListenHuman Rights Campaign president: 'We are going to get our country back' from 2018-09-11T07:00
As the midterm elections bear down upon us, Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, is traveling all over the country helping LGBTQ and allied candidates in their quest for higher off...
ListenThe biggest threat to democracy that nobody is talking about from 2018-09-04T07:00
Karen Hobert Flynn, president of Common Cause, is sounding an alarm over a drive to call for a constitutional convention and the lasting damage that could do.
ListenInside Andrew Gillum’s campaign to become Florida’s first black governor from 2018-08-28T07:00
Aug. 28 is primary day in Florida and a chance for Andrew Gillum to become the state's first African American democratic nominee for governor. To reacquaint you, this episode is a rerun of our June...
Listen'We think prison is the only way to hold people accountable when they break the law' from 2018-08-20T07:00
Karol Mason, president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a former Obama Justice Department official, discusses what the public thinks criminal justice means, what it actually means and wh...
ListenHow Robert Runcie helped the Parkland generation find their voice from 2018-08-14T07:00
Robert Runcie instituted radical changes when he became superintendent of Broward County schools. Those changes helped give rise to the Parkland generation after his students experienced one of the...
ListenArthur Brooks says contempt is not just bad for marriages. It kills politics and the country, too. from 2018-08-07T07:00
Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, discusses the moral mistakes of the Trump administration, populism and why he's leaving his job.
Listen‘I am more forgiving’: When Alex Wagner learned the truth about her family’s history from 2018-07-31T07:00
'Futureface' is No. 1 on President Obama's summer reading list. Author Alex Wagner, who is half-white and half-Burmese, discusses how untangling her family's history gave her a new perspective on o...
Listen‘It’s like he took a knee to Putin’: Mitch Landrieu on Helsinki, and the Democrats’ identity crisis from 2018-07-24T07:00
Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu joins Jonathan in front of a live audience at the Opportunity 2020 conference in Columbus Ohio. They discuss the removal of Confederate statues from New Orle...
ListenHow your data is used by the police and where it goes wrong from 2018-07-17T07:00
In the conversation around criminal justice reform, more attention is being paid to how the police work. Professor Andrew Ferguson, author of ‘The Rise of Big Data Policing’ walks through the tools...
ListenDavid Miliband on immigration crisis: “What’s going on is dehumanization” from 2018-07-10T07:00
David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee and former British foreign affairs minister discusses the immigration crisis at the US southern border and puts it into a global cont...
Listen'Stop acting as though Trump is the first,' says the Rev. William Barber from 2018-07-03T06:00
Today our moral underpinnings are being tested. So there's no better person to talk to than Rev. Barber, the man whose multiple arrests in the Moral Monday movement have galvanized the nation. This...
ListenJeh Johnson speaks out on separating immigrant families: ‘It’s just something I couldn’t do’ from 2018-06-26T07:00
As the Trump Administration grapples with a crisis of its own making Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security tells us about what happened when he faced separating children from their par...
ListenWill lightning strike twice in the South? Andrew Gillum campaigns in Trump country from 2018-06-19T07:00
Andrew Gillum is the mayor of Tallahassee and he's attempting to do something never attempted by a black person in Florida: Be elected governor. But he's got to get through the primary first.
ListenTim Kaine calls out the 'glass jaws' and 'crybabies' of the Trump administration from 2018-06-12T07:00
Senator Tim Kaine, member of the armed services committee and foreign relations committee weighs in on North Korea, the drama in Canada and the demons unleashed by President Trump.
ListenSteve Phillips on why Democrats need to stop focusing on the white working class from 2018-06-05T07:00
Steve Phillips, author of"Brown is the New White", discusses how the inability of the largely white democratic leadership to inspire people of color is a problem staring them right in the face.
ListenStarbucks is closed to talk race. We're open to do the same. from 2018-05-29T07:00
Today, Starbucks is closing its stores nationwide for racial bias training. So we're bringing you a collection of past interviews that explore the history of African Americans in this country and h...
ListenJazz artist Wynton Marsalis says rap and hip-hop are 'more damaging than a statue of Robert E. Lee' from 2018-05-22T07:00
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musician talks about how his new work"the ever-funky lowdown"fits in the current conversation around race and how rap and hip-hop is damaging to that conversation. This i...
ListenHow Jordan Klepper does satire in the age of Trump from 2018-05-15T07:00
Jordan Klepper, the host of Comedy Central's,"The Opposition,"talks about how he does the show in an age when the comedy of real life tops about what comedians can come up with.
ListenKevin de León: Meet the"unicorn"taking on Dianne Feinstein from 2018-05-08T07:00
California state Sen. Kevin de León is taking on Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the primaries. So who is he? He discusses his immigrant roots, his unplanned foray into politics and his disdain for Trump,...
Listen‘I’m not convinced I’m dead’: Mark Hamill on Luke’s fate, Trump vs. Vader and more from 2018-05-04T07:00
To celebrate May The Fourth, we brought Mark Hamill on the show. He talks about his career, why Star Wars still resonates so strongly, and Mark shares some stories from Star Wars history that you m...
ListenLaugh it up fuzzball! from 2018-05-01T07:00
Search your feelings, you know it to be true ... that you want to listen to Mark Hamill.
ListenBryan Stevenson TL;DR from 2018-04-26T07:00
We've taken Jonathan's hour long sit down with Bryan Stevenson on the lynching memorial and legacy museum opening in Montgomery, Alabama and cut it down to give you some highlights.
ListenBryan Stevenson wants us to confront racial terrorism and then say, ‘Never again.’ from 2018-04-24T07:00
Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, discusses the opening of the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice (aka, the lynching memorial). He talks ab...
ListenRobert Kagan on why Americans don't want the U.S. to be the leader of the free world from 2018-04-17T07:00
Foreign policy expert Robert Kagan discusses our nation's retreat from its international responsibilities under President Trump and why it could mean the end of the world order America created afte...
ListenLoretta Lynch:"Attorney-client privilege is alive and well in this country." from 2018-04-10T18:41:58
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch returns to the podcast to talk about the impromptu tarmac meeting with President Clinton, her working relationship with former FBI director James Comey, and th...
Listen"I just felt like something had died in all of us."John Lewis on the death of Martin Luther King from 2018-04-03T07:00
Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) reflects on 50 years of his life and the life of America without Martin Luther King Jr. and why he’s making his first trip back to Indianapolis since he le...
ListenPolice violence affects women of color just as much as men. Why don’t we hear about it? from 2018-03-27T07:00
Andrea Ritchie, author of 'Invisible No More' discusses how women of color bear the brunt of police violence just as much as men of color, how nobody is talking about it, and what we should be doi...
ListenJoanne Lipman:"It isn't just women leaning in, we need men to reach across the divide" from 2018-03-20T07:00
Joanne Lipman, author of 'That's What She Said"talks about the tense environment between men and women in the workplace, how diversity training made things worse, and what women do to be seen as eq...
ListenSen. Chris Murphy on how Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un could be a disaster for the United States from 2018-03-13T07:00
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) discusses President Trump's planned meeting with Kim Jong Un and what makes the Parkland students activism on gun control different than the others.
ListenEric Holder on running for president: ‘I think I’ve got the guts’ from 2018-03-06T08:00
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the independent counsel investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election, his work at a national redistricting effort, and whether he h...
Listen“We are invisible no matter what heights we’ve risen to”: April Ryan from 2018-03-01T08:00
This episode originally aired on January 10, 2017. We’re republishing it as part of our Black History Month spotlight series dedicated to featuring African American voices whose perspectives you ne...
ListenWhy the most productive conversations around race, are probably the ones you never hear. from 2018-02-27T08:00
Michele Norris, NPR's first female African American host and founder of The Race Card project, talks about America's foundational ailment and how race is an integral part of our national discourse.
ListenLonnie Bunch, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture from 2018-02-22T08:00
This episode originally aired on September 23, 2016. We’re republishing it as part of our Black History Month spotlight series dedicated to featuring African American voices whose perspectives you ...
Listen‘Freedom of speech, but not freedom of action’: Two moms on raising black boys from 2018-02-20T08:00
Tai Hall, author of"#LunchboxChronicles,"and Margaret Capehart, Jonathan Capehart's own mother, share an intergenerational conversation about raising black boys — 40 years apart.
ListenHow the ‘home of American slavery’ became a ‘microcosm for the entire country’ from 2018-02-13T08:00
Lt. Gov. of Virginia Justin Fairfax is only the second African American in Virginia's history to be elected statewide. He discusses how his inauguration marks the history of his state and America.
ListenLucy McBath, who lost her son to gun violence, and DeJuan Patterson, who survived it from 2018-02-08T08:00
This episode was originally published on November 1, 2016. We’re republishing it as part of our Black History Month spotlight series dedicated to featuring African American voices whose perspective...
ListenTamron Hall on being unapologetically black from 2018-02-06T08:00
To kick off our Black History Month spotlight former 'Today Show' host Tamron Hall discusses how she became the first African American woman to host the show and what it means to her to be unapolog...
ListenBroderick Johnson, former cabinet secretary and chair of My Brother's Keeper Alliance from 2018-02-01T08:00
This episode was originally published on October 3, 2017. We’re republishing it as part of our Black History Month spotlight series dedicated to featuring African American voices whose perspectives...
ListenMichael Steele's State of the Union from 2018-01-30T08:00
President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address but former chair of the Republican party Michael Steele says after one year of the Trump presidency, the state of the union is shaky.
ListenMichael Wolff in depth on his unprecedented access to Trump from 2018-01-23T08:00
The controversial author of 'Fire and Fury' discusses his sourcing, his access, and details in the book that have everyone talking. This is a live recording of a Politics&Prose event at Sixth&I in...
ListenWhy Kim Jong Un is ‘very rational within his own context’ from 2018-01-16T08:00
Lisa Monaco, former homeland security adviser to President Obama, discusses North Korea, America's standing in the world, the travel ban, terrorism and Robert Mueller.
ListenVirginia Governor Terry McAuliffe reflects on his term in office from 2018-01-09T08:00
Soon-to-be former governor Terry McAuliffe talks about the Virginia gubernatorial election, his views on race and gender issues, and what it was like serving during an eventful time in Virginia pol...
ListenDionne Warwick on her work in the fight against HIV/AIDS from 2018-01-02T08:00
Dionne Warwick, a seven time Grammy award winner and early activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS discusses her work as an activist and what she would do if President Trump called her about it.
ListenDeborah Rutter on how the Kennedy Center is much more than"the honors" from 2017-12-26T08:00
Deborah Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center, talks about installing the performing arts center's first artistic director for hip hop to the challenges of being the local performing arts center ...
ListenRep. Frederica Wilson on Sgt. La David Johnson from 2017-12-19T08:00
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson of Florida discusses why she is angry about the conflicting stories about what happened to Sgt. La David Johnson and President Trump's call to his widow.
ListenDan Rather talks about politics and media from 2017-12-12T08:00
Dan Rather, the former CBS news anchor, talks about his new book"What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism,"politics, media and why he's still such a hit with Millennials.
ListenAli Noorani of the National Immigration Forum talks about DACA from 2017-12-05T08:00
Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, talks about DACA and how to move forward in the immigration debate.
ListenHillary Clinton reflects with raw honesty on Trump and 2016 from 2017-11-28T08:00
Hillary Clinton joins Jonathan and talks about why she wanted to be president, coming to terms with the fact that people don't like her, and sexism and misogyny.
Listen‘Hardball’ anchor Chris Matthews on what today’s politicians can learn from Bobby Kennedy from 2017-11-21T08:00
Chris Matthews of MSNBC's 'Hardball' talks about writing his eighth book, 'Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit,' and Bobby Kennedy's role in the Civil Rights Era and his family's politics.
ListenRussia, the Clinton campaign and Chardonnay: Donna Brazile unloads from 2017-11-14T08:00
Donna Brazile discusses her contentious relationship with the Clinton campaign, the impact of the Russian hack on the DNC and why she wrote her controversial book about it in the first place.This i...
ListenMaya MacGuineas explains the difference between tax reform and tax cuts from 2017-11-07T08:00
Congress is debating a tax bill. Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, breaks down the complicated tax reform debate and explains why popular deductions ...
ListenDeclaring opioids a public health emergency won't solve the crisis. Here's what will. from 2017-10-31T07:00
In Trump's declaration of the opioid crisis as a public health emergency he forgot to focus on how it would be funded. Dr. Susan Blumenthal talks about where the money might come from and how we go...
ListenThere’s a ‘poisonous dynamic among white people’ over who’s to blame for racism from 2017-10-24T07:00
To further his understanding of the political motivations of the white working-class, Jonathan talks to Joan Williams, author of 'White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America', ab...
ListenRoberta Kaplan on fighting white supremacists in the U.S. from 2017-10-17T07:00
In August, white supremacists and Neo-Nazis released terror on the people of Charlottesville, VA. The people are fighting back with a lawsuit helmed by Roberta Kaplan, the woman who successfully ar...
ListenStacey Abrams on running to be Georgia's first black female governor from 2017-10-10T07:00
Stacey Abrams resigned as the minority leader of the Georgia Statehouse to run for governor in 2018, and she has a message that the Democratic party and the electorate need to hear.
ListenBroderick Johnson returns to discuss My Brother's Keeper and race relations after Obama from 2017-10-03T07:00
The former assistant to the president and White House cabinet secretary talks about how he is continuing the work of My Brother's Keeper during the Trump administration, and debates Ta-Nehisi Coate...
ListenTrita Parsi explains why pulling out of the nuclear deal with Iran would be harmful from 2017-09-26T07:00
After Trump called the Iran nuclear deal an embarrassment, Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, explains who actually negotiated the deal and what it would mean if Trump...
ListenAggie Gund and Darren Walker on the Art For Justice Fund from 2017-09-19T07:00
Renowned philanthropist and art collector Aggie Gund stunned the art world when she sold a painting for $165 million and then used most of the money to start the"Art for Justice Fund"with Ford Foun...
ListenHoward Dean on young voters: ‘These people are not Democrats’ from 2017-09-12T07:00
As Hillary Clinton hits the talk show circuit to talk about the 2016 presidential election, Jonathan turns to Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont, to talk about the party’s future and that of ...
ListenShai Akabas explains the debt ceiling in plain English from 2017-09-05T07:00
Shai Akabas, economic policy director at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses the debt ceiling and the dangers of not raising it.
ListenDr. Carla Hayden on being the first female African-American librarian of Congress from 2017-08-29T07:00
Dr. Carla Hayden, the first female African-American librarian of Congress tells Jonathan why she's more of a museum director than a librarian. Plus, she brings out some of the library's most intere...
ListenOuttakes from a year of 'Cape Up' (including one conversation that went off the rails) from 2017-08-22T16:00:04
'Cape Up' is having its first anniversary and in honor of the big day, Jonathan and Carol Alderman, the show's producer, bring you some of their favorite outtakes.
ListenVanita Gupta on the unabashed display of white supremacy in Charlottesville from 2017-08-15T07:00
Given the events of Charlottesville, you need to hear from Vanita Gupta, former head of the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department under President Obama and President and CEO of the Leader...
ListenWhy Steve Bannon isn't going anywhere from 2017-08-08T07:00
Steve Bannon is a problematic personality in the White House and constantly rumored to be about to lose his job. But Josh Green, author of “Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Stor...
ListenR. Eric Thomas is the escape from politics that you need right now from 2017-08-01T07:00
The man who gave us the phrase"Auntie Maxine"has Jonathan completely shook. R. Eric Thomas discusses Emmanuel Macron, Barack Obama and who in the Trump administration he’d like to meet.
ListenKamala Harris gets tough on the Russia probe (and ignores the mansplainers) from 2017-07-25T07:00
Senator Kamala Harris talks about ignoring mansplaining in the Senate, her disdain for the Attorney General and her love for a man she met on a blind date.
ListenCornell Belcher on the new swing voter from 2017-07-18T07:00
Cornell Belcher talks about who the new swing voter is and what the Democratic Party needs to do to win them over.
ListenSherrilyn Ifill exposes the absurdity of Trump’s election integrity commission from 2017-07-11T13:32:34
The president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, discusses the election integrity commission, the ins and outs of voter suppression efforts around the country, their down ballot implica...
ListenFourth of July special: What we’ve learned about Trump from six months of interviews from 2017-07-04T15:09:42
What better time than the Fourth of July to reflect on what we've learned over the last six months about President Trump? Jonathan revisits key interviews and highlights what we can learn from them.
ListenDebunking the myths about Planned Parenthood with Cecile Richards from 2017-06-27T07:00
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, discusses what defunding the organization really means, what it's like to fight with Congress over her work and the possible impact of Trumpcare on...
ListenDebbie Dingell on the struggle to find a place in her own party from 2017-06-20T12:00
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) diagnoses problems within the Democratic party and how to solve them. Also, her response to the shooting of congressional republicans and staffers on a baseball field ...
ListenValerie Jarrett on why she's still optimistic about the future from 2017-06-13T07:00
Valerie Jarrett, former senior adviser to President Obama, is back on the show to discuss Planned Parenthood, LGBT Pride Month and activism across the country.
ListenThe real reason people say 'I'm not racist, but' from 2017-06-06T14:00
Justin Gest, author of 'The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality' discusses why working-class whites continue to stick by President Trump.
ListenActor Jesse Williams on race and cultural appropriation: 'Everybody's gonna copy you anyway' from 2017-05-30T13:00
Grey’s Anatomy actor, Jesse Williams, lit up social media at his acceptance speech at the BET awards last year. In this episode, he discusses cultural appropriation and reminisces about partying wi...
Listen"The monuments were murder": New Orleans mayor defends focus on removing confederate monuments from 2017-05-23T07:00
Mayor Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans, fresh from removing the last of 4 confederate monuments talks race, reconciliation and rebuilding, not just for his city, but for the country.
ListenSenator Christopher Coons on why he prays for President Trump from 2017-05-16T07:00
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) discusses the firing of FBI director James Comey, the questions he needs answered to replace him and why he prays for President Trump.
ListenMaxine Waters: Jeff Sessions believes “it’s his job to keep minorities in their place” from 2017-05-09T07:00
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) talks about wanting to impeach Donald Trump, why she thinks Jeff Sessions is a racist and how she feels about her nickname, 'Auntie Maxine'.
ListenRichard Branson on Trump’s coal plans: ‘I can’t think of anything more stupid’ from 2017-05-02T07:15
Sir Richard Branson talks about climate change, space travel, and his kite boarding contest with his best bud Barack Obama. This interview comes from Washington Post Live and has been edited here...
ListenAuthor Eric Liu: The power of decentralized resistance from 2017-04-25T07:00
Eric Liu, author of"You're More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen's Guide to Making Change Happen"talks about the evolution of resistance movements, and offers advice for protesters today.
ListenIt’s not just Trump: With Brexit and France votes, Russia is cultivating the global right from 2017-04-18T11:00
Jame Kirchick discusses some themes in his new book including the rightward lurch of Europeans and their governments and the rise of anti-Semitism.
ListenKhalil Gibran Muhammad on how fear of Trump could become as dangerous as Trump himself from 2017-04-11T07:00
Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a professor at Harvard's Kennedy school, discusses a recent controversy in the schools of his hometown in New Jersey that involved race and slavery and the current dangers i...
ListenCongresswoman Karen Bass on why she feels like a political therapist from 2017-04-04T07:00
As former speaker of the California Assembly, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) has experience working with a celebrity new to government and says she now feels like a political therapist for her...
ListenDoes Estonia understand democracy better than any of us? from 2017-03-28T07:00
President Kersti Kaljulaid is the first female and youngest person ever to be president of Estonia, a Baltic nation whose worries about a resurgent Russia are tempered by its faith in NATO and demo...
ListenJoe Manchin on why he's still a Democrat from 2017-03-21T07:00
Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) discusses Russian interference in the presidential election and the messy effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.
ListenTony Blinken: 'This administration has turned our traditional openness into weakness' from 2017-03-14T10:00
Tony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State for President Obama, discusses how President Trump's foreign policy fits into America's traditional role in the world including Russia, NATO and American dip...
ListenMatt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union from 2017-03-07T15:00
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union discusses uninviting Milo Yiannopoulos to CPAC, his definition of “alt-right” and why conservatives support Trump.
ListenProfessor Daina Ramey Berry from 2017-02-28T11:00
Professor Daina Ramey Berry, discusses how she wrote about slavery from the slaves perspective instead of writing about them as objects, and why doing that is so important.
ListenKeith Ellison: The Democratic Party isn't only for Democrats from 2017-02-21T08:00
Rep. Keith Ellison wants to be the next chair of the of the DNC and true to his progressive roots, Ellison also believes “the Democratic Party should always be the party that stands with the aspiri...
ListenTom Perez on why the Democratic party needs a dramatic culture shift from 2017-02-14T08:00
Former Labor Secretary, Tom Perez, is now running to be the leader of the Democratic Party, a party he says needs a culture change that would allow democrats to connect with people again.
ListenLaurence Tribe on why the judiciary is"our last best hope" from 2017-02-07T11:00
As a Harvard Law professor, Laurence Tribe, has taught people like former president Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts. So, as someone who would know, Tribe discusses President Trumps rocky relat...
ListenLena Epstein:"I am a Jewish, millennial female, who is supporting Trump." from 2017-01-31T08:00
Former co-chair of President Trump's Michigan campaign, Lena Epstein, explains why she supports Trump and how she navigates being a minority in her party.
ListenArthur Brooks explains how dignity links Trump and Obama from 2017-01-24T14:00
There's no one better to talk to about now President Trump than Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. As the Author of"The Conservative Heart", Brooks discusses how dignity...
ListenA Donald Trump survival guide -- from the mouths of Obama officials from 2017-01-17T11:00
On this special Inauguration episode, we re-visit interviews with members of Obama's administration as they give their best advice on how to protect his legacy and maintain the progress made.
ListenApril Ryan on racial invisibility from 2017-01-10T14:30
April Ryan, Washington Bureau Chief and White House correspondent for the American Urban Radio Network, discusses the need to be visible and vocal in upcoming years and discusses her latest book, ...
ListenWhen cabinet members need to reach the president, this is the man they talk to first from 2017-01-03T14:20
Broderick Johnson, White House Cabinet Secretary, is someone you probably have never heard of, but who has enormous power. He discusses meeting President Obama for the first time and working on pe...
ListenFormer Obama official on the Trump cabinet picks that are actually good hires from 2016-12-26T21:00
Derek Chollet, former Obama defense department official discusses Obama's foreign policy, Syria and the infamous red line and why some of President-elect Trump's picks to head the Pentagon and Home...
ListenHow Valerie Jarrett became Obama's most trusted adviser, and outlasted all her predecessors from 2016-12-20T05:00
Valerie Jarrett is the longest-serving senior adviser to President Obama. She has survived Washington by being proud of her accomplishments, but never forgetting for whom she worked.
ListenA call to arms from Attorney General Loretta Lynch from 2016-12-13T14:00
Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the United States, discusses Russian involvement in the US presidential election, the rise of hate crimes in the US and calls for private citizens to keep protec...
ListenAmbassador Susan Rice on the challenges of national security from 2016-12-05T21:00
Susan Rice, national security advisor to President Obama, talks about the challenges of national security policy-making including Syria, Russia and Benghazi. She also discusses having the talk abou...
ListenHere's how to preserve the Kennedy ideal in Trump's America, from a Kennedy from 2016-11-29T21:00
Mark Shriver, president of Save the Children Action Network, talks about the importance of our country's children, his father, Sargent Shriver, what it's like being a Kennedy and his quest to get a...
ListenMichael Steele, Part 2: What Republicans need to do about all"the KKK stuff" from 2016-11-22T14:30
In part two of Jonathan's conversation with the Michael Steele, former chairman of the RNC, Steele expands on his explanation of how the country got here in the first place and why black Americans ...
ListenMichael Steele, Part 1:"Donald Trump is the freest president we've had in a generation" from 2016-11-15T15:00
In part one of a two-part conversation with Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, talks about why President-elect Donald Trump will govern as a pragmatic populist.
ListenFinal election predictions, with Dr. Larry Sabato and his Crystal Ball from 2016-11-08T00:00
Sabato’s Crystal Ball analyzes and predicts election outcomes and has been named as one of the most accurate predictors. Dr. Larry Sabato walks us through what to expect on election night.
ListenThe everyday trauma of being a black man in America from 2016-10-31T20:30
As a mother who lost her son over"loud music"and a young man who survived being shot in the head, Lucy McBath and DeJuan Patterson discuss the pain of coping with the violence they've endured. This...
ListenExport-Import Bank chief Fred Hochberg on jobs, 'good feet' and congressional hurdles from 2016-10-25T14:00
Fred Hochberg, chairman of the Export-Import Bank, talks about Congress stalling the bank's reauthorization and being one of the highest ranking openly gay members of the Obama administration.
ListenKnight Foundation president: We're in the biggest disruption to information since the printing press from 2016-10-18T14:00
Alberto Ibarguen, president of the Knight Foundation, explains why the first amendment doesn't apply to the internet and what the foundation is doing about it.
ListenThis is the perfect escape from the insanity of our politics today. Meet Franklin Sirmans. from 2016-10-11T14:00
Franklin Sirmans, director of Perez Art Museum Miami, talks about what it takes to build a 21st century museum and breaking down the walls that separate the museum from the community it inhabits.
ListenRob Reiner: We are living 'All in the Family' and Trump is Archie Bunker from 2016-10-04T13:30
Rob Reiner, director, actor and activist, discusses how he thinks the media has failed, the position he dreamed about having in a Clinton administration and whether he's planning a move from entert...
ListenIf you still hate Clinton and Trump after the debate, here's Evan McMullin from 2016-09-27T14:00
Evan McMullin, independent presidential candidate talks about his dim view of Donald Trump and the politicians who support him, the need for a new conservative party, Black Lives Matter and the mov...
ListenLonnie Bunch: Even if you're white,"the story of slavery is still your story" from 2016-09-23T18:00
Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture talks about the museum from idea to completion, including his initial reaction to a man claimin...
ListenDr. Anthony Fauci: Forced to rob cancer research to pay for Zika vaccine push from 2016-09-20T13:00
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses the urgency of funding Zika vaccine research and the possibility of an AIDS-free generation.
ListenNancy Pelosi: Never bogged down from 2016-09-13T13:00
House minority leader Nancy Pelosi talks about why Donald Trump will never be president, the fight for Zika funding, and how she made it as a woman in politics.
ListenDebbie Wasserman Schultz: Doing what needed to be done from 2016-09-06T13:00
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz talks about the DNC email hack, her decision to resign as chair and the rumors around it, her recent primary victory and more.
ListenDarren Walker: Using privilege to fight privilege from 2016-08-30T13:30
Jonathan talks to Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation about how his being African American, openly gay and raised poor inform his work in the rarefied air of philanthropy, and more incl...
ListenWendy Sherman: The world can't believe Donald Trump from 2016-08-23T13:30
Jonathan talks with Wendy Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, about Donald Trump's potential impact on US foreign policy, the U.S. president's unrivaled ability to l...
ListenMichael Steele is no 'Pied Piper.' from 2016-08-16T13:00
Jonathan talks with former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, about why Trump is good for Republicans, the party's problem with race and Steele's time studying for the priesthood.
ListenPreview: The mic check from 2016-08-11T21:00
Get a flavor for the Washington Post’s newest podcast as Jonathan Capehart does a mic check with former chairman of the Republican Party Michael Steele.
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