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May 14, 2024

Body positivity in the age of Ozempic

People are turning to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight – but where do they fit in the body-positivity movement? Today on Post Reports, what some fat activists think of these drugs and how one doctor is talking about these medicines with her patients.
May 13, 2024

The end of Google search as we know it

Google is changing the way its popular search feature works, feeding users AI-generated replies to their questions rather than directing them to other websites. The Post's AI reporter Gerrit De Vynck says it could change the internet forever.
May 11, 2024

Is the Drake-Kendrick rap beef good for hip-hop?

In today’s bonus episode, we break down Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud, the biggest beef in recent rap history.
May 10, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Trump trial delays, boos for MTG and Biden’s red line on Rafah

Elahe Izadi chats with Aaron Blake, author of the Post newsletter The Campaign Moment, and national political reporter Isaac Arnsdorf. They delve into the most important political moments of the past week. Listen for these conversations every Friday during the 2024 campaign.
May 9, 2024

Will U.S. threats change Israel’s war?

Tensions are rising between the United States and Israel over the war in Gaza. President Biden has threatened to withhold arms if Israel advances into Rafah in southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then vowed that Israel would “stand alone.”
May 8, 2024

Stormy Daniels takes the stand (and Trump curses)

This week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president, Stormy Daniels gave explicit and disturbing testimony and sparked an angry reaction from Donald Trump.
May 7, 2024

How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to trans sex workers

As Pope Francis moves to cement his legacy, he has opened the Vatican to a new community – transgender sex workers. It is a part of a broader outreach toward the LGBTQ+ community that has stirred anger and controversy inside the Catholic Church.
May 6, 2024

Can U.S. aid to Ukraine make a dent in the war?

Today, whether the U.S.’s long-delayed aid to Ukraine will impact the outcome of the war.
May 4, 2024

Deep Reads: One man threatened Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Here’s what happened next.

He threatened the congresswoman amid a mental health crisis. Then came the consequences.
May 3, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Campus protests, a jail threat for Trump and Kristi Noem’s late dog Cricket

Martine Powers chats with Aaron Blake, author of the Post newsletter The Campaign Moment, and White House reporter Cleve Wootson. They delve into the most important political moments of this past week. Listen for these conversations every Friday during the 2024 campaign.
May 2, 2024

The unprecedented health-care hack that may affect you

In February, a massive cyberattack nearly brought down the entire U.S. health system. Doctors are still reeling, and many patients don’t even know their data has been exposed. Today, Dan Diamond traces what went wrong and the new scrutiny in Congress.
May 1, 2024

The precarious power of Speaker Mike Johnson

Six months after becoming speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson’s job is on the line. Today on “Post Reports,” we explore Johnson’s rise to power and his potential ouster at the hands of his Republican colleagues.
April 30, 2024

India's secret assassination plot on U.S. soil

India is rising as a competitive global power. It is also joining a club of nations that aggressively target dissidents on foreign soil. Today on “Post Reports,” we dive into India’s assassination plots.
April 29, 2024

What to know about the new bird flu outbreak

For the first time, a virulent strain of bird flu has been detected in U.S. dairy cows. Fragments of the virus have also been found in commercial milk. Today, health reporter Lena Sun shares the latest on the outbreak and why the risk to humans remains low.
April 26, 2024

The Campaign Moment: The GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene problem

Elahe Izadi chats with Aaron Blake, author of the Post newsletter The Campaign Moment, and national politics reporter Colby Itkowitz. They delve into the most important political moments of this past week. Listen for these conversations most Fridays during the 2024 campaign.
April 25, 2024

One woman’s failed abortions led another to motherhood

A young woman in Texas desperately tried to terminate her pregnancy before ultimately choosing adoption. Today on Post Reports, how abortion restrictions and fate collided to entwine two women’s lives.
April 24, 2024

The mounting antiwar protests on college campuses

Today, a look inside the pro-Palestinian protests taking root on college campuses and why universities have been struggling to respond to them.
April 23, 2024

TikTok might get banned. For real this time.

The Senate is expected to pass a bipartisan bill that would force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a national ban. How did Congress finally achieve consensus on this?
April 22, 2024

Can cities fine unhoused people for sleeping outside?

Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the most significant legal challenge to the rights of unhoused people in decades. On “Post Reports,” we hear from a correspondent who visited the city at the center of the debate.
April 20, 2024

Deep Reads: Riding the baddest bulls made him a legend. Then one broke his neck.

Rodeo stars find meaning in navigating primal forces. No one ever went harder than J.B. Mauney.
April 19, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Trump jurors and Biden on Israel

Elahe Izadi talks with Aaron Blake and Liz Goodwin about Week 1 of Trump’s first criminal trial, how Israel is dividing Democrats in Congress, and whether GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s strategy to approve aid to Ukraine could cost him his job.
April 18, 2024

America’s toxic tap water problem

Despite being the world’s wealthiest nation, the U.S. has communities that are still exposed to toxic tap water. Today, we hear how a city in New Mexico has struggled with high levels of arsenic in its water — and how its residents are fighting back.
April 17, 2024

How a narco revolt pushed a peaceful nation to the brink

A high-profile prison escape. A TV station takeover. An assault on police. Today on “Post Reports,” how powerful gangs in Ecuador pushed this historically peaceful nation to the brink and led its new president to declare war.
April 16, 2024

Will Israel “take the win”?

On Saturday, Iran directly attacked Israel. Now, Israel’s war cabinet is weighing possible responses as the U.S. and others have called for restraint.