Episodes

Nov. 22, 2023

How to be a financially savvy holiday shopper

Today on “Post Reports,” personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary gives advice on how to avoid overspending on gifts this holiday season.

Nov. 21, 2023

Sam Altman and the chaos at OpenAI

When the board of the world’s leading artificial intelligence company abruptly ousted its popular CEO, it threw the entire tech industry into flux. Today, the rise and removal of Sam Altman and what OpenAI’s shake-up means for the future of AI technology.

Nov. 20, 2023

Trapped in Gaza

An American family who visited Gaza for a reunion found themselves trapped in the territory for nearly a month as Israeli rockets rained down. How they got out - and the desperate situation for the vast majority of civilians who cannot escape Gaza.

Nov. 18, 2023

Deep Reads: The librarian who couldn’t take it anymore

She loved books. And in a time of spreading book bans in public schools, this Florida librarian had to quit. This “Deep Reads” episode is part of a new collection of occasional bonus episodes from “Post Reports.”

Nov. 17, 2023

Surviving to graduation, Part 3

In Part 3 of our series on schools and gun violence, audio producer Sabby Robinson chronicles the tragic outcome of Huguenot High School’s graduation – which was supposed to mark a moment of cathartic celebration for the school but ended in gunfire.

Nov. 16, 2023

Surviving to graduation, Part 2

In Part 2 of our series on how schools address gun violence, reporter Moriah Balingit dives into the life and death of Huguenot student Jaden Carter and how school officials in Richmond try to save students like him.

Nov. 15, 2023

Surviving to graduation, Part 1

Gun violence is reshaping U.S. education. The Washington Post spent a year inside a Richmond high school that faced several shootings and deaths to learn what schools are doing to stop students from dying – and whether their efforts are working.

Nov. 14, 2023

Why it took so long to get a postpartum depression pill

How the first-ever postpartum depression pill could change the landscape of maternal health.

Nov. 13, 2023

Netanyahu: The man leading Israel's war against Hamas

Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister – and one of its most scrutinized. Now, with Israel at war with Hamas, The Washington Post’s Griff Witte breaks down Netanyahu’s political history and his fragile future.

Nov. 10, 2023

The soft power of China’s pandas

Today, why the United States is saying goodbye to its pandas. And how the bears became a powerful diplomatic symbol of U.S.-China relations.

Nov. 9, 2023

Portugal's secret to living longer

Life expectancy is dropping in the United States, despite the nation spending more per person on health care than any other country. So what is a place like Portugal — where people live longer with far fewer resources — doing right?

Nov. 8, 2023

Why are so many Americans dying early?

Despite spending more per person on health care than any other nation, the United States has a crisis of premature deaths. The Post’s health team has been investigating why that is, and today we learn how politics, stress and chronic illness play a role.

Nov. 7, 2023

Trump on the witness stand

It was a historic scene: In a Manhattan courtroom Monday, former president Donald Trump took the stand in a civil trial that threatens his real estate empire. We break down the case, one of many court battles facing Trump as he runs for president again.

Nov. 6, 2023

What Tuesday’s election could mean for abortion in 2024

How tomorrow’s elections could show the political power behind abortion rights.

Nov. 4, 2023

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: ‘We all had great expectations’

How does a revolution implode? Martine Powers traces the rise and fall of Maurice Bishop and the origin of the mystery left behind.

Nov. 3, 2023

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: ‘Somebody knows’

Forty years ago, the body of a prime minister went missing. The Post’s Martine Powers asks: Who’s responsible?

Nov. 2, 2023

A family torn apart by a Trump-era policy

In 2017, Magdalena Hernández Pérez was separated from her children by the Trump-era family separation policy. Reunification would take nearly six years. The Post’s Kevin Sieff followed their story.

Nov. 1, 2023

Why the U.S. gives so much aid to Israel

For decades, Israel has been the number one recipient of U.S. foreign aid. As the conflict in Gaza intensifies, we explore that long history of support and what it says about America’s foreign policy.

Oct. 31, 2023

A night with the rat hunters

Late at night, in parts of Washington, a group of people and their small dogs walk the alleyways and trash bins hunting rats, in a city that’s filled with them. The Post’s Maura Judkis and Bishop Sand report on the hunt and what it says about our relationship with animals.

Oct. 30, 2023