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Episodes

Aug. 14, 2025

Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?

How President Donald Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center in his image — and what this could mean for arts and culture institutions across the country.
Aug. 13, 2025

In the job market, Gen Z is cooked

Gen Z is staring down a rough labor market. Entry-level positions require years of experience, companies are laying off people en masse and AI is screening job applications. Will Gen Z be able to find work?
Aug. 12, 2025

Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza City

How Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza City is paving the way for a total takeover of the enclave, and what it could mean for Palestinians and Israeli hostages.
Aug. 11, 2025

What Trump’s D.C. police takeover means

What President Trump’s police takeover of Washington, D.C., means for the nation’s capital – and the country.
Aug. 8, 2025

Trump's battles with data, DC, and world trade

How Trump’s economic policies are playing politically. And, he says he wants the federal government to take over D.C. Can he do that?
Aug. 7, 2025

Trump’s tariffs are finally here. Now what?

President Donald Trump’s long-awaited tariffs took effect Thursday, imposing sweeping new taxes on imports from dozens of countries. Economists say American consumers and companies will pay the price.
Aug. 6, 2025

What an oncologist wants us to know about everyday chemicals

Endocrine disrupting chemicals can be found in everything from your nonstick pan to your shampoo. But what are they – and how worried should you really be about them?
Aug. 5, 2025

Democrats are ready to fight dirty over Texas

After Texas Republicans tried to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give their party an advantage, dozens of Democratic lawmakers fled the state to protest the move. Now, Texas’ governor wants to arrest them.
Aug. 4, 2025

The government is paying 154,000 people not to work

The Trump administration has taken drastic steps to reduce the federal workforce. As a result, more than 154,000 federal workers are now being paid not to work.
Aug. 2, 2025

Deep Reads: Cracks in the dream

For a Haitian family in Springfield, Ohio, the house on Chestnut Avenue represented their future in this country. They’re now wondering what can be salvaged.
Aug. 1, 2025

What Trump wants: More tariffs, less Epstein

President Donald Trump has followed through on his bold plan to remake the American economy by levying tariffs on most imported goods, which is antagonizing numerous allies. But can the world put up with Trump’s trade war for much longer?
July 31, 2025

Sydney Sweeney's jeans and an American (Eagle) controversy

Does Sydney Sweeney have great jeans – or great genes? We dig in on the American Eagle controversy that people can’t stop talking about.
July 30, 2025

Why more immigrants are being tracked with ankle monitors – and who profits

ICE is expanding a controversial surveillance program. Today, our reporter shares how he learned about it, and what The Post uncovered about the company that stands to profit. Read more:  Last month, U.S. Immigration and Cus...
July 29, 2025

Inside the system burning out air traffic control trainees

There’s a severe shortage of air traffic controllers in the U.S. Why are so many people dropping out of training?
July 28, 2025

Gazans are starving. Will aid get in?

Despite aid being allowed into Gaza over the weekend, the hunger crisis continues. Louisa Loveluck explains how we got here.
July 26, 2025

Deep Reads: Chasing ghosts with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Approaching the age his dad was when he died at Daytona, a second-generation legend went looking for answers. Reporter Kent Babb went looking, too.
July 25, 2025

Trump keeps trying — and failing — to move on from Epstein

Is President Donald Trump losing control of his MAGA base? Despite his best efforts, congressional Republicans continued to pressure him to release files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
July 24, 2025

Mosquitoes are deadly. Should we kill them all?

Disease-carrying mosquitoes kill more people annually than any other animal. Scientists have developed a genetic technology that could wipe them all out. But should we mess with nature in this fashion?
July 23, 2025

The antisemitism task force carrying out Trump’s anti-DEI agenda

How the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a vehicle to push its conservative agenda on America’s universities.
July 22, 2025

Congress cut public media funding. Now what?

What one rural community in Alaska could be losing now that Congress has defunded public media. And why this became a priority for President Donald Trump.
July 21, 2025

Was he given up for adoption? Or was he taken?

In South Korea, the findings of a government inquiry confirmed what many adoptees had suspected for decades: Babies were sent abroad for profit, often with falsified backstories. In Michigan, a man is questioning his origin story.
July 19, 2025

Does Vogue still matter?

After nearly 40 years, Anna Wintour will be stepping down as the editor in chief of American Vogue. This announcement marks the end of the dominance of the fashion editor in chief – so who are the new tastemakers?
July 18, 2025

How Trump’s Epstein woes nearly derailed his spending cuts

This week, Congress voted to cut $9 billion in government spending. But fighting among lawmakers over the “Epstein files” threatened to derail the vote.
July 17, 2025

What happened at Camp Mystic

A Washington Post investigation found that many of the things that made Camp Mystic special also heightened its risk during a catastrophic flash flood on July 4.