Post Reports

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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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Updated February 6

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Apr 16, 2019 · 22 min
Why banning fringe users doesn't keep conspiracy theories off YouTube
Philip Kennicott envisions Notre Dame’s reconstruction. Abby Ohlheiser reports on the resurfacing of Internet conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. And Emily Yahr talks about the Backstreet Boys and their hit single “I Want It That Way.”
Apr 15, 2019 · 17 min
‘I saw the image ... and just gasped’: Shock, devastation as Notre Dame burns
Robert McCartney reflects on the massive fire at Paris’s historic Notre Dame Cathedral. Toluse Olorunnipa breaks down 2020 candidates’ campaign finance reports. And Matt Bonesteel mulls Tiger Woods’s “return to glory.”
Apr 12, 2019 · 24 min
The culture clash at the center of New York’s measles outbreak
Lenny Bernstein on New York City’s mandatory vaccination order; Juliet Eilperin on how the military is approaching climate change differently than the White House; and Ryan Pfeffer on what it’s like to die on “Game of Thrones.”
Apr 11, 2019 · 25 min
The U.S. case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Ellen Nakashima on Julian Assange’s arrest in London. Moriah Balingit on challenges for low-income Asian American students. Plus, Marian Anderson and the concert that changed America.
Apr 10, 2019 · 26 min
Why is Julián Castro the only 2020 Democrat with an immigration plan?
Michael Scherer on why Julián Castro is the only 2020 Democrat with an immigration plan. Emily Rauhala on Yazidi refugees in Canada. And Joel Achenbach on the first picture of a black hole.
Apr 9, 2019 · 25 min
Mayor Pete Buttigieg on a religious left revival
Toluse Olorunnipa on the staffing turmoil within the Department of Homeland Security. Sarah Pulliam Bailey on likely presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s faith. Plus, Emily Yahr and Bethonie Butler on “Old Town Road.”
Apr 8, 2019 · 21 min
High-risk lending caused the Great Recession. Could it happen again?
Damian Paletta explains the dangers of leveraged loans. Loveday Morris examines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s standing ahead of the Israeli legislative elections. Plus, Simon Denyer in Japan’s “city of whales.”
Apr 5, 2019 · 28 min
He fought for justice. Now he’s facing misconduct allegations.
Neena Satija and Wesley Lowery on the misconduct allegations against the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Sarah Ellison on Rupert Murdoch’s son and the fate of Fox News. Plus, Peter Holley on the Bible designed for Instagram.
Apr 4, 2019 · 27 min
What did AG Barr hold back from his Mueller report summary?
Rosalind S. Helderman on the people upset about what was left out of the Mueller report summary. David Ignatius on Jamal Khashoggi’s killing six months later. Plus, Jonathan Capehart on voices from the civil rights movement.
Apr 3, 2019 · 24 min
Britax strollers kept crashing. Why wasn't there a recall?
Tara Bahrampour on how the census going digital could expose it to hacking and disinformation campaigns. Todd C. Frankel on how a stroller company made a case against its products go away. Plus, Joanna Slater on cockfights in India.
Apr 2, 2019 · 23 min
The Supreme Court’s mixed messages on religious rights for death row inmates
Robert Barnes on the Supreme Court’s differing decisions on religious rights. Patricia Sullivan on how Amazon’s new headquarters in Virginia could threaten a nearby Latino neighborhood. Plus, Canada persuades foreign tech talent to move from the U.S.
Apr 1, 2019 · 26 min
Joe Biden is an affectionate guy. Is that a problem for a 2020 run?
Elise Viebeck on scrutiny over Joe Biden’s interactions with women. Caroline Kitchener on the only new Republican woman in the House. Plus, Christopher Ingraham on the amount of sex Americans are having.
Mar 29, 2019 · 29 min
Thought the fight over Obamacare was done? Think again.
Paige Winfield Cunningham on Obamacare and the recent Justice Department efforts to overturn it. Carlos Lozada on lessons learned from past reports on presidential conduct. Plus, Anton Troianovski on a celebrity turned politician in Ukraine.
Mar 28, 2019 · 25 min
Will all 2020 Democrats release their tax returns?
Holly Bailey on whether 2020 Democrats will release their tax returns. Laurie McGinley on the new FDA-approved depression treatments. Plus, Jon Gerberg and Michael Robinson Chavez on life in Venezuela.
Mar 27, 2019 · 28 min
Questions about suicide and guns, after three deaths
Katie Zezima and Joel Achenbach on gun control and the public health crisis of suicides. Anton Troianovski and Shane Harris on how Russia interfered in American elections. Plus, Reed Albergotti on Apple switching up its business model.
Mar 26, 2019 · 17 min
With $270 million settlement, Purdue Pharma starts paying for the opioid crisis
Katie Zezima on the pharmaceutical company’s landmark settlement. Amy Gardner on voting rights for felons in Florida. And Dan Zak on butterflies and the border wall.
Mar 25, 2019 · 22 min
What happens after Mueller? ‘There’s a long way to go.’
Josh Dawsey and Karoun Demirjian report on Washington’s response to Attorney General William P. Barr’s summary of Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation. And Jeff Stein on Puerto Rico’s loss of food stamp funding.
Mar 24, 2019 · 11 min
Mueller finds no conspiracy with Russia but does not draw a conclusion on obstruction of justice
Robert Mueller did not find evidence the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia, according to a letter Attorney General William Barr delivered to Congress on Sunday. Post reporter Devlin Barrett joins Martine Powers for an extra episode of Post Reports.
Mar 22, 2019 · 27 min
Roseanne Barr just can’t shut up
Paul Sonne on potential impacts of the Pentagon’s plan to fund the border wall; Geoff Edgers on his trip to Israel with Roseanne; and Ben Guarino on the “zombie theory” of birth order.
Mar 21, 2019 · 28 min
As a top prosecutor, Klobuchar often declined to pursue charges in police-involved killings
Elise Viebeck and Michelle Lee on presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar’s history as a county prosecutor; Lenny Bernstein on a lack of HIV prevention drugs where they’re needed; and Elahe Izadi on the horror-movie renaissance.

Post Reports

Why banning fringe users doesn't keep conspiracy theories off YouTube

‘I saw the image ... and just gasped’: Shock, devastation as Notre Dame burns

The culture clash at the center of New York’s measles outbreak

The U.S. case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Why is Julián Castro the only 2020 Democrat with an immigration plan?

Mayor Pete Buttigieg on a religious left revival

High-risk lending caused the Great Recession. Could it happen again?

He fought for justice. Now he’s facing misconduct allegations.

What did AG Barr hold back from his Mueller report summary?

Britax strollers kept crashing. Why wasn't there a recall?

The Supreme Court’s mixed messages on religious rights for death row inmates

Joe Biden is an affectionate guy. Is that a problem for a 2020 run?

Thought the fight over Obamacare was done? Think again.

Will all 2020 Democrats release their tax returns?

Questions about suicide and guns, after three deaths

With $270 million settlement, Purdue Pharma starts paying for the opioid crisis

What happens after Mueller? ‘There’s a long way to go.’

Mueller finds no conspiracy with Russia but does not draw a conclusion on obstruction of justice

Roseanne Barr just can’t shut up

As a top prosecutor, Klobuchar often declined to pursue charges in police-involved killings