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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Feb 20, 2019 · 29 min
With scandals growing, Catholic leaders gather for Vatican summit on sex abuse
Chico Harlan on Roman Catholic Church leaders gathering for a summit about sex abuse. scandals. Michelle Ye Hee Lee on how small donors matter in a presidential race. Plus, Adam Giannelli on his stutter and how canvassing helped him find his voice.
Feb 19, 2019 · 22 min
Bernie Sanders surprised everyone in 2016. Can he do it again?
Aaron Blake on Bernie Sanders’s second presidential run. Steven Rich on the emotional impact of a school lockdown. Plus, Robin Givhan on the life and complexities of the late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.
Feb 18, 2019 · 22 min
Can impeachment appear legitimate in a hyperpartisan universe?
Carlos Lozada on the legitimacy of impeachment in a partisan climate. Plus, columnist David Ignatius examines the state of U.S.-Saudi relations after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Feb 15, 2019 · 24 min
Trump braces for challenges to emergency declaration
Damian Paletta on the details of President Trump's emergency declaration. Anthony Faiola on the continuing political battle in Venezuela. Plus, Geoffrey A. Fowler on Marie Kondo-ing your digital life.
Feb 14, 2019 · 21 min
Why President Trump is declaring a national emergency
Josh Dawsey on Trump’s plans to avoid another shutdown but still declare a national emergency. Rosalind S. Helderman on how Paul Manafort lied to investigators. And what “I love you” means literally.
Feb 13, 2019 · 31 min
A smaller refund this year? That doesn’t mean your taxes went up.
Heather Long explains why your tax refund may be smaller this year. Lenny Bernstein on organ transplant oversight in the United States. And Sarah Kaplan with a sweet farewell to the Mars rover Opportunity.
Feb 12, 2019 · 23 min
There’s a deal to avert a government shutdown — but is Trump on board?
Josh Dawsey on whether we’re heading for another shutdown. Juliet Eilperin on how late-term abortions have become political. And a Post reader on what John Dingell’s death meant to him.
Feb 11, 2019 · 27 min
Loyal bulldog, furious fixer: The two Michael Cohens
Paul Schwartzman on the path that led Michael Cohen to Donald Trump. Lena Sun on the preventable measles outbreak in Washington state. And Anna Fifield on China’s “leftover women.”
Feb 8, 2019 · 28 min
Jeff Bezos takes on the National Enquirer
Marc Fisher on the evolution of Jeff Bezos’s tabloid scandal — and its potential political implications. Plus, Geoff Edgers on how Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. changed pop culture. And, Ellen McCarthy on the job that shaped Nancy Pelosi’s speakership.
Feb 7, 2019 · 25 min
Charges of racism and sexual assault upend Va. politics
Fenit Nirappil on the mounting scandals engulfing Virginia’s state government. Michael E. Miller on the diminishing threat of MS-13 to the nation. Plus, Kolin Pope on how to create an emoji.
Feb 6, 2019 · 25 min
Elizabeth Warren apologizes for Native American heritage claims
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to The Post’s Annie Linskey after her apology for claims of Native American heritage. Plus, Karen DeYoung on the Trump administration’s approach to peace in Afghanistan. And just how many pets do Americans have?
Feb 5, 2019 · 26 min
The selective investigation of North Carolina’s alleged voter fraud
Amy Gardner reports on how prosecutors deal with voter fraud in North Carolina. Vanessa Williams looks at the Democrat responding to Trump’s State of the Union address. Plus: Luisa Beck on a vanished communist era -- revived in nursing homes.
Feb 4, 2019 · 21 min
How Trump’s lifetime appointments are reshaping federal courts
President Trump installs a record number of appeals court judges, Ann Marimow reports. Shane Harris dissects the White House feud with its own intelligence agencies. Plus: Roxanne Roberts on how the “designated survivor” came to be.
Feb 1, 2019 · 21 min
For black boys who don’t want to play in the NFL
Today, Matt Viser on what separates Cory Booker from the 2020 pack. Former New England Patriot Martellus Bennett on looking beyond sports for black boys. And Peter Holley on the trouble with an e-scooter getaway.
Jan 31, 2019 · 28 min
How an assault victim sought justice when the system failed her
How one assault victim fought back against a successful D.C. chef. The tumultuous relationship between President Trump and Michael Bloomberg. And, what it feels like in the polar vortex.
Jan 30, 2019 · 19 min
What does Huawei have to do with the U.S.-China trade war?
Anna Fifield and Devlin Barrett break down how charges against the Chinese tech firm Huawei influence U.S. and Chinese relations. Plus, Aaron C. Davis on how some people who worked during the shutdown won’t be seeing a paycheck.
Jan 29, 2019 · 21 min
Why the polar vortex is really a symptom of global warming
Why record-breaking low temperatures aren’t evidence against global warming. Plus: Ian Shapira on former U.S. spies now in Congress and Nia Decaille on a rapper redefining black motherhood.
Jan 28, 2019 · 28 min
They only had each other. Then one became a mass shooter.
The brother of the confessed Parkland shooter wrestles with his responsibility to his only family member. After a Trump club fired about a dozen undocumented workers, they’re fighting back. And a love triangle that questions “in sickness and in health."
Jan 25, 2019 · 16 min
The shutdown is over — for now. What happens next?
As a 35-day partial government shutdown comes to a close, Paul Kane explains why President Trump finally gave in to pressure. And Rosalind S. Helderman spells out the significance of the latest indictment in the Russia probe.
Jan 24, 2019 · 21 min
A diplomatic crisis in Venezuela
Carol Morello on why Venezuela may be on the verge of a coup. Abby Ohlheiser on how the Mall standoff went viral. Plus, Angela Fritz on the privatization of weather forecasts.

Post Reports

With scandals growing, Catholic leaders gather for Vatican summit on sex abuse

Bernie Sanders surprised everyone in 2016. Can he do it again?

Can impeachment appear legitimate in a hyperpartisan universe?

Trump braces for challenges to emergency declaration

Why President Trump is declaring a national emergency

A smaller refund this year? That doesn’t mean your taxes went up.

There’s a deal to avert a government shutdown — but is Trump on board?

Loyal bulldog, furious fixer: The two Michael Cohens

Jeff Bezos takes on the National Enquirer

Charges of racism and sexual assault upend Va. politics

Elizabeth Warren apologizes for Native American heritage claims

The selective investigation of North Carolina’s alleged voter fraud

How Trump’s lifetime appointments are reshaping federal courts

For black boys who don’t want to play in the NFL

How an assault victim sought justice when the system failed her

What does Huawei have to do with the U.S.-China trade war?

Why the polar vortex is really a symptom of global warming

They only had each other. Then one became a mass shooter.

The shutdown is over — for now. What happens next?

A diplomatic crisis in Venezuela