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The Campaign Moment: Harris knocks Trump off balance

In their first – and possibly only – debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump faced off Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Harris got under Trump’s skin and put him on the defensive as they sparred over key issues like abortion.

Wednesday, September 11

28 min

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Wednesday briefing: Harris-Trump debate; Taylor Swift’s endorsement; Hurricane Francine; inflation numbers; SNL cast; and more

Wednesday, September 11

8 min

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Post Reports is the premier daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Every weekday afternoon.

“Impromptu” from Washington Post Opinions invites listeners to eavesdrop on our columnists as they have frank, thoughtful conversations on the news and cultural debates they can’t stop thinking about.

3 min

The Campaign Moment

Aaron Blake, senior political reporter at The Washington Post, is covering his tenth election cycle. And he has some things to say about it. Join him each week as he speaks with other colleagues covering the 2024 campaign along with the co-hosts of the “Post Reports” podcast, Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi.

1 min

The Trump Trials: Sidebar

The Washington Post’s Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann will host a weekly conversation as former president Donald Trump faces legal challenges in New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C. On the new show, “The Trump Trials: Sidebar,” the hosts will break down the latest twists and turns as Trump contends with court appearances and seeks a second presidential term.

2 min

“Try This” is a series of audio courses from The Washington Post full of smart, snackable solutions for life’s everyday challenges.

2 min

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

Grenada’s revolutionary leader was executed in a coup in 1983, with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean mystery.

3 min

Voyage through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the marked trail to better understand the most urgent stories playing out in five iconic landscapes today.

3 min

Broken Doors2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist

No-knock warrants allow police to force entry. The Broken Doors podcast investigates how this high-risk tactic is used in the American justice system.

Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas.

Meet our Hosts

Martine Powers is the senior host of “Post Reports,” The Washington Post's flagship daily news podcast.

Elahe Izadi co-hosts the daily flagship podcast “Post Reports” and is also a reporter covering media.

Jonathan Capehart hosts the podcast “Capehart” and anchors the weekly Washington Post Live show “First Look.”

Washington Post Live

From one-on-one, newsmaker interviews to in-depth multi-segment programs, Washington Post Live brings The Post’s newsroom to life.

This seven-part investigative series from The Post follows an Alabama woman’s decision to come forward with a claim of sexual assault against a high-ranking figure in the D.C. criminal justice system, and the spiraling effects of that choice.

You’ve heard about how we landed on the moon, now find out why we went there. Host Lillian Cunningham explores the real story behind the moonshot.

4 min

The “Presidential” podcast takes listeners on an epic historical journey through the personality and legacy of each of the American presidents. Special episodes of “Presidential” highlight moments in American and presidential history that are worth revisiting today.

Reporter Lillian Cunningham explores the Constitution and the people who framed and reframed it — revolutionaries, abolitionists, suffragists, teetotalers, protesters, justices, presidents – in the ongoing struggle to form a more perfect union across a vast and diverse land.

5 min

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