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Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Capehart" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.

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Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Capehart" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.

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    Jon Bon Jovi on a new Hulu docuseries and the 40th anniversary of his band's debut album

    Jon Bon Jovi on a new Hulu docuseries and the 40th anniversary of his band's debut album

    Legendary musician Jon Bon Jovi of the band Bon Jovi, joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about the group’s new Hulu docuseries, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which chronicles their journey from Jersey Shore clubs to some of the largest stages in the world, their trials and triumphs, what their legacy means and the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.

    Conversation recorded on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the Motion Picture Association.

    • 29 min
    Best Of: Colin Jost on his journey to SNL and the power of comedy

    Best Of: Colin Jost on his journey to SNL and the power of comedy

    Longtime SNL cast member Colin Jost will be hosting this year's White House correspondents’ dinner. We revisit a 2020 conversation with Jost about how he has used the power of the written word and comedy to get through life’s challenges and some of the poignant events that have shaped him.

    Conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on July 20, 2020.

    • 25 min
    Alex Edelman on ‘Just for Us’ and the state of Jewish comedy

    Alex Edelman on ‘Just for Us’ and the state of Jewish comedy

    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on April 3, comedian Alex Edelman talks about his HBO comedy special “Just for Us,” how it became “conversant with the times” in the aftermath of Oct. 7, the mechanics of his comedy and why he’s decided to stop doing the routine.

    • 35 min
    Adam Bry on the future of drones at home and in the battlefield

    Adam Bry on the future of drones at home and in the battlefield

    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 21, Skydio CEO Adam Bry talks about the prominence of China in the drone industry, why it threatens U.S. national security, and how the company’s drones are being used both in Ukraine and here in the United States.

    • 23 min
    Regina King on bringing groundbreaking lawmaker Shirley Chisholm to the big screen

    Regina King on bringing groundbreaking lawmaker Shirley Chisholm to the big screen

    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 22, actor Regina King breaks down her starring role as Shirley Chisholm in the new biopic, “Shirley,” talks about why the film took 15 years to make and explores the lawmaker’s enduring legacy.

    • 31 min
    Julio Torres on his surrealist take on the U.S. immigration system, ‘Problemista’

    Julio Torres on his surrealist take on the U.S. immigration system, ‘Problemista’

    In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 13, actor and comedian Julio Torres talks about his directorial debut, “Problemista,” which he also wrote and stars in, digs into how his own experience with the U.S. immigration system informs the film and explores the importance of the protagonist Alejandro being a fully fleshed character.

    • 24 min

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