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Impromptu The Washington Post
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4.6 • 59 Ratings
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A little-known secret: Washington Post Opinions columnists like talking to one another. They don’t always agree, of course, but they are in almost constant conversation – testing their ideas, refining their thoughts and sometimes changing their minds. Now you can listen in on some of those conversations. Each week on “Impromptu,” Post columnists go beyond hot takes and have personal, candid conversations on the latest topics in news and culture that we can't stop thinking about. Listen in on the conversations that happen before the columns are written. New episodes every Wednesday.
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Campuses are wrestling with the politics of war. So are we.
Campus protests across the country have renewed Americans' attention on the Israel-Gaza war and are scrambling U.S. politics, particularly on the left. Senior Opinions Editor Amanda Katz speaks with columnists Dana Milbank and Shadi Hamid about how their views have evolved since Oct. 7, whether there’s a double standard on free speech, and what the protests could foreshadow for the upcoming presidential election, particularly among young people.
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Is Trump above the law? The Supreme Court weighs in.
The Supreme Court is set to decide to what extent former President Trump could be immune from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, as his lawyers have claimed. Post Opinions columnists Charles Lane, Ruth Marcus and Jason Willick discuss the strategy and timing of these arguments and what we might expect the justices to decide in this showdown about the future boundaries of presidential authority.
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What the 'tradwife' trend says about modern life
Some women are retreating to stereotypical, retro gender roles that embrace the patriarchy. Known as “tradwives,” they are all over TikTok. We discuss how this trend exposes a continued struggle over equality for men and women in modern society.
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How to cope with the absurd, high-stakes 2024 election
America is entering a grueling presidential election season that’s also a rematch of the one from four years ago. Many Americans report feeling exhausted by politics and the news. So how do we stay engaged? What can journalists do to help?
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What we saw on the ground in Ukraine
Post columnists David Ignatius and Jim Geraghty just returned from Ukraine. They detail the mood on the ground, how much U.S. aid actually matters and whether the war seems winnable. Plus, Ignatius talks about his meeting with President Zelensky.
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Biden is pushing EVs. Who actually wants them?
The Biden administration wants America to transition to electric cars. But who’s actually opting in? Post Opinions columnists talk about how to navigate the speed bumps and what needs to happen to rev up this revolution.
Customer Reviews
Good coverage
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Better than Washington Post main site.
Good addition to news analysis
JL
5 stars!
Great new show I hope it continues
Show about EVs
I enjoyed the podcast. It gave me a little idea about what opinion writers are thinking about when they write a column. As a regular reader, I find there Post’s coverage of the environment pretty good, but this one was all wrong. I live in California and everyone I know has an EV and there are plenty of charging stations in public places and apartment buildings. The real story is will the electric grid hold up for this and when will we acknowledge that convenient public transportation be available. As usual people back east are so behind the times on these things they are living in the past. This podcast is provocative and exciting!