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Post Reports

The Washington Post

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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19:29

America’s eviction crisis

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2020/08/10

Today on Post Reports, Renae Merle reports on why the expiration of rent relief will trigger a wave of evictions in at-risk communities. Dino Grandoni explains the fight to keep the lights on in households across the country. And, Teddy Amenabar on how to read your coronavirus test results.Read more:Evictions are likely to skyrocket as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit. And landlords are pushing back on a federal moratorium.Congress faces pressure as states lift electricity shut-off

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23:53

A new gentrification crisis

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2020/08/07

Today on Post Reports: Tracy Jan on how the pandemic is exacerbating the effects of gentrification in cities like Los Angeles. From Linah Mohammad and Hira Qureshi, how the Hulu series “Ramy” tackles taboos, and why it’s gotten criticism from the Muslim community. And Brittany Renee Mayes explains why Black-owned bookstores are seeing a boom in orders of anti-racist literature.Read more:Ethnic enclaves are struggling to fight gentrification during the pandemic.The Hulu show “Ramy” tackles taboos

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28:06

How negligence killed scores in Beirut

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2020/08/06

Today on Post Reports, Sarah Dadouch brings us on the ground in Beirut, and Liz Sly reports on how the massive explosion there has thrown the city into deeper crisis. Columnist Jerry Brewer ruminates on how sports won’t be sports in the time of covid-19. And a Black doctor on how his scrubs are a form of armor.Read more:Shock turns to anger as Beirut assesses damage inflicted by massive explosion.Sports used to be an escape from the world. Now, they’re a window into it.A Black doctor on why he wears

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27:37

The organ transplant aftershock

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2020/08/05

Early on in the pandemic, we solicited queries from Post Reports listeners about covid-19. We received all kinds of responses — about masks, social distancing, food safety, testing, symptoms. And we received an email from one listener, Charlotte Cudd of Jacksonville, Fla., who was curious about whether people who die of covid-19 can still become organ donors. On today’s episode, we seek to answer her question — and we ask a few of our own.Surgeons perform first known U.S. lung transplant for

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29:44

America’s vanishing economy

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2020/08/04

Heather Long on the economy’s decline, Madhulika Sikka talks to “Indian Matchmaking” creator Smirti Mundhra. Plus, the “Can He Do That?” podcast examines why we do polling.Read more: We’re in a recession. If Congress fails to act, a lot of damage could be permanent.Netflix’s new hit “Indian Matchmaking” misses the full story on arranged marriageHow America votes is inherently unpredictable. So why do polling?

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33:03

How the pandemic left America behind

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2020/08/03

As countries around the world are emerging from lockdowns and cautiously returning to life as normal, it’s beginning to feel like most of the world is showing up to a post-pandemic celebration party where Americans are not invited. On today’s “Post Reports,” we ask the question: Where did the U.S. go wrong? What’s it like in places where the curve has successfully been flattened? Which countries are still struggling with covid-19? And how has the American failure in pandemic response shifted the way

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23:44

Capital B for Black

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2020/07/31

In a newsroom, it’s rare that a question of whether to capitalize a word sparks intense discussion and debate. But in June, an issue of textual style became an urgent topic at The Washington Post: Should journalists begin capitalizing the word “Black” when used as a racial identifier? And if so … what does that mean for “White”? And “Brown”?“During my lifetime, this decision has come up a lot,” says Jesse Lewis, who leads The Post’s copy editing desk. “I was born in the ’50s, and at the time,

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34:00

Can police learn to de-escalate?

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2020/07/30

Police officers around the country are fielding an increasing number of mental-health calls. Hannah Dreier documents what it’s been like for one officer who recently completed his department’s de-escalation training. And, Michelle Boorstein reports on how gospel choirs are adapting to the pandemic’s socially distanced reality.Read more:Converging in a tense section of Huntsville: A White police officer fresh from de-escalation training, a troubled Black woman with a gun, and a crowd with cellphones

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29:10

The attorney general’s defense

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2020/07/29

Amber Phillips recaps Attorney General William P. Barr’s combative testimony on Capitol Hill. Peter Whoriskey uncovers how Johnson & Johnson companies used a “super poppy” to make narcotics for America’s most abused opioid pills. Plus, Michael Andor Brodeur on the sound of the pandemic.Read more:Takeaways from Attorney General Barr’s contentious congressional hearingJohnson & Johnson companies used a ‘super poppy’ to make narcotics for popular opioid pillsMusic for the pandemicSubscribe to

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26:27

No really, how long before a coronavirus vaccine?

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2020/07/28

Trying to find 30,000 test subjects for a coronavirus vaccine, from Carolyn Y. Johnson. How white moms on the front line of Portland, Ore., protests are trying to balance power with privilege, according to the people who spoke with reporter Marissa Lang. Plus, a seismically quiet Earth during the pandemic’s shutdowns, from science reporter Joel Achenbach.Read more:Trials for coronavirus vaccines are underway, but we still have a long way to go.The “Wall of Moms” participating in Portland’s protests

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23:26

Public vs. private: The pandemic education gap

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2020/07/27

Perry Stein on the private-school choice parents are making as public classrooms remain closed. Geoff Fowler guides us through the privacy risks on TikTok. And Michele Norris explains the significance of John Lewis’s final journey.Read more:As public schools go all virtual in the fall, parents eye private schools that promise to open their campuses.Is it time to delete TikTok? A guide to the rumors and real privacy risks.The late congressman John Lewis lies in state at the Capitol.Subscribe to The

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19:19

Policing while black

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2020/07/24

As a black police officer in Plainfield, N.J., Martesse Gilliam thought he could change policing from the inside — until he ended up on the outside. Plus, Steven Zeitchik on how movie theaters are adjusting to the pandemic.Read more:The duty and burden of the black police officerAs movie theaters reopen, they’re tackling a role they never expected to play: PsychologistTell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects, by filling out our audience survey.Subscribe

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27:24

A show of force in American cities

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2020/07/23

Matt Zapotosky dissects the deployment of federal agents to American cities. Max Bearak reports on the surprising effects of the coronavirus on Kenya’s wildlife preservation. And Dave Sheinin on the changes to baseball on Opening Day.Read more:Trump announces an increase in the use of federal law enforcement in U.S. cities.Coronavirus is crushing tourism — and cutting off a lifeline for wildlife.Opening day amid coronavirus: Masks, empty parks, social justice.Tell us what you think of Post Reports,

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29:36

A looming deadline for tens of millions of Americans

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2020/07/22

Today on Post Reports, Jeff Stein tracks the GOP infighting complicating the trillion-dollar stimulus deal. As President Trump nears the end of his first term, Juliet Eilperin explains what’s at stake in the environmental world. And Christopher Rowland, on the race to make enough small glass vials to deliver coronavirus vaccines around the world.Read more:A rift forms between the White House and Senate Republicans as they stumble to formulate a unified coronavirus budget plan.Nixon signed this key

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31:10

The Gettysburg Troll

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2020/07/21

Investigative reporter Dalton Bennett goes on a quest to find the shadowy figure behind a number of social media hoaxes –– the most recent played out in Gettysburg on Independence Day –– that have riled far-right extremists and repeatedly duped media outlets.Read more:The Troll: A fake flag burning at Gettysburg was only his latest hoax.Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

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23:05

Federal agents storm Portland

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2020/07/20

Today on Post Reports, Devlin Barrett and Marissa Lang explain why federal tactical units have been deployed to Portland, Ore. — over the protest of city officials. And Jonathan Capehart, on the life and legacy of John Lewis.Read more:Federal officials ignore city officials’ calls to leave Portland as clashes with protesters continue.Civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis died on Friday. Jonathan Capehart remembers the life and legacy of one of the original freedom fighters.Hear more from and

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35:46

Inside the Houston surge

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2020/07/17

Full emergency rooms. Expanded ICUs. Double shifts. 3 a.m. phone calls to patients’ families. A look inside the hospitals at Texas Medical Center in Houston — the epicenter of the state’s new surge in coronavirus cases.Read more:As coronavirus cases skyrocket across Texas, hospitals grapple with patient influxes.At least 135,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S.Tell us how you feel about Post Reports –– and all The Washington Post’s audio projects –– by filling out this survey.

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29:07

A tale of two vaccine searches

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2020/07/16

Carolyn Y. Johnson explains how the unsuccessful years-long hunt for an HIV vaccine could give scientists a leg up in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine. Carlos Lozada dissects Mary L. Trump’s new book. And Ben Golliver shares a glimpse from inside the NBA bubble at Disney World.Read more:Decades of research on an HIV vaccine boost the bid for one against coronavirus.The real villain of Mary L. Trump’s family tell-all isn’t Donald. It’s Fred.What’s it like in the NBA’s Disney bubble? For one

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26:05

A crisis for education

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2020/07/15

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner on the decision to keep public schools online in the fall. Laura Meckler explains the delicate dance local districts are facing with whether to allow students on campus. And Nick Anderson, on a victory for international college students.Read more:California’s two largest districts will keep students home as the pandemic worsens.With coronavirus science still iffy, U.S. schools hope to reopen for 56.6 million K-12 students.The Trump

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29:28

How some campus health centers fail students

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2020/07/14

Jenn Abelson describes the state of college campus health-care centers. William Wan reports on the recurring supply shortages challenging health-care workers. And, Emily Heil explains the boycott against Goya.Read more:As students return to college amid the coronavirus pandemic, campus health-care centers across the country face their biggest test.What’s your experience been like with college health centers? Tell us your story.America is running short on masks, gowns and gloves. Again.A Goya boycott

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