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. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.
341 Available Episodes (341 Total)Average duration: 00:33:35
Apr 20, 2023
Joan Biskupic on the rise of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority
00:29:26
In this conversation first recorded for Washington Post Live on April 17, CNN senior Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic discusses her new book, “Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences,” which explores the rise of the court’s 6-3 conservative supermajority, the role of the Federalist Society in shaping it, and the complicated roles of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Apr 13, 2023
Best of: Nikki Giovanni is against banning any book
00:29:47
In this Washington Post Live conversation from Oct. 5, 2022, famed author and poet Nikki Giovanni discusses her children’s book, “A Library,” explores the freedom books give our lives and explains why she’s against banning any book.
Apr 06, 2023
Mickalene Thomas on Black women’s place in the western art canon
00:31:25
In this conversation first recorded for Washington Post Live on April 6, artist Mickalene Thomas discusses her work celebrating the beauty of Black women, her exhibitions around the world and the power of seeing Black people engaged in leisure and relaxation.
Mar 30, 2023
Anna Deavere Smith and Arne Duncan on their new opera ‘The Walkers’
00:28:21
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 27, renowned playwright Anna Deavere Smith and former education secretary and creator of Chicago CRED Arne Duncan discuss their new opera, “The Walkers,” which explores Chicago CRED’s engagement and collaboration with people throughout the city most at risk of gun violence.
Mar 23, 2023
Richard Parsons pushes to make asset management more equitable
00:24:22
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 23, Richard Parsons, former CEO of Time Warner, discusses his work as chair of Equity Alliance, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, accusations of “woke capitalism” and the actions taken by the federal government.
Mar 16, 2023
Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero on how hip-hop transformed fashion
00:28:38
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 16, Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero, co-curators of the “Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous” exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, discuss hip-hop’s enduring influence of fashion, the history of high-fashion brands appropriating streetwear and what it really means to wear your “Sunday best.”
Mar 09, 2023
Demetre Daskalakis on the quest for an HIV vaccine
00:21:33
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 22, Demetre Daskalakis, a career HIV specialist and advocate currently acting as the deputy coordinator for the White House National Monkeypox Response, speaks about the search for an HIV vaccine, the role stigma plays in viruses propagating and whether eradicating HIV is possible in the near future.
Mar 02, 2023
Mitch Landrieu’s plan to bring manufacturing back to the United States
00:26:49
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 9, Mitch Landrieu, the White House infrastructure implementation coordinator, discussed President Biden’s ambitious plans to bring manufacturing back to the United States, the new jobs the administration’s programs have already created and why racism in America “continues to be its Achilles’ heel.”
Feb 23, 2023
Mayor Levar Stoney on preserving history while tearing down Confederate statues
00:28:46
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 15, Levar Stoney, the mayor of Richmond, talks about why he ordered his city to remove statues commemorating the Confederacy, the various efforts to whitewash American history in states across the country, and what guides him as a leader.
Feb 14, 2023
Vanita Gupta on police reform, accountability and culture
00:27:35
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 9, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta examines the state of police accountability nationwide as well as how department culture can override policy and blunt the effectiveness of changes intended to improve community relations.
Apr 20 | 00:29:26
Joan Biskupic on the rise of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority
Apr 13 | 00:29:47
Best of: Nikki Giovanni is against banning any book
Apr 06 | 00:31:25
Mickalene Thomas on Black women’s place in the western art canon
Mar 30 | 00:28:21
Anna Deavere Smith and Arne Duncan on their new opera ‘The Walkers’
Mar 23 | 00:24:22
Richard Parsons pushes to make asset management more equitable
Mar 16 | 00:28:38
Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero on how hip-hop transformed fashion
Mar 09 | 00:21:33
Demetre Daskalakis on the quest for an HIV vaccine
Mar 02 | 00:26:49
Mitch Landrieu’s plan to bring manufacturing back to the United States
Feb 23 | 00:28:46
Mayor Levar Stoney on preserving history while tearing down Confederate statues
Feb 14 | 00:27:35
Vanita Gupta on police reform, accountability and culture
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