Please, Go On with James Hohmann
by The Washington PostWashington Post columnist James Hohmann chats with the voices behind the viewpoints. Hohmann sits down each week with the author of a compelling or unexpected guest column for The Post’s Opinions section. Together, they unpack arguments that are shaping the public conversation about issues of importance. “Please, Go On” features marquee names, as well as everyday people with original perspectives. New episodes released Fridays.
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Episodes
Adam Schiff on threats both global and domestic
27m · PublishedAs Russia intensifies its invasion of Ukraine, James Hohmann sits down with the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee to discuss the U.S. response, and what’s next in the Jan. 6 inquiry.
A Ukrainian responds to Russia’s attack
28m · PublishedAs Russia attacked her country, Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk spoke with James Hohmann about the long struggle for an independent Ukraine.
Read Olga Tokariuk’s op-ed.
‘Abbott Elementary’s’ Sheryl Lee Ralph on education, acting and activism
39m · PublishedSheryl Lee Ralph, who you might know as “Abbott Elementary’s” Barbara Howard, joins guest host Michele Norris for a conversation about finding comedy — and searing critique — in the American education system.
Forced into marriage at the age of 15
20m · PublishedSasha Taylor was only 15 years old when she was forced into marriage in Arizona. She escaped and went on to become an FBI analyst. Now she’s advocating for reform at the state and federal levels.
Read Sasha Taylor’s op-ed.
‘Dopesick’ writer proposes a way out of the opioid crisis
29m · PublishedBeth Macy, the author of “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America,” argues that harm-reduction practices and safe consumption sites can provide a path out of the opioid epidemic.
Read Beth Macy’s op-ed.
A Jewish refugee from Iran on why it’s hard to fight bigotry in the U.S.
25m · PublishedAfter an attack this month at a U.S. synagogue, Roya Hakakian reflects on how antisemitic acts shake immigrants especially hard.
Read Roya Hakakian’s op-ed.
A power struggle in Kazakhstan
21m · PublishedThis month, Kazakhstan faced some of the worst violence it’s seen in decades. But professor and native Kazakh Nargis Kassenova contends that, in spite of a deployment of Russian troops, the country will not return to Moscow’s fold.
Read Nargis Kassenova’s op-ed.
‘Canceling school is not sustainable’
18m · PublishedA professor and parent of three, Jackie Spinner says that she’s out of reserves when it comes to school cancellations two years into the pandemic.
Read Jackie Spinner’s op-ed.
Could a coup succeed in 2024?
21m · PublishedOn the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton warns that we could be headed for another insurrection in 2024.
A holiday message from James
2m · PublishedHost James Hohmann reflects briefly on the first six months of the podcast, and looks ahead to 2022.
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Please, Go On with James Hohmann has 61 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 22:58:40. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 6th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 8th, 2024 20:10.