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Please, Go On with James Hohmann

by The Washington Post

Washington 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

A doctor’s advice for limiting holiday omicron risk

23m · Published 22 Dec 19:26

Public health expert Dr. Leana Wen explains why those who are vaccinated, boosted and tested should keep their holiday plans.

Read Dr. Leana Wen’s column.

Subscribe to The Checkup with Dr. Wen.

Buy “Lifelines.”

A ‘ghost gun’ killed his daughter. He’s fighting back.

24m · Published 17 Dec 11:00

Two years ago, Bryan Muehlberger’s daughter, Gracie, was killed in a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. She was 15 years old.

Read Bryan Muehlberger’s op-ed.

Learn more about the GracieStrong Foundation.

'The house that Fred built': The life and legacy of Fred Hiatt

43m · Published 10 Dec 11:00

Post legends come together to discuss the legacy of Washington Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt after his untimely death.

For more, please read selected writings of Hiatt from 1996 to 2021, the news obituary by Matt Schudel, Graham's op-ed and the Editorial Board’s appreciation. The Post has also published touching tributes by David Von Drehle ("Hiatt led with wisdom, wit and a transfixing whisper"); Lane ("Fred Hiatt deserves to be remembered long after he is gone"); Milbank ("What I never got to say to Fred Hiatt"); Thiessen ("Fred Hiatt was a bulwark against the culture of contempt"); and Sergio Peçanha: ("When a giant passes").

The radicalization of the Supreme Court

24m · Published 03 Dec 11:00

Ruth Marcus, The Post's deputy editorial page editor, offers insight into the challenge to Roe v. Wade and explains how a conservative "rule of six" is poised to reshape the nation.

Read Ruth Marcus's Opinions Essay here.

The team behind Glenn Youngkin's victory in Virginia

26m · Published 24 Nov 11:00

The pollster and strategists for Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) discuss how they pulled off an upset victory, what it says about Virginia and how their model might be replicated in 2022.

Read the op-ed.

Larry Summers says inflation will get worse before it gets better

21m · Published 19 Nov 11:00

Former treasury secretary Larry Summers has long sounded the alarm over inflation. As prices climb, Summers warns that failing to address an overheating economy could spell defeat for Biden in 2024. 

Read Summers's column on inflation.

Read Summers's column on IRS reform.

A cold-case investigator on rage and rising homicides

25m · Published 12 Nov 11:00

Liz Thomson, former head of Albuquerque's homicide unit, recently returned to the police department as a cold-case investigator. She weighs in on the worsening murder rate, and how rage plays a role.

Read Liz Thomson's op-ed.

Mitt Romney says it's filibuster or bust

21m · Published 05 Nov 10:00

The Republican senator and 2012 presidential nominee voted twice to impeach Donald Trump. He warns that ending the filibuster could be catastrophic for the Senate and give a potential future Trump presidency unrestrained power. 

Read Mitt Romney's op-ed here.

A queer author caught in culture war crossfire

21m · Published 29 Oct 10:00

Maia Kobabe's memoir "Gender Queer" is being challenged in school districts across the country, including in Northern Virginia.

Read Maia Kobabe's op-ed.

The burden of being the first Black anything

21m · Published 22 Oct 10:00

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson wrote about the life and legacy of Colin Powell, who in four decades of service, helped shape U.S. national security. 

Read Robinson's column here.

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.

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