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
Lessons from a writer who spent 15 years pretending to be a White guy
23m · PublishedUntil quite recently, Annabelle Tometich wrote all her restaurant reviews under the pseudonym Jean Le Boeuf. She spoke with James about what that double life taught her about White privilege and her own racial identity.
Read or listen to Annabelle Tometich's op-ed here.
Our constitutional crisis is here
32m · PublishedRobert Kagan warns that the United States faces its greatest political and constitutional crisis since the Civil War.
Read Kagan's essay here.
How to stop the coming crisis with North Korea
22m · PublishedNorth Korea is testing new missiles. Victor Cha — a hardliner — encourages U.S. diplomacy in response. A foreign policy advisor to George W. Bush, Cha advocates for humanitarian assistance.
Read Victor Cha's op-ed.
'Compassion fatigue.' A doctor is tired of Southerners making excuses to not get vaccinated.
22m · PublishedMississippi has one of the lowest vaccination rates and highest death rates from covid-19. A palliative care doctor pleads with fellow Southerners to get vaccinated before it's too late.
Read Rick Boyte's op-ed.
The secret to a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan? Educated girls.
29m · PublishedShabana Basij-Rasikh co-founded the only boarding school for girls in Afghanistan. Now, as the school year begins, she reflects on the power of educated women.
Read Shabana's latest op-ed.
Read Shabana's piece about educating Afghan girls.
It's been 20 years since 9/11. Are we safer now?
28m · PublishedIn a special 9/11 anniversary edition, a counterterrorism expert argues that the threat of foreign terrorists attacking the United States at home has vastly diminished. Plus, a writer who lost her father on Sept. 11, 2001 shares her pain after two decades.
Read Michael Leiter's op-ed.
Read Kimberly Rex's op-ed.
John Grisham wants to keep innocent people out of prison
20m · PublishedThe best-selling crime novelist sits on the board of the Innocence Project, and believes our country should be doing more to prevent wrongful convictions.
Read Grisham's op-ed.
John Bolton wants U.S. to get tough on Pakistan after fall of Afghanistan
20m · PublishedTrump's former national security adviser says the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan presents an opportunity for the United States to confront Pakistan over its ties to the Taliban and nuclear stockpile.
Read John Bolton's op-ed.
Read Josh Rogin's interview with Pakistan's national security adviser.
An Afghan journalist's escape from Kabul
20m · PublishedNasrin Nawa, an Afghan journalist, narrowly escaped the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. But leaving her home country also meant leaving her parents — and sister — to an uncertain future.
Read Nawa's op-ed here.
And here are four related op-eds:
- The mujahideen resistance to the Taliban begins now. But we need help.
- My Afghan news channel won’t stop its important work. We hope the world doesn't look away.
- The Taliban says it will respect women. But we Iranians have seen this movie before.
- The all-girls Afghan robotics team inspired the world. Now they're trapped, waiting to be rescued.
Your questions about the delta variant answered, with Dr. Leana Wen
28m · PublishedPlease, 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.
