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Capehart episodes

December 21, 2021 'Citizen Ashe' traces the life and career of a tennis legend
Tennis great Arthur Ashe was the first Black man to win the Australian Open, the U.S. Open, and Wimbledon. Now, he is the subject of a new documentary, called "Citizen Ashe," directed by Rex Miller and Sam Pollard. (This interview with Miller and Pollard was adapted from Washington Post Live.)
28 min
December 14, 2021 Billy Porter on growing up Black and gay in America
“Pose” star Billy Porter joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss his memoir, “Unprotected,” and his journey from poverty to stardom. This conversation is adapted from Washington Post Live.
26 min
December 07, 2021 Charles Blow's memoir is now an operatic masterpiece
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30 min
November 30, 2021 Michael J. Fox gets personal about Parkinson's
In his latest memoir, "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality," veteran actor Michael J. Fox discusses how he's adapted to life with Parkinson's disease. This conversation was recorded in September for Washington Post Live.

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23 min
November 23, 2021 Stevie Van Zandt's 'Unrequited Infatuations'
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28 min
November 16, 2021 Billie Jean King writes her biography — again
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29 min
November 09, 2021 Paris Hilton's fight against the 'troubled teen industry'
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30 min
November 02, 2021 John Legend isn't just an artist. He's an activist.
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31 min
September 28, 2021 A message from Jonathan
After five years of incredible conversations, the curtain is coming down on "Cape Up." But that doesn't mean Jonathan is going away. Tune in for a special announcement.

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2 min
September 21, 2021 Explaining the debt ceiling in plain English
In an episode that originally aired in September 2017, Shai Akabas, economic policy director at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses the debt ceiling and the dangers of not raising it.

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22 min

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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…