In the inaugural edition of "Please, Go On," Post columnist James Hohmann speaks with Vice President Harris about the exodus of women from the workforce during the pandemic.

VP Kamala Harris on women in the workplace

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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When SCOTUS overturned Roe, it indicated that abortion was an issue to be relegated to the states. Instead, it has blown up American politics. Post columnists discuss the post-Dobbs world and what’s at stake in the upcoming mifepristone arguments.

What to expect when you’re expecting an abortion pill argument

“Impromptu” from Washington Post Opinions invites listeners to eavesdrop on our columnists as they have frank, thoughtful conversations on the news and cultural debates they can’t stop thinking about.

Introducing, "Impromptu"

The Israel-Gaza war has dominated our news feeds and dinner table conversations and opened up rifts that cross traditional partisan lines. Three Post columnists unpack how U.S. involvement in the war makes them feel about being American.

The Disorienting Feeling of Being American Amid the Israel-Gaza War

Forty years ago, the body of a prime minister went missing. The Post’s Martine Powers asks: Who’s responsible?

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: ‘Somebody knows’

SBF is fighting conventional fraud charges. But the moral philosophy that guided his decisions was anything but. We get into whether SBF is a failed messiah or just another disgraced tech mogul, and how he sold people on doing good while getting rich.

VP Kamala Harris on women in the workplace

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