What is Cape up with Jonathan Capehart?
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 and unite America. Cape Up is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.
Who are the guests on the Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart?
Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, and the Mayor of Washington, DC, Muriel Bowser join ‘The Sunday Show’... On this week’s episode of ‘The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart:’ Jonathan and his guests reflect on 2021 and take a glimpse into what 2022 could bring us.
What is the Cape Up podcast?
Cape Up is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events. A special Cape Up series in 2019 captured the stories and reflections of veterans of the civil rights movement, and their lessons on where we go from here. Listen to Cape Up: Voices of the Movement
Where did Jonathan Capehart go to college?
Education: Carleton College, BA in Political Science. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart has been a member of The Washington Post editorial board since 2007.
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn talks hard-fought success in 'Rise'
The most decorated female ski racer in history, Lindsey Vonn writes about her Olympic victories, as well as her battle with depression, in "Rise: My Story." This conversation was recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 11.
Is the U.S. on a path to civil war? This political scientist thinks so
In “How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them,” Barbara F. Walter argues that the United States has not been a traditional democracy for a few years, and worse, that we are following a well-worn path to civil war. This conversation was recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 26.
What happens if Russia invades Ukraine?
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, joins Jonathan Capehart for a discussion about forestalling conflicts abroad, particularly as Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border. (This conversation was recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 18, 2022.)
The Rev. Al Sharpton on voting rights and 'righteous troublemakers'
In this conversation recorded on Jan. 13 for Washington Post Live, the Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the battle over voting rights and his new book, "Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America."
Jamie Raskin on 'Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy'
In his moving new book, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) recalls the death of his son, Tommy, in the days before the Jan. 6 insurrection and how he and his family endured a year of unthinkable loss. This conversation first aired on Washington Post Live on Jan. 5.
Who is Jonathan Capehart?
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 and unite America. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions.
Who is Brittney Cooper?
Oct 20, 2020. Brittney Cooper explains why Trump is polling historically well with Black men. Cooper, who teaches women's and gender studies and Africana studies at Rutgers, expands on her tweet that Ice Cube could be to 2020 what white female Trump voters were to 2016.
News & Politics Podcasts
Drawing upon his years of experience covering Washington politics through three presidents, host and Washington Post Columnist Jonathan Capehart examines the high stakes surrounding key issues affecting communities across America, cutting through the political noise with compelling, in-depth and unique viewpoints.
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart: February 13, 2022
On this week’s episode of ‘the Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart:’ Jonathan sits down with a member of the House Select Committee to discuss the latest in the January 6th investigation as they try to follow Trump’s paper trail. Pentagon Press Secretary, John Kirby, joins Jonathan to discuss the latest on the Russian threat to Ukraine as the U.S.
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart: February 6, 2022
On this week’s episode of ‘the Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart:’ Republicans are trying to rewrite history by calling the deadly January 6 insurrection a “legitimate political discourse.” Dr. Clarence Jones joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss the role he played in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in 1963.
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart: January 30, 2022
On this week’s episode of ‘the Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart:’ President Joe Biden pledges to nominate a Black woman into the United States Supreme Court as Justice Stephen Breyer prepares to retire. Jonathan gives the latest on the January 6th committee.
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart: January 23, 2022
On this week’s episode of ‘the Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart:’ House Majority Whip James Clyburn joins ‘the Sunday Show’ to talk about what the critical midterm elections could mean for Democrats and their agenda. Plus, the relentless critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris. And Deputy Nat’l.
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart: January 16, 2022
On this week’s episode of ‘The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart:’ A special edition of ‘The Sunday Show’: Our Fragile Democracy. During the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, the fight for federal voting rights legislation has come into focus.
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart: January 9, 2022
On this week’s episode of ‘the Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart:’ Democrats are on a mission to prioritize voting rights as the 2022 midterm election is just months away. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Georgia this week to discuss voting rights legislation. Plus, Rep.
News & Politics Podcasts
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 and unite America. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.
Is the U.S. on a path to civil war? This political scientist thinks so
In “How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them,” Barbara F. Walter argues that the United States has not been a traditional democracy for a few years, and worse, that we are following a well-worn path to civil war. This conversation was recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 26.
What happens if Russia invades Ukraine?
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, joins Jonathan Capehart for a discussion about forestalling conflicts abroad, particularly as Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border. (This conversation was recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 18, 2022.)
The Rev. Al Sharpton on voting rights and 'righteous troublemakers'
In this conversation recorded on Jan. 13 for Washington Post Live, the Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the battle over voting rights and his new book, "Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America."
Jamie Raskin on 'Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy'
In his moving new book, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) recalls the death of his son, Tommy, in the days before the Jan. 6 insurrection and how he and his family endured a year of unthinkable loss. This conversation first aired on Washington Post Live on Jan. 5.
Carmelo Anthony shares his story in 'Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised'
One of the NBA's biggest stars, Carmelo Anthony goes back to his Baltimore beginnings in "Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised." The conversation was originally recorded September 14 for Washington Post Live.
A holiday message from Jonathan
As 2021 comes to a close, Jonathan Capehart reflects on the year — its challenges, curiosities and inspirations — and looks forward to 2022.
What is Jonathan Capehart's job?
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart is a member of The Washington Post editorial board , writes about politics and social issues, and hosts the “Cape Up” podcast. He is also an MSNBC Contributor, who regularly serves as a substitute anchor, and has served as a guest host on “Midday on WNYC” on New York Public Radio. Capehart is a regular moderator of panels at the Aspen Ideas Festival and for the Aspen Institute, the Center for American Progress and at the Atlantic Dialogues conference and the Brussels Forum of the German Marshall Fund. He has also moderated sessions at the Atlantic’s Washington Ideas Forum and for the Connecticut Forum. Capehart was deputy editorial page editor of the New York Daily News from 2002 to 2004, and served on that paper's editorial board from 1993 to 2000. In 1999, his 16-month editorial campaign to save the famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem earned him and the board the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Capehart left the Daily News in July 2000 to become the national affairs columnist at Bloomberg News, and took a leave from this position in February 2001 to serve as a policy adviser to Michael Bloomberg in his first successful campaign for New York City mayor. Honors & Awards:
Who was the editor of the New York Daily News?
Capehart was deputy editorial page editor of the New York Daily News from 2002 to 2004, and served on that paper's editorial board from 1993 to 2000. In 1999, his 16-month editorial campaign to save the famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem earned him and the board the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Capehart left the Daily News in July 2000 ...
Who is the moderator of the Aspen Institute?
Capehart is a regular moderator of panels at the Aspen Ideas Festival and for the Aspen Institute, the Center for American Progress and at the Atlantic Dialogues conference and the Brussels Forum of the German Marshall Fund.
