Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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Final election predictions, with Dr. Larry Sabato and his Crystal Ball
08/11/2016 Duration: 24minSabato’s Crystal Ball analyzes and predicts election outcomes and has been named as one of the most accurate predictors. Dr. Larry Sabato walks us through what to expect on election night.
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The everyday trauma of being a black man in America
31/10/2016 Duration: 35minAs a mother who lost her son over "loud music" and a young man who survived being shot in the head, Lucy McBath and DeJuan Patterson discuss the pain of coping with the violence they've endured. This episode contains explicit language.
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Export-Import Bank chief Fred Hochberg on jobs, 'good feet' and congressional hurdles
25/10/2016 Duration: 28minFred Hochberg, chairman of the Export-Import Bank, talks about Congress stalling the bank's reauthorization and being one of the highest ranking openly gay members of the Obama administration.
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Knight Foundation president: We're in the biggest disruption to information since the printing press
18/10/2016 Duration: 28minAlberto Ibarguen, president of the Knight Foundation, explains why the first amendment doesn't apply to the internet and what the foundation is doing about it.
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This is the perfect escape from the insanity of our politics today. Meet Franklin Sirmans.
11/10/2016 Duration: 28minFranklin Sirmans, director of Perez Art Museum Miami, talks about what it takes to build a 21st century museum and breaking down the walls that separate the museum from the community it inhabits.
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Rob Reiner: We are living 'All in the Family' and Trump is Archie Bunker
04/10/2016 Duration: 29minRob Reiner, director, actor and activist, discusses how he thinks the media has failed, the position he dreamed about having in a Clinton administration and whether he's planning a move from entertainment to politics.
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If you still hate Clinton and Trump after the debate, here's Evan McMullin
27/09/2016 Duration: 36minEvan McMullin, independent presidential candidate talks about his dim view of Donald Trump and the politicians who support him, the need for a new conservative party, Black Lives Matter and the movie that inspired him to join the CIA.
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Lonnie Bunch: Even if you're white, "the story of slavery is still your story"
23/09/2016 Duration: 14minLonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture talks about the museum from idea to completion, including his initial reaction to a man claiming to have Harriet Tubman's shawl.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci: Forced to rob cancer research to pay for Zika vaccine push
20/09/2016 Duration: 26minDr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses the urgency of funding Zika vaccine research and the possibility of an AIDS-free generation.
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Nancy Pelosi: Never bogged down
13/09/2016 Duration: 22minHouse minority leader Nancy Pelosi talks about why Donald Trump will never be president, the fight for Zika funding, and how she made it as a woman in politics.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Doing what needed to be done
06/09/2016 Duration: 32minRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz talks about the DNC email hack, her decision to resign as chair and the rumors around it, her recent primary victory and more.
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Darren Walker: Using privilege to fight privilege
30/08/2016 Duration: 26minJonathan talks to Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation about how his being African American, openly gay and raised poor inform his work in the rarefied air of philanthropy, and more including privilege, black lives matter and dancing.
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Wendy Sherman: The world can't believe Donald Trump
23/08/2016 Duration: 18minJonathan talks with Wendy Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, about Donald Trump's potential impact on US foreign policy, the U.S. president's unrivaled ability to launch nuclear weapons and more.
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Michael Steele is no 'Pied Piper.'
16/08/2016 Duration: 19minJonathan talks with former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, about why Trump is good for Republicans, the party's problem with race and Steele's time studying for the priesthood.
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Preview: The mic check
11/08/2016 Duration: 01minGet a flavor for the Washington Post’s newest podcast as Jonathan Capehart does a mic check with former chairman of the Republican Party Michael Steele.
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Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero on how hip-hop transformed fashion
31/12/1969 Duration: 28minIn this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 16, Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero, co-curators of the “Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous” exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, discuss hip-hop’s enduring influence on fashion, the history of high-fashion brands appropriating streetwear and what it really means to wear your “Sunday best.”
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Wes Moore on becoming Maryland’s first African American governor
31/12/1969 Duration: 28minIn this conversation first recorded for Washington Post Live on Nov. 30, Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore discusses his victory over Republican Dan Cox, his plan for his first 100 days, the state of national politics and whether the Washington Commanders should keep playing football in Maryland.