Cape Up With Jonathan Capehart

In this conversation recorded on June 14 for Washington Post Live, Robin Thede, creator, showrunner, executive producer, writer and star of HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” joins Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart to discuss the third season of the Emmy Award-winning series and her career as a comedy writer.

In this conversation recorded on June 9 for Washington Post Live, writer Michael R. Jackson discusses his now-Tony Award-winning musical “A Strange Loop.”

In this interview recorded on June 6 for Washington Post Live, Eric Holder, the 82nd U.S. attorney general, joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss his book, “Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote.”

In this conversation recorded on May 27 for Washington Post Live, political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum talks about the undelivered speeches that would have rewritten history from the likes of John Lewis, Richard Nixon and Hillary Clinton.

In this conversation recorded on May 19 for Washington Post Live, Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins discusses the two-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death and the murder of 10 African Americans at a grocery store in Buffalo.

An unusual warrant. A pattern of questionable no-knock raids. A reporting thread that just kept going. “Broken Doors” is a new investigative podcast series from The Washington Post. Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca.Read more:No-knock warrants allow police to force their way into people’s homes without warning. What happens when this aggressive police tactic becomes the rule, rather than the exception? “Broken Doors” is a new investigative podcast series about how no-knock warrants are deployed in the American justice system — and the consequences for communities when accountability is flawed at every level. Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca.In the first episode of this series, sheriff’s deputies burst through the front door of a man’s home as he slept. He said they pointed a gun at his head and ransacked his home in search of drugs and cash. The no-knock search warrant they used was threadbare. But that wasn’t the worst of it.The six-episode series is out now wherever y

In a conversation recorded May 12 for Washington Post Live, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) discusses abortion and the leaked Supreme Court draft.

 In this Washington Post Live conversation from May 4, author Danyel Smith explains why she wanted to give Black women their due in “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.”

In this conversation recorded on April 29 for Washington Post Live, author Kostya Kennedy discusses his new book “True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson.”

In this conversation recorded on April 18 for Washington Post Live, singer, actor and activist Janelle Monáe discusses her latest album, and her debut book, “The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer.”

James Madison was the fourth president of the United States, and his Montpelier estate was maintained by about 300 enslaved people over more than 140 years. In this conversation recorded on April 14 for Washington Post Live, James French, chair of the Montpelier Descendants Committee, joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss.

In this conversation recorded on April 6 for Washington Post Live, Tony Award winning playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein discusses his memoir “I Was Better Last Night” and his advice to LGBT kids growing up in America today.

In this conversation recorded on March 30 for Washington Post Live, New York University Professor of Law Melissa Murray discusses the significance of the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, as well as the news swirling around Ginni Thomas and her quest to overturn the 2020 election.

In this conversation recorded on March 23 for Washington Post Live, director Mariama Diallo and actor Zoe Renee discuss the psychological horror thriller “Master.”

Journalist Wil Haygood joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss his new book, “Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World.” This conversation was recorded on March 16 for Washington Post Live.

In this conversation recorded on March 10 for Washington Post Live, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discusses the effects of sanctions on Russia's economy, record-high inflation and gas prices affecting American consumers.

First elected to Congress in 2016, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) speaks to Jonathan Capehart about U.S. involvement in the defense of Ukraine, the investigation into Jan. 6 and what's next in her career. This conversation was recorded on March 2 for Washington Post Live.

As Black History Month comes to a close, Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who serves as chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses her heroes, and the racism she and other Black women on Capitol Hill face. This conversation was recorded on Feb. 16 for "Washington Post Live."

Next month, Janai S. Nelson, who currently serves as the associate director counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, will succeed Sherrilyn Ifill as president of the legendary civil rights organization. This conversation was recorded Feb. 18 for Washington Post Live.

In a conversation recorded Feb. 9 for Washington Post Live, the former senator and "Saturday Night Live" star discusses the possibility of running for elected office again and whether he'd take over "SNL" if Lorne Michaels retires.