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

2024/02/05

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 Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: ‘Somebody knows’

2023/11/10

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

How Sam Bankman-Fried sold investors on being virtuous

2023/10/17

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.

If not McCarthy, then who?

2023/10/04

Kevin McCarthy is out as House speaker. Now what? Post Opinions columnists gather for an impromptu conversation about where the House should go from here, whom the next speaker might be and whether Democrats have any responsibility to clean up the mess.

Is this GOP primary even real?

2023/09/28

Seven candidates debated in California as the former president Donald Trump campaigned elsewhere. It's putting some conservatives in a mood. Three Trump-skeptical columnists discuss what's next in the run for the nomination.

Child care is expensive and hard to find. What can be done?

2023/09/26

There’s a crisis in child care, and it’s about to get worse. Three Post columnists, who happen to be parents, talk through some bipartisan solutions that could ease the pain.

What's next for the Fox News empire?

2023/09/25

Fox News is now in Lachlan Murdoch’s hands. Washington Post columnists talk about what they would do next if they were him.

Why Deion Sanders isn't just a football story

2023/09/12

College football is often about the coaches. And Deion Sanders, NFL Hall of Famer and Colorado’s new head coach, is breaking the mold. What does his rise mean to Black Americans? Three Washington Post columnists talk through it.

How the GOP debate felt for liberals

2023/08/24

The GOP debate is by and for Republicans, but plenty of Democrats are watching how this race unfolds too. The Washington Post's Charles Lane brings on Greg Sargent and humorist Alexandra Petri to get a sense of how liberals are reacting to it.

What if George Conway were Trump’s defense lawyer?

2023/08/03

Post Opinions columnist Ruth Marcus and George Conway, one of Donald Trump’s leading conservative critics, sat down Thursday to talk about the Department of Justice’s latest indictment of Trump, what it means, and where the country goes from here.

Was the NATO summit a diplomatic train wreck?

2023/07/13

This year’s NATO summit had a lot of drama. Washington Post Opinions editor Damir Marusic and columnists Max Boot and Josh Rogin discuss what went down, and the implications on the future of the war in Ukraine.

What we’re talking about: SCOTUS on affirmative action

2023/06/29

Opinions Columnists Christine Emba and Perry Bacon Jr. react to the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.

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Enid&Bruce 2022/02/18

February 18

Please, Go On is always a Friday treat but today it was particularly fine to hear Michele Norris with Sheryl Lee Ralph. Thanks!

Shellandjj 2021/10/29

Recommend!

So glad James H is back. I had really missed The Big Idea because it was one of my daily staples. This new podcast offers the same thoughtful coverage...

SweetSilusB 2022/01/23

Retired Gen Eaton

The retired General (who has been actively political since 2006), is concerned that other retired military personnel are actively political (albeit fo...

Mike Silva 2022/01/22

The podcast for you, if insight just isn’t your bag.

Hands down, the dumbest columnist at the Post. Not really sure why anyone would listen to this podcast. Hohmann is undeniably the inheritor of David ...

Loganfool 2022/01/13

Jackie Spinner

What a horrible, selfish person. Having, admittedly, sending her children to school sick, she has no place in this discussion whatsoever. Many people ...

Snoopy in DC 2021/11/19

Larry Misogynist Summers

So disappointing to see you give Larry Summers a platform. This is the man who, as president of Harvard, said that the under representation of women i...

kellyearnp 2021/10/15

Thought provoking

It is great to have James back podcasting. Every episode of relevant to the times and informative. I eagerly look forward to the podcast dropping ever...

eekbear 2021/08/19

Welcome Back and Thank You!

So happy to hear James Hohmann’s voice again. This new podcast is a lovely extra helping of your favorite main dish topics and I can’t wait to hear mo...

Cantina123 2021/10/08

Blackstone…

First bit of audio at the start of the episode just simply “supported by Blackstone.” Why would I trust the framing or substance of anything said afte...

deskjet08 2021/09/17

Too much Afghanistan

Show has gone downhill since the end of the war in Afghanistan. Lots of important stories are being missed because the show can’t move on. I’ve starte...

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