Richard Parson’s push to make asset management more equitable
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on March 23, Richard Parsons, former CEO of Time Warner, discusses his work as chair of Equity Alliance, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, accusations of “woke capitalism” and the actions taken by the federal government.
3/23/2023
26:37
Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero on how hip-hop transformed fashion
In 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 of fashion, the history of high-fashion brands appropriating streetwear and what it really means to wear your “Sunday best.”
3/16/2023
28:38
Demetre Daskalakis on the quest for an HIV vaccine
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 22, Demetre Daskalakis, a career HIV specialist and advocate currently acting as the deputy coordinator for the White House National Monkeypox Response, speaks about the search for an HIV vaccine, the role stigma plays in viruses propagating and whether eradicating HIV is possible in the near future.
3/9/2023
21:33
Mitch Landrieu’s plan to bring manufacturing back to the United States
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 9, Mitch Landrieu, the White House infrastructure implementation coordinator, discussed President Biden’s ambitious plans to bring manufacturing back to the United States, the new jobs the administration’s programs have already created and why racism in America “continues to be its Achilles’ heel.”
3/2/2023
26:49
Mayor Levar Stoney on preserving history while tearing down Confederate statues
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 15, Levar Stoney, the mayor of Richmond, talks about why he ordered his city to remove statues commemorating the Confederacy, the various efforts to whitewash American history in states across the country, and what guides him as a leader.