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Free Media is the weekday political talk show on washingtonpost.com, where Post reporters and editors and the people they cover put the news of the day in perspective.
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THIS WEEK (All times EDT)
June 23; Noon:	Media Backtalk with Howard Kurtz
June 25; 11 a.m.:	The Heritage Foundation's Robert Moffit on Medicare
June 25; Noon:	Federal Diary Live with Stephen Barr
June 25; 1 p.m.:	Post's Dana Priest on National Security

Regular Hosts

Mondays: Media Backtalk with Howard Kurtz talks about media, politics and the business of news. (noon ET)

Wednesdays: Federal Diary with Stephen Barr talks about the government work force. (noon ET)

Wednesdays: Post military reporter Vernon Loeb and intelligence reporter Dana Priest on national security and military defense. (1 p.m. ET)

Occasionally: Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist David Broder discusses the latest political news. (noon ET)

Transcript Archive

June 2003
	20	–	Frontline's Jon Palfreman discussed prescription drugs
	18	–	William & Mary's Michael Gerhardt on the Supreme Court
	17	–	Brookings Institution's Thomas Mann on campaign finance
	13	–	Post's Gellman on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
	12	–	washingtonpost.com's Terry Neal on politics
	12	–	Howard Kurtz discusses David Brinkley
	11	–	Central Command's Jim Wilkinson on Iraq
	11	–	Central Command's Jim Wilkinson on Iraq
	11	–	Post intelligence reporter Dana Priest
	10	–	Former CIA analyst Mel Goodman on intelligence
	10	–	Post's David S. Broder on Sen. John Edwards
	10	–	Former Clinton advisor Sidney Blumenthal
	6	–	Heritage Foundation's James Phillips on the Mideast
	5	–	Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) on partial birth abortion
	5	–	NARAL's Allison Herwitt on partial birth abortion
	4	–	Post's Vernon Loeb & Dana Priest on national security
	4	–	Post's Steven Pearlstein on Bush and the economy
	4	–	Dr. James Zogby on Bush and the Middle East
	4	–	Henry Siegman on Bush and the Middle East
	3	–	FCC and media ownership with Common Cause CEO
	3	–	FCC and media ownership with Frank Ahrens
	2	–	Post's Keith Richburg on Bush and Europe
May 2003
	29	–	WETA's Washington Week moderator Gwen Ifill
	28	–	Brookings Institution's William Gale on the tax cut
	28	–	Post military reporter Vernon Loeb
	28	–	Post's Steven Pearlstein on the economy and G8 summit
	27	–	Post's Bob Levey hosts Virginia Governor Mark Warner
	23	–	Post's Dana Milbank on the White House & tax cuts
	22	–	Author Kenneth Walsh discusses his book "Air Force One."
	21	–	National Defense with Vernon Loeb and Dana Priest
	16	–	Homeland Security on Terrorism Response Drills
	16	–	National Taxpayers Union John Berthoud
	16	–	Chief Political Correspondent Terry Neal
	15	–	Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) on Tax Cuts
	13	–	Post's Vernon Loeb and Dana Priest on National Defense
	13	–	Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)
	12	–	Democratic presidential nominee Carol Moseley Braun
	7	–	Post military reporter Vernon Loeb
	5	–	washingtonpost.com Terry Neal on the Democratic debate
	5	–	Hispanic issues with Maria Meier & Cecilia Munoz
	5	–	Post's Michael Grunwald on Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.)
	2	–	White House's Tucker Eskew on Bush's address
	2	–	Post's Dana Milbank on Bush's address
April 2003
	30	–	David Makovsky on the 'Road Map' for Peace
	30	–	Ali Abunimah on the 'Road Map' for Peace
	30	–	Post's Loeb & Priest on National Security
	24	–	"Washington Week" moderator Gwen Ifill
	23	–	Post's Loeb & Priest on National Security
	23	–	Post's Steven Pearlstein on Bush's tax cut proposal
	22	–	Georgetown's Victor Cha on North Korea-U.S. talks
	18	–	Brookings' Thomas Mann on Bush and Iraq
	17	–	Post's Vernon Loeb and Dana Priest
	17	–	The Daily Show's Mo Rocca on political humor
	10	–	United Nations Association of the USA's William Luers
	10	–	Post's national defense reporter Vernon Loeb
	10	–	John Zogby on U.S. opinion of the war in Iraq
	10	–	Post's Sharon LaFraniere on Russia's reaction
	9	–	Post's Steven Pearlstein on U.S. energy policy
	9	–	Role of the UN with AEI's Danielle Pletka
	9	–	Post's Robert McCartney on German and French reaction
	7	–	Andrew Kohut on Bush and world opinion
	4	–	Frontline Executive Producer on "Blair's War"
	3	–	Post Editorial Page editor Fred Hiatt
	3	–	Foundation for the Defense of Democracies' Clifford May
	3	–	Professor Fawaz Gerges on U.S./Mideast policy
	3	–	Post columnist Charles Krauthammer
	3	–	Former Acting Ambassador to Iraq Joseph Wilson
	1	–	Government response to anthrax with the Post's Thompson
March 2003
	31	–	CQ's John Cranford on Daniel Patrick Moynihan
	27	–	"Washington Week" moderator Gwen Ifill
	25	–	Post reporter and columnist David S. Broder
	24	–	Former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore on homeland security
	21	–	White House reporter Dana Milbank
	20	–	Post Associate Editor Robert G. Kaiser
	20	–	Post Associate Editor Robert G. Kaiser
	19	–	Post's Vernon Loeb and Dana Priest on National Security
	19	–	Cato Institutes Christopher Preble on Bush and Iraq
	18	–	Univ. of San Francisco's Stephen Zunes on Bush's Address
	18	–	Frontline producer Michael Kirk on "The Long Road to War"
	18	–	U.S./European relations With AU Professor Peter Howard
	17	–	Post Associate Editor Robert G. Kaiser on Bush's speech
	17	–	Ian Williams on Future of Prime Minister Blair
	17	–	Charles Kupchan on the results of the Azores summit
	14	–	Post National Defense Reporter Vernon Loeb
	13	–	National Journal's Carl Cannon on Karl Rove and Politics
	12	–	WorldNetDaily.com founder Joseph Farah
	12	–	Former State Dept. Spokesman James Rubin
	11	–	CNN political analyst Tucker Carlson
	7	–	Post National Defense Reporter Vernon Loeb
	7	–	washingtonpost.com Political Correspondent Terry Neal
	7	–	Post's Robert Kaiser on Bush's Press Conference
	7	–	E-Government Czar Mark Forman
	6	–	Alliance for Justice on the Estrada Nomination
	6	–	Center for Individual Freedom on the Estrada Nomination
	6	–	Duke professors on War and Public Sentiment
	5	–	Children's Internet Protection Act Challenge
	4	–	Post's polling staff on Latest Bush/Iraq Survey
	4	–	Journalist and Author David Halberstam on Iraq

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