Cape Up: a Washington Post opinions podcast

About Cape Up with Jonathan Capehart

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.

A special Cape Up series in 2019 captured the stories and reflections of veterans of the civil rights movement, and their lessons on where we go from here. Listen to Cape Up: Voices of the Movement

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Host: Jonathan Capehart

Produced by: Julie Depenbrock

Latest episode

Sen. Jeff Merkley's decade-long push for filibuster reform

In this conversation from March, Merkley gets into how the filibuster has ground work in the Senate to a halt. And what he thinks should be done to fix it, especially to preserve voting rights.

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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The Republican Party is still in thrall to Donald Trump. Its members could learn from Stuart Stevens

In an episode that aired Sept. 22, 2020, the author of "It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump" talks about the evolution of the GOP — and what that means going forward.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
We need more honest teaching of America's painful history

In this episode from 2018, Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative explains why we must come to terms with America's history if we are ever to start healing. The conversation is as relevant as ever amid debates about "critical race theory."

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Ibram X. Kendi explains why racist policies — not people — are the problem

The author of "How to be Antiracist" discusses the effect of bad policies and how we can move forward from them.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Equity is about more than just hiring diverse employees

Vernā Myers, Netflix's VP of inclusion strategy, discusses how she advocates for diverse voices to be heard at the table.

Tuesday, August 3, 2021