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Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas.
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Danyel Smith’s ‘Very Personal History’ gives Black women of pop music their due

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.”

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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About 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, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.  


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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    Danyel Smith’s ‘Very Personal History’ gives Black women of pop music their due

    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.”

    Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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    Four years in Jackie Robinson’s life

    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.”

    Friday, April 29, 2022
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    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.”

    Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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    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.

    Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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  • Harvey Fierstein on his memoir and LGBT kids today

    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.

    Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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