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03/31/2026

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Artemis II is getting closer to launch! Watch what astronaut Victor Glover had to say in a 2024 Washington Post Live conversation about what success would mean for him.

03/30/2026

What is being in space like? Watch what astronaut Christina Koch had to say in a Washington Post Live interview in 2024. Koch is part of the Artemis II lunar moon mission, which will soon venture into deep space for the first time since the Apollo missions more than fifty years ago.

03/17/2026

At a subscriber-exclusive event moderated by Susannah George, columnist David Ignatius discussed Russia’s view of the war in Iran. “The Russians could really complicate our efforts to stabilize the flow of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz or he (Putin) could play for a deal,” said Ignatius.

03/13/2026

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach told Washington Post Live that reskilling and changes in the education system are needed to adapt to AI advances. “I see a lot of these tools as augmenting, coming back to the point that flat is the new growth in headcount. We're basically just augmenting and giving our employees more tools to operate better,” Miebach said.

03/13/2026

In a conversation with Susannah George, Jason Rezaian talked about his hopes for the future of Iran. “I know that people in Iran want to connect with the rest of the world. That’s been the case since I started traveling there 25 years ago,” said Rezaian.

03/13/2026

At a subscriber-exclusive event, Washington Post Opinions columnist David Ignatius spoke about the threat of Iranian drones, which have targeted troops on U.S. bases across the Middle East. “I don’t mean to sound alarmist. People have to think about a future in which Iranian drones, fired maybe by proxies from places all over, will be something that people have to worry about anytime there’s a big public gathering,” Ignatius added.

03/11/2026

In a Washington Post Live conversation, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said the company anticipates “healthy consumer spending” to continue this year even amid geopolitical and economic tensions. “As long as people are employed and they get a paycheck, they spend.” said Miebach.

03/11/2026

National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Jay Bhattacharya discussed how AI tools can help both patients and doctors. “I don't think the promise is to replace doctors, but rather when you go in to see your doctor, you'll be more well-informed, and you can ask the right questions,” Bhattacharya told Washington Post Live

03/11/2026

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is now looking at an April launch at the earliest for Artemis II, its first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. In a 2024 interview with Washington Post Live Canadian Space Agency
astronaut Jeremy Hansen talked about preparing for the upcoming mission.

03/10/2026

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach told Washington Post Live that America’s innovation ecosystem was “alive and well.” “This is supported by the deepest capital markets and enough risk capital to try out things,” Miebach told our executive editor Matt Murray.

03/02/2026

In a recent Washington Post Live conversation, acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Jay Bhattacharya said his prior criticisms of the agency “were made in a spirit of love, not a spirit of destruction.” Bhattacharya, a Stanford University physician and economist, argued during the coronavirus pandemic that the government’s response to the outbreak was too harsh. He co-wrote the Great Barrington Declaration, which called for an end to coronavirus shutdowns.

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