The Washington Post - USA (2022-02-20)

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Coming Up This Week

WORLD STAGE: CRISIS IN UKRAINE

Lithuania Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte

Lithuania’s Prime Minister explores what is at stake for her country and other Baltic states in the current crisis between Ukraine and

Russia.

THURS. FEB. 24 AT 9:00 A.M.

RACE IN AMERICA: GIVING VOICE

Jason Reynolds, Author, “Ain’t Burned All the Bright” & National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Reynolds talks about his latest work and why he calls his books “love letters” to Black children.

THURS. FEB. 24 AT 11:00 A.M.

WORLD STAGE: CRISIS IN UKRAINE

Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States

Ambassador Pierce discusses why her government believes any new incursion into Ukraine would lead to a “protracted crisis for

Russia.”

THURS. FEB. 24 AT 3:00 P.M.

GLOBAL POVERTY

Connie Britton, Actor & Activist and Hugh Evans, CEO, Global Citizen

Britton and the Global Citizen CEO address global efforts to tackle extreme poverty.

FRI. FEB. 25 AT 11:00 A.M.

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FIRST LOOK

The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, E.J. Dionne and Jennifer Rubin

A smart, inside take on the day’s politics – a reporter debrief followed by a roundtable discussion with Post opinions columnists.

FRI. FEB. 25 AT 9:00 A.M.

THE TECHNOLOGY 202: NEXT GEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) and Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor & Infrastructure Coordinator, The White House

Content from Siemens: Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA and Gil C. Quiniones, CEO, ComED

Gov. Stitt and Landrieu examine challenges and opportunities in harnessing new technologies as infrastructure investments are made

throughout the country.

THURS. FEB. 24 AT 1:00 P.M. PRESENTING SPONSOR

“SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE FOR UBER”

Beth Schacter, Brian Koppelman and David Levien, Executive Producers & Co-Showrunners, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber”

and “Billions”

The three executive producers discuss the series’ depiction of one of Silicon Valley’s most successful unicorn companies and the rise

and fall of former CEO Travis Kalanick.

TUES. FEB. 22 AT 3:00 P.M. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

CHASING CANCER: WOMEN & CANCER

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Thalie Martini, CEO, Breast Cancer UK

Content from Novartis: Reshema Kemps-Polanco, Executive Vice President & Head, U.S. Novartis Oncology

The Congresswoman and the global advocate examine the impact of cancer on women in the United States and around the world.

WED. FEB. 23 AT 11:00 A.M. PRESENTING SPONSOR

“1883”

Sam Elliott, Actor, Tim McGraw, Actor/Singer and Isabel May, Actor

In “1883,” the Dutton family embarks on a journey west through the last bastion of untamed America. Elliott, McGraw and May discuss

the new series providing the origin story to “Yellowstone.”

WED. FEB. 23 AT 3:00 P.M. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH