In this episode, Dennis Pacheco (Armand Diaz Experience) and Justin attempt two voices of reason. The process devolves into two weird characters enjoying each others drinks at a museum cafe. EnjoyBy Justin D. Torres

In this episode of Improv4Improv, we’re diving into one of the trickiest challenges in long-form improv: making conflict scenes not just work, but fun! Join Davonte Smith, a standout performer on the house team Dance Factory at the Magnet Theatre, as he teams up with Justin to explore a game-changing tactic for transforming fight-heavy and blame-fi…

In this must-hear episode of Improv for Improv, Steve Whyte—veteran improviser and star of The Armando Diaz Experience—joins Justin D. Torres to take on one of the toughest challenges in long-form improv: keeping it clean. They set out to answer the big questions every improv lover has wondered: 👉 How do you steer your team away from going blue? 👉 …

Guess who’s back? After a year away from the stage, the incomparable Max Ross, a long-time favorite at the Magnet Theatre, returns to the mic in this special episode of Improv4Improv! Max took a break from teams to focus on life, but trust us—his wit and charm are as sharp as ever. 🎤 In this episode, we laugh, play, and tackle the big question: 👉 H…

In this final episode of CAPEHART, Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Dan Balz, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about the top headlines of the week including the latest with the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees and President Biden’s presidential legacy.Conversation recorded on Friday, January 17, 2024.…

In this Episode, Sanket, in his final interview at the Gap, is asked some weird questions from Supervisor Randy. This episode has a really clear a and b section for those improvisers looking to clarify understanding segmentation of scenes.By Justin D. Torres

Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss how his company is utilizing AI capabilities to serve as a tool to enhance and revolutionize how films are made.Conversation recorded on Thursday, December 5, 2024.By The Washington Post

In this Episode, Brent hosts an episode with sheep cloner and discuss goals, challenges, and how to desert your loved ones. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

Shyam Sankar, Palantir Technologies CTO, joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss the impact of AI on companies across industries and America’s global technological competitiveness.Conversation recorded on Thursday, December 5, 2024.By The Washington Post

David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee and the former foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss the IRC’s new emergency watchlist report about the countries at greatest humanitarian risk and the role of the internal community in tackling these crises.…

In this Episode, Michael Lutton and Justin D. Torres do their Megan Pasta form which is essentially talking about someone who isn't there. In this case, Michael and Justin talk about Bronson McClaine an old teacher who had a profoundly negative affect on both of their lives.By Justin D. Torres

In this episode, Alex Kornfeld from Dance Factory joins Justin D. Torres on the podcast. In their scene, Alex is returning to his family home after searching for himself within the indigenous community, meanwhile his brother is renovating his house as a form of spite. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

In this episode, Justin D. Torres and Ellie Barrickman, formerly of Wet Denim, take on the tactic of stalling the scene for a bit then free for all fun after. What happens is an extremely fun scene about naming children that goes down a dark but fun path. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

In this Episode, Justin D. Torres and Chris Bell, director of Musical Megawatt at the Magnet Theatre, take on a character scene with some matching where they really only try and juggle one idea beyond the initial fun. If you're a character improviser, take a listen. There are some really solid strategies for the character players. ENJOY!…

In their second scene, Rajyashree Sen and Justin D. Torres take on the A Section B Section tactic for the scene. Rajy ends up being a startup boss who has a drinking problem. EnjoyBy Justin D. Torres

One of the most formidable House speakers ever to hold the gavel talks about wielding power and winning and losing in the 2024 election.Conversation recorded on November 21, 2024 at Global Women’s Summit.By The Washington Post

In this episode, Dennis Pacheco and Justin D. Torres attempt a very simple exercise of grounding into making a move that's weird and utilizing that as the main driver to affect the scene. Simple though hard to do, really has some amazing fun results.By Justin D. Torres

In this episode, Davonte Smith, improviser on Dance Factory and Horse Girl and creator of the Block Party show, talks with Justin D. Torres about improv, group scenes, and takes on a really fun grounded scene that stays grounded and ends crazy fun. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

In a special edition of First Look, the Post's Jonathan Capehart speaks with national political reporter Michael Scherer about Donald Trump's historic comeback to reclaim the White House. Next, Post opinions columnists, Megan McArdle and Eugene Robinson discuss what a second Trump term could look like and the new power structure on Capitol Hill.Con…

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart to discuss his role in defending the Democratic majority in the Senate, the Senate electoral map, the battleground state of Michigan and the stakes for the 2024 presidential election.Conversation recorded on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.By The Washington Post

In this episode, Justin D. Torres does a scene with veteran improviser, Steve Whyte. They've been on multiple teams together over the last decade and their comfort with each other causes a relatively blue scene in the most fun way. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

Actor André Holland best known for his standout performance in the Academy Award-winning movie “Moonlight" joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss his new father-son drama “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” his upbringing in Alabama and his roles portraying historical Black figures on screen.Conversation recorded on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.…

In this episode, Justin D. Torres improvises with Sanket Rane. Former teammates on Janet, Sanket and Justin fail an attempt at a challenge but in the process have a pretty awesome scene where a rich father has to explain to his daughter why he's sending her away to her Aunt's farm. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss his latest book, “War,” about the three concurrent conflicts seizing the world’s attention: the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the ongoing political battles in America.Conversation recorded on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.…

Global communications strategist and author of the new book “7 Rules of Self-Reliance,” Maha Abouelenein joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart to discuss practical advice on how individuals can harness their inner potential, her learnings from her three-decade entrepreneurial career about mastering self-reliance and seizing opportunity in today’s worl…

Brent Williams, member of Dance Party and former member of Horse Girl and Lil Spoon, joins Justin D. Torres on the podcast. They take on one of the most hardest initiations out there. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

Michael Lutton, artistic director of the Magnet Theatre, joins Justin D. Torres and they take on the dreaded presentational start to a scene. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

Ellie Barrickman is an amazing improviser formerly of Wet Denim. In this episode, she improvises a scene with Justin where they play with questions. The scene also breaks the rule of being strangers. However, with some grounding and earnest playing, it turns out to be a really fun scene. Enjoy!By Justin D. Torres

Environmental photographer, filmmaker and explorer James Balog and CNN anchor and chief climate correspondent Bill Weir join The Post's Jonathan Capehart from Washington Post Live's "This is Climate Summit" in New York City to discuss their work documenting the impact of a warming world on Antarctica’s glaciers and the positive stories they’ve seen…

Former U.S. Secretary of State and Inaugural U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart from Washington Post Live's "This is Climate Summit" in New York City to discuss the climate talks between China and the United States, the role of global cooperation to meet the generational challenge of protecting…

In this episode, Justin D. Torres talks to Chris Bell, artistic director of Musical Megawatt, about grounding. Often improvisers, later in their training years, find the need to do grounded work. Justin and Chris talk out some strategies on how to get to grounded work quicker but still keep the discovery aspect of improv. They talk about how to gro…

Washington Post Well+Being Editor Tara Parker Pope and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Robert Klitzman join The Post's Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about how the impacts of cognitive decline in senior citizens, ways to keep your brain active and stimulated as you get older and reducing the stigma surrounding aging.Conversatio…

In this episode, Justin D. Torres talks with Rajyashree Sen about her improv journey and how she's feeling a bit stuck in improv. Rajy is on Behemoth at the Magnet and is an emotional force. She often gets big laughs all the time through emotional reactions. In this scene, Justin and Rajy hold back pushing those emotions and see how far they can go…

In this episode, Justin D. Torres has Dennis Pacheco (The Music Industry, Janet, The Armando Diaz Experience) on to do a full scene where we start with questions. By starting with agreement, even by breaking the rules, discovery, fun, and surprising scene work can happen!By Justin D. Torres

In our first episode, Justin D. Torres talks about when he realized that most longform stagnates within the first few minutes of forms. In his quest for improv discovery, he created Improv4Improv to be able truly improvise with improvisers.By Justin D. Torres

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to talk about the Harris-Walz 2024 campaign strategy, the prospects for Democrats to regain control of the House of Representatives and why he feels Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign "surpasses" Barack Obama's 2008 campaign run.Conversation …

On the heels of the historic prisoner swap that led to the release of detained journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, we revisit a conversation from Post Live's World Press Freedom Day May 3 event. Jonathan Capehart speaks with Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg, RSF USA executive director Clayton Weimers and Radio Free …

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Sudan’s hunger and displacement crisis, the underlying conflict of the country’s civil war and the response from the international community.Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.…

As she sets the stage for her presidential campaign in the upcoming 2024 election, we revisit this conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris from 2019 as she sat down with Jonathan Capehart to discuss her memoir, upbringing and career in front of a live audience on the campus of George Washington University. Conversation recorded on Jan. 9, 20…

In a special expanded edition of First Look, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) talked about Vice President Kamala Harris’s White House campaign, possibilities for her running mate and the political dynamic in his home state. Next, Post reporters and columnists discussed where the presidential contest goes from here and offered perspectives on a historic and u…

Retired judge David Tatel joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about his new memoir, his rise to becoming a judge on the influential D.C. circuit, coming to terms with his blindness and his growing concern about the direction of the Supreme Court.Conversation recorded on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.…

In a special expanded edition of First Look, Post reporters and columnists discuss the debate in the Democratic party over Biden's candidacy, the upcoming Republican National Convention and the stakes for American democracy in the 2024 presidential election.Conversation recorded on Friday, July 12, 2024.…

Alex Edelman has just won a Tony award for his Broadway solo stand-up show "Just for Us" that he also turned into a HBO special. In this encore presentation from April, Edelman talks about exploring antisemitism through humor in the hit show and why the special “felt conversant with the moment but also sort of an escape from” Hamas’s October 7 atta…

Historian and special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about the spike in antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, her role at the State Department, her scholarship about the Holocaust and the lessons of the past for today.Conversation recorded on Thursd…

Following its success as a 45th annual Telly Award winner in the DEI category, we revisit a 2023 conversation with Alicia Roth Weigel, an activist profiled in “Every Body," a new documentary exploring the lives of intersex people who are born with a combination of male and female biological traits as she discusses the intersex community, gender ide…

Actor Hoa Xuande, star of the new espionage thriller "The Sympathizer," talks about his role as a double agent in the miniseries, how the show reexamines the Vietnam war through the Vietnamese perspective and how growing up in Australia led him on a path to "figure out who he really is."Conversation recorded on Thursday, May 23 2024.…

Historian and Washington Post editor at large Robert Kagan joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about the stakes in the 2024 presidential election, the historical parallels to this moment in American politics and what he calls the “anti-liberal rebellion.”Conversation recorded on Thursday, May 16, 2024.…

During Washington Post Live's World Press Freedom Day event on May 3, Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Clayton Weimers, executive director of RSF USA and president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Stephen Capus assess the state of global press freedom, ensuring the safety for journalists around the world, the …

Acclaimed author Percival Everett joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Everett’s latest novel, “James,” which reexamines Jim from Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in an attempt to give the character “control of his own story.” Everett also tackles the issue of book bans across the country, Twain’s use of the …

Legendary musician Jon Bon Jovi of the band Bon Jovi, joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about the group’s new Hulu docuseries, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which chronicles their journey from Jersey Shore clubs to some of the largest stages in the world, their trials and triumphs, what their legacy means and the 4…