The Washington Post HD Video Podcast
The Washington Post HD Video Podcast
Watch award-winning documentary videos created by The Washington Post's multimedia team in HD. This is a high-definition (HD) podcast from The Washington Post, designed to be viewed on HD television and computer screens. The video is encoded at the highest specification that Apple TV supports.
Snipers who struck Washington
John Allen Muhammad, a former soldier from Louisiana, and his teenaged sidekick, Lee Boyd Malvo, were responsible for killing ten people and wounding three in the Washington area during a cold-blooded sniper spree the fall of 2002. Muhammad was executed ...
Republicans celebrate a sweep
Republican voters from Fairfax County gather at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Va., to watch statewide election results.
Protecting Omar
As violence kills a dozen people a day in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the warring drug cartels need new recruits. They often turn to teens for drug smuggling, gun running or murder. The neighborhood of Diaz Ordaz is prime territory and 16-year-old Omar ...
'Thriller' in Freedom Plaza
A diverse local crowd dances Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as part of an attempt to best the Guinness world record for the most people dancing to one song simultaneously. Ten countries participated in the Thrill the World event.
A House for Healing
At Joseph's House, a hospice for people HIV/AIDS and other
terminal illnesses in Northwest D.C., one woman with AIDS connects with
staff and other residents, rediscovering her inner strength.
Wasting Away: Failing HIV/AIDS Patients Amidst an Epidemic
Community-based HIV/AIDS groups that were funded by the city in
recent years have been cited for runaway expenses, a lack of clients,
lapses in care and spending records that were incomplete or missing
altogether. As a result, some District residents ...
Journey into the 'Emerald Triangle'
Three counties in northern California make up the bulk of marijuana
growing in the U.S. In the years since voters in California passed
proposition 215 in 1996, pot production has exploded. Traditionally,
Mexican cartels were the dominate supplier of ...
A Middle-Class Healthcare Dilemma
Sarah and Will Armstrong are like many middle-class families. They are educated, have three kids and nice house in the suburbs. But at the end of next month, their health insurance will run out.
Scene In: Georgetown Waterfront
The style-conscious flock to Georgetown's waterfront to catch the lingering rays of sunny weather.
Bowing Out
Culminating months and months of work, fashion designers take their final bows at New York Fashion Week.
'The Strongest Man'
Chris Cotillo gave up on competitive weight lifting when his best friend and lifting partner died in a car accident. Ten years later, he's back at the gym with hopes of honoring his friend by breaking regional bench pressing record at the United States ...
Scene In: U Street
The fifth episode in a video series exploring how D.C. denizens show their sense of style. On D.C.'s historic U Street, "everyone is a style star."
Washington Bids Farewell to Kennedy
Mourners lined the streets to pay their final respects to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, as the cortege made its way from the Capitol to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.
Retirees Debate Public Health-Care Option
Greenspring Village Retirement Community residents express their thoughts and concerns with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) over President Obama's health-care reform bill. A group of residents protested outside.
Scene In: Jazz in the Garden
Young professionals crowd Jazz in the Garden, a free concert series at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on the Mall.
Threat Theater: Acting Crazy to Protect President Obama and Other VIPs.
Psychotherapist Barry Spodak loves to act. He creates schizophrenic, bipolar and paranoid characters to help law enforcement agents assess threats on the lives of presidents, supreme court justices and other VIPs.
Scene In: Duke Ellington School of the Arts
At D.C.'s public arts high school in Georgetown, "every day is a runway."
Scene In: Capitol Hill
The episode in a video series exploring how D.C. denizens show their sense of style. This episode looks at the scene on Pennsylvania Ave. during lunchtime and happy hour.
Scene In: Capitol Hill
The episode in a video series exploring how D.C. denizens show their sense of style. This episode looks at the scene on Pennsylvania Ave. during lunchtime and happy hour.