Elahe Izadi is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist with experience covering politics and demographics. She currently writes for The Washington Post as a national general assignment reporter.

She previously covered Congress for National Journal. Izadi has lived in Central America, worked on a Native American reservation and speaks Spanish and Farsi.

Izadi is also a stand-up comedian. Izadi co-hosts the daily flagship podcast "Post Reports" and is also a reporter covering media. She joined The Post in 2014 as a general assignment reporter and the Style section in 2016 as a pop culture writer. She has previously covered Congress, demographics and local news, and worked for National Journal, WAMU 88.5, TBD.com and the Gazette community newspapers. Honors and Awards: duPont-Columbia Award, 2023; Gracie Award for best podcast co-host, 2023; Mirror Award finalist, 2023.

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