The Washington Post Video Podcast

Each year, the Joffrey Ballet chooses a child with disabilities to participate in its production of "The Nutcracker." For Mary Cassell, 8, who has cerebral palsy, joining this year's ballet is part of a family tradition of dance.

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank sketches the return of "The Big Three" to Capitol Hill.

Episode 10-11: mr. dj and early voting. A periodic series of images captured from the world of presidential politics -- the strange, the sublime, the never-before-seen.

Episode 7-9: ex-offenders, joe the plumber, and action figures. A periodic series of images captured from the world of presidential politics -- the strange, the sublime, the never-before-seen.

Episodes 4-6: scranton, hockey moms and dr. seuss. A periodic series of images captured from the world of presidential politics -- the strange, the sublime, the never-before-seen.

Episodes 1-3: the peacock, the office and pizza spinners. A periodic series of images captured from the world of presidential politics -- the strange, the sublime, the never-before-seen.

Catherine Ojok runs a small cafe where customers have no idea of her past. And she wants it to stay that way.

In downtown Chicago, tens of thousands of supporters young and old gathered in Grant Park to celebrate Sen. Barack Obama's election night victory.

Hundreds of uninsured and underinsured Americans flock to Wise County, Va., every year to seek treatment at a makeshift field hospital operated by the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps.

A mother puts her daughter's care before her own, a volunteer serves as a placeholder in long lines and a pediatric dentist donates her time at the Remote Area Medical mission in Wise County, Va.

D.C. residents rejoice after hearing that Senator Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States of America.

A center of black culture and history, the New York neighborhood of Harlem welcomed the news that Barack Obama had been elected the first black president with a loud celebration.

Black voters discuss why a Barack Obama presidency is monumental for all Americans, not just for African Americans.

Veterans for Obama hold a town hall meeting in Virginia Beach, Va.

John McCain supporters rallying at the Virginia Beach Convention Center discuss why the military and evangelical votes are influential in the Hampton Roads area.