VOX
Is Steven Miller engaged in criminal activity?
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- Is Steven Miller engaged in criminal activity?
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- If billionaire Tom Steyer becomes the governor of California, he wants criminal liability for ICE agents and their leadership.
Vox’s Zack Beauchamp talked to Steyer about why holding leadership accountable is important.
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- The voting rights case that could set us back 60 years
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- 12:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a very big deal. It transformed America, marking the end of the Jim Crow era and effectively banning racial discrimination in elections. Finally fulfilling the promise of a multiracial democracy, Black voter registration increased, and political representation across the nation better reflected America’s diverse population.
60 years later, a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act is at risk of being erased. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court has sided with the plaintiffs in a redistricting case out of Louisiana called Louisiana v. Callais. The case focused on Louisiana’s legislative maps, which were amended after a 2022 lawsuit in which civil rights groups and community members sued the state of Louisiana, claiming the maps drawn after the 2020 census didn’t properly reflect Louisiana’s Black population.
Once the new map with two majority-Black districts passed in the Louisiana state legislature in 2024, a group of “no...
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- Are we in an authoritarian crisis?
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Billionaire and California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer tells Vox’s Zack Beauchamp that to protect democracy, political leaders have to stand up for Americans and their freedoms.
“You think you're getting out of an authoritarian crisis without standing up for something?”
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- America’s animal shelter workers are struggling
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- As animal shelters in the US become overcrowded, it’s not just the pets that suffer. Animal control and animal shelter workers bear an enormous amount of stress, collectively euthanizing about 600,000 animals each year. Vox’s Kenny Torrella explains how you can help.
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- Am I the bad friend?
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Have you ever asked yourself: Am I someone I’d want to be friends with? It’s an important question that may reveal if you aren’t showing up for your friends in the way you want them to show up for you. Aka, it’ll help you find out if you’re a bad friend.
But don’t worry, Vox’s Allie Volpe has advice on how to course correct. Read her full article: https://www.vox.com/advice/486492/selfish-friend-balance-selflessness
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- The problem with dropping fish into alpine lakes
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We drop fish out of planes. Well, sometimes. It’s a process called “fish stocking,” where US states breed fish with the purpose of releasing them into rivers and lakes to then be caught by fishers. And when those lakes are up in the mountains, it can take a plane or a helicopter to get the live fish to the water. But in many cases, these very lakes never had any fish in them to begin with. And adding these non-native fish can have ripple effects on the entire ecosystem.
Read more of Benji Jones’ article on non-native fish stocking: https://www.vox.com/climate/483175/fish-stocking-trout-wildlife-agencies
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- What we lose when we become adults | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 40:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Sean talks with psychologist Alison Gopnik about how children think, learn, experience the world, and why their minds may be more powerful than ours in some crucial ways. They explore the idea that kids are the “research and development” wing of the human species, built for exploration, curiosity, and discovery, while adults are optimized for focus, efficiency, and getting things done. Along the way, they discuss why children notice things we’ve stopped seeing, what we lose when we grow up, and what parenting reveals about love, care, and the nature of intelligence itself.
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Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling)
Guest: Alison Gopnik (@AlisonGopnik)
Chapter Titles
00:00 Intro
00:48 The differences between the minds of children and the minds of adults
07:21 Humanity’s long childhood
14:27 Why is it hard for adults to be playful?
17:09 What do we lose when we move fro...
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- The case for not worrying as a parent
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Worried about your child's intelligence and future?
Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik has the simplest, most essential advice for parents: “chill out.”
In her conversation with the host of The Gray Area, Sean Illing (@seanilling), she argues that focusing on the “marvelous features” of the relationship and appreciating the “biggest human miracle”—watching your child learn—is far better for both kids and caregivers than stressing over “what I need to do next.”
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- Make sure you’re getting the matcha that you pay for 🍵
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Matcha is a) everywhere and b) not cheap. So why are matcha prices rising? And how do you guarantee that you’re getting what you pay for? Vox’s Sydney Bergan breaks it down. 🍵
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- Can Sen. Gallego move past the Swalwell allegations? | America, Actually
- Runtime
- 26:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is considering running for president in 2028. In a lot of ways, it makes sense: He’s an army veteran who represents a critical swing state with a sizable Latino electorate.
But could his previously close relationship with former Congress member Eric Swalwell complicate his political future?
This week on America, Actually, Gallego addresses his recent public apology regarding his ties to Swalwell following the Congress member’s sexual misconduct allegations. He also outlines his plans for bringing Latino voters back to the Democratic Party, and makes a case for why Democrats need to improve their outreach to men, including white men, in order to win elections.
00:00 Intro: Sen. Ruben Gallego
01:08 The GOP’s polling problem with Latino voters
04:06 What is the Democrats’ position on the border?
07:49 Fallout from the Laken Riley Act
09:07 The backlash to data centers in Arizona
12:...
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- What do Democrats actually think about border control?
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- "Good people in, bad people out. That's where we start."
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) lays out the three-part Democratic case for immigration reform: border enforcement, targeting bad actors, and a flexible system that responds to reality, to Vox's Astead Herndon.
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- The Ticketmaster monopoly is over, now what?
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- 6:12
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- On April 15, a federal jury found Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster operated as an illegal monopoly, overcharging fans and shutting out competition.
After years of complaints, lawsuits, and the fallout from the 2022 Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticket sale controversy, the states took the case to trial, and won.
So now the question is simple: Will ticket prices actually go down? The answer, it turns out, is more complicated than limiting fees and creating more competition.
Read more about the Ticketmaster/Live Nation case:
Live Nation lost in court. Here’s what it means for concerts.
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/485946/live-nation-monopoly-verdict-tickets
Is the Ticketmaster Monopoly Verdict a Mirage – https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/is-the-ticketmaster-monopoly-verdict-a-mirage
Ticketmaster’s Big Loss in Court - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/podcasts/the-...
- Title
- Why the year’s buzziest novel ends on a disappointing note
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Yesteryear, the buzzy new novel by Caro Claire Burke, has an incredible premise. A modern-day tradwife travels back in time to 1855, forcing her to reckon with the realities of the lifestyle she touts on social media. While a great read, Vox’s book critic Constance Grady explains why the ending leaves more to be desired.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/culture/486360/yesteryear-review-caro-claire-burke
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- Why the First Amendment has become a free-for-all
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- “Social media enabled Republicans to figure out the actual preferences of corporate America and they didn’t like them.” Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains to The Gray Area Host Sean Illing why the First Amendment has become a free-for-all. Listen to the whole episode wherever you get your podcasts.
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- The Supreme Court’s Internet problem | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 39:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Supreme Court is aggressive on almost everything. Except the internet.
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Sean talks with Vox’s Ian Millhiser about a surprising pattern at the Court. While it’s been eager to reshape schools, healthcare, and civil rights law, it has consistently taken a cautious, almost hands-off approach to regulating the internet. They unpack a recent case involving music piracy, the broader legal fight over who’s responsible for what happens online, and why even a highly ideological Court seems wary of breaking the digital world.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling)
Guest: Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser)
00:00 Intro
1:35 Not the nine greatest experts on the internet
4:46 Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment
14:59 Why is the court cautious about the internet?
22:48 The court and First Amendment issues
30:49 When technology moves too fast for the law
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- How Mayor Mamdani is winning
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- It’s been over 100 days since New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office. What’s he doing differently from other mayors? Brigid Bergin, a senior politics reporter at WNYC and Gothamist, explains to Today, Explained host Sean Rameswaram that Mamdani is practicing “pothole politics” — aka publicizing every small accomplishment.
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- Are we just obsessed with Mormons?
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is expanding to Orange County, and a lot of the new cast members have one thing in common: they aren't actually Mormon.
Jonquilyn Hill, host of Explain It to Me, breaks down who's joining the show and asks the bigger question about our fascination with Mormon culture with The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins.
Find the full conversation on Explain It to Me, wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Half of Americans want to abolish ICE. This senator called that “ridiculous”
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- "If you ask somebody, do we still need a deportation force? Almost 80% say yes."
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) breaks down why calling to abolish ICE is the wrong political argument and what real immigration reform actually looks like, to Vox's Astead Herndon.
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- These fish aren’t supposed to be here #shorts
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Every year, federal and state wildlife agencies in the US breed millions of fish and release them into the wild, all for fishers to catch.
To see some fish stocking in action and learn more about the process, Vox producer Nate Krieger went on a fish stocking run with employees of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. In just under an hour, they released 675 live trout into the Mianus River for the recreation of local fishermen.
But introducing non-native fish can wreak havoc on an ecosystem. So why are state wildlife agencies doing it by the million?
This video examines the strange paradox that incentivizes states to do something that, at least in some cases, hurts the very ecosystem they're trying to conserve.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/videos/486341/why-are-states-unleashing-millions-of-these-fish
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- Why you should eat less meat this Earth Day #shorts
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Meat and dairy production is wreaking havoc on our environment as a leading cause of global deforestation and habitat loss. Want to help this Earth Day? Start by eating a more plant-based diet. Vox’s Kenny Torrella explains why it makes a difference.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/climate/486311/earth-day-meat-dairy-environmental-impact-climate
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- America's fishing paradox
- Runtime
- 8:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Every year, federal and state wildlife agencies in the US breed millions of fish and release them into the wild, all for fishers to catch. They do this because many ecosystems no longer support the thriving fish populations they once did, due to dams, pollution, and rising water temperatures.
But there’s a catch. In many cases, the fish that are being released aren’t native to these ecosystems. In Connecticut, where this video was filmed, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) breeds and releases rainbow trout — from the West Coast — and brown trout, from Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. Of course, states aren’t just throwing fish into the water at random. There are many preventative measures and monitoring systems in place to protect local ecosystems from the dangers of non-native species. But things can still go wrong.
Introducing non-native fish can wreak havoc on an ecosystem. So why are state wildlife agencies doing it ...
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- Arizona: Divided politics, shared survival
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- "I don't often recognize the Arizona that's spoken about nationally."
Yana Kunichoff, a reporter for Arizona Luminaria, breaks down the gap between how the national media portrays her state and what it actually feels like to live and work there to Vox's Astead Herndon.
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- Why a top evangelical theologian thinks God supports the war in Iran
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly invoked God in official Pentagon press conferences. From likening the rescue of a missing American airman, to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, to declaring that “God deserves all the glory” for American battlefield successes, the language of the Pentagon is shifting.
But where is this theology coming from, and what does it mean for the future of American democracy?
Vox.com’s Today, Explained podcast talked with influential evangelical theologian Doug Wilson. Wilson is a leading voice in the movement to recast America as Christian-led, with laws defined by the Bible.
Listen to the episode to hear the complete interview and visit past episodes to dive deep into the rise of Christian Nationalism.
#DougWilson #PeteHegseth #IranWar #ChristianNationalism #TodayExplained #Vox #Pentagon #FaithAndPolitics #HolyWar #Trump2026
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- The Pentagon’s AI war machine
- Runtime
- 45:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Pentagon has spent years building AI tools to help identify targets, speed up battlefield decisions, and make war more “efficient.” What started as an effort to analyze drone footage has grown into something bigger and much more unsettling.
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Sean talks with Bloomberg’s Katrina Manson about Project Maven, the Defense Department’s long-running push to bring AI into warfighting. They discuss how these systems actually work, what “human in the loop” really means, why autonomy is no longer some far-off sci-fi scenario, and what happens when the speed and scale of machine decision-making collide with the fog of war.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling)
Guest: Katrina Manson (@KatrinaManson)
Chapter Titles
0:00 Intro
00:48 What is Project Maven?
8:00 Is there a human in the loop?
17:26 The cha...
- Title
- How to avoid burnout at work #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- There are ways to stave off burnout in the workplace. On this week’s Explain It to Me, Danielle Roberts breaks down what to think about before you even step foot in the door.
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- Eric Swalwell's "best friend" regrets defending him | America, Actually
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) regrets defending Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress following sexual assault allegations.
”This is the kind of thing that makes all of us relook at what we have been accepting, versus not accepting," Gallego told Vox’s Astead Herndon.
Get early access to the full interview with Gallego on Vox's Patreon later this week. The full episode releases next Saturday on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
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- How the deportation machine was built | America, Actually
- Runtime
- 27:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Immigration might be President Donald Trump’s signature issue, but what do Americans actually think about border security and enforcement? And how should elected officials go about reforming the system?
Host and editorial director Astead Herndon sits down with The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson to discuss the ways in which 9/11 shaped immigration enforcement in the US, and why it’s so difficult to change.
Later, Report for America corps member and Arizona Luminaria reporter Yana Kunichoff joins from Tucson to explain how people’s views on immigration in the border state have shifted since the 2024 election.
00:00 Intro: Immigration beyond Trump
02:01 History of immigration policy in the US
04:46 Stephen Miller’s next steps
06:52 What sort of immigration policy do Americans want?
08:46 Can ICE be reformed?
11:46 The fallout from the Laken Riley Act
13:20 Why Democrats fail on immigration
17:34 The ...
- Title
- The Pentagon’s AI war machine
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- With AI in the mix, will the military always have “humans in the loop” to help make crucial tactical decisions? Katrina Manson, author of Project Maven, says while military commanders say yes, it’s not technically the policy of the Department of Defense.
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- Title
- ICE: Rotten at the core?
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- “There is a tension at its heart.”
Caitlin Dickerson, a staff writer at The Atlantic, breaks down ICE’s confusing and often contradictory mission to Vox’s Astead Herndon.
Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts, or watch it here on YouTube on Saturday, April 18.
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- Title
- China’s meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- China is quietly redefining its relationship with Taiwan as the US is embroiled in global conflicts. First: a historic meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun, ahead of May’s planned meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
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- Title
- American democracy is breaking in a very predictable way
- Runtime
- 35:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Back in 2015, before President Donald Trump, before January 6, before all the craziness of the last decade, Matt Yglesias made a blunt prediction: American democracy is doomed.
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Guest host Zack Beauchamp talks with Matt about what that argument got right, what it missed, and why the real problem might not be any one politician but the structure of the system itself. They get into presidential power, partisan loyalty, why Congress keeps folding, and how the two-party system might be quietly making everything worse. They also discuss what it would actually take to fix it — or whether things have to completely break first.
Host: Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp)
Guest: Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias)
00:00 Intro
5:32 Executive authority in the US
7:05 Systemic issues in American democracy
9:44 Opposition strategies
18:29 Coalition building when democracy is on the ...
- Title
- Top evangelical theologian on the Trump Jesus image #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- “Blasphemy is no good, no matter who does it,” says Pastor Doug Wilson.
The controversial evangelical theologian with ties to the White House spoke to Today, Explained co-host Noel King about his hopes for a Christian regime in the US that would repeal women’s right to vote and make being gay a crime.
He also reflected upon his relationship with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, why he’s comfortable being called a “Christian nationalist,” and more.
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- Title
- How credit cards came to be #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- When credit cards were created in 1950, they were just a simple restaurant payment method. But today, Americans are carrying more than $1.2 trillion in credit card debt, and for a lot of people, it’s not from splurging.
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- Title
- The credit card crisis
- Runtime
- 9:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Americans are carrying more than $1.2 trillion in credit card debt, and for a lot of people, it’s not from splurging. It’s everyday stuff: car repairs, medical bills, groceries. And if you only make the minimum payment, that debt can grow exponentially, sticking around for years.
The average credit card interest rate today is close to 20%, nearly doubling since 2010. So what’s driving these high rates?
Part of it is the broader economy. When the Federal Reserve raises rates to fight inflation, credit card APRs usually go up too. But that’s not the whole story.
Credit cards are unsecured loans, meaning there’s no house or car to repossess if you don’t pay. And Americans have become more and more reliant on credit cards as wages stagnate and health care costs continue to rise.
Read more about how credit card interest rates are impacting everyone:
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- Title
- Why Democrats are fighting over Hasan Piker
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Vox’s Astead Herndon has been on Hasan Piker’s Twitch stream. He even interviewed him at a University of Chicago event in 2025. So what does he think about the latest Democratic uproar against the Twitch streamer? Herndon says it says more about a “Democratic organization who's wrangling with the question of how its voters are changing when it comes to Israel and Gaza” than Piker himself.
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- Title
- Why you have to be optimistic #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- When the world is on fire, it’s difficult to stay hopeful. But our future depends on it.
Host Jonquilyn Hill talks with experts about how we maintain optimism in the latest episode of the Explain It to Me podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Title
- Ozempic: $14 in India vs. $349 in the US #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Ozempic is now significantly cheaper in India than in the US. Why? The patent on semaglutide expired in India, allowing drugmakers to start making their own version at a fraction of the cost. #ozempic #semaglutide #semaglutideforweightloss
Read more: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/484767/india-generic-semaglutide-ozempic
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- Title
- The contradictions of wokeness
- Runtime
- 48:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- What does it mean to be “woke”? It's become a catch-all term to smear or dismiss anything that has any vague association with progressive politics. So anytime you venture into an argument about “wokeness,” it becomes hopelessly entangled in a broader cultural battle.
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Today’s guest, journalist and professor Musa al-Gharbi, helps us untangle “wokeness” from its fraught political context. The author of the book, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, al-Gharbi discusses what effects the movement is and isn’t having on our society.
This episode originally aired in November 2024.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling)
Guest: Musa al-Gharbi (@Musa_alGharbi)
6:11 What is wokeness?
18:48 Why George Floyd only mattered to the public after his death
20:32 How elites navigate the tension between their status and their values
- Title
- Donald Trump could have been a Bravo housewife #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- “I really do think that like Trump somehow like ended up in the White House and not like on a Bravo reality show,” Hunter Harris, host of Lemme Say This, tells Vox’s Astead Herndon.
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- Title
- What comes after Donald Trump? | America, Actually
- Runtime
- 30:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- What does US politics look like when Donald Trump is no longer at the center of it? In 2028, voters will get to decide.
For this first episode of America, Actually, host and editorial director Astead Herndon sits down with data scientist Nate Silver and culture critic Hunter Harris to explore the major policies, issues, groups, and people that will guide the United States into a post-Trump future. Is the country headed toward a return to civility or total fragmentation?
00:00 Intro
00:41 This is America, Actually
01:11 Can politics be Trump-free?
04:10 Who leads a post-Trump America?
11:47 Lessons from 2016
14:02 Affordability, foreign policy, and culture
16:21 Manosphere and loneliness
20:11 Kitchen table issues
24:41 The US and Israel
26:21 America’s global standing
27:21 What brings us hope
America, Actually publishes video episodes every Saturday tackling key issues in politics, cul...
- Title
- The Curious Case of Kanye West
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, was once one of the biggest artists of his generation. Then he broke bad by touting anti-Black rhetoric like “slavery was a choice” and wearing “White Lives Matter” T-shirts. It got worse when he turned to antisemitism and began selling swastika T-shirts, eventually releasing a song called "Heil Hitler."
Now, just before the release of his new, chart-topping album, he says he’s sorry. Ye or nay?
Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram talks with former Kanye West fan and Vanity Fair culture writer Chris Murphy about Ye’s missteps, his attempt at redemption, and whether he’s done enough to be loved by his former audience.
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- Title
- Iran's strongest weapon
- Runtime
- 5:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- In 2019, Vox produced an explainer video on the Strait of Hormuz that ended with this line: “Without the direct diplomatic contact between the US and Iran, each run-in has the risk of escalating into war one that could disrupt the jugular of the global economy in the process.”
That war is now here.
Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February, the Strait of Hormuz has become the flashpoint of the regional conflict in the Middle East. Thousands have been killed and millions of lives disrupted as violence has exploded across the region. Iran has responded by wielding the Strait of Hormuz as an economic weapon by restricting access to the Strait.
The result has been global inflation and supply disruption as scarcity drives up the price of oil, gas, and other products that the global economy desperately needs. Iran seems intent on continuing to use the Strait of Hormuz as a high-value bargaining chip, as the country sustains milit...
- Title
- How to forgive yourself
- Runtime
- 42:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- It’s easy to forgive other people because you don’t have to live inside their head. Forgiving yourself is different and much, much harder.
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Sean Illing is joined by philosopher Myisha Cherry to talk about what it actually means to forgive yourself without letting yourself off the hook. They discuss the difference between guilt and shame (one can push you to repair, while the other just makes you want to hide), why even small screwups can leave a lingering moral aftertaste, and how regret can either trap you in self-reproach or become fuel for doing better.
Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling)
Guest: Myisha Cherry (@myishacherry)
1:53 The value of forgiveness
5:18 The differences between forgiveness and self-forgiveness
7:32 What gives you the right to forgive yourself?
11:02 We're hard on ourselves because we have standards for ourselves
14:50 Guilt vs. shame
- Title
- Democrats have a relatability issue #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Is the left too concerned with politeness? Hunter Harris, host of Lemme Say This, says yes. She tells Vox’s Astead Herndon it’s appealing to some voters that Republicans say whatever they want, especially while Democrats remain filtered.
The first episode of America, Actually launches April 11. You can watch on here YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Title
- Is the war in Iran over? #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- “It's also possible that what we're seeing now is that the US has ended its own war in the Middle East, leaving everyone else in the region behind to fight it out,” Vox senior correspondent Joshua Keating said about whether the war in Iran is actually over.
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- Title
- A look into the US’s history with the Strait of Hormuz #shorts
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The US and Iran have only been at war for over a month, but it has already severely affected global oil prices. We’ve resurfaced this 2019 Vox explainer to show you where the Strait of Hormuz sits in the global oil supply chain and what its history with the US has been since the 1980s, starting with the Tanker War.
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- Title
- Is America at risk of losing its exceptionalism? #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- America is drifting further from its former status as a global superpower. Nate Silver, pollster and author of Silver Bulletin, explains to Vox’s Astead Herndon how the US has damaged its international reputation.
The first episode of America, Actually launches April 11. You can watch here on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Title
- Three things to know about donating blood #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Considering donating blood?🩸The need for it is constant, while the supply often waxes and wanes. Here’s what to know before you give: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/470900/donate-blood-explained
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- Title
- How capitalism ate the culture
- Runtime
- 43:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Kalle Lasn has been trying to jam consumer culture for decades. Now he thinks that was only the beginning.
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Sean talks with the Adbusters founder about advertising, culture jamming, meme warfare, surveillance capitalism, and why he believes the old left-right political script is dead. Lasn argues that consumer culture is not just shallow or manipulative but part of a system pushing us toward collapse. His answer is bigger than protest and weirder than reform. He wants a cultural revolution that starts with new ideas, new language, and maybe an entirely new politics.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling)
Guest: Kalle Lasn (@KalleLasn)
1:19 The Adbusters origin story
5:57 Advertising as a tool for change
14:29 Is consumerism broken?
30:34 Mimetic warfare
40:29 What would make the next Occupy movement work?
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- Title
- A sneak peek at the America, Actually podcast #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- What does American politics look like without Trump at the center? It’s been a one-man show for more than a decade, but now, we’re heading toward the first open presidential election since 2016. It will play out in a country that feels inherently different.
Vox’s Astead Herndon tackles these questions with experts, elected officials, and journalists in his new video-first podcast America, Actually, launching April 11 on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
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