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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the government shutdown is all about health care #shutdown #government
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- Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the government shutdown is all about health care #shutdown #government
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks with Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram about the government shutdown and what it means for Americans’ health care coverage.
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- Why Nevada has so many ghost towns
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- 10:32
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Nevada is home to over 600 ghost towns, many of which are the remnants of the gold rush era of the 1800s and 1900s. Some of these ghost towns are well-known, like Rhyolite, but others are just coordinates on a map — hidden like secrets to the true history of Nevada.
Vox video producer Dolly Li road tripped through northern Nevada to try and find some of these hidden ghost towns and learn about the real history behind the boom and bust cycles of mining in the state. Along the way, she stops by a town that many call a ghost town, but is still partially occupied by a dozen residents.
Through visiting a few abandoned mining towns and speaking to historians about the technology and infrastructure that made mining a key industry of the state, we piece together a rich and fascinating story of Nevada’s development.
We had a chance to speak to a lot of great experts and historians for this video. Here are some links to their work:
Tami For...
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- Who really controls TikTok? | The Gray Area
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- 1:00:46
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- This week, Sean talks with Emily Baker-White, author of Every Screen on the Planet, about why TikTok feels uniquely addictive, how it turned social media into a push-not-pull entertainment feed, and what happens when human editors inside the company can override the algorithm.
A few days after they spoke, TikTok was in the headlines again. So they jumped on a follow-up call to unpack the latest twists in the saga of who will ultimately control the app's US-operations.
Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling)
Guest: Emily Baker-White, reporter and author of Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok
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- The number of men choosing to be single fathers is growing. Here’s why. #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Explain It to Me host Jonquilyn Hill spoke with Faith Hill, a reporter at The Atlantic who has covered the phenomenon of single fathers by choice, to better understand why more men are deciding to raise children on their own.
#fatherhood #fathers #singlefather #parenting
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- How changes to the H-1B visa program will likely leave American workers worse off #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The H-1B visa program isn’t perfect. While it does allow US companies to hire foreign workers who legitimately contribute rare intellectual skills, organizations often abuse the program as a way to acquire cheap labor. But, President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new visa applications isn’t the be-all and end-all solution he thinks it is. Here’s why. #h1bvisa #immigration
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- The myth of marriage and success for Black children #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Sociologist Christina Cross’s new book, Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist Between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families, seeks to challenge the emphasis on nuclear families being the key to success for Black children.
Cross’s research reveals that Black kids raised by two parents still struggle far more than white kids from two-parent families, and do only about as well as white kids who only had one parent at home. Read more of this Q&A at Vox.com: https://www.vox.com/policy/461778/inherited-inequality-book-children-single-mother-two-parents-families-racial-inequality-marriage
#BlackFamilies #BlackChildren #Marriage #SingleParent #ChristinaCross
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- How the climate fight will be won | The Gray Area
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- 42:10
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The sun will save us
Bill McKibben has spent four decades warning us about climate change. Much of what he predicted has come true. And yet, his new book Here Comes the Sun is more hopeful than you might expect. That’s because, for the first time, we have a genuine alternative: Solar and wind energy are now the cheapest, fastest-growing sources of power on Earth. The revolution has already begun.
This week, Sean is joined by McKibben to talk about the peril and promise of this moment. They explore how close we are to catastrophe, why each fraction of a degree of warming matters, and how the fossil fuel industry is fighting a desperate last stand. They also discuss the politics of energy in the age of Trump, why Texas and Utah may hold surprising lessons, and how cheap, abundant power could transform not just the climate fight but democracy itself.
This episode was made in partnership with Vox's Future Perfect team.
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- Therapist Nedra Grove Tawwab doesn’t want you to overuse therapy buzzwords. Here’s why
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Boundaries. Gaslighting. People pleasing. What do these have in common? They’re therapy buzzwords. Therapist and author Nedra Grove Tawwab spoke with Explain It To Me host Jonquilyn Hill to discuss why leaning heavily on those words can prevent people from getting to the root of their problems.
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- RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel has been discussing changes to the current vaccine guidance
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- 2:49
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- RFK Jr.’s newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made changes to the MMRV vaccine schedule and revised guidance for the Covid-19 vaccine
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- Jimmy Kimmel’s removal from TV is Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet. Here’s why. #shorts
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn’t like what he had to say. His removal demonstrates how far down the authoritarian road the United States has traveled in just eight months. #JimmyKimmel #Kimmel #DonaldTrump #ABC #Disney #MAGA #CharlieKirk
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- How the space race pushed telehealth forward #shorts
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- In the US, telehealth use exploded after the Covid-19 pandemic, but the technology needed for remote monitoring got its start decades ago during the Space Race. Presented by @TMobile: T-Priority - a 5G network experience made for first responders. #spacerace #nasa #telehealthcare
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- How much free speech is too much? | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 52:58
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Free speech is often treated as a timeless and sacred right. But what if it’s more myth than reality?
This week, Sean is joined by historian Fara Dabhoiwala, author of What Is Free Speech? They trace the history of free expression from 18th-century pamphleteers, to John Stuart Mill, to the digital platforms that dominate our lives today. They explore why speech is never just “speech,” how context and power shape who gets heard, the dangers of harmful speech, and the challenges of regulating platforms in a global media environment.
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- Why rural America needs telehealth
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- 7:53
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Rural health care is in crisis. Telehealth can help.
Rural health care has been in crisis mode for decades due to a wide range of issues from distance to care to provider shortages and budget shortfalls. Rural residents may have to travel up to twice as far to access a hospital than those in urban areas. Staffing shortages mean that even when they do arrive they’re less likely to find the correct specialist. The American Medical Association reported that about 65 percent of rural areas have a shortage of primary care physicians. The list goes on, and despite multiple grants or special designations designed to help close these gaps, the issues persist. The reality is, rural areas need a range of options to better serve their communities. One that’s working right now is the use of telehealth to supplement care. The trouble is, telehealth is frequently overlooked and underfunded, but if used correctly, proponents say it could be a game changer for rural communities, where...
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- How Charlie Kirk made Gen Z conservatives feel at home
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Activist Charlie Kirk redefined conservatism for Gen Z by creating a new generation of leaders, activists, and groups, leaning into social media platforms, and embracing debate.
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- Our country is not equipped to handle an event like Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Here's why
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- The polarization of the United States’ political parties and President Donald Trump’s aggressive power grabs put America on shaky ground following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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- Conservative activist Christopher Rufo wants to “break the barrel,” literally and figuratively
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Activist Christopher Rufo spoke to Today, Explained co-host Noel King about his conservative counterrevolution and where he stands on transgender rights, Smithsonian museums, the education system, and even Cracker Barrel.
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- Title
- Why you can’t stop watching #RushTok videos #shorts #bamarush
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- #RushTok, the social media trend in which sororities document their recruitment experiences through choreographed dances and outfit-of-the-day (OOTD) videos, is going viral. #BamaRush videos coming out of The University of Alabama have triggered a conversation among sorority alumni and scholars about the heightened social media exposure for PNMs (potential new members), the expectations placed on young women starting college, and gender norms in the South.
This week on the podcast Explain It to Me from Vox, host Jonquilyn Hill talks to educator Elizabeth Bronwyn Brown, author of “Southern Beauty,” about how the gender rituals of the South are manifesting in this new era of sorority recruitment.
🎧 Listen to this episode from Vox wherever you find your podcasts. #sorority #rushtok #bamarush #alabama #ootd
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- Over 60% of men under 30 are single #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Despite stereotypes painting single women as desperate for romantic partnership and men as content eternal bachelors reticent to be tied down, a study showed that single women are overall more satisfied with their lives than single men. And, according to the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of men under 30 are single, compared to 34 percent of women. #Single #SingleMen #Men #Intimacy #Masculinity
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- What if there were no billionaires? | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 54:32
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- How much money is too much?
In today’s episode, political philosopher Ingrid Robeyns tells Sean that we need to cap the amount of wealth a person can accumulate. They talk about how extreme inequality affects democracy, the role of money in politics, and why limiting personal wealth benefits everyone, including the super rich.
This episode originally aired in January 2024.
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- Cannabis, child care, and the battle for the future of low-income children #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- From California to New Mexico, early education and child care activists are taking on state lawmakers to protect funding for children. #childcare #children #marijuana #legalweed #california #newmexico
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- Wildfires are now year-round. Here’s what you need to do to protect yourself and your home. #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- As wildfires occur year-round, firefighters in rural areas are trying to help those at risk of catastrophic events protect themselves and their homes. Presented by @TMobile: T-Priority - a 5G network experience made for first responders. #wildfires #firefighters
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- Why fire "season" doesn't end
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- 6:36
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Thanks to our sponsor, T-Mobile: http://t-mobile.com/FirstResponders. T-Priority - a 5G network experience made for first responders.
A third of the US population lives in wildfire risk zones. And the fire season is only growing.
Why is that?
Climate change and the increase of the wildland urban interface (WUI) are two key components. Wildfires are now happening year round, and they’re taking a toll on the wildland fighters, especially in rural America. In this video, we look at how these first responders are being affected by this wildfire evolution and what communities that live in close proximity to wildfire zones can do to better protect themselves.
Our sponsor has no editorial influence over how we report our stories, but their support makes videos like these possible.
Sources and further reading:
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https://science.nasa.gov/earth/explore/wildfires-and-climate-change/
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- America's lawyers vs. China's engineers | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 48:55
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- America has a hard time building stuff. Roads. Trains. Bridges. Housing.
Everything takes seemingly forever. Meanwhile, China seems to have no trouble at all: high-speed rails, solar panels, electric cars, bridges, ports, all churned out at breakneck speed.
Why is that?
Sean's guest is Dan Wang, author of the new book Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future. They discuss the policies and mindset that allow China to tackle remarkable feats of engineering, the advantages and drawbacks of America’s "lawyerly society," and what China and America must learn from each other.
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- People used to believe that exercise was dangerous for women #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Did you know that at one point people believed that exercise would cause women’s uteruses to fall out? Jonquilyn Hill explores how we’ve gone from no exercise to peak exercise, interviewing Danielle Friedman, the author of Let’s Get Physical, on the latest episode of Explain It to Me from Vox. 🎧 Listen now wherever you find your podcasts. #exercise #women #womenshealth #fitness
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- Gaza’s hunger crisis is officially a famine #shorts
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system — the world’s leading authority on hunger crises — has officially determined that there is a famine in Gaza. Here’s what that means.
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- Title
- Why Texas Democrat Rep. Nicole Collier was confined in the Capitol overnight #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier, a Democratic legislator, refused to sign a permission slip to allow around-the-clock escort from the Department of Public Safety. This was the latest event in a series of escalations between Texas Republicans and Democrats. Earlier in August, over 50 Democrats left Texas to stop the redrawing of congressional maps that would benefit the GOP. #texas #democrats #republicans #congress
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- So, what exactly is the “New Right?” | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 47:20
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics. They’re called the “New Right,” and they share a basic hostility to American liberal democracy, a real desire to fundamentally overhaul it, and real influence in the White House. But why do they think that? How much influence do they really have? And what would a response to their rising prominence look like?
Today’s guest is Laura Field, a political theorist who’s spent a lot of time in the conservative intellectual world cataloging the wild world of far-right thinking for her book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right.
She speaks with guest host Zack Beauchamp, author of Vox newsletter On The Right, about why ordinary Americans should really, definitely, and absolutely care what a handful of thinkers are putting out on obscure Substacks and YouTube channels.
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- Title
- The truth behind all the health supplements we’re told to take #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- From ashwagandha to creatine, do we actually need all of these supplements to stay healthy? Jonquilyn Hill takes us on a journey through the wellness industry on the latest episode of Explain It to Me from Vox. 🎧 Listen now wherever you find your podcasts. #wellness #supplements #podcast #creatine #protein #probiotics
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- What to read with so little summer left? Book editor Constance Grady has you covered #shorts #books
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- A few summer book highlights from Vox’s Summer Book Club:
📙Woodworking by Emily St. James*
📙A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
📙Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
📙Flashlight by Susan Choi
…and more reccs over at our book club: https://www.vox.com/vox-book-club/420565/vox-book-club
Presented by @AmazonBooks.
*this book was authored by a former Vox writer/editor
#books #beachread #summerreading #bookclub
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- Title
- Is livestreaming the future of thrifting and vintage shopping? #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Presented by @VerizonBusiness #shorts #thrifting #vintage #livestream #records
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- Trump is forcibly removing homeless encampments in DC #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Meanwhile, DC has one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. #trump #dc #homeless
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- Title
- How do theater owners stay alive in a business that's constantly "dying"? #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Presented by @VerizonBusiness
#film #theaters #shorts
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- Title
- Is this the future of thrifting?
- Runtime
- 9:20
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The future of thrift and vintage reselling is rapidly evolving.
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Thrifting has taken off in the last decade, from secondhand fashion to vintage records, especially with younger consumers wanting to shop more sustainably, tap into nostalgia, and curate unique styles that reject algorithmic trends.
However, with less foot traffic, high rent prices, and more people choosing to shop online rather than in-store, many brick and mortar businesses have been forced to pivot the way they reach their customers. Some have taken to listing their items on platforms like eBay or Depop, but an emerging group of vintage resellers are going a more active and rapid route: livestream selling. These small busi...
- Title
- America is losing big on sports betting | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 48:47
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Almost every tech platform is designed to grab and hold your attention, to keep you clicking, scrolling, and buying for as long as possible.
Sports gambling has become one of the clearest examples of this. The industry has created frictionless apps on your phone that let you bet on everything from March Madness to a pregame coin toss to who wins a minor league British dart tournament.
While betting has become easier — and arguably fun — the cost of these apps is much higher than the money that is won and lost on them.
Today’s guest is Jonathan D. Cohen, author of Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling. He and Sean discuss the rise of sports betting, why the industry targets young men in their advertising, the social costs of frictionless sports gambling, and how the industry could be improved.
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- Title
- The business of independent movie theaters, explained
- Runtime
- 10:17
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- How do theater owners stay alive in a business that’s constantly “dying”?
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Every few years, someone declares the end of moviegoing. First it was cable, then VHS, then DVDs, streaming, and even COVID. And yet — the big screen persists.
Sure, the landscape has changed. Since 2019, the U.S. has lost nearly 5,000 movie theater screens. Big chains have struggled financially. Alamo Drafthouse, once independent, was recently acquired by Sony Pictures. And Netflix’s Ted Sarandos famously claimed that moviegoing is an “outdated concept.”
But people still love going to the movies — and independent movie theater owners are meeting that passion head-on.
Across ...
- Title
- It’s time to get weird | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 58:09
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The internet was supposed to set us free. But somewhere along the way, it became a tool for surveillance, extraction, and control. What happened? And is there still time to reclaim the weird, untapped potential of the digital world?
This week, Sean is joined by Douglas Rushkoff. He’s a media theorist, author of Survival of the Richest and Team Human, and host of the Team Human podcast. They trace the arc of the internet from its utopian beginnings to its corporate capture, and explore what it would take to build something different. Along the way, they talk about the loss of weirdness, the logic of capitalism, the dangers of scale, and the difference between systems thinking and systems feeling. They also reflect on whether it’s still possible to use technology to foster a more connected and communal life.
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- Title
- What if humans went extinct next Friday? | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 57:53
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- What comes after the human?
We’re living through multiple crises — ecological, technological, political. But beneath all of that is something even deeper: a crisis of the self. Who are we, really? How did we come to see ourselves as separate from the world, from each other, from the systems that sustain us? And what if that way of thinking is what got us into this mess?
Today’s guest is Mark C. Taylor, philosopher, cultural critic, and author of After the Human. Mark and Sean discuss the philosophical roots of climate change, the dangers of individualism, the false promise of techno-utopianism, and what it might mean to shift from seeing ourselves as isolated egos to members of a vast, interdependent web. They talk about AI, death, Hegel, Descartes, hope, and why ideas matter.
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- Title
- Why children get so many vaccines
- Runtime
- 8:43
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Children get a lot of shots in the first few years of life. Here’s why.
For decades parents and pediatricians have followed the CDC’s Childhood Immunization Schedule. It’s a monthly schedule that lays out the age a child should be vaccinated for common infectious diseases. Its main goal is to protect one of our most vulnerable populations: children, especially those under the age of one, and it’s been wildly successful at doing just that. Diseases like polio or measles that at one time left children paralyzed, brain damaged, or even dead were eliminated in the United States.
In recent years, more and more parents are choosing to delay or even outright omit parts of this schedule and to be fair… It IS a very overwhelming thing. Why do young children need so many shots so quickly?
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- Title
- Why this online book club is reading Tolstoy #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Host Jonquilyn Hill chats with the hosts of Limousine about why we're turning to classic literature in the digital age. Listen to this episode of Explain It to Me wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
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- Title
- Will American colleges survive Trump? | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 52:27
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Can college survive Trump?
American higher education is under attack. Project 2025 laid out the battle plan pretty clearly: Get rid of the Department of Education, shut off federal funding, take control of the accreditation system, and take down diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. And in the end, change what students are encouraged to study and what professors are allowed to teach.
The questions we’re left with is why? And is it working?
Today’s guest is Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University. He’s a vocal defender of higher education. But he’s also honest about where things have gone wrong and what needs to change. Michael and Sean discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to change universities and colleges, the potential societal effects of that effort, political biases on campus, the dangers of ideological conformity, and the value of a college education (what is even the point of going to college any more?).
- Title
- Trump's Epstein 180 betrays a key MAGA belief #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- He may not be the populist his base thought he was. Read Zack's full reporting on Vox.com.
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- Title
- Understanding "hopeful pessimism" | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 49:47
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- We live in a culture obsessed with hope. We are trained to believe that being hopeful is the key to success. Stay positive. The sun will come out tomorrow. Keep the faith. But maintaining that kind of blind hope is hard. When our hopes are dashed, we often feel defeated.
In a world that’s filled with lots of dark clouds and very few silver linings, perhaps we need a better way to balance our hope and our pessimism.
In today’s episode, Sean interviews philosopher Mara van der Lugt about her new book Hopeful Pessimism. The two talk about how to sustain hope when you’re feeling pessimistic, the pitfalls of blind hope, and what the climate movement can teach us about staying motivated when success is unlikely.
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- Title
- Yes, AI is going to change your work life, but how exactly? #shorts #ai #work
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Host Jonquilyn Hill chats with author and leadership expert, Jacqueline Carter, about AI in the workplace. Listen to this episode of Explain It to Me wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
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- Title
- Three key reasons for why the Texas floods became so deadly #texasflood #texas #climate #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Over 100 people were killed and many are still missing from the devastating floods in Central Texas.
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- Title
- Higher energy costs, job loss, more coal. These are all possible with the Big Beautiful Bill #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- “ Clean energy is no longer a fringe part of the power grid. It's now dominant. In fact, the vast majority of electricity that the United States is adding to its power system come from wind and solar power.” —Umair Irfan, on the proposed energy changes in the “Big, Beautiful Bill”
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- Title
- The proposed Medicaid changes will affect all of us #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Yes, you WILL be impacted by the proposed Medicaid changes of the Big Beautiful Bill.
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- Title
- If AI can do your classwork, why go to college? | The Gray Area
- Runtime
- 49:35
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Sean Illing talks with James Walsh, a features writer for New York Magazine's Intelligencer, about his recent article, "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College."
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What’s the point of college if no one’s actually doing the work? It’s not a rhetorical question. In the age of AI, it's incredibly easy for students to offload their assignments. AI tools can write essays, make study guides, and even complete whole assignments.
So what is the point of higher education?
In today’s episode, Sean speaks with journalist James Walsh about his recent article, "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College." The two discuss how students are using AI to finish their assignments, how colleges are (and aren’t) responding to these challenges, and whether you can learn to think when something else does the thinking for you.
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- Title
- RFK Jr. just purged and replaced all of the vaccine advisers at the CDC. #shorts
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Can you still trust the government’s vaccine recommendations?
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- Title
- Why are small towns losing emergency services volunteers? #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Title
- Should small towns still have volunteer EMS?
- Runtime
- 7:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The US volunteer fire and ambulance shortage, explained.
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In US small towns, emergency fire and ambulance first responder agencies are still mostly staffed by volunteers – a practice put in place in the 1970s and 1980s. But these volunteers are increasingly older, with fewer young people signing up than previous decades. Higher cost of living and a diminishing rural population has made volunteering less appealing than it used to be. We interviewed experts in the field of emergency response to figure out how to get those volunteers back, and the answer may be a simple one: pay them for their time.
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