Thank you for listening, and thank you to the team who made this show possible. VICE News Reports is produced by Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, Adreanna Rodriguez, Adriana Tapia, and Sheena Ozaki. Our senior producers are Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our supervising producer is Ashley Cleek. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, and Kyle Murdock. Our Executive Producers are Adizah Eghan and Stephanie Kariuki. For Vice Audio, Annie Avil...
May 11, 2023•3 min
When it comes to the AI revolution, you’ll hear a lot of fear around the robots taking our jobs. In this episode of Vice News Reports, we’re airing a new show called Motherboard Money where editor-in-chief Jason Koebler and senior reporter Maxwell Strachan talk about how ‘overemployed’ workers are using artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to juggle multiple, full-time, salaried jobs and rake in the cash. Motherboard Money is hosted by Jason Koebler. It’s produced by Sophie Kazis, Sheena O...
Apr 27, 2023•26 min
This year, Soca is turning 50 years old. The music genre was born in Trinidad and Tobago in the 70s in the hands of Lord Shorty, and has become the heart of Trinidadian Carnival. So when the stages closed because of the pandemic, what did Soca artists do? On today’s episode of VICE News Reports we explore how Soca has captivated a global audience and ask, what’s next for the genre? Here’s a playlist featuring some of the songs we discuss in the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3718jV7T...
Apr 20, 2023•25 min
In the last four months, roughly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced across the United States. The bills range from barring trans kids from playing sports in their gender category to banning LGBTQ books and drag in public spaces. One of the latest waves of attacks is focused on banning gender-affirming healthcare for children and teens. On today’s episode of VICE News Reports, VICE News’ Senior Reporter Anya Zoledziowski explains who is behind this legislation and what these bills mean for...
Apr 13, 2023•31 min
Andrew Tate has become one of the most famous internet celebrities in the world by making incendiary, meme-friendly videos promoting misogyny. But long before he was famous, Tate was accused of rape by multiple women in the U.K.. He was never prosecuted. Now, years later, Tate is under arrest on charges of human trafficking and rape in Romania. So what happened to the Tate rape case in the U.K.? Why wasn’t he ever formally charged? On this episode of VICE News Reports, documentarian Matt Shea ta...
Apr 06, 2023•33 min
In February, Tyre Nichols’ friends and family filled a Sacramento skate shop to remember their fellow skateboarder, friend, and brother. 29-year-old Nichols died on January 10th, 2023, three days after being brutally beaten by the Memphis police at a traffic stop. In the aftermath of Nichols’ death, VICE News’ Alexis Johnson heads to Memphis, Tennessee to understand how a city focused on police reform failed to prevent such a violent encounter and how some citizens are re-imagining public safety...
Mar 30, 2023•29 min
You’ve seen the headlines about quiet quitting, the four-day workweek, and The Great Resignation. In recent years the millions of Americans who work office jobs have been inundated with commentary and buzzwords that all point to one central theme, many of us are dissatisfied with the old ways of working. But if we only worked the hours we absolutely had to, what would we do with our free time? Who would we be? In this episode, VICE producer Sam Eagan sets up an experiment where he slips under th...
Mar 23, 2023•38 min
For many Latinx kids in the ‘00s, the party crew scene was a safe space to express themselves as they came of age in the grit and glitter of Los Angeles. A space to make friends, forget about your problems and dance the night away. But the scene wasn’t always physically safe. There were shootings and police raids. Many adults saw the scene as gang-adjacent and the media fueled negative stereotypes of kids who were out of control. One of the teens who got caught in that narrative was Emmery Muño...
Mar 16, 2023•38 min
Earlier this year, VICE News Senior Reporter David Gilbert infiltrated a Neo-Nazi homeschool network on Telegram. The group boasted a following of over 2,500 members committed to teaching their children Nazi ideology and promoting white supremacy. In this week’s episode, David reveals what the group is teaching kids and how a homeschool network like this is able to exist – calling into question where to draw the line between freedom and indoctrination in homeschooling. This episode was produced ...
Mar 09, 2023•33 min
In 1912, a Black couple named Charles and Willa Bruce bought a parcel of land in Manhattan Beach, CA and turned it into a successful seaside resort for Black Californians. They were driven out of town -- by white city officials who didn’t want Black neighbors. A hundred years later, a state law allowed for the return of the property to the Bruces' descendants. But the city of Manhattan Beach has yet to apologize for its actions. In 2021, VICE producer Julia Nutter headed to Manhattan Beach to ex...
Mar 02, 2023•43 min
A couple years ago, executive producer Adizah Eghan noticed an interesting trend on social media: everyone seemed to be living it up in Tulum, Mexico. Some were flocking there to have a good time, while others were seeking something much deeper; they wanted to escape racism and seek refuge with like-minded people. Adizah traveled to Mexico to experience the vibes of Tulum for herself — and also dig into why Black people are seeking refuge in a small fishing town south of Cancún. This story was p...
Feb 23, 2023•45 min
In early January, the holy Himalayan town of Joshimath, India woke up to grinding noises of homes cracking apart as the land sank further into the ground. Earthquakes and cracks on walls are common in the region, but this was different. In this week's episode of VICE News Reports, reporter Pallavi Pundir explains the disaster in Joshimath and how the town has come to symbolize a deeper struggle in India where tourism profits can take precedence over people. Special thanks to photojournalist Vija...
Feb 16, 2023•29 min
Last month, a therapy app called Koko came under fire on social media after it revealed it had done an experiment using AI. Specifically, the AI text generator Chat GPT, which has become widely popular this winter. The controversy opened up a discussion on the role of AI tools in mental health — what can they do? And should they? On this episode, VICE Motherboard reporter Chloe Xiang guides us through these questions. This story was produced by Adriana Tapia and edited by Stephanie Kariuki. Repo...
Feb 09, 2023•19 min
When Kanye West, now known as “Ye,” engaged in a series of anti-semitic tirades last year, one person showed up next to him; an influencer named Nick Fuentes. On this episode, VICE News Senior Reporter Tess Owen explains how Fuentes is weaponizing Ye’s platform to drive his most racist, anti-semitic beliefs into the mainstream. This story was produced by Sam Eagan and edited by Stephanie Kariuki and Sophie Kazis. VICE News Reports is produced by Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, Adreanna Rodriguez and Ad...
Feb 02, 2023•24 min
The rebel group M23 has resumed fighting in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after nearly a decade of laying dormant. M23 has overrun army military bases, looted weapons, captured large territories north of the city of Goma while leaving hundreds dead and thousands displaced from their homes. Now, the president is asking everyday civilians to join the fight. VICE News’ Evelyn Kahungu travels to the DRC to meet a civilian picking up arms and reports from the frontlines of ...
Jan 26, 2023•32 min
Today we are sharing an episode from one of our newest series – Havana Syndrome. In 2016, a mysterious, debilitating illness begins to afflict American diplomats and spies working abroad – first in Cuba, and then around the world. Victims report crippling neurological symptoms. Some describe the feeling of being hit by an invisible, directed pressure while they were stationed on government property, or sometimes standing in their own homes or hotel rooms. Is this bizarre illness the result of a ...
Jan 19, 2023•41 min
When Roe was overturned in the summer of 2022, at least 13 states had laws put in place that were meant to be triggered by the fall of Roe and ban abortion in all but the most extreme cases. But what happened to the people who qualified for these abortion exceptions? Today, VICE reporter Carter Sherman dissects the impacts these trigger laws had on states, abortion providers and those who were unable to receive immediate care. Special thanks to Leah Feiger and Michael Learmonth. This story was r...
Jan 12, 2023•23 min
For over 30 years, Danny Elliot suffered from severe chronic pain, the aftermath of nearly getting electrocuted to death in a home accident. The only thing that eased his pain was the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, which was prescribed to him by a doctor. But in recent years, it had become almost impossible for Danny to obtain fentanyl—even with a prescription. With illicit fentanyl made by Mexican cartels causing thousands of overdose deaths, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ...
Jan 05, 2023•29 min
Last year, Motherboard Reporter Edward Ongweso Jr. spoke with Arielle Duhaime-Ross about Cryptoland: the moonshot project trying to turn a private Fijan island into a crypto-utopia and the world’s first crypto-society. With the rise, and fall, of crypto billionaires there is seemingly always this question of what is next in the crypto-space? So, this week we are revisiting our episode about the latest on the grand promises made by Cryptoland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Dec 29, 2022•27 min
Earlier this year, Arielle Duhaime-Ross spoke with reporters Louise Matsakis and Meaghan Tobin, who investigated Shein for the online magazine Rest of World . Matsakis and Tobin explored how Shein is reinventing fast fashion—and transforming a generation’s consumption habits in the process. Ahead of the holidays, we revisit this conversation to examine the human impact behind one of the world’s most popular online shopping destinations. VICE News Reports is produced by Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, A...
Dec 22, 2022•26 min
Miguel Angel Galvez lived a double life: at work, he was one of Guatemala’s most influential and famous jurists, presiding over cases that sent former and sitting heads of state to prison. But at night and on weekends, Galvez was a scared man worried that he'd be shot down in the street. He had good reason to be afraid. Every other high profile anti-corruption prosecutor or judge in the country is in exile or in jail. This year, the same right-wing group, Foundation Against Terrorism (FCT), behi...
Dec 15, 2022•36 min
For years Romana Didulo, better known to her followers as Queen Romana, has built a following of tens of thousands of people online behind a blend of QAnon conspiracies, COVID-19 denial, new age mysticism, the support of a supposed intergalactic alien consortium, and perhaps most notably, the belief that she is the one true sovereign Queen and ruler of the ‘Kingdom of Canada.’ But in the past year the QAnon Queen’s movement has gone offline, resulting in real world actions that began with the ha...
Dec 08, 2022•38 min
Before Trump campaigned on building a wall along the Mexico border, in 2014 President Danilo Medina wanted to build one across the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It’s part of the country’s decades-long pattern of xenophobia and racism against Haitians migrants. Around this time last year, the Dominican Republic government also started deporting Haitian pregnant women. This practice has received immediate criticism from the UN and other human right organizations. Both practices are part of a large...
Dec 02, 2022•26 min
Local libraries across the US are facing pressure for having books related to racial justice and LGBTQ+ themes. In this week’s episode, journalist Claire Woodcock walks us through one situation in Jamestown Township, MI that ended with the town voting to defund its library. As Claire explains, a version of this story is playing out across the country and could have huge consequences for libraries as a public institution and on the communities they serve. This episode was reported by Claire Woodc...
Nov 24, 2022•27 min
When people think about Fiji, they picture a postcard paradise with white sand beaches and crystal clear blue water – but away from the luxury resorts, a dark side of Fiji emerges. In the past five years, crystal methamphetamine has flooded into Fiji’s urban centers devastating the lives of thousands of people. Amid the local meth boom, poverty, violence, and crime are rising to all-time highs. In this episode, VICE World News senior reporter Gavin Butler travels to Fiji’s capital Suva to find s...
Nov 17, 2022•27 min
MAGA Republican candidates in Arizona have been pushing conspiracies from 2020 even after Tuesday’s midterm election. The conspiracies have led to threats and intimidation on election workers and more recently - everyday voters. VICE News’ Liz Landers has been reporting from Arizona, on how election denialism and conspiracy has clouded this year’s Governors' race. This episode was produced by Steph Brown and Julia Nutter. VICE News Reports is produced by Sophie Kazis and Adriana Tapia. Our senio...
Nov 10, 2022•28 min
Earlier this year, Paulina Ramirez - a 26-year old woman from Sinaloa, Mexico - died from complications after getting a plastic surgery procedure. What Paulina didn’t know is that her surgeon was not a plastic surgeon and that the clinic she was walking into was unregulated. VICE News Latin America editor Deborah Bonello headed over to Sinaloa to investigate how under the table plastic surgeries have become an industry of their own, leading to the deaths of Paulina and many other women who aspir...
Nov 03, 2022•26 min
Housing costs have skyrocketed beyond pre-pandemic levels this year. Experts are saying that the market is beginning to cool down in the U.S., but are renters and buyers actually feeling that change? In this vignette style 100th episode of Vice News Reports, first-hand accounts from people all over the country reveal what is happening with housing right now. They share their anxieties, frustrations, excitements and worries while giving a window into the realities of the current housing market. T...
Oct 27, 2022•29 min
Almost three years ago, an informant invited extremism and national security correspondent Ben Makuch into a secret phone call where members of a neo-Nazi terror group called The Base gathered to plan a civil war. Ben spent the next few years tracking every single move of The Base and the explosion of right wing terror groups in the United States. What he uncovered is revealed through his new podcast “American Terror” from VICE News and Gimlet, only on Spotify. This episode was produced by Sam E...
Oct 20, 2022•26 min•Ep. 95
Ever since he can remember, Hamdullah Mohib has just wanted to go home. As a child, he and his family were forced to flee Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979. Years of violent civil war followed, as well as the U.S.-led invasion to remove the Taliban from power in 2001. All this time, Hamdullah dreamed of one day returning to Afghanistan to help bring peace to the unstable region. When he was tapped to become the country’s National Security Advisor, he thought he finally had his chance...
Oct 13, 2022•40 min•Ep. 94
