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The VICE Guide to Right Now

The best of VICE, behind the scenes. On this podcast we highlight stories from across VICE platforms through the lens’ of reporters, guests and experts.

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El Salvador's Bitcoin City | Vice Culture Club Preview

VICE is back with a new podcast exploring the subcultures and fringes that we are best known for. If you thought we were gone, looks like we have more to say. Each week we are sitting down with the internets most fascinating characters and getting to the bottom of cultural trends. Oscar award winners, internet oddities, and viral sensations. There has never been more culture to consume, so let us figure out what's worth checking out. Subscribe to VICE Culture Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

May 06, 20267 min

VICE is back with a new podcast

VICE is back with a new podcast exploring the subcultures and fringes that we are best known for. If you thought we were gone, looks like we have more to say. Each week we are sitting down with the internets most fascinating characters and getting to the bottom of cultural trends. Oscar award winners, internet oddities, and viral sensations. There has never been more culture to consume, so let us figure out what's worth checking out. Subscribe to VICE Culture Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Mar 30, 202634 minSeason 1Ep. 1

The EPA's Lies About Air Pollution Are Killing Americans

On this episode, VICE producer Sophie Kazis speaks with reporter Ankita Rao about the Trump Administration's latest move to protect industry, and how it will ensure more deaths from asthma, heart problems and cognitive degeneration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 24, 201917 min

Big Tech Doesn't Want You To Be Able To Fix Your Things

On this episode, producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard’s Editor-in-Chief Jason Koebler about his longtime reporting on the Right to Repair Movement, and why it’s important to break up Big Tech’s stronghold on repairing broken products. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 201932 min

How to Use Astrology to Be a Better Friend and Lover

On this episode, producer Sophie Kazis speaks with VICE's in-house astrologer Annabel Gat and astrology editor Sara David about the company's new astrology app, Astro Guide , and how to use the tools of astrology to be a better friend and lover. Download Astro Guide today! Link below. https://c.singular.net/api/v1/ad?st=318446046977&h=a923a4ee3f964db8b1bebcaf1fd3ce40c0bc6644 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 20, 201937 min

Did the FBI Seize This Journalist's Vagina Cultures?

On this episode, Motherboard reporter Samantha Cole talks about how when the FBI raided the offices of at-home microbiome testing startup uBiome, it likely took with it data about her own health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 17, 201912 min

Abortion Bans Don’t Need to Go Into Effect to Cause Harm

On this episode of The VICE Guide To Right Now Podcast , producer Sophie Kazis speaks with reporter Marie Solis about the harm caused by Georgia's six-week abortion ban despite the fact that the law isn't slated to go into effect until January 2020 and will likely be blocked in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 201923 min

AirPods Are a Tragedy

On this episode, we talk to Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about why AirPods are a social and environmental disaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 201916 min

How Stan Culture Has Changed The Critics' Role

On this episode, we speak with i-D writer Kieran Devlin about stan culture and the impact of social media on the way we judge music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 201918 min

Why It's So Hard To Charge White Nationalists With Terrorism

On this episode, VICE podcast producer Sophie Kazis speaks with VICE News reporter Tess Owens about current domestic terrorism laws in the U.S., and why it's so difficult to prosecute white nationalists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 08, 201922 min

Kanye West’s Quest to Become God

On this episode, VICE Senior Culture Editor Alex Zaragoza speaks with music journalist Naima Cochrane about Kanye West’s journey from courting controversy to leading a quasi-Christian church. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 03, 201930 min

What Microdosing Testosterone Can Mean for Non-Binary People

On this episode, VICE podcast producer Sophie Kazis speaks with VICE social designer Alyza Enriquez about finding their own non-binary gender expression through microdosing testosterone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 01, 201931 min

The Trouble With Screen Time

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about the World Health Organization's new guidelines for children under five recommending limiting screen time—only if it means kids are sedentary for more than an hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 201914 min

The 'Wild West' of Weed Is Dying Out. Here's What's Replacing It

On this episode, we talk to reporter Danielle Simone Brand about how while working in cannabis used to be a crime, it's now looking more and more like a real career, complete with benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 201919 min

This Is Why California Will Keep Burning

On this episode, we talk to reporter Susie Cagle about how one massive utility company is responsible for many of California’s wildfires and dozens of deaths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 201925 min

Inside NYC's Street Vendors' Fight to Survive

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with reporter Diana Hubbell about new proposed legislation that would increase the number of street vendor permits available in New York City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 201920 min

Understanding Julian Assange

On this episode, we’re talking about Julian Assange’s recent arrest, and sifting through all the news swirling around it with Motherboard Editor-In-Chief Jason Koebler and Motherboard reporter Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 201923 min

When Biohacking Crosses Over into Disordered Eating

On this episode, we speak with Motherboard reporter Sarah Emerson about the damaging effects of Silicon Valley's obsession with bodyhacking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 201923 min

How Anti-Abortion Rhetoric Shapes Pro-Choice Advocacy

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Broadly reporter Marie Solis about how much of our understanding of abortion care has been shaped by an inherent bias against it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 12, 201932 min

Have You Checked Out CYBER???

We're dedicating this episode of The VICE Guide To Right Now to a podcast we love, Motherboard's hacking show CYBER. This episode is all about why the ASUS supply chain hack is a really big deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 201921 min

The Many Obsessions That Can Haunt a Person with OCD

On this episode, we talk to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about seven lesser-known types of OCD that are darker, harder to talk about, and can remain undiagnosed for years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 08, 201923 min

New York Is Getting Congestion Pricing, Whether It's Ready or Not

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard reporters Ankita Rao and Caroline Haskins about New York City’s new plan to initiate congestion pricing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 05, 201915 min

Motherboard Reports: Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard Editor-in-Chief Jason Koebler and Motherboard reporter Joseph Cox about Facebook’s new policy change to treat white nationalism and separatism the same as white supremacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 03, 201918 min

Behind the Scenes of Broadly's Gender-Inclusive Stock Photo Library

On this episode, we talk to Broadly's Diana Tourjée and Sarah Burke about The Gender Spectrum Collection, a stock photo library featuring trans and non-binary models that aims to help media better represent members of these communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 01, 201927 min

Inside The New VICE Documentary "Growing Up Off-The-Grid"

On this episode, we talk VICE producer Lydia Randall about her new short documentary "Growing Up Off-The-Grid" about a 17-year old young woman who was raised off-the-grid in the foothold of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 201926 min

Where the Hell Is Birth Control for Men?

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Broadly writers Marie Solis and Leila Ettachfini about the true timeline of male birth control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 201923 min

How a Kennedy Became a Political Force for Trans Rights

On this episode, we talk to Broadly reporter Diana Tourjée about the Congressional Trans Equality Task Force, which is currently chaired by Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy III. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 201926 min

Inside The Fragmented Minds of People With Dissociative Identity Disorder

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about the fraught history of the condition formerly known as “multiple personality disorder,” and how the medical field is still in disagreement on whether it is real. But does ‘real’ matter when a diagnosis can help? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 201920 min
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