A Sanity Checklist for 2019
In this episode, we talk to TONIC's Wellness Editor Raj Punjabi about how to better manage stress and anxiety in 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 09, 2019•10 min
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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Episodes
Should We Replace Facebook With Personal Websites?
In this episode, Motherboard Editor-in-Chief argues that personal websites and email can replace most of what people like about Facebook—namely the urge to post about their lives online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 07, 2019•23 min
When Dismantling Power Dismantles You Instead
In this episode, we talk to Broadly writer Marie Solis about activist burnout in the Trump era, and what happens when organizing takes a toll on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 04, 2019•16 min
What's the Deal with the 'Seinfeld' Characters' Ages? An Investigation
In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Allie Conti about how it seems like it'd be easy to learn how old Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer were supposed to be, but really, it turns out it's impossible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 02, 2019•10 min
VGTRN is Taking a Short Holiday Break!
Hello listeners! We want to inform you that we're talking a short break for the holidays, we'll be back on Wednesday, January 2nd with a new episode for you. Thanks for your patience, and see you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2018•11 sec
What You Lose From Online Shopping
In this episode, we talk to VICE Features Editor Kate Dries about the costs of online shopping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2018•15 min
The Dark Truths Behind Our Obsession With Self-Care
In this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis talks to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about what the growing popularity of self-care products reveals about the flaws in mental healthcare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2018•14 min
Our Cities Are Designed for Loneliness
In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Ankita Rao about how our cities are designed to make us feel lonely, and what urban planners want to do to change that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2018•15 min
The Psychedelic Resistance Is Here
In this episode, VICE's Global Drugs Editor Max Daly speak with writer Mike Power about how illegal use of psychedelics is on the rise, and what that says about the times we're living in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2018•20 min
This Is Your Brain on Hate
In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Allie Conti about how researchers are studying how white supremacism may actually rewire people's brains on a physical level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2018•11 min
NOISEY's 100 Best Albums of 2018
In this episode, we talk to music journalist Colin Joyce about the Noisey staff's favorite releases of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2018•15 min
When Racism Anchors Your Health
In this episode we talk to writer George Johnson about health disparities in America, and how systemic racism is an often under-acknowledged factor in the mental and physical health results of black Americans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 07, 2018•16 min
The Border Crisis Is Wreaking Havoc on the Lives of Cross-Border Students
In this episode, we talk to VICE Senior Culture Editor Alex Zaragoza about how the border crisis is affecting cross-border commuters, who have to navigate the migrant caravan and a heavy military presence at the US-Mexico border every day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 05, 2018•16 min
Truvada May Be Getting Unfairly Blamed for the Spread of STDs
In this episode, we talk to writer Bryn Nelson about how PrEP is great at blocking HIV, but as its use grows, so do fears that people will be more sexually reckless and spread other STDs. But researchers are coming to think that the opposite could be true. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 03, 2018•22 min
Blac Chyna's Skin-Whitening Products Are a Window into an American Secret
In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Taylor Hosking about how Blac Chyna's co-signing of a bleaching product is forcing us to reckon with a problem too often shrouded in secrecy and denial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2018•22 min
Chinese Researchers Claim to Create the First Gene-Edited Babies
In this episode, we talk to Motherboard reporter Daniel Oberhaus about how researchers' claim that the DNA of twin girls was altered to protect them against HIV. But the results haven’t been published in a scientific journal and many researchers are questioning the ethical and scientific validity of the claim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 28, 2018•10 min
Introducing Motherboard's New Hacking Podcast, CYBER
CYBER is Motherboard’s first-ever cybersecurity, hacking, and infosec podcast - and you can listen to episode 1 here. Imagine if your phone suddenly stopped working. And then you couldn’t login to Facebook, Instagram, your email, or bank account. Your phone switches back on, and you get a call. On the other end of the line is a guy telling you he’s stolen your phone number, and is about to take all your money. This is a new type of hack called SIM hijacking, and there’s almost nothing you can do...
Nov 26, 2018•26 min
Targeted Advertising Is Ruining the Internet and Breaking the World
In this episode, we talk to researcher Dr. Nathalie Maréchal about how targeted advertising on the internet is hurting us all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2018•18 min
Why Everyone's Obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram Stories
In this episode, we talk to Broadly writer Marie Solis about how Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is teaching Americans about the inner-workings of our government on social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2018•12 min
Meditation Is a Powerful Mental Tool—and For Some People It Goes Terribly Wrong
In this episode, we talk to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about how even though mediation is often marketed as an age-old cure-all, sometimes it can go terribly wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2018•11 min
Amazon Is Creating Cities for the Rich
In this episode, we talk to VICE's News Editor Matt Taylor about Amazon’s big move to NYC, and what it will mean for local residents and city politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2018•17 min
Inside the Underground Trade of Cheap 5 Star Hotels for Hackers
From Bangkok to New York, fraudsters have an established, underground market of selling dirt cheap rooms at 5 star hotels and international flights. Today, we talk to Motherboard cyber security reporter Joseph Cox to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2018•14 min
The Oil Industry Spent $31 Million to Kill a Climate Change Measure
Washington's 1631 ballot initiative would have introduced a revolutionary carbon tax, but thanks to fierce opposition it went down in flames. In this episode, we speak to journalist Geoff Dembicki to learn why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2018•16 min
Democrats Took Back the House, but Republicans Weren't Using It Anyway
There was good news for Democrats on Tuesday night, but they are still on the outside looking in. In this episode, we debrief the midterm elections with VICE Editors Matt Taylor and Harry Cheadle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 09, 2018•28 min
A Timeline of Every Step in Trump's Plan to Eliminate Transgender Rights
Since Trump took office, his administration has systematically eroded legal protections for transgender Americans. In this episode, we talk to Broadly journalist Diana Tourjée about the historical lead-up that's brought us to this moment, and to the Trump administration’s secret initiative that could definitively exclude trans protections from existent Constitutional civil rights statutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 07, 2018•11 min
Listen to Episode 1 of "Chapo," a New Podcast from VICE News
Listen to the first episode of "Chapo," a new podcast from VICE News. As Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán goes on trial, VICE News explores his high-stakes case through the stories of people caught up in the drug war in the U.S. and Mexico. In this episode, called "The Fixer," VICE News travels to the Sinaloa cartel stronghold of Culiacán, where they meet a drug trafficker and see how cartel violence affects daily life. Listen to the full series on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Nov 05, 2018•26 min
Behind The Scenes of 'Innocence Ignored: Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted'
More than 2,000 wrongfully convicted people have been exonerated in the United States since 1989. That’s more than 19,790 years of human life lost needlessly to wrongful conviction. VICE’s new series, “Innocence Ignored,” aims to tell the stories of those who had their voices silenced, and to examine the flaws in the system that made these tragedies possible. In this episode, VICE's News Editor Matt Taylor speak with two of the producers on the project, Lydia Randall and Lara Fernandez. Hosted o...
Nov 02, 2018•23 min
Behind The Scenes of VICE News' Series on Women Candidates in 2018 Politics
In this episode, we go behind-the-scenes of the brand new VICE New’s digital series, “She’s Running,” about 4 women candidates’ midterm campaigns. The first three episodes dropped today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2018•21 min
Introducing "Chapo," a New Podcast From VICE News
If you like The VICE Guide To Right Now , we think you'll also really enjoy VICE News' first ever podcast, "Chapo." As Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán goes on trial, VICE News explores his high-stakes case through the stories of people caught up in the drug war in the U.S. and Mexico. The first episode comes out on Nov. 1 exclusively on Spotify in both English and Spanish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 30, 2018•3 min
The Hot New Gen-Z Trend Is Skipping College
In this episode, we discuss how it's becoming more common for high schoolers to weigh the benefits of blue-collar trades, at a time when well-paying jobs—and no debt—are hard to pass up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2018•7 min
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