An excerpt from Ezra Klein's conversation with Anne Helen Petersen and Derek Thompson in April 2019. They discuss what happens when work becomes an identity, capitalism becomes a religion, and productivity becomes the way we measure human value. Hear the whole conversation here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox's Dylan Matthews talks with author and Revolutions podcaster Mike Duncan about what history can tell us about the insurrection at the US Capitol. Is America experiencing a true moment of revolution? So many republics throughout history have crumbled - could this one be next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox’s Aaron Rupar explains why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has likened a fellow Republican’s views to cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A caller from Canada seeks cerebral mysteries to help him get through the brutal winter, Vox's book critic Constance Grady recommends: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Piranesi by Susanna Clarke If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson If you’d like Constance to recommend a book for you, email her at [email protected] with the subject line “Ask a Book Critic.” The more specific your mood, the better! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...
German Lopez joins Matt Yglesias and Dara Lind to discuss some of the obstacles to vaccine distribution — and some possible solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Some would say the military has always been in control of Myanmar. On Monday morning, they made it official once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Biden is hitting the ground running on climate and trying to make up for lost ground under the Trump administration. He signed an executive order for the United States to rejoin the Paris climate agreement on his first day in office and has ordered a slate of actions across the executive branch to try to combat climate change. He’s also set ambitious goals, such as getting to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Climate reporter Lili Pike discusses Biden’s approach to the climate crisis and...
Carter Smith served in the armed forces for twenty years. Then he became a military investigator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox's book critic Constance Grady recommends books for Wilkie Collins fans. Spontaneous combustion included. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After years of haggling, two prime ministers, and countless fits and starts, the United Kingdom has finally left the European Union — mostly. Britain left the EU at the start of the year, and now both sides are learning to navigate life after the divorce. Vox foreign reporter Jen Kirby explains life after the Brexit breakup, including why some people in the UK won’t feel the weight of the change until the Covid-19 pandemic is over and why Scotland’s political future is still uncertain. Learn mor...
Reporters from the Vox newsroom recount Joe Biden's latest round of presidential actions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff and film critic Alissa Wilkinson recommend Lupin, starring Omar Sy. It’s a five-episode French TV show based on a classic literary character who is a master of disguise and who delights in tricking criminals to bring justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the nationwide demonstrations in Russia in support of dissident opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who returned to the country this week from Germany, where he was recuperating from a poisoning believed to be an assassination attempt directed by the Kremlin. Navalny was immediately arrested upon his arrival, sparking protests across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox’s Emily Stewart explains how GameStop’s stock jumped by 1,700 percent this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When Jo Livingstone got lost in a new city, they found a fortune teller and a path forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox's Sean Illing talks to Yale professor and author Jason Stanley about why American democracy provides such fertile soil for fascism, how Donald Trump demonstrated how easy it was for our country to flirt with a fascist future and what we can do about it. 8:44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants the military to do a better job of rooting out extremism in its ranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Manifesting is the latest iteration of The Law of Attraction, the belief that you can make things happen through desire and attention. Vox's Rebecca Jennings explains how it works, and how it doesn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Matt Yglesias, Dara Lind, and German Lopez discuss the research and the evidence for the effects of the number of police officers on crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
One year after our first episode on the novel coronavirus, Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what we got right, what we got wrong, and what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is on the horizon, even though he’s out of the White House. Trump was impeached for the second time in January, this time on incitement of insurrection over the riots at the US Capitol, and now, the matter is headed to the Senate. Some Democrats worry conducting an impeachment trial now will collide with Joe Biden’s early agenda, but lawmakers insist they can balance legislation, appointee confirmations, and Trump. Vox’s Li Zhou explains the lay of the lan...
Marianne Williamson was applauded as well as ridiculed on the presidential debate stage when she warned of the “dark psychic forces of collectivized hatred.” Now, just a few weeks after a lethal insurrection, a historic second impeachment, and the inauguration of President Joe Biden, she talks about the possibility of unity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How a highly exclusive, luxury spin class business rose to power and its dramatic downfall. Vox’s Alex Abad-santos breaks down his investigative report on SoulCycle and reveals the toxic culture behind the once star-studded fitness studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With Joe Biden in office, the United States has a chance to reset its response to the Covid-19 pandemic and address the crisis at hand. President Biden has set a goal of administering 100 million Covid-19 vaccines in 100 days. Central to his plan to get there: an increased federal role in the process and billions of dollars in investment. Vox’s German Lopez discusses America’s current vaccination landscape, Biden’s coronavirus strategy, and how the new administration’s approach differs from Dona...
Kamala Harris has already broken barriers, but ahead lies the rare task of leading a polarized and evenly divided Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff and film critic Alissa Wilkinson picked their favorite movies: Spirited Away, Blue, Margaret, and The Death of Stalin. Alissa and Emily chat about why they love the movies and how to find them on Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zack, Jenn, and Alex host the first Worldly episode of the Biden administration, the show’s first-ever episode when Donald Trump is not president. They discuss how US foreign policy will differ under Biden — and surprising ways it might stay the same — on topics ranging from China to Middle Eastern alliances to climate change. References: Alex has a thorough explainer on Biden’s foreign policy. Vox wrote up how the confirmation hearings for Biden’s key national security Cabinet picks went this w...
In his first few minutes in office, President Biden hit CTRL+Z on former President Trump’s agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox columnist Anne Helen Petersen talks with sociologist Rachel Sherman about her research into the anxieties of wealthy people and their desire to be seen as "middle class." Sherman's work exposes the flawed stories we tell ourselves about who qualifies as middle class and who qualifies as "good" in the US. Enjoyed this episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of One Good Answer by subscribing in your favorite podcast ...
Lawmakers in Washington are fighting over an internet law you’ve never heard of called Section 230. It’s a sword and shield that basically means internet companies like Twitter and Facebook can police their platforms however they want, and they’re not liable for what people post there. But now, the law is increasingly under fire on both sides of the aisle. Recode reporter Sara Morrison explains the growing criticism of Section 230 and whether scrapping or reforming it is really the best way to m...
