Earlier in the pandemic, a feud between Gen Z and millennials started, largely on TikTok. And recently there’s been a resurgence of Gen Z dragging their elders to filth online. Vox reporter Terry Nguyen (a Gen Zer) explains to Rebecca Jennings (a millennial) why there’s a war and why we should care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Americans now have three Covid-19 vaccines available to them — Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, and Pfizer/BioNTech. People shouldn’t worry about which vaccine they get, what matters is they get one. All of the Covid-19 vaccines available in the US right now are more effective than the flu shot. Vox senior correspondent Dylan Scott lays out what’s going on with the Covid-19 vaccines and answers questions about efficacy rates, vaccine hesitancy, and whether there’s finally some room for optimism about...
Beset by controversy, The Bachelor’s latest season is winding down with an identity crisis. It’s a rare case of reality TV reflecting our cultural reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What to Watch is now taking your requests! What kind of movie or show are you in the mood for? This week, Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson and critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff help Stephen (aka "Cheese") find a psychological thriller that will leave him guessing and on the edge of his seat. Alissa recommends Sunshine from 2007, written by Alex Garland and directed by Danny Boyle. Emily recommends Bates Motel from A&E and Servant on Apple TV Plus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...
Jenn interviews Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) about his proposed strategy for a new US approach to the Persian Gulf. References: Read Sen. Murphy’s Foreign Affairs piece on a new Middle East strategy Read Alex’s profile about Sen. Murphy’s foreign policy views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox's Li Zhou explains how Asian-American communities in the US are responding to a rise in violent attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox book critic Constance Grady talks with Vox gender identities reporter and novelist Anna North about Anna's new book Outlawed. They discuss creating an alternative history, reimagining the Western, and having fun with the usually fraught topics of gender and identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Joe Biden won the presidency, but it’s Joe Manchin from West Virginia who seems to be the decider. The Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Joe Severino shadowed Senator Joe in the spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A caller in her early 20s is in the middle of a messy breakup and seeking books to help her move forward. Vox’s book critic Constance Grady recommends: Normal People by Sally Rooney Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith The Idiot by Elif Batuman Ask a Book Critic is an exclusive series from Vox Quick Hits. New episodes every other Wednesday and you can read the column here. If you’d like Constance to recommend a book for you, email [email protected]...
Vox's Jerusalem Demsas joins Matt and Dara to share policy ideas for achieving more housing equity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Washington’s hottest policy fight is over raising the minimum wage to $15. Emily Stewart explains the Democrats’ effort to get it through Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Conspiracy theories have always existed, but the internet has made it easier for them to spread faster and mutate more. Before, someone could float a strange theory to a neighbor. Now, it’s to all their friends on Facebook. Vox culture reporter Aja Romano discusses the history of conspiracy theories, how the internet has accelerated the anti-vaccination movement and QAnon, and what can be done to help get people out of the rabbit holes they’ve fallen into. References: Read Aja’s explainer on con...
Thirty years ago, Eugene, Oregon, figured out an alternative to the police. They called it CAHOOTS. Seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Earlier this month, the internet was in a frenzy over a hair crisis, involving Gorilla Glue. But the situation is a little more complicated than just an extremely bad hair day. What happens to everyday people who become famous overnight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Joe Biden is the type of guy who can tell which way the political winds are blowing — and right now, that means taking a big, bold swing at boosting the economy. Democrats are pushing a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package through Congress, arguing that the real risk is doing too little, not too much, to help steer the country through the Covid-19 crisis. It’s quite a shift from deficit concerns of the past. Vox’s Ella Nilsen discusses the Democratic Party’s more progressive turn on the economy a...
Vaccinations have been accelerating in the US, and cases are down. But we’re still a long way away from herd immunity. Vox’s German Lopez explains the reasons why as many as 30% of Americans may not want to get the vaccine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson and critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff recommend two movies and two TV shows that are up for a Golden Globe this weekend: The Great on Hulu, Sound of Metal on Amazon, Perry Mason on HBO, and Another Round on digital rental platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down why the Biden administration hasn’t yet reentered the Iran nuclear deal. They explain that the process of rejoining is more complicated than it might seem, but that it’s still likely the deal will come back eventually. They then debate the pros and cons of rejoining the accord and how well the Obama foreign policy team — many of whom have joined the Biden administration — handled the pact. One point of agreement: The Trump administration’s Iran policy failed. Refe...
Vox’s German Lopez explains why he feels optimistic about the end of the pandemic even though 500,000 Americans have died, the virus is mutating, and it’s going to take a long time to vaccinate the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nabil Ayers wasn’t looking for trouble; he just wanted to drive around the country with his bandmates making music. They had other ideas, though, which came to a head when they were busted by cops for carrying an entire tour’s worth of weed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Undefeated's culture critic Soraya Nadia McDonald talks with Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer Cord Jefferson. They discuss the transition from journalism to TV, delving into Jefferson's move from Gawker to writing for hit shows like Succession, The Good Place, and Watchmen. They also touch on what needs to change about TV writer's rooms, and what our current era of streaming giants and tech barons means for news and pop culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
Andrew Cuomo was hailed for his leadership early on in the pandemic. Now, he's mired in scandal. Journalist Ross Barkan explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A new documentary has brought Britney Spears back into the spotlight, making us questions if we’ve changed our ways as a celebrity-obsessed culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this Vox Quick Hits exclusive, Vox's Emily Stewart joins Matt and Dara to issue dreary prognostications on the fate of the $15 minimum wage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What’s taking so long? What’s happening with those $1,400 checks? Are the Democrats betraying the people who voted for them? Vox’s Li Zhou explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black and brown communities have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, on both the health and economic fronts. Across the country, it appears that vaccination strategies aren’t designed in light of that reality. White people are being vaccinated at higher rates than people of color, and many places aren’t tracking who’s getting vaccinated, race-wise, at all. Vox reporter Fabiola Cineas discusses vaccinations in the context of race and what an equitable policy should look lik...
Australia just reined in Google. Dozens of other countries want in on the action. The latest season of Land of the Giants explains how two grad students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, turned a search engine into what might be the most powerful company in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hollywood award shows are rigged by the industry, so why should we watch them? In the age of endless streamable content, are award shows becoming obsolete? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25 will be the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing at the hands of police, which sparked protests across the country. There’s more conversation about police violence in America right now than ever before, but what would it actually take, policy-wise, to address the problem? Vox editor Sean Collins discusses two proposals that activists say could make an important difference and what progress after the protests could look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
First it was brutal winter weather, power outages followed. Texas Public Radio’s Joey Palacios explains what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
