From Vox. We live in a culture obsessed with hope. We are trained to believe that being hopeful is the key to success. Stay positive. The sun will come out tomorrow. Keep the faith. But maintaining that kind of blind hope is hard. When our hopes are dashed, we often feel defeated. In a world…

From Vox. Sean Illing talks with James Walsh, a features writer for New York Magazine’s Intelligencer, about his recent article, "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College." Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO What’s the point of college if no one’s actually doing the work? It’s not a rhetorical question. In the age of AI, it’s…

From Vox. The US volunteer fire and ambulance shortage, explained. Thanks to our sponsor, T-Mobile: http://t-mobile.com/FirstResponders In US small towns, emergency fire and ambulance first responder agencies are still mostly staffed by volunteers – a practice put in place in the 1970s and 1980s. But these volunteers are increasingly older, with fewer young people signing…

From Vox. Ellen, please call me. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox reader Ellen sent in the question: Are probiotic yogurts a gimmick? Aren’t all yogurts probiotic? Is calling it probiotic just a ploy to get you to pay more for yogurt? Ellen didn’t leave a way to get in contact with her, but it’s…

From Vox. Sean Illing talks with Zack Beauchamp, Vox senior correspondent and the author of the On the Right newsletter. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO We’re nearly six months into Donald Trump’s second term as president, and a lot of us are still trying to figure out what that actually means. Not just politically. But…

From Vox. Why so many rural hospitals keep closing. Thanks to our sponsor, T-Mobile: http://t-mobile.com/FirstResponders Over the past 20 years, nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed, and experts warn that another 700 are at risk of closure in the near future. To put that in context, Texas alone has seen 25 hospital closures since 2005.…