Making sense of it all.
From Vox. With AI in the mix, will the military always have “humans in the loop” to help make crucial tactical decisions? Katrina Manson, author of Project Maven, says while military commanders say yes, it’s not technically the policy of the Department of Defense. Listen to the full episode of The Gray Area wherever you…
From Vox. “There is a tension at its heart.” Caitlin Dickerson, a staff writer at The Atlantic, breaks down ICE’s confusing and often contradictory mission to Vox’s Astead Herndon. Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts, or watch it here on YouTube on Saturday, April 18. Subscribe to our channel and turn…
From Vox. China is quietly redefining its relationship with Taiwan as the US is embroiled in global conflicts. First: a historic meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun, ahead of May’s planned meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO…
From Vox. Back in 2015, before President Donald Trump, before January 6, before all the craziness of the last decade, Matt Yglesias made a blunt prediction: American democracy is doomed. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Guest host Zack Beauchamp talks with Matt about what that argument got right, what it missed, and why the real…
From Vox. “Blasphemy is no good, no matter who does it,” says Pastor Doug Wilson. The controversial evangelical theologian with ties to the White House spoke to Today, Explained co-host Noel King about his hopes for a Christian regime in the US that would repeal women’s right to vote and make being gay a crime.…
From Vox. When credit cards were created in 1950, they were just a simple restaurant payment method. But today, Americans are carrying more than $1.2 trillion in credit card debt, and for a lot of people, it’s not from splurging. This video is presented by @KlarnaOfficial . Klarna doesn’t have a say in our editorial…
From Vox. Americans are carrying more than $1.2 trillion in credit card debt, and for a lot of people, it’s not from splurging. It’s everyday stuff: car repairs, medical bills, groceries. And if you only make the minimum payment, that debt can grow exponentially, sticking around for years. The average credit card interest rate today…
From Vox. Vox’s Astead Herndon has been on Hasan Piker’s Twitch stream. He even interviewed him at a University of Chicago event in 2025. So what does he think about the latest Democratic uproar against the Twitch streamer? Herndon says it says more about a “Democratic organization who’s wrangling with the question of how its…
From Vox. When the world is on fire, it’s difficult to stay hopeful. But our future depends on it. Host Jonquilyn Hill talks with experts about how we maintain optimism in the latest episode of the Explain It to Me podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications…
From Vox. Ozempic is now significantly cheaper in India than in the US. Why? The patent on semaglutide expired in India, allowing drugmakers to start making their own version at a fraction of the cost. #ozempic #semaglutide #semaglutideforweightloss Read more: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/484767/india-generic-semaglutide-ozempic Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any…
From Vox. What does it mean to be “woke”? It’s become a catch-all term to smear or dismiss anything that has any vague association with progressive politics. So anytime you venture into an argument about “wokeness,” it becomes hopelessly entangled in a broader cultural battle. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Today’s guest, journalist and professor…
From Vox. “I really do think that like Trump somehow like ended up in the White House and not like on a Bravo reality show,” Hunter Harris, host of Lemme Say This, tells Vox’s Astead Herndon. You can watch the first episode of America, Actually here on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.…
From Vox. What does US politics look like when Donald Trump is no longer at the center of it? In 2028, voters will get to decide. For this first episode of America, Actually, host and editorial director Astead Herndon sits down with data scientist Nate Silver and culture critic Hunter Harris to explore the major…
From Vox. Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, was once one of the biggest artists of his generation. Then he broke bad by touting anti-Black rhetoric like “slavery was a choice” and wearing “White Lives Matter” T-shirts. It got worse when he turned to antisemitism and began selling swastika T-shirts, eventually releasing a…
From Vox. In 2019, Vox produced an explainer video on the Strait of Hormuz that ended with this line: “Without the direct diplomatic contact between the US and Iran, each run-in has the risk of escalating into war one that could disrupt the jugular of the global economy in the process.” That war is now…
From Vox. It’s easy to forgive other people because you don’t have to live inside their head. Forgiving yourself is different and much, much harder. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sean Illing is joined by philosopher Myisha Cherry to talk about what it actually means to forgive yourself without letting yourself off the hook. They…
From Vox. Is the left too concerned with politeness? Hunter Harris, host of Lemme Say This, says yes. She tells Vox’s Astead Herndon it’s appealing to some voters that Republicans say whatever they want, especially while Democrats remain filtered. The first episode of America, Actually launches April 11. You can watch on here YouTube or…
From Vox. “It’s also possible that what we’re seeing now is that the US has ended its own war in the Middle East, leaving everyone else in the region behind to fight it out,” Vox senior correspondent Joshua Keating said about whether the war in Iran is actually over. Subscribe to our channel and turn…
From Vox. The US and Iran have only been at war for over a month, but it has already severely affected global oil prices. We’ve resurfaced this 2019 Vox explainer to show you where the Strait of Hormuz sits in the global oil supply chain and what its history with the US has been since…
From Vox. America is drifting further from its former status as a global superpower. Nate Silver, pollster and author of Silver Bulletin, explains to Vox’s Astead Herndon how the US has damaged its international reputation. The first episode of America, Actually launches April 11. You can watch here on YouTube or listen wherever you get…
From Vox. Considering donating blood?🩸The need for it is constant, while the supply often waxes and wanes. Here’s what to know before you give: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/470900/donate-blood-explained Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand…
From Vox. Kalle Lasn has been trying to jam consumer culture for decades. Now he thinks that was only the beginning. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sean talks with the Adbusters founder about advertising, culture jamming, meme warfare, surveillance capitalism, and why he believes the old left-right political script is dead. Lasn argues that consumer…
From Vox. What does American politics look like without Trump at the center? It’s been a one-man show for more than a decade, but now, we’re heading toward the first open presidential election since 2016. It will play out in a country that feels inherently different. Vox’s Astead Herndon tackles these questions with experts, elected…
From Vox. Feeling pain at the pump? You’re not alone. ⛽The average price for a gallon of gas is the highest it’s been in three years. So what’s sent prices sky high? Jonquilyn Hill finds out on the latest episode of Explain It to Me. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so…
From Vox. President Donald Trump’s blatant, sometimes open corruption can feel disorienting. While other White Houses have made a point to show their administration is not for sale, this one has seemingly done the opposite — making a big show of their transactional relationship with corporations, Silicon Valley, and other governments, given the right price.…
From Vox. President Donald Trump promised voters in 2024 that his policies would be America First. But he went back on that promise with multiple foreign interventions, including the war in Iran. So why does polling of MAGA voters show overwhelming support for this conflict? Today, Explained host Noel King asks Carlson about this and…
From Vox. The Gray Area is taking a short break this week — but we’ve got something special for you. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO We’re dropping an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Unexplainable. In it, host Emily Siner explores deceptively simple questions: What is a musical note? And how did something as…
From Vox. President Trump has not made a coherent case for the attacks on Iran. Now, one of his most loyal allies is making a forceful argument against the war. Tucker Carlson tells Today, Explained host Noel King that he met with Trump several times in the weeks before the conflict began. But his warnings…
From Vox. Tucker Carlson invited conservative provocateur Nick Fuentes on his show last October. Fuentes is part of a growing number of young, conservative men sharing openly antisemitic, racist, and misogynistic ideas online. But Carlson’s critics say he went easy on Fuentes, which lent his ideas legitimacy. Today, Explained host Noel King asked Carlson about…
From Vox. Is the Supreme Court considering a radical reinterpretation of the 14th amendment? President Donald Trump has been on a crusade to end birthright citizenship for years. Challenging the long-held legal consensus that anyone born in the United States is granted citizenship, he signed an executive order stripping that right away from the children…
From Vox. Despite what internet trolls might say, eating plant-based protein does not make you any less “manly.” Eating soy foods doesn’t change men’s hormonal makeup, and it’s well-established that soy products are not only safe to eat but also confer a number of health benefits, especially when replacing processed and red meats. Read more:…
From Vox. Millennial feminist Lindy West’s new memoir is about her path to polyamory. Cue the backlash — to West, her husband, and the idea of polyamory itself. Today, Explained host Noel King speaks with Slate culture journalist Scaachi Koul about why so many people are so invested in West’s polyamorous relationship. #LindyWest #news Read…
From Vox. Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why “mattering” is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to…
From Vox. Whether or not you “pahk the cah in Harvahd Yahd” or refer to a group of people as y’all, you have an accent. In fact, we all do, and we can learn a lot about people from the way they talk. Host Jonquilyn Hill talks with experts about how we get our accents…
From Vox. John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, does not think the president has thought through the implications the war in Iran will have on the economy. He told Vox’s Astead Herndon that the Trump administration seems to be “scrambling after the fact.” You can watch their full interview wherever you get your…
From Vox. “How soon could Iran get nuclear weapons? About 72 hours by sending a wire transfer to the central bank in Pyongyang, North Korea, and having North Korea deliver one of their warheads,” said John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. He spoke with Vox’s Astead Herndon about whether or not there…
From Vox. Ambassador John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pushed for war with Iran for 20 years — but not like this. For years, even decades, John Bolton has argued for regime change in Iran and for America to take a proactive military role to make that happen. Bolton served as the…
From Vox. John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has been advocating for military action to topple Iran’s regime for decades. But he didn’t want it to go like this. Bolton sat down with Vox’s Astead Herndon to explain why he has become critical of Trump’s war with Iran, and what he wished…
From Vox. Is moving in with your significant other overrated? For generations, we’ve been taught that after you meet someone and fall in love, you eventually have to move in together. — because moving in is a signal that the relationship is serious. But a growing number of couples are opting out of that last…