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  1. The sixth sense (the real one)

    21 februari 2020 · 25 min

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    A study at the National Institutes of Health offers a window into some of science’s biggest mysteries, from the origins of pain to how consciousness works. (Transcript here.)
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  2. Ok, Bloomberg

    20 februari 2020 · 21 min

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    Enter the Bloomberg! Exit the Bloomberg? (Transcript here.)
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  3. Where Medicare-for-all is real

    19 februari 2020 · 21 min

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    The Democratic presidential candidates keep having the same argument over Medicare-for-all at the televised debates. To spice up the conversation, Vox’s Dylan Scott takes Sean on a journey to Taiwan to explore how the idea works in practice. (Transcript here.)
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  4. The floating petri dish

    18 februari 2020 · 24 min

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    One coronavirus. Two cruise ships. Lots of mistakes. (Transcript here.)
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  5. Love Me Tinder

    14 februari 2020 · 26 min

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    A new investigation reveals what you may have suspected: dating apps can be very dangerous. But there are safer ways to look for love online.(Transcript here.)
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  6. Between a Stone and a hard place

    13 februari 2020 · 29 min

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    In this, the 500th episode of your favorite daily news podcast, Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains why the sentencing of Roger Stone has thrown the United States Department of Justice into disarray. (Transcript here.)
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  7. Bernie, bro.

    12 februari 2020 · 23 min

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    New Hampshire felt the Bern. (Transcript here.)
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  8. Old Hampshire vs. New Hampshire

    11 februari 2020 · 21 min

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    House parties are key to picking a president in New Hampshire, but they’re quickly being replaced by impersonal rallies. New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Lauren Chooljian attends both to determine what’s being lost. (Transcript here.)
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  9. President Trump's "Africa ban"

    10 februari 2020 · 20 min

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    Vox's Nicole Narea explains how new immigration restrictions that will hit a quarter of Africa's population might be President Trump's version of diplomacy. (Transcript here.)
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  10. Why the wrong movies win Oscars

    7 februari 2020 · 26 min

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    Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson would like to blame the Academy. (Transcript here.)
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  11. How will coronavirus end?

    6 februari 2020 · 20 min

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    In 2015, Dr. Vineet Menachery said a SARS-like virus could spread to humans more easily than previously believed. Now he explains what we can do to stop it. (Transcript here.)
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  12. Acquitted

    5 februari 2020 · 21 min

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    The Senate has acquitted President Trump. Vox’s Ezra Klein argues it’s time to change the Constitution. (Transcript here.)
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  13. Iowhaaaaat?!

    4 februari 2020 · 22 min

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    Iowa caucuses? More like caucus chaos. Or a raucous caucus. Or an Iowasca trip. Somebody's got some explaining to do. (Transcript here.)
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  14. Whyowa?

    3 februari 2020 · 22 min

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    Iowa gets to take the first swing at nominating the Democratic presidential candidate today. But why? (Transcript here.)
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  15. The invisible border

    31 januari 2020 · 29 min

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    After nearly four years of acrimony, Britain finally Brexits tonight. But it risks plunging Northern Ireland back into a living nightmare. (Transcript here.)
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  16. Let’s talk about how to talk about Kobe

    30 januari 2020 · 22 min

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    Kobe Bryant’s death stunned the world. Then people started arguing. (Transcript here.)
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  17. From Nobel Peace Prize to denying genocide

    29 januari 2020 · 32 min

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    The International Court of Justice is ordering Myanmar to protect the Rohingya from genocide, but no one knows if Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will heed the call. (Transcript here.)
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  18. The Bolton's back in town

    28 januari 2020 · 28 min

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    Vox's Andrew Prokop explains why John Bolton’s leaked manuscript has upended the GOP’s hopes to wrap up the impeachment trial quickly without calling witnesses. (Transcript here.)
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  19. Shaken like a polarized picture

    27 januari 2020 · 26 min

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    The political polarization of America didn’t start with Donald Trump and it won’t end in 2020 either. Ezra Klein explains "Why We're Polarized." (Transcript here.)
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  20. The Crown Prince and the Amazon King

    24 januari 2020 · 24 min

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    Did Mohammed Bin Salman hack Jeff Bezos? Recode’s Peter Kafka returns with an update and Kara Swisher explains Saudi Arabia's impunity in the tech world. (Transcript here.)
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  21. Coronavirus

    23 januari 2020 · 24 min

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    A SARS-like virus has killed at least 17 people, quarantined millions in China, and made its way to the United States. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what's known and what's next. (Transcript here.)
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  22. A George Washington Bridge too far

    22 januari 2020 · 25 min

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    The Supreme Court is trying to settle the fight over the biggest traffic jam in the history of American politics once and for all. WNYC's Matt Katz, author of "American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption," explains. (Transcript here.)
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  23. The Senate trial begins

    21 januari 2020 · 23 min

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    Vox's Andrew Prokop explains everything you need to know as President Trump's Senate impeachment trial gets underway. (Transcript here.)
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  24. The 100 year fight for equal rights

    17 januari 2020 · 22 min

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    Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment this week. Now, Congress is the only thing standing between the 28th amendment and the Constitution of the United States. (Transcript here.)
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  25. Ukraine International Flight 752

    16 januari 2020 · 26 min

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    Canada now has the unfortunate job of dealing with the collateral damage from the conflict between Iran and the United States. (Transcript here.)
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  26. Booker blames the rules

    15 januari 2020 · 24 min

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    Senator Cory Booker tells Sean Rameswaram why he never stood a chance and Vox's Ella Nilsen explains why Senators Warren and Sanders are fighting. (Transcript here.)
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  27. Elizabeth Warren needs a poster boy

    14 januari 2020 · 32 min

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    Elizabeth Warren’s best bet to fight the opioid epidemic might be stealing a page from the battle against AIDS. Vox’s Jillian Weinberger explains how for The Impact. (Transcript here.)
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  28. One billion animals dead

    13 januari 2020 · 22 min

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    Australia is suffering unprecedented damage from months of bush fires, but the country remains divided on the politics of climate change. (Transcript here.)
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  29. Megxit

    10 januari 2020 · 25 min

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    Meghan Markle and her husband have announced their own personal Brexit. (Transcript here.)
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  30. The (first) trial of Harvey Weinstein

    9 januari 2020 · 25 min

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    Irin Carmon from New York magazine explains how #MeToo is on trial alongside Harvey Weinstein. (Transcript here.)
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  31. What about Iraq?

    8 januari 2020 · 21 min

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    Iran fired back. The United States issued a statement. Iraq wishes its allies would fight somewhere else. (Transcript here.)
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  32. The view from Iran

    7 januari 2020 · 24 min

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    Iran analyst Dina Esfandiary explains why the killing of Qassem Soleimani was “the greatest gift the Trump administration could have given the Iranian government.” And an Iranian-American family disagrees on the meaning of Soleimani’s death. (Transcript here.)
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  33. War with Iran?

    6 januari 2020 · 25 min

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    The United States killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last week. Vox's Alex Ward explains what might happen next. (Transcript here.)
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  34. Should we burn our recycling?

    3 januari 2020 · 27 min

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    The vast majority of our plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire. (Transcript here.)
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  35. The other TV president

    2 januari 2020 · 22 min

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    Before stumbling into the biggest American political scandal in a generation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was best known for playing the president on TV. (Transcript here.)
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  36. Trump of the Year

    30 december 2019 · 21 min

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    On the cusp of a big election year, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias reviews President Trump’s accomplishments thus far. (Transcript here.)
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  37. Song of the Year

    27 december 2019 · 24 min

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    “Old Town Road” is unlike anything that’s ever happened in American popular music. (Transcript here.)
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  38. Person of the Year

    26 december 2019 · 17 min

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    Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine explains why. (Transcript here.)
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  39. The Queen of Christmas

    23 december 2019 · 22 min

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    A quarter-century after its release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Call it a "Christmas Mariahcle." (Transcript here.)
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  40. Debate 6: Enter the Wine Cave

    21 december 2019 · 23 min

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    The sixth and final Democratic debate of the year was less diverse, more substantive, and also featured a fight about a wine cave. Vox's Emily Stewart explains. (Transcript here.)
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  41. Aging in America

    19 december 2019 · 21 min

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    By 2035, there will be more elderly people than children in America. The country isn’t ready. (Transcript here.)
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  42. Impeachment Day

    19 december 2019 · 17 min

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    The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains what comes next. (Transcript here.)
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  43. Trump v. Taxes

    17 december 2019 · 16 min

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    The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump has to turn over his tax returns, but WNYC's Andrea Bernstein says the Court is really deciding whether Trump can literally get away with murder. (Transcript here.)
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  44. Big Bezos is watching you

    17 december 2019 · 26 min

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    In under 20 years, Amazon grew from an online bookstore to the eyes and ears in our homes. OneZero's Will Oremus says we should be concerned about what comes next. (Transcript here.)
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  45. Space Farce

    14 december 2019 · 18 min

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    The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it? (Transcript here.)
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  46. India's Muslim ban

    13 december 2019 · 16 min

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    The second-largest Muslim nation in the world just got closer to becoming a Hindu state.
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  47. The cost of PrEP

    12 december 2019 · 24 min

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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Trump administration agree on one thing: the cost of HIV drugs is too high.
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  48. Articles of impeachment

    10 december 2019 · 20 min

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    House Democrats made history today.
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  49. Rudolph the former mayor

    9 december 2019 · 28 min

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    How Rudy Giuliani went from "America's mayor" to the inadvertent architect of Donald Trump's pending impeachment.
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  50. “This will end when one of us dies”

    6 december 2019 · 16 min

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    ProPublica’s Lizzie Presser explains why Americans are being jailed for their medical debt.
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