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  1. "Somebody's gotta explain this to Trump"

    29 september 2018 · 19 min

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    After tense words and a walkout, the Republicans got their man and the Democrats got their FBI investigation. Vox's Ezra Klein explains how both sides sorta won.
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  2. Testimony (Part 2 of 2)

    28 september 2018 · 13 min

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    Today, Brett Kavanaugh responded to Christine Blasey Ford's testimony that he tried to rape her in high school. (An episode on Ford's testimony was released earlier today.)
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  3. Testimony (Part 1 of 2)

    27 september 2018 · 17 min

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    Today, Christine Blasey Ford publicly testified about her allegations that Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her in high school. (Expect an additional episode about Kavanaugh's testimony in a few hours.)
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  4. The ghost of Florence

    26 september 2018 · 23 min

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    Dozens died, millions of animals drowned, billions of dollars worth in damage done, and Hurricane Florence isn’t even over yet. Before rebuilding begins, the government offers a way out. ******************************** Tap here to find out more about Vox Media's new podcasts: https://www.voxmedia.com/about-vox-media/2018/9/24/17882894/vmpn-fall-2018-slate
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  5. Red light, green card

    25 september 2018 · 19 min

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    The Trump administration wants to make it a whole lot harder to get a green card. Vox's Dara Lind explains the newest proposal to rein in legal immigration.
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  6. Accusers, plural

    24 september 2018 · 20 min

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    U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is facing more accusations of sexual misconduct.
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  7. Chicago on trial

    21 september 2018 · 24 min

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    Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shot Laquan McDonald 16 times. His murder trial began this week, four years after Laquan was killed. WBEZ's Shannon Heffernan explains how this shooting has changed Chicago.
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  8. elon r u ok

    20 september 2018 · 29 min

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    Elon Musk is having a bit of a week, a month, a year. Now the Department of Justice is investigating him, as is Today, Explained.
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  9. China's concentration camps

    19 september 2018 · 24 min

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    China has a secret that’s slowly slipping out: roughly a million Uighurs are being held in “reeducation camps”. Gulchehra Hoja, a Uighur journalist, explains how reporting on China’s human rights abuses against Muslims led to the disappearance of 23 of her relatives.
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  10. Now’s a great time to commit some white-collar crime

    18 september 2018 · 24 min

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    The Mueller investigation has revealed how easy it is to get away with white-collar crime in the United States. ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger explains how we got here.
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  11. What the letter said

    17 september 2018 · 22 min

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    Christine Blasey Ford has come forward to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Vox's Li Zhou recounts the alleged assault and Emily Bazelon from the New York Times Magazine explains what might come next.
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  12. Back to Juul

    14 september 2018 · 23 min

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    The FDA announced this week it’s cracking down on e-cigarettes, demanding that manufacturers like Juul prove within 60 days they aren’t harmful to youth. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains why kids love vaping and why they shouldn't.
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  13. Have you talked to God about this?

    13 september 2018 · 25 min

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    Today, Pope Francis met with American bishops at the Vatican to discuss the fallout from a report on decades of abuse by priests. A religion reporter explains the widening crisis within the Church, before a Jesuit priest and a few everyday Catholics struggle with how it affects their faith.
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  14. CAROLINAS, PLEASE EVACUATE

    12 september 2018 · 20 min

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    Meteorologist Angela Fritz forecasts the catastrophic storm that's about to slam the Carolinas.
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  15. Deadname

    11 september 2018 · 20 min

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    Three transgender women of color have been murdered in the past two weeks. ProPublica’s Lucas Waldron explains why so many murders of trans people remain unsolved, and why a lot of it boils down to something called a “deadname.” ****************************************** Watch the Vox-ProPublica video on how ID laws can put trans people in danger: https://bit.ly/2MkETod
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  16. Game, Upset, Match

    11 september 2018 · 30 min

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    Naomi Osaka defeated her lifelong hero Serena Williams to win the US Open on Saturday. The match might be remembered for the wrong reasons.
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  17. Arrested for reporting a massacre

    7 september 2018 · 24 min

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    Two Reuters reporters have been sentenced to seven years in prison for calling attention to a recent massacre in Myanmar. The United Nations says it's part of a larger genocide to wipe Rohingya from the country.
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  18. But his emails!

    7 september 2018 · 21 min

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    Brett Kavanaugh’s emails are spilling out and they’re causing waves on Capitol Hill.
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  19. Bad blood

    6 september 2018 · 22 min

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    The scandal-plagued blood-testing startup Theranos is shutting down. The Wall Street Journal’s John Carreyrou chronicles the rise and fall of a $10 billion business built on lies.
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  20. Confirmation screamings

    5 september 2018 · 21 min

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    Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings for the United States Supreme Court began today. Slate's Dahlia Lithwick say they were unlike any she'd seen before.
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  21. America's worst defense attorney

    31 augustus 2018 · 21 min

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    Who is Robert Mueller?
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  22. Don't call it a comeback

    30 augustus 2018 · 21 min

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    Louis CK surprised New York City's Comedy Cellar with a fresh set of jokes Sunday night. Some were not amused. Vox's Constance Grady explains how to apologize.
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  23. Take a penny, take a penny

    29 augustus 2018 · 27 min

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    New York investigators are turning up the heat on the Trump Foundation this summer. The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold shares a series of increasingly unbelievable stories about the organization’s shenanigans.
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  24. False profit

    28 augustus 2018 · 22 min

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    The top student loan officer in the country kicked off the school year by quitting. He says the Trump administration "turned its back on young people and their financial futures." Vox’s Libby Nelson explains one contentious call: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has rolled back Obama-era regulations on for-profit colleges.
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  25. The empty seat in Arizona

    27 augustus 2018 · 26 min

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    Love him, hate him, or both, Senator John McCain will be remembered as a towering figure of American politics.
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  26. Kill me maybe

    24 augustus 2018 · 20 min

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    The EPA is rolling back Obama-era regulations on coal-fired plants. It says its decision will kill 1400 Americans per year by 2030.
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  27. Insecurity complex

    23 augustus 2018 · 22 min

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    The president has threatened to revoke the national security clearances for current and former government officials. The Washington Post's Shane Harris explains why this is a bad idea for basically everyone.
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  28. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty?

    22 augustus 2018 · 22 min

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    In an unprecedented one-two punch Donald Trump’s personal lawyer pleaded guilty to and his campaign manager was found guilty of serious crimes yesterday evening. Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explores the implications.
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  29. 19 cents per hour

    21 augustus 2018 · 20 min

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    Inmates nationwide go on strike today to protest conditions they call “modern-day slavery": incarcerated Americans are paid pennies on the dollar for cooking food, making license plates, even fighting fires. The Marshall Project’s Nicole Lewis explains.
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  30. No fair, ride share

    20 augustus 2018 · 20 min

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    New York City has approved the first cap in the U.S. on Uber and Lyft vehicles. WIRED’s Aarian Marshall explains who’ll be impacted the most, and whether this is scooters’ big chance to zip ahead.
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  31. Never tweet

    17 augustus 2018 · 23 min

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    Twitter temporarily banned Alex Jones and Infowars this week. Why'd it take so long?
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  32. Saw something, said nothing

    16 augustus 2018 · 23 min

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    A Pennsylvania grand jury has released a 1300-page report on child sex abuses within the state's Catholic Church. Jack Jenkins from Religion News Service peels back the curtain on 70 years of heinous assaults.
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  33. Crazy. Rich. And finally seen.

    15 augustus 2018 · 22 min

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    Crazy Rich Asians hits theaters today. Los Angeles Times film critic Jen Yamato says it's been 25 years in the making.
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  34. Democracy Dies in Daylight

    14 augustus 2018 · 21 min

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    Democracies can fall many ways: military coups, assassinations, mass protests. But what does it look like when a democracy quietly backslides into autocracy? Vox’s Zack Beauchamp went on a trip to Hungary to explore (with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting).
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  35. NASA shoots a billion dollars at the sun

    13 augustus 2018 · 19 min

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    You might have missed it this weekend, but NASA shot a spaceship at the sun. Once it gets there, the Parker Solar Probe might find the secret to keeping our big hot star from destroying us.
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  36. "These bastards tried to kill me"

    10 augustus 2018 · 21 min

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    Aubtin Heydari tells the story of how he was almost murdered by a white supremacist at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last year.
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  37. This too shall MoviePass

    9 augustus 2018 · 21 min

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    MoviePass is changing the way we see movies, but it's going to have to get its act together. Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson explains.
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  38. When a season lasts a year

    8 augustus 2018 · 19 min

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    California’s Mendocino Complex Fire is now the biggest in the state’s recorded history, surpassing a record set… last year. Vox’s Umair Irfan says the worst is yet to come.
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  39. Wrestling with Ohio State

    7 augustus 2018 · 21 min

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    Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan wants to be the next Speaker of the House, but a pack of wrestlers could be blocking his path. Corky Siemaszko broke the story for NBC.
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  40. HQ2

    6 augustus 2018 · 23 min

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    Amazon will soon announce which city will land its second headquarters along with 50,000 new jobs. There’s a lot to win and maybe just as much to lose.
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  41. Is the economy great again?

    3 augustus 2018 · 20 min

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    The US economy is booming, unemployment keeps dropping, and the country is in the midst of one of the longest economic expansions in our history. Guest host Ezra Klein talks with economist Betsey Stevenson about what's driving this growth — and whether President Trump deserves credit for it.
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  42. You must sign here

    2 augustus 2018 · 19 min

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    An immigration lawyer at the border says ICE agents are pressuring parents into being deported with their children. Vox’s Dara Lind broke the story.
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  43. Ready, print, fire

    1 augustus 2018 · 20 min

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    Today was supposed to be a big day for people who wanted to make their own guns with 3D printers. But last night, a federal judge in Seattle temporarily banned a man named Cody Wilson from sharing blueprints for his weapons online. WIRED’s Andy Greenberg makes his own AR-15 and explains.
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  44. How to solve the opioid crisis

    31 juli 2018 · 23 min

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    Vox's German Lopez explains America's opioid crisis and goes looking for a solution.
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  45. Manafort, day in court

    30 juli 2018 · 21 min

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    The first trial of the Mueller investigation begins tomorrow. Vox’s Andrew Prokop runs through the many, many charges Paul Manafort is facing.
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  46. Delete your account

    27 juli 2018 · 22 min

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    Dan Harmon quit Twitter. James Gunn was fired by Disney. Sarah Silverman defended a nine-year-old joke about molestation. Vox’s Aja Romano explains why internet mobs are digging up celebrities’ old social media posts.
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  47. Cricketer-in-Chief

    26 juli 2018 · 20 min

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    A thrice-married, nightclub-loving cricket star just won Pakistan’s election. Mehreen Zahra-Malik explains why the military backed Imran Khan and Brookings’ Madiha Afzal explains why democracy in Pakistan never seems to last long.
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  48. Soy Story

    25 juli 2018 · 18 min

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    The Trump administration stirred up a flurry of trade disputes that threatened to put farmers in the red. Then it threw out a lifesaver: $12 billion in emergency relief. A farmer in Minnesota tells us what she really thinks.
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  49. Graduating Marjory Stoneman Douglas High

    24 juli 2018 · 18 min

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    What’s up with the Parkland teens? Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School inspired over a million people to march for gun control a few months ago, but it’s been relatively quiet since. Turns out they’ve been busier than ever. David Hogg speaks to Sean Rameswaram.
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  50. The Endangered Endangered Species Act

    23 juli 2018 · 22 min

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    The White House has proposed stripping the Endangered Species Act of key provisions - the same legislation that helped save the grizzly bear, bald eagle and humpback whale. But Congressional Republicans say protecting some critters is hurting farmers and businesses in big ways. Vox’s Umair Irfan explains.
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