Vox Quick Hits
288 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 41 ratingsA bite-sized daily podcast from the Culture and The Goods teams at Vox that goes wherever our (and your!) pop culture and consumerism curiosities take us. Hear the stories behind the news and trends, get personal about purchases, and find your next book or binge watch. New episodes daily, Monday to Friday. Each 15 minutes or less.
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What can be done to speed up vaccinations? | The Weeds in 10
February 03, 2021 10:01 - 8 minutesGerman Lopez joins Matt Yglesias and Dara Lind to discuss some of the obstacles to vaccine distribution — and some possible solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The coup in Myanmar | Today, Explained in 10
February 03, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesSome would say the military has always been in control of Myanmar. On Monday morning, they made it official once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Biden’s climate policy reset | Tell Me More
February 02, 2021 10:01 - 9 minutesPresident Biden is hitting the ground running on climate and trying to make up for lost ground under the Trump administration. He signed an executive order for the United States to rejoin the Paris climate agreement on his first day in office and has ordered a slate of actions across the executive branch to try to combat climate change. He’s also set ambitious goals, such as getting to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Climate reporter Lili Pike discusses Biden’s approach to the climate crisis ...
Investigating military extremism | Today, Explained in 10
February 02, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutesCarter Smith served in the armed forces for twenty years. Then he became a military investigator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The wild world of Victorian thrillers | Ask a Book Critic
February 01, 2021 10:02 - 3 minutesVox's book critic Constance Grady recommends books for Wilkie Collins fans. Spontaneous combustion included. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Brexit is done ... ish | Tell Me More
February 01, 2021 10:01 - 9 minutesAfter years of haggling, two prime ministers, and countless fits and starts, the United Kingdom has finally left the European Union — mostly. Britain left the EU at the start of the year, and now both sides are learning to navigate life after the divorce. Vox foreign reporter Jen Kirby explains life after the Brexit breakup, including why some people in the UK won’t feel the weight of the change until the Covid-19 pandemic is over and why Scotland’s political future is still uncertain. Learn ...
Biden’s latest executive actions | Today, Explained in 10
February 01, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutesReporters from the Vox newsroom recount Joe Biden's latest round of presidential actions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lupin on Netflix | What to Watch
January 29, 2021 10:02 - 7 minutesVox critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff and film critic Alissa Wilkinson recommend Lupin, starring Omar Sy. It’s a five-episode French TV show based on a classic literary character who is a master of disguise and who delights in tricking criminals to bring justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Putin wants Alexei Navalny dead | Worldly in 10
January 29, 2021 10:01 - 8 minutesZack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the nationwide demonstrations in Russia in support of dissident opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who returned to the country this week from Germany, where he was recuperating from a poisoning believed to be an assassination attempt directed by the Kremlin. Navalny was immediately arrested upon his arrival, sparking protests across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GameStock | Today, Explained in 10
January 29, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesVox’s Emily Stewart explains how GameStop’s stock jumped by 1,700 percent this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
$60 on a sketchy palm reading | The Best Money I Ever Spent
January 28, 2021 10:02 - 7 minutesWriter Jo Livingstone’s essay on moving to New York City and allowing themself to be scammed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A sketchy palm reading in a new city | The Best Money I Ever Spent
January 28, 2021 10:02 - 7 minutesWhen Jo Livingstone got lost in a new city, they found a fortune teller and a path forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fascism in Post-Trump America isn't going away | Vox Conversations in 10
January 28, 2021 10:01 - 8 minutesVox's Sean Illing talks to Yale professor and author Jason Stanley about why American democracy provides such fertile soil for fascism, how Donald Trump demonstrated how easy it was for our country to flirt with a fascist future and what we can do about it. 8:44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The military’s far-right problem | Today, Explained in 10
January 28, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesSen. Tammy Duckworth wants the military to do a better job of rooting out extremism in its ranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What is "manifesting"? | One Good Answer
January 27, 2021 10:02 - 6 minutesManifesting is the latest iteration of The Law of Attraction, the belief that you can make things happen through desire and attention. Vox's Rebecca Jennings explains how it works, and how it doesn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Does more police mean less crime? | The Weeds in 10
January 27, 2021 10:01 - 8 minutesMatt Yglesias, Dara Lind, and German Lopez discuss the research and the evidence for the effects of the number of police officers on crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Coronavirus, 365 days later | Today, Explained in 10
January 27, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesOne year after our first episode on the novel coronavirus, Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what we got right, what we got wrong, and what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can you convict an ex-president? | Tell Me More
January 26, 2021 10:01 - 7 minutesDonald Trump’s second impeachment trial is on the horizon, even though he’s out of the White House. Trump was impeached for the second time in January, this time on incitement of insurrection over the riots at the US Capitol, and now, the matter is headed to the Senate. Some Democrats worry conducting an impeachment trial now will collide with Joe Biden’s early agenda, but lawmakers insist they can balance legislation, appointee confirmations, and Trump. Vox’s Li Zhou explains the lay of the ...
Marianne Williamson on healing America’s soul | Today, Explained in 10
January 26, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesMarianne Williamson was applauded as well as ridiculed on the presidential debate stage when she warned of the “dark psychic forces of collectivized hatred.” Now, just a few weeks after a lethal insurrection, a historic second impeachment, and the inauguration of President Joe Biden, she talks about the possibility of unity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The dark truth behind SoulCycle | What's the Story?
January 25, 2021 10:02 - 10 minutesHow a highly exclusive, luxury spin class business rose to power and its dramatic downfall. Vox’s Alex Abad-santos breaks down his investigative report on SoulCycle and reveals the toxic culture behind the once star-studded fitness studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An actual federal Covid-19 response | Tell Me More
January 25, 2021 10:01 - 10 minutesWith Joe Biden in office, the United States has a chance to reset its response to the Covid-19 pandemic and address the crisis at hand. President Biden has set a goal of administering 100 million Covid-19 vaccines in 100 days. Central to his plan to get there: an increased federal role in the process and billions of dollars in investment. Vox’s German Lopez discusses America’s current vaccination landscape, Biden’s coronavirus strategy, and how the new administration’s approach differs from D...
Second in command, first in history | Today, Explained in 10
January 25, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesKamala Harris has already broken barriers, but ahead lies the rare task of leading a polarized and evenly divided Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Our favorite films | What to Watch
January 22, 2021 10:02 - 10 minutesVox critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff and film critic Alissa Wilkinson picked their favorite movies: Spirited Away, Blue, Margaret, and The Death of Stalin. Alissa and Emily chat about why they love the movies and how to find them on Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Biden’s world | Worldly in 10
January 22, 2021 10:01 - 8 minutesZack, Jenn, and Alex host the first Worldly episode of the Biden administration, the show’s first-ever episode when Donald Trump is not president. They discuss how US foreign policy will differ under Biden — and surprising ways it might stay the same — on topics ranging from China to Middle Eastern alliances to climate change. References: Alex has a thorough explainer on Biden’s foreign policy. Vox wrote up how the confirmation hearings for Biden’s key national security Cabinet picks went ...
Biden’s first executive actions | Today, Explained in 10
January 22, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesIn his first few minutes in office, President Biden hit CTRL+Z on former President Trump’s agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What it means to be a "good" rich person | Vox Conversations in 10
January 21, 2021 10:02 - 7 minutesVox columnist Anne Helen Petersen talks with sociologist Rachel Sherman about her research into the anxieties of wealthy people and their desire to be seen as "middle class." Sherman's work exposes the flawed stories we tell ourselves about who qualifies as middle class and who qualifies as "good" in the US. Enjoyed this episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of One Good Answer by subscribing in your favorite pod...
Why is everyone talking about Section 230? | Tell Me More
January 21, 2021 10:01 - 9 minutesLawmakers in Washington are fighting over an internet law you’ve never heard of called Section 230. It’s a sword and shield that basically means internet companies like Twitter and Facebook can police their platforms however they want, and they’re not liable for what people post there. But now, the law is increasingly under fire on both sides of the aisle. Recode reporter Sara Morrison explains the growing criticism of Section 230 and whether scrapping or reforming it is really the best way t...
Biden's Inauguration | Today, Explained in 10
January 21, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutesIn his inaugural speech, President Joe Biden spoke about the pandemic while also calling out the rise of far-right extremism and misinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Understanding Kamala Harris's multiracial identity | What's the Story?
January 20, 2021 10:03 - 10 minutesIn her new role, Kamala Harris will break many barriers: she is the first woman, first Black person, and first person of South Asian descent to become the vice president of the United States. For some people, that last part is news: Wait, Harris is Asian American? When she was nominated, there was much discussion about Harris’s identity. While some South Asian voters were upset that this part of her identity has long been downplayed, others were excited about the historic nature of her nomina...
Books to help you find yourself | Ask a Book Critic
January 20, 2021 10:02 - 6 minutesThis is Ask a Book Critic, hosted by Vox's book critic Constance Grady. She recommends reads to suit your very specific mood: either how you’re feeling right now, or how you’d like to be feeling instead. This week, Constance has books that will help you figure out who you are. Maybe you're trying to find your identity or build a new one. Or maybe you're thinking about the kind of person you want to be in this new year, which is an issue books tackle uniquely well. Recommendations: Something ...
Biden's $1.9 trillion recovery plan | The Weeds in 10
January 20, 2021 10:01 - 4 minutesWhat's most important in the Covid rescue plan outlined by the Biden team? The Weeds hosts Matt Yglesias and Dara Lind are joined by Vox's Emily Stewart to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Abolish the lame-duck period? | Today, Explained in 10
January 20, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesAmerica’s two-month lame-duck period gave supporters of the outgoing president ample time to plan a violent uprising. Vox’s Ian Millhiser argues the long transition needs to end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
$80 on TSA PreCheck | The Best Money I Ever Spent
January 19, 2021 10:04 - 8 minutesWhile an absolutely incredible value, TSA PreCheck status shouldn't exist, comedian and writer Josh Gondelman argues. Still, it's the best $80 he has ever spent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Looking for literary glamour | Ask a Book Critic
January 19, 2021 10:03 - 5 minutesVox's book critic, Constance Grady, recommends books by Bill Cunningham, Tina Brown and Cookie Mueller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What Bridgerton gets right about race | What's the Story?
January 19, 2021 10:02 - 10 minutesThe new hit Regency romance series on Netflix from Shonda Rhimes is drawing attention from critics for its handling of race. Vox’s Aja Romano talks about what the series gets right about the time period and its playful approach to the genre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trump is who we are | Tell Me More
January 19, 2021 10:01 - 12 minutesPresident Donald Trump is not an anomaly, he’s an American consistency, one that many people — namely white people — often overlook. Vox race reporter Fabiola Cineas talks about how Trump elevated white supremacy in the United States and how his divisive rhetoric culminated in the Capitol riots on January 6. We also get into how America’s history on race landed Trump in the White House in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The first global vaccination | Today, Explained in 10
January 19, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesVaccine rollouts have always been fraught. Sam Kean tells the story of the Balmis expedition, which brought the smallpox vaccine to the Americas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Introducing Vox Quick Hits
January 14, 2021 20:39 - 2 minutesA daily playlist of bite-sized audio from Vox to start your day a little more informed. Tune in every weekday morning starting Tuesday, January 19th for episodes spanning politics, policy, and culture – all in 10 minutes or less. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices