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Whole Parenting with Jon Fogel, FDA Says Gay, Beneficial Intelligence
It’s true! The Food and Drug Administration has moved to allow gay and bisexual men to once again donate blood, and V explains exactly what’s changed. Plus, how one congressman is schooling us on wha…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Pageantry and Politics with Tally Bevis, The Future of Florida, How the Emergency Ends
In just the past two days, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a huge package of anti-immigration legislation for the state, and we entered a world where COVID-19 is no longer an official public hea…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Throwback: The Hidden History of Home Ec
When most people think of home economics, they imagine women baking muffins and caring for practice babies. But this week, we’re learning that the field was much more than just “stitching and stirrin…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Inside 2000s MTV with SuChin Pak, What’s a News Desert?, Bat Signal for Singles
In light of big media personalities getting booted from their platforms and other outlets shutting their doors, V discusses the phenomenon of news deserts and where to find good information in spite …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Inside the Ring with Bryan Alvarez, One Pill Too Far, Millennials Are Moving Up
As conservative officials continue to restrict abortion access, Republican constituents are starting to put their foot down. V explains why, for many people, bans on the mifepristone pill have crosse…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus: Show Me the Money with Mrs. Dow Jones
This bonus episode was made possible by Flourish Ventures. Today, V learns hard money lessons in an easy way with “zillennial” financial expert Haley Sacks — or, as her droves of followers know her, …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Light, Sweet Crude with Amy Westervelt, My Billionaire Bestie, Race Against Climate Change
Justice Clarence Thomas has been living the high life and not telling a soul… except all the people who dimed on him for a new ProPublica report. V breaks down what exactly this top judge did — and d…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
High Achieving with Christy Carlson Romano, 'Soros' This 'Soros' That, Off The Rails
The news within the news of Donald Trump’s criminal indictment is that anti-Semitic conspiracy theories unfortunately still prevail. V debunks the thin threads that theorists try to spin between mone…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Spaghetti Sucks with Dan Pashman, V’s View from DC, Get a Job, Kid!
Legislation is wildin’ these days. Fresh off their trip to Congress, V breaks down the who, what, and why behind the recent grilling of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. They also outline which states are int…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus: CARE for Women, Girls, and Global Equality
This bonus episode was made possible by CARE and P&G. V chats with Emily Janoch from CARE International about what it looks like to compassionately serve and connect with more than 100 countries arou…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago