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God Loves the Gays with Kevin Garcia, This World is On Fire, Sinful Surveillance
A UN committee just released its newest report on climate change, and it’s dire. V explains the stakes, the goals, and the action we need to hold our governments accountable for in order to get on th…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Real Self-Care with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, Is SVB SOL?, TikTok on the Clock
Did this week seriously just turn from 2008-style panic to status quo? In a way, yes. And V explains all the other ways Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse differs from the bank bailouts of the aughts. Th…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
What Is a Conspiracy? with Dr. Orisanmi Burton, No Nuclear Deal, Bullfrog Breakfast
It’s the six-month mark of the revolution in Iran — what might the future look like? V checks in with Moj Mahdara, co-founder of the Iranian Diaspora Collective, to understand more about what the Ira…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Therapy Remixed with Dr. Courtney Tracy, Midwestern Might, What Was Monet Smoking?
The 2022 midterms broke up partisan gridlock across the country, turning four state governments fully blue. V walks us through what these states have already been up to. Plus, who knew you could trac…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Oh SNAP! with Gina Plata-Nino, Jimmy Carter’s Legacy, Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice... Equity!
In this episode, we go full fangirl over the incredible life of former President Jimmy Carter. V also zooms in on how one Broadway production is shaking up a classic story on stages across the U.S. T…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Introducing: Pop Culture Happy Hour
We're sharing an episode from a podcast we love called Pop Culture Happy Hour. In this episode, Aisha Harris talks to Brittany Luse and Odie Henderson about the three-decade run of the Maury Povich s…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Maintenance Ma’am-splaining with Mercury Stardust, The Ohio Fallout, GTFO UFOs
Several weeks out from the train derailment in Ohio, there’s reason to be concerned about long-term contamination in the area. V boosts the advice of citizen scientists to help people protect themsel…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
State of the Men with Jordan Harbinger, Congress Is an Open Book, No More Junk Fees
The state of this union is that V is back from D.C., bringing stories from the White House and quotes from the politicians who serve us. V gets them talking about the role of government and community…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Civically Enraged with Sharon McMahon, SCORPION’s Sting, The Nazi Next Door
In places beyond Memphis, deadly police squads remain in operation. In Hobbs, New Mexico, abortion clinics have been banned. In Ohio, thousands of homeschooling parents have been teaching white supre…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Sperm Donor Secrecy with Laura High, EVs for Peewees, SNAP Out of It
This week has brought a lot of change for public health. On one hand, the first electric school buses have started rolling out, courtesy of bipartisan infrastructure funding. On the other, politician…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago