Podcast Episodes

The rehabilitation of Bashar al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad became a regional pariah after brutal crackdowns on his own citizens. But on Friday, the most powerful men in the Mi…

2 years, 9 months ago

Parking is a lot

In our quest to accommodate parked cars, we’ve paved over downtowns, polluted the planet, and made it near impossible to get anywhere without driving…

2 years, 9 months ago

Kevin McCarthy wants you to get a job

With the debt ceiling deadline approaching, Republicans want to expand rules that require welfare recipients to work. Vox’s Dylan Scott and Marketpla…

2 years, 9 months ago

The most important election of 2023

After 21 years of leading Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a global political giant. But a crumbling Turkish economy and the opposition candidate pose…

2 years, 9 months ago

The new border crisis

Title 42, a Covid-era policy that included strict limits on migration into the US from Mexico, has expired. El Paso Times reporter Lauren Villagran e…

2 years, 9 months ago

Can power plants go green?

The EPA has just announced new rules for power plants to clean up their act. But to get to those lower limits, companies might have to switch to two …

2 years, 9 months ago

How Zelda changed gaming

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This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, e…

2 years, 10 months ago

Covid is “over”

Or at least the federal government is over spending money on it. Vox’s resident epidemiologist, Keren Landman, explains the end of the public health …

2 years, 10 months ago

Trump loses sexual abuse lawsuit

A New York jury awarded $5 million to journalist E. Jean Carroll, whose civil suit against the former president alleged sexual battery and defamation…

2 years, 10 months ago

Ed Sheeran and the “Blurred Lines” effect

Ed Sheeran just won a big copyright trial. But he might not have even been in court if not for Robin Thicke and Pharrell’s “Blurred Lines.” Pitchfork…

2 years, 10 months ago