Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Disown your kid to pay for college
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This summer’s hottest college admissions scam is parents disowning their children. The Wall Street...
A Green New Deal, but for guns
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vox’s German Lopez explains why Democrats need a bold new plan for gun control. Learn more about y...
Reviving death
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After 16 years, the Trump administration is bringing back the federal death penalty. Reverend Sharon...
Dem Debates 2: Election Boogaloo
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie yelled at Ryan. Biden defended Obama. Warren destroyed Delaney. Vox's Tara Golshan explains t...
Life's a breach
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Capital One got hacked. Equifax is trying to make up for its hack. And The Verge’s Russell Brandom...
Coats checks out
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Coats is resigning, leaving a vacancy at the top of US intelligence. The Washington Post’s Sha...
Where we’re going, we still need roads
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Four of the world’s biggest carmakers have secretly negotiated an emissions deal with California, ...
No such thing as free lunch
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A school district in Pennsylvania apologized this week for saying students with unpaid lunch debt mi...
BoJo
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson wanted a Brexit and now he’ll have to figure out how to make it happen. The Atlantic...
Mueller reports
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At long last, former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress today. Learn more abou...
#RickyRenuncia
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are demanding Governor Ricardo Roselló resign. David Begnaud...
Five years after Eric Garner
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After five years, a decision on the death of Eric Garner, who was put in a chokehold by an NYPD offi...
Holy shit
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, Vox’s Brian Resnick says astronauts left something up...
"Send her back"
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An ugly, racist week in America came to a head last night with a chant at a Trump rally. The Atlanti...
How to solve the asylum crisis
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, the Trump administration dramatically changed the rules governing asylum. A scholar who ...
The Prince of Blackwater
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Betsy DeVos’s baby brother made a name for himself running one of America's top mercenary companie...
What raids?
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Immigrant communities across the United States spent the weekend on edge awaiting so-called "ICE rai...
Don't stop, make it pop
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your favorite young person’s favorite app is TikTok. Vox’s Rebecca Jennings has been spending to...
The government will sleep in your bed
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, 22 UN ambassadors condemned China for detaining at least a million ethnic Uighurs in “r...
A preexisting debate
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Obamacare is back in court. Vox’s Li Zhou explains how the healthcare bill might finally meet its ...
The renegade general
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Libya’s ongoing civil war has escalated into one of its bloodiest moments yet—the bombing of a m...
Switch to Mitch
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first Democratic debates, candidates seemed to be running against a powerful Republican who a...
Know your enemy (Part II)
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When people see Deeyah Khan's documentary about white supremacists they tell her, "The real problem ...
Know your enemy (Part I)
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Documentary filmmaker Deeyah Khan grew tired of receiving death threats from white supremacists so s...
Equal pay is the goooooaaaaaallllllllll!
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Team USA is having quite the World Cup, but the women made headlines even before the tournament star...
40 acres and a bill
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Slavery reparations were once an untouchable idea in American politics, but now presidential candida...
Two days, Explained
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty Democratic candidates. Two debates. Some awkward Spanish. Vox’s Ella Nilsen hits the highli...
Supreme Count
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court dropped two doozies today. NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang details a ruling on the 2020 cens...
"Safe and sanitary"
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Senate passed $4.6 billion in emergency aid for the crisis at the southwestern border today. Las...
Republicans on the run
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark cap-and-trade bill in Oregon is on life support after Republicans fled the state to avoid...
The rise and fall of R. Kelly
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
R. Kelly is facing new criminal charges, as well as investigations that involve the IRS, the FBI, an...
Never forget
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 9/11 first responders and Jon Stewart are fighting Congress for what they hope is the last time....
Drone down
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iran kicked off the day by blowing up a very expensive US surveillance drone. Vox's Alex Ward explai...
I see fake people
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Doctored videos of Nancy Pelosi and Mark Zuckerberg have Congress worried about the nation’s grasp...
Change for a 20?
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As Washington gears up for the 2020 elections, it's fighting over who should be on the $20 bill. Lea...
After the ouster
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sudanese protesters pulled off the impossible: ousting dictator Omar al-Bashir. Now, the protestors ...
Little pink houses for nobody
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
California is the most populous state in the country, but people increasingly can’t afford to live...
Hong Kong in the streets
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in Hong Kong. CNN’s Matt Rivers is on the scene and...
Guatemala’s corruption conundrum
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are nearly twenty candidates vying to be president of Guatemala. Some are being investigated f...
Planting dreams
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erica Alfaro just got her master’s degree. But underneath the cap and gown is the story of migrant...
Mushroom magic
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denver and Oakland have become the first US cities to effectively decriminalize magic mushrooms. Mic...
My Brexit brings all the boys to the yard
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Right-wing politicians in the UK are under attack. Delicious, sticky attack. Learn more about your a...
Crisis of faith
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iraq’s Christian population has been fleeing the country en masse. The United States wants to help...
The new secession
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wealthy white residents are trying to secede from East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The Atlantic’...
It’s hard to ratify U-S-M-C-A
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump wants his NAFTA replacement deal ratified. But President Trump appears to be standin...
Sex and branding
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nxivm: sounds like a drug, looks like a cult. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Agent Assange?
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Assange was already in heaps of trouble when the United States indicted him under the Espiona...
Mueller speaks
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first public statement about his investigation today. No que...
Hack to the Future
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Baltimore is under attack. Hackers have hijacked the city’s online services and are demanding $100...
How to save a life
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Matthews, host of Vox's Future Perfect podcast, gave away his kidney because it felt like the ...
"Keep our honor clean"
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is reportedly considering issuing a series of pardons for alleged war crimes in time...
Tissue issues
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stem cell clinics are popping up all over the United States. They're profitable and full of promises...
The mother of all elections
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you have 900 million eligible voters, elections take a little longer. After 39 days of polling,...
How to kill a gram
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, a new definition of the kilogram officially takes effect. But it's just one piece in the mass...
All shows must die
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What do we say to the God of Death? Not today. Explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...
The race to ban abortion
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The governor of Alabama signed the nation’s strictest anti-abortion bill into law. Vox’s Anna No...
Make America Trade Again
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's trade war with China just got a lot worse. Can you feel it? Vox's Matthew Yglesias...
The fight for your face
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today San Francisco could become the first American city to ban government agencies from using facia...
Life sentence, no trial
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Allen has been in prison for over 30 years without a conviction because of a little-known rule...
Missile in a bottle
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a long hiatus, Kim Jong-un is back to launching missiles. A lot of people are up in arms, but ...
Uber but for strikes
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Uber drivers want some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. And it might actually be as easy as A-B-C. Learn more about yo...
Who framed Mayor Pete?
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two right-wing operatives tried to frame Mayor Pete Buttigieg for sexual assault. It didn’t go as ...
“Awwww, Shucky Ducky!”
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has tried and failed to install two controversial candidates onto the Federal Reserv...
Sarah Kliff vs. Zuckerberg General
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vox's Sarah Kliff has been writing about surprise ER bills for a year, but the practices at Zuckerbe...
A Mueller walks into a Barr
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week in Mueller report aftermath: An incendiary letter leaks; the attorney general spars with s...
Track and Female
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The track and field world is trying to figure out what it means to be female. South African Olympic ...
Bovine intervention
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Burger King announced it's going nationwide with a meatless Whopper that tastes like the real thing....
After the smoke clears
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sri Lanka is both returning to normalcy and struggling with last week’s Easter attacks. Roel Raymo...
Standoff at the NRA
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things are so bad at the NRA that President Trump told the organization to get its act together toda...
Subpoena season
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Post-Mueller, President Trump is navigating a sea of subpoenas. He says he doesn't want his aides to...
Tuition: Impossible
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to cancel your college debt. To pay for it, she wants to tax the ultra-r...
Follow the drugs
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, federal prosecutors have brought drug trafficking charges against pharmaceutical...
Martin Sheen 2020?
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine elected a new president on Sunday and his only meaningful preparation for the position was p...
Sri Lanka's Easter attacks
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 300 people were killed in a string of bombings on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. Roel Raymond re...
Frankenswine
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you've heard about the pig brains that were resuscitated by Yale researchers? But did you hear...
It's Robert Time!
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Attorney General William Barr released Robert Mueller’s report today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop reads ...
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal isn't over
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Florida millionaire created a system to sexually abuse around 80 young girls. The sitting Secretar...
My lovely lady pumps
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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It's a great time to cheat on your taxes
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The IRS is in a bit of a crisis. ProPublica’s Paul Kiel explains how a profitable government agenc...
Maximum Pressure
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, President Trump designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization....
They called it (a revolution)
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After 30 years in power, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the authoritarian leader of Sudan, has bee...
Medicare Bears
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Senator Bernie Sanders rolled out a new Medicare-for-all bill today. Vox’s Sarah Kliff explains ho...
Achy Breaky Charts
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Old Town Road” officially became the most popular song in America today. But it’s also the mo...
A brutal new law in Brunei
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sex between men will now get you stoned to death in Brunei. It’s a strict reading of Sharia by a s...
The Art of the Green New Deal
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the hottest resolution since sliced bread. But is it just empty calories? Learn more about your...
Banned: Aid
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After months of threats, President Donald Trump has officially taken steps to cut off aid to Guatema...
RU$H HOUR
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
New York City wants to charge drivers a congestion fee to slim down traffic. We travel the world to ...
What women really want
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To mark Equal Pay Day 2019, Vox’s Sarah Kliff reveals the very simple reason women earn less than ...
The right to refuse
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Texas Senate is debating a bill that would give state-licensed professionals the freedom to deny...
Once, twice, three times a Brexit
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Theresa May staked her prime ministership on her Brexit deal and, for the third time, the British Pa...
Grounded
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Unsettling details continue to arise about Boeing's 737 Max and now Congress is pressing the FAA and...
I got 5G on it
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard about the trade war, but how about the phone war? Politico's Steven Overly explains why...
The Golan Heights
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heig...
The report on the report
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Mueller's investigation has ended and Attorney General William Barr has furnished a four-page...
Jacinda
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The terrorist attacks in New Zealand have thrust Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern into the spotlight. R...
Electoral College dropout
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg are calling to abolish the Electoral College and a dozen states ...
Tried six times for the same crime
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about Curtis Flowers, who has been tried six times for ...
CBD? TBD.
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CBD is winding up in your lattes, your gummies, and your massages, but what exactly is it? And is an...
American hate
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Christchurch shooting took place thousands of miles from the United States, but for Muslims in A...
A mass shooting, live-streamed
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A terrorist attacked two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayer, killing at least 49 people. Le...