The VICE Guide to Right Now

We hear about an indigenous woman named Hozoji Matheson-Margullis, who is making waves in Native American STEM and marine conservation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month, we’re featuring stories from VICE Magazine’s April publication: The Dystopia and Utopia Issue. Today, we’re talking about America’s digital divide, and how poor internet connection is more than just inconvenient. It’s an issue of equity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look at how the far right feeds on male insecurity, and how understanding this better can possibly help us combat right-wing extremism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the next month, we’ll be featuring stories from VICE Magazine’s April publication: The Dystopia and Utopia Issue. Today, we’ll hear from journalist Jimmie Briggs on the trauma of everyday gun violence in New Orleans, a feature story which was done in collaboration with The Investigative Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The setting is La Porte, Indiana, and the year 1908. On the night of April 28, a farmhouse belonging to a widow named Belle Gunness burned to the ground. And when the embers cooled enough for investigators to dig through the rubble, they discovered the headless body of a woman clutching the charred remains of three children. They believed this to be Belle. But that wasn't all they discovered. They...

With Facebook suffering controversy after controversy, calls for tighter regulations on the social media industry have never been louder. To get the conversation started, Motherboard considered what would happen if Facebook were fully nationalized; that is, if the US government seized Facebook today and attempted to operate it in the best interests of its users, under existing US law. The piece is...

President Trump has announced that the White House will host a temporary memorial to people who have died from prescription opioid overdoses, called “Prescribed to Death.” The memorial was created by an organization called the National Safety Council, and it consists of a wall depicting 22,000 faces engraved on white pills. But this design has been widely condemned as demeaning and offensive. Crit...

On Monday night, Donald Trump's Commerce Department announced that, in response to a request from the Justice Department, planned to restore a question about citizenship to the census questionnaire for the first time since 1950. This last-minute, seemingly simple move sent shockwaves throughout the country, as it has the potential to reshape American politics for a decade or more. Hosted on Acast....

On March 23rd, the White House announced that transgender people are disqualified from military service, except under certain limited circumstances. This new policy serves to rollback and replace President Trump's original blanket ban on trans service members, which multiple courts found to be unconstitutional. Many argue that this new ban is unconstitutional as well. Chase Strangio, a lawyer at t...

In light of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, NOISEY has taken a close look at sexual harassment and misconduct in the music industry. Music journalist Andrea Domanick spoke to more than two dozen women about their experiences in the industry. They are artists and publicists, assistants and executives, spanning both the major-label and independent music worlds, and across multiple genres. Some ha...

SideOneDummy Records has been one of indie rock’s most promising labels for 22 years. And in the temperamental world of independent music, it’s been a bastion of hope. But this January, the founders of SideOneDummy laid off the label’s entire staff save for one employee. Now, the indie scene wants to know what the future holds for this long-running label. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

We explore a potential new way to treat phobias. And the patient doesn’t even need to know they’re being treated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the relationship between guns and video games with our in-house gaming expert, Waypoint’s Austin Walker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a sobering look at the recent death of the very last male northern white rhino in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about why the infamous Cambridge Analytica story was not a data breach, but actually something much worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about a genealogist in Louisiana tracking down cases of modern-day slavery and abusive labor practices that lasted into the 1960s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at a watershed moment for gun control back in the 90s, and the ripple effect it had on today’s gun debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about the street artist known as Girl Mobb, who started an all-girls graffiti camp in Oakland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we look back at the radical labor organizer behind International Women’s Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear from Oscar award-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh on his new iPhone-shot film, UNSANE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're not just celebrating Women’s History Month, but also our 100th episode! Thanks to all of our listeners for your support along the way. In the episode, we hear about the forgotten history of the black female inventor who revolutionized menstrual pads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about depression tattoos, and how they can help people cope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look into the history of bite-mark matching, the junk forensic science that put innocent people behind bars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear a personal story of how one woman’s views on gun control shifted over time, and how she is navigating today’s divisive gun debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a close look at the Trump administration’s most recent attempt at restricting access to quality, affordable reproductive healthcare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.