Taking Ketamine Can Feel a Lot Like a Near-Death Experience
In this episode, we talk to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about why scientists are so interested in near-death experiences, or NDEs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Helmi 201910min
Young People Are Doomed by Student Loans, Not the National Debt
In this episode, we’re talking about the mounting problem of student debt, and why this issue is rarely discussed by policymakers who, instead, tend to fixate on national debt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Helmi 201916min
How YouTube Drives Creators to Conspiracy Theories
In this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis sits down with Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins to discuss how the structure and model of YouTube as a platform incentivizes conspiratorial content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Helmi 201915min
What Amazon Infiltrating America's School System Might Look Like
In this episode, VICE’s News Editor Matt Taylor talks to reporter Ankita Rao about what it means for Amazon to infiltrate America’s school system, and whether or not it will put even a dent in the inequality that plagues it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Helmi 201914min
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the World's Only Hard Rock Theme Park
Today, we’ve got NOISEY in the studio to talk about the spectacular rise and fall of America’s first - and maybe last - rock n’ roll themed amusement park: Hard Rock Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Helmi 201919min
Dozens of Cities Have Secretly Experimented With Predictive Policing Software
In this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis talks to Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about the predictive policing company PredPol. Using public information requests, Haskins verified dozens of previously unconfirmed police department contracts with this new policing technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Helmi 201915min
Government Workers Are Still Waiting to Get Paid for the 2013 Shutdown
In this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks to reporter Will Greenberg about how, as federal employees sue to get damages from the longest government shutdown in history, the victims of the last shutdown are still waiting on their own payout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Helmi 201911min
Unionizing Weed Workers Are Reigniting the Labor Movement
In this episode, we're talking about how unions see opportunity in the cannabis industry, especially with it's long history of sexual harassment, workers getting paid with drugs, and other rough conditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Helmi 201914min
