The Cut: Optimism
Explain It to Me26 Aug 2020

The Cut: Optimism

Introducing The Cut, a new podcast from our friends at New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network that dives deep into the cultural conversations that matter most in our current moment. Led by host Avery Trufelman, alumna of the podcasts 99% Invisible, Articles of Interest and Nice Try!, the Cut aims to answer questions before listeners know they have them, with a generous wit and an expansive idea of what is possible. Subscribe to the Cut for new episodes every Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Could the war on terror be over?

Could the war on terror be over?

Vox senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp and Vox senior foreign writer Jonathan Guyer discuss the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the organizers behind the September 11, 2001, atta...

16 Aug 20221h 2min

The new politics of abortion

The new politics of abortion

In a surprise to many, last week Kansas overwhelmingly voted down an anti-abortion ballot initiative. If abortion rights can win in a deep-red state, what does that mean for the midterms this fall? Jo...

9 Aug 202244min

Maybe we’re not doomed?

Maybe we’re not doomed?

As the Earth swelters through yet another record-breaking summer, a surprise push for climate legislation on Capitol Hill gave us a shimmer of optimism and hope toward fighting climate change. But, wh...

2 Aug 202259min

Weeds Time Machine: The ADA

Weeds Time Machine: The ADA

Dylan Matthews, Dara Lind, and special guest Ari Ne’eman (@aneeman) fire up the Weeds Time Machine for a special episode on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA was signed into law 32 years ag...

26 Jul 20221h 2min

What the hell is up with SCOTUS?

What the hell is up with SCOTUS?

Dara Lind is joined by Vox senior correspondent Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) to discuss the major decisions handed down by the Supreme Court this term. They talk about the Court’s emphasis on historica...

19 Jul 20221h 2min

The legal limbo of abortion rights

The legal limbo of abortion rights

Vox Supreme Court correspondent Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) speaks with Michele Goodwin, a law professor, bioethicist, and leading expert on reproductive health policy, about the future of abortion ri...

12 Jul 20221h 2min

 Pregnancy in a post-Roe America

Pregnancy in a post-Roe America

Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind are joined by Vox senior reporter Keren Landman, M.D., (@landmanspeaking) to discuss the extremely high maternal mortality rate in the United States. Breaking down those n...

28 Jun 202246min

ConGRADulations, fellow kids

ConGRADulations, fellow kids

Hey, Weeds listeners: Today, we are bringing you an episode of Today, Explained that originally aired in early June.  Ten months ago, the faculty of Cramer Hill Elementary set out to get their kids b...

21 Jun 202226min

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