The moral dangers of dirty work
Vox’s Jamil Smith talks with journalist and author Eyal Press about "dirty work" — the jobs Americans do that, as Press explains, can lead workers to perform morally compromising activities unwittingl...
5 Mai 202257min
Did the sexual revolution go wrong?
Sean Illing talks with author and Washington Post columnist Christine Emba about whether or not we need to rethink sex. They discuss why, according to the research and reporting in Emba's new book Ret...
2 Mai 202256min
Who decides how to conserve nature?
Vox's Benji Jones talks with Indigenous leader Kimaren ole Riamit about the role of Indigenous peoples in the conservation movement. Bringing the perspective of his upbringing in the Kenyan Maasai pas...
28 Apr 202256min
The Philosophers: Loneliness and totalitarianism
Sean Illing talks with professor Lyndsey Stonebridge about the philosopher Hannah Arendt, author of The Origins of Totalitarianism. Arendt might be best known for coining the phrase “the banality of e...
25 Apr 20221h 1min
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 4: The future of Europe
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special four-part series from Vox Conversations and host Z...
21 Apr 20221h 2min
Michael Lewis on why Americans distrust experts
Sean Illing talks with writer Michael Lewis about why it is that Americans are so good at producing knowledge, but so bad at identifying and utilizing that knowledge — the central issue of the new sea...
18 Apr 202256min
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 3: The nuclear threat
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special four-part series from Vox Conversations and host Z...
14 Apr 202254min
The case for regret
Sean Illing talks with writer Daniel Pink about his book The Power of Regret. They discuss why regret can be not only useful, but potentially the most valuable emotion we have. Daniel and Sean talk ab...
11 Apr 202249min
