What problems can gun control solve? | The Weeds
Matt, Dara, and Vox's Jerusalem Demsas discuss the politics of progressive control proposals that rise to the fore in the wake of mass shootings, and whether or not they can be effective at curing the...
24 Mar 20215min
WTF is an NFT? | Today, Explained in 10
On Monday, a tweet sold for $2.9 million. That followed a JPEG that went for $69 million. The Verge’s Liz Lopatto explains how internet ephemera turned to gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
23 Mar 202110min
What lies beneath our feet? | Unexplainable
Sixty years ago, geologists tried to drill down through the Earth’s crust to pull up a piece of the Earth’s mantle. Their mission didn’t go exactly as planned. But it sowed the seeds for a new field o...
23 Mar 20213min
Student debt, part 2: The case against forgiveness | Tell Me More
As the argument for student debt forgiveness has been fleshed out in recent years, so has the case that it’s not the right way to go. Some experts, economists, and ordinary Americans are skeptical of ...
23 Mar 202110min
AnchoRage | Today, Explained in 10
The United States and China met in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday to air grievances, and the cameras were rolling. Vox’s Alex Ward explains how the meeting set the stage for one of the world’s biggest...
23 Mar 20219min
Why we need to talk about inherited wealth | What's the Story?
There’s about to be a huge transfer of wealth from the pockets of Boomers to younger generations. Will “the great wealth transfer” magnify existing inequalities or expand the middle class? Deputy edit...
22 Mar 20218min
Student debt, part 1: The case for forgiveness | Tell Me More
Student debt in America now totals some $1.7 trillion, and the debate about what to do that debt is part of the mainstream political conversation. Pressure is growing on President Joe Biden and Democr...
22 Mar 20219min
The (very good) dogs of Stray | What to Watch
This one goes out to all the dog lovers out there. This weekend, Alissa and Emily recommend Stray, a documentary that follows a trio of (very good) dogs who live on the streets of Istanbul as they exp...
19 Mar 20217min
