The Vice Guide To Right Now

In this episode, we talk to Broadly writer Marie Solis about activist burnout in the Trump era, and what happens when organizing takes a toll on your physical, mental, and emotional health.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Allie Conti about how it seems like it'd be easy to learn how old Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer were supposed to be, but really, it turns out it's impossible.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello listeners! We want to inform you that we're talking a short break for the holidays, we'll be back on Wednesday, January 2nd with a new episode for you. Thanks for your patience, and see you soon!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE Features Editor Kate Dries about the costs of online shopping.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis talks to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about what the growing popularity of self-care products reveals about the flaws in mental healthcare.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Ankita Rao about how our cities are designed to make us feel lonely, and what urban planners want to do to change that.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, VICE's Global Drugs Editor Max Daly speak with writer Mike Power about how illegal use of psychedelics is on the rise, and what that says about the times we're living in.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Allie Conti about how researchers are studying how white supremacism may actually rewire people's brains on a physical level.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to music journalist Colin Joyce about the Noisey staff's favorite releases of the year.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we talk to writer George Johnson about health disparities in America, and how systemic racism is an often under-acknowledged factor in the mental and physical health results of black Americans.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE Senior Culture Editor Alex Zaragoza about how the border crisis is affecting cross-border commuters, who have to navigate the migrant caravan and a heavy military presence at the US-Mexico border every day.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to writer Bryn Nelson about how PrEP is great at blocking HIV, but as its use grows, so do fears that people will be more sexually reckless and spread other STDs. But researchers are coming to think that the opposite could be true.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Taylor Hosking about how Blac Chyna's co-signing of a bleaching product is forcing us to reckon with a problem too often shrouded in secrecy and denial.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to Motherboard reporter Daniel Oberhaus about how researchers' claim that the DNA of twin girls was altered to protect them against HIV. But the results haven’t been published in a scientific journal and many researchers are questioning the ethical and scientific validity of the claim.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CYBER is Motherboard’s first-ever cybersecurity, hacking, and infosec podcast - and you can listen to episode 1 here.Imagine if your phone suddenly stopped working. And then you couldn’t login to Facebook, Instagram, your email, or bank account. Your phone switches back on, and you get a call. On the other end of the line is a guy telling you he’s stolen your phone number, and is about to take all your money. This is a new type of hack called SIM hijacking, and there’s almost nothing you can do to stop it. In this first episode of CYBER, we hear audio from a real-life ransom attempt, and host Ben Makuch speaks to Motherboard reporter Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai about how it all works.If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to researcher Dr. Nathalie Maréchal about how targeted advertising on the internet is hurting us all.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to Broadly writer Marie Solis about how Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is teaching Americans about the inner-workings of our government on social media.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about how even though mediation is often marketed as an age-old cure-all, sometimes it can go terribly wrong.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE's News Editor Matt Taylor about Amazon’s big move to NYC, and what it will mean for local residents and city politics.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From Bangkok to New York, fraudsters have an established, underground market of selling dirt cheap rooms at 5 star hotels and international flights. Today, we talk to Motherboard cyber security reporter Joseph Cox to find out more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.