The VICE Guide to Right Now

VICE is back with a new podcast exploring the subcultures and fringes that we are best known for. If you thought we were gone, looks like we have more to say. Each week we are sitting down with the internets most fascinating characters and getting to the bottom of cultural trends. Oscar award winners, internet oddities, and viral sensations. There has never been more culture to consume, so let us figure out what's worth checking out. Subscribe to VICE Culture Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE producer Sophie Kazis speaks with reporter Ankita Rao about the Trump Administration's latest move to protect industry, and how it will ensure more deaths from asthma, heart problems and cognitive degeneration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard’s Editor-in-Chief Jason Koebler about his longtime reporting on the Right to Repair Movement, and why it’s important to break up Big Tech’s stronghold on repairing broken products. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, producer Sophie Kazis speaks with VICE's in-house astrologer Annabel Gat and astrology editor Sara David about the company's new astrology app, Astro Guide, and how to use the tools of astrology to be a better friend and lover.Download Astro Guide today! Link below.https://c.singular.net/api/v1/ad?st=318446046977&h=a923a4ee3f964db8b1bebcaf1fd3ce40c0bc6644 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Motherboard reporter Samantha Cole talks about how when the FBI raided the offices of at-home microbiome testing startup uBiome, it likely took with it data about her own health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The VICE Guide To Right Now Podcast, producer Sophie Kazis speaks with reporter Marie Solis about the harm caused by Georgia's six-week abortion ban despite the fact that the law isn't slated to go into effect until January 2020 and will likely be blocked in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about why AirPods are a social and environmental disaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we speak with i-D writer Kieran Devlin about stan culture and the impact of social media on the way we judge music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE podcast producer Sophie Kazis speaks with VICE News reporter Tess Owens about current domestic terrorism laws in the U.S., and why it's so difficult to prosecute white nationalists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to reporter Allie Conti about rising rent costs in Miami, and what it takes to actually afford to live there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Senior Culture Editor Alex Zaragoza speaks with music journalist Naima Cochrane about Kanye West’s journey from courting controversy to leading a quasi-Christian church. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE podcast producer Sophie Kazis speaks with VICE social designer Alyza Enriquez about finding their own non-binary gender expression through microdosing testosterone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about the World Health Organization's new guidelines for children under five recommending limiting screen time—only if it means kids are sedentary for more than an hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to reporter Danielle Simone Brand about how while working in cannabis used to be a crime, it's now looking more and more like a real career, complete with benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to reporter Susie Cagle about how one massive utility company is responsible for many of California’s wildfires and dozens of deaths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with reporter Diana Hubbell about new proposed legislation that would increase the number of street vendor permits available in New York City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to VICE's Rony Karkar about his new short documentary, "Lebanon's Green Gold: The Debate to Legalize Cannabis" to find out why Lebanon is so keen to legalize cannabis, and how the country's main cannabis farming communities feel about their livelihoods becomes legal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we’re talking about Julian Assange’s recent arrest, and sifting through all the news swirling around it with Motherboard Editor-In-Chief Jason Koebler and Motherboard reporter Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we speak with Motherboard reporter Sarah Emerson about the damaging effects of Silicon Valley's obsession with bodyhacking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Broadly reporter Marie Solis about how much of our understanding of abortion care has been shaped by an inherent bias against it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're dedicating this episode of The VICE Guide To Right Now to a podcast we love, Motherboard's hacking show CYBER. This episode is all about why the ASUS supply chain hack is a really big deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about seven lesser-known types of OCD that are darker, harder to talk about, and can remain undiagnosed for years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard reporters Ankita Rao and Caroline Haskins about New York City’s new plan to initiate congestion pricing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard Editor-in-Chief Jason Koebler and Motherboard reporter Joseph Cox about Facebook’s new policy change to treat white nationalism and separatism the same as white supremacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to Broadly's Diana Tourjée and Sarah Burke about The Gender Spectrum Collection, a stock photo library featuring trans and non-binary models that aims to help media better represent members of these communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk VICE producer Lydia Randall about her new short documentary "Growing Up Off-The-Grid" about a 17-year old young woman who was raised off-the-grid in the foothold of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Broadly writers Marie Solis and Leila Ettachfini about the true timeline of male birth control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we talk to Broadly reporter Diana Tourjée about the Congressional Trans Equality Task Force, which is currently chaired by Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy III. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks to TONIC reporter Shayla Love about the fraught history of the condition formerly known as “multiple personality disorder,” and how the medical field is still in disagreement on whether it is real. But does ‘real’ matter when a diagnosis can help? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we deep-dive into a story from VICE Magazine's Truth and Lies issue about an internet theory called “The Mandela Effect" that has taken the internet by storm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis talks with author and professor Jonathan Metzl about his new book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland, which examines how Trump’s agenda depends on policies that render his own supporters – the white working-class – expendable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis asks reporter Ankita Rao 'Is it possible for a ride hailing app to be ethical?' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE writer Anna Iovine about what vanilla sex means in 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis welcomes back Paola Ramos, the host of the VICE series LATIN-X, which just launched 4 noteworthy new episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we’re peeking behind the curtain to look at the darker aspects of being a brand influencer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, VICE podcast producer Sophie Kazis speaks with writer Caroline Lewis about how, in a post-Ghost Ship and rapidly gentrifying America, many DIY spaces are trying to pivot from the underground to the mainstream in order to survive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk to HIV and LGBTQ activist George Johnson about what he learned from his STI-prevention work in gay bathhouses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk to VICE reporter Ankita Rao about the ripple effects of Amazon’s decision to cancel their second headquarters in New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, VICE podcast producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Broadly reporter Marie Solis about the fight in New York to decriminalize sex work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk to historian and journalist Cynthia Greenlee about food, power, and how a particular breakfast staple in southern black cuisine has been used as a weapon against cheating or abusive men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk to cyber security reporter Joseph Cox about 'stalkerware' used to spy on romantic partners, and the role tech giants like PayPal play in this malicious and booming industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.