The VICE Guide to Right Now

We discuss the controversial business plan of MoviePass, the popular app promising cheap theater tickets, and what the company actually does with your data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The affects of psychedelic drugs on neurite density is a promising sign that they may be useful in treating depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we get to the bottom of a nagging question: Are our smartphones listening to us? And if so, what are they doing with that data? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Independent performer Jessie Sage talks about the nuanced—and often discriminatory—world of BBW porn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we’re diving back into the Trump Administration’s continued attack on Title X, the funding dedicated to affordable birth control and reproductive healthcare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of FOSTA/SESTA, sex workers and allied activists are building new safety networks and lobbying support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to one of the creators of the new documentary “White Boy,” a dark true-crime story that looks at the effects of the War on Drugs on one young man who was manipulated by the system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk to award-winning journalist Michael Pollan about his new book How To Change Your Mind, which investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we feature an episode from another VICE podcast, Radio Motherboard. We really enjoyed their interview with Jane Goodall, and we wanted to share. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2015, Caitlyn Jenner ignited a conversation around the trans community—but her politics and outspokenness have cost her their support. Now she opens up about her mistakes, her family, and her journey to become a better person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The proposed change to the Title X family planning program is known as the "Protect Life Rule," which is deeply ironic as the policy shows little regard for the health and lives of the patients who rely on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear from someone who worked on the original design team of the iPhone, and why he left Apple this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to doulas, women are often treated horribly while they're in labor, with medical professionals engaging in abusive behavior that ranges from nonconsensual episiotomies to sexual assault. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about a Palestinian- and Syrian-American chef named Reem Assil, and the intense racist backlash she faced after opening up a bakery in Oakland, California. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No boss, no problem? Not so fast. The gig economy has all kinds of pitfalls for workers and sometimes even their neighbors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we go through the six stages of learning Grimes is dating Elon Musk. It’s a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, but don't worry, we’ve got you. We’re gonna get through this together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to NOISEY journalist Lawrence Burney about South Africa's up-and-coming music scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss how Airbnb is screwing over New York’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look at the global ayahuasca community, and how they’re reeling in the wake of two recent murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Amanda Knox about the new VICE series, The Scarlet Letter Reports, which examines the gendered nature of public shaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Meyer lemon is that sweet lemon variety beloved by celebrity chefs for its delicate and not-too-tart flavor. And if you’ve ever had one, you can thank the botanist, adventurer, and “food spy” Frank Meyer. If supermarket shelves could talk, they’d tell wild tales of how Meyer's lemons arrived in America, and the mysterious and troubled man who walked across China to find them. Only to be lost to the sea later... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to the man who helped design a 10,000-year nuclear waste site marker. Plus, this guy was a long-time friend and colleague of Carl Sagan, so you know this is gonna get interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We explore the strange space between wakefulness and sleep, and how some of the most creative minds in history have coveted this special state of consciousness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month, we're featuring stories from VICE Magazine’s April publication: The Dystopia and Utopia Issue. And today, we’re focusing on an article about wildly unsuccessful attempts to set up 'utopian' societies throughout history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk to a man who cured himself of paralyzing OCD with magic mushrooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about an indigenous woman named Hozoji Matheson-Margullis, who is making waves in Native American STEM and marine conservation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month, we’re featuring stories from VICE Magazine’s April publication: The Dystopia and Utopia Issue. Today, we’re talking about America’s digital divide, and how poor internet connection is more than just inconvenient. It’s an issue of equity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look at how the far right feeds on male insecurity, and how understanding this better can possibly help us combat right-wing extremism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the next month, we’ll be featuring stories from VICE Magazine’s April publication: The Dystopia and Utopia Issue. Today, we’ll hear from journalist Jimmie Briggs on the trauma of everyday gun violence in New Orleans, a feature story which was done in collaboration with The Investigative Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The setting is La Porte, Indiana, and the year 1908. On the night of April 28, a farmhouse belonging to a widow named Belle Gunness burned to the ground. And when the embers cooled enough for investigators to dig through the rubble, they discovered the headless body of a woman clutching the charred remains of three children. They believed this to be Belle. But that wasn't all they discovered. They also found a number of decomposed, dismembered bodies buried on the same property, which pointed to Belle herself as the female serial killer known as Lady Bluebeard. But the truth still remains obscured, at least in part. Not only is it unclear if Gunness really died in the fire, but the six-foot-tall Norwegian widow may have staged the whole thing—and got away with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Facebook suffering controversy after controversy, calls for tighter regulations on the social media industry have never been louder. To get the conversation started, Motherboard considered what would happen if Facebook were fully nationalized; that is, if the US government seized Facebook today and attempted to operate it in the best interests of its users, under existing US law. The piece is speculative fiction, and is intended to imagine what an extreme version of regulation would look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump has announced that the White House will host a temporary memorial to people who have died from prescription opioid overdoses, called “Prescribed to Death.” The memorial was created by an organization called the National Safety Council, and it consists of a wall depicting 22,000 faces engraved on white pills. But this design has been widely condemned as demeaning and offensive. Critics say it dehumanizes drug users and ignores those who’ve died from street drugs like heroin. Nonetheless, the exhibit will sit in President’s Park in April. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Monday night, Donald Trump's Commerce Department announced that, in response to a request from the Justice Department, planned to restore a question about citizenship to the census questionnaire for the first time since 1950. This last-minute, seemingly simple move sent shockwaves throughout the country, as it has the potential to reshape American politics for a decade or more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On March 23rd, the White House announced that transgender people are disqualified from military service, except under certain limited circumstances. This new policy serves to rollback and replace President Trump's original blanket ban on trans service members, which multiple courts found to be unconstitutional. Many argue that this new ban is unconstitutional as well. Chase Strangio, a lawyer at the ACLU, called it a “painful attack.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In light of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, NOISEY has taken a close look at sexual harassment and misconduct in the music industry. Music journalist Andrea Domanick spoke to more than two dozen women about their experiences in the industry. They are artists and publicists, assistants and executives, spanning both the major-label and independent music worlds, and across multiple genres. Some have publicly come forward with accusations, while many spoke anonymously. But together, their collective accounts indicate how deeply embedded sexual harassment is in the music industry, and how culture and labor conditions create a perfect storm for abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SideOneDummy Records has been one of indie rock’s most promising labels for 22 years. And in the temperamental world of independent music, it’s been a bastion of hope. But this January, the founders of SideOneDummy laid off the label’s entire staff save for one employee. Now, the indie scene wants to know what the future holds for this long-running label. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We explore a potential new way to treat phobias. And the patient doesn’t even need to know they’re being treated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the relationship between guns and video games with our in-house gaming expert, Waypoint’s Austin Walker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a sobering look at the recent death of the very last male northern white rhino in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about why the infamous Cambridge Analytica story was not a data breach, but actually something much worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about a genealogist in Louisiana tracking down cases of modern-day slavery and abusive labor practices that lasted into the 1960s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at a watershed moment for gun control back in the 90s, and the ripple effect it had on today’s gun debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about the street artist known as Girl Mobb, who started an all-girls graffiti camp in Oakland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we look back at the radical labor organizer behind International Women’s Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear from Oscar award-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh on his new iPhone-shot film, UNSANE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're not just celebrating Women’s History Month, but also our 100th episode! Thanks to all of our listeners for your support along the way. In the episode, we hear about the forgotten history of the black female inventor who revolutionized menstrual pads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear about depression tattoos, and how they can help people cope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look into the history of bite-mark matching, the junk forensic science that put innocent people behind bars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear a personal story of how one woman’s views on gun control shifted over time, and how she is navigating today’s divisive gun debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a close look at the Trump administration’s most recent attempt at restricting access to quality, affordable reproductive healthcare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.