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Aug 15, 2018 • 22min

Crazy. Rich. And finally seen.

Crazy Rich Asians hits theaters today. Los Angeles Times film critic Jen Yamato says it's been 25 years in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 14, 2018 • 21min

Democracy Dies in Daylight

Democracies can fall many ways: military coups, assassinations, mass protests. But what does it look like when a democracy quietly backslides into autocracy? Vox’s Zack Beauchamp went on a trip to Hungary to explore (with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 13, 2018 • 19min

NASA shoots a billion dollars at the sun

You might have missed it this weekend, but NASA shot a spaceship at the sun. Once it gets there, the Parker Solar Probe might find the secret to keeping our big hot star from destroying us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 10, 2018 • 21min

"These bastards tried to kill me"

Aubtin Heydari tells the story of how he was almost murdered by a white supremacist at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 9, 2018 • 21min

This too shall MoviePass

MoviePass is changing the way we see movies, but it's going to have to get its act together. Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 8, 2018 • 19min

When a season lasts a year

California’s Mendocino Complex Fire is now the biggest in the state’s recorded history, surpassing a record set… last year. Vox’s Umair Irfan says the worst is yet to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 7, 2018 • 21min

Wrestling with Ohio State

Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan wants to be the next Speaker of the House, but a pack of wrestlers could be blocking his path. Corky Siemaszko broke the story for NBC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 6, 2018 • 23min

HQ2

Amazon will soon announce which city will land its second headquarters along with 50,000 new jobs. There’s a lot to win and maybe just as much to lose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 3, 2018 • 20min

Is the economy great again?

The US economy is booming, unemployment keeps dropping, and the country is in the midst of one of the longest economic expansions in our history. Guest host Ezra Klein talks with economist Betsey Stevenson about what's driving this growth — and whether President Trump deserves credit for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 2, 2018 • 19min

You must sign here

An immigration lawyer at the border says ICE agents are pressuring parents into being deported with their children. Vox’s Dara Lind broke the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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