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A bite-sized daily podcast from the Culture and The Goods teams at Vox that goes wherever our (and your!) pop culture and consumerism curiosities take us. Hear the stories behind the news and trends, get personal about purchases, and find your next book or binge watch. New episodes daily, Monday to Friday. Each 15 minutes or less.

Episode Date
A quick goodbye (and thank you!)
Sep 10, 2021
What you should have watched this summer | What to Watch
Sep 10, 2021
Cocktails and caviar before my C-section | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Sep 08, 2021
How to find yourself in a book | Ask a Book Critic
Sep 07, 2021
$20,000 on Starbucks | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Aug 30, 2021
Welcome to The White Lotus | What to Watch
Aug 27, 2021
Help me love reading again | Ask a Book Critic
Aug 23, 2021
Back to school | What to Watch
Aug 20, 2021
$3,000 on dog training | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Aug 16, 2021
CODA | What to Watch
Aug 13, 2021
The sex, drugs, and murder reading list | Ask a Book Critic
Aug 09, 2021
Vacation mode on | What to Watch
Aug 06, 2021
A ticket for a concert I never went to | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Aug 02, 2021
The Green Knight is brilliant — and baffling | What to Watch
Jul 30, 2021
The Wonder Years, but make it books | Ask A Book Critic
Jul 26, 2021
Gold medal-worthy movies and TV | What to Watch
Jul 23, 2021
Expired food is a myth | Tell Me More
Jul 22, 2021
K-pop is everywhere but on the radio | Tell Me More
Jul 21, 2021
TikTok made me buy it | Tell Me More
Jul 20, 2021
A Keurig that brought me closer to my mom | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Jul 19, 2021
Comedies you can watch in a weekend | What to Watch
Jul 16, 2021
The pros and cons of eating bugs | Tell Me More
Jul 15, 2021
The myth of pandemic productivity | Tell Me More
Jul 14, 2021
How big business exploits small business | Tell Me More
Jul 13, 2021
Our brains never log off the internet | Ask a Book Critic
Jul 12, 2021
Let's all go to the drive-in | What to Watch
Jul 09, 2021
MAGA, but for coffee | Tell Me More
Jul 08, 2021
A kayak that made me appreciate where I come from | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Jul 07, 2021
The 51st state | Tell Me More
Jul 06, 2021
Questlove made the music documentary of the summer | What to Watch
Jul 02, 2021
No, Biden isn’t coming for your burger | Tell Me More
Jul 01, 2021
Apocalypse books, now! | Ask A Book Critic
Jun 30, 2021
Air travel sucks now | Tell Me More
Jun 29, 2021
Don’t fear the wrinkle | What's the Story?
Jun 28, 2021
Fast, Furious, and a helluva good time | What to Watch
Jun 25, 2021
Did mask mandates and school closures make a difference? | Tell Me More
Jun 24, 2021
The simple joys of the NYC ferry | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Jun 23, 2021
Why the internet is a luxury | Tell Me More
Jun 22, 2021
The death of ‘girlboss’ | What's the Story?
Jun 21, 2021
Cops, kink, and Pride | Tell Me More
Jun 17, 2021
The adventures of cool old ladies | Ask a Book Critic
Jun 16, 2021
A housing bubble? | Tell Me More
Jun 15, 2021
The enduring legacy of Dawsoncrying.gif | Tell Me More
Jun 14, 2021
“In the Heights” rocks! | What to Watch
Jun 11, 2021
Where on the internet is Donald Trump? | Tell Me More
Jun 10, 2021
Learning to skateboard in my 30s | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Jun 09, 2021
Corporate America is over the pandemic | Tell Me More
Jun 08, 2021
Why everyone’s favorite TikTok stars are boring | What's the Story?
Jun 07, 2021
Let's all go to the drive-in | What to Watch
Jun 04, 2021
The problem with work is work | Tell Me More
Jun 03, 2021
Books that explore cities (feat. N.K. Jemisin) | Ask A Book Critic
Jun 02, 2021
It’s about to be a Thigh Guy Summer | What's the Story?
Jun 01, 2021
Our go-to comfort shows | What to Watch
May 28, 2021
A billionaire, a cryptocurrency, and a disaster in India | Tell Me More
May 27, 2021
Spanish lessons during the Trump presidency | The Best Money I Ever Spent
May 26, 2021
So are the Olympics happening or what? | Tell Me More
May 25, 2021
Book publishing’s existential crisis | What's the Story?
May 24, 2021
“Hacks” will have you laughing out loud | What to Watch
May 21, 2021
Cancel culture, canceled | Tell Me More
May 20, 2021
Books with twist endings (feat. Susan Choi) | Ask a Book Critic
May 19, 2021
MAGA, but for coffee | Tell Me More
May 18, 2021
Buy now, pay later...but read the fine print | What's the Story?
May 17, 2021
One of 2021’s best shows | What to Watch
May 14, 2021
The great lumber shortage of 2021 | Tell Me More
May 13, 2021
Aubrey Gordon’s travel talisman | The Best Money I Ever Spent
May 12, 2021
“Asian American” | Tell Me More
May 11, 2021
The enduring legacy of Dawsoncrying.gif | What's the Story?
May 10, 2021
Live. Watch. Pose | What to Watch
May 07, 2021
The housing boom, but for renters | Tell Me More
May 06, 2021
Under-the-radar library books | Ask a Book Critic
May 05, 2021
No, Biden isn’t coming for your burger | Tell Me More
May 04, 2021
Moderna Mafia vs. Pfizer Pham vs. J&JHive | What's the Story?
May 03, 2021
Too old for Disney, too young for The CW | What to Watch
Apr 30, 2021
Fashion's environmental impact isn't 100% known. That's dangerous. | One Good Answer
Apr 28, 2021
The 51st state | Tell Me More
Apr 27, 2021
It’s about to be a Thigh Guy Summer | What's the Story?
Apr 26, 2021
Should hot spots get more vaccines? | Tell Me More
Apr 26, 2021
8 Oscar Best Picture nominees. 7 films worth watching. | What to Watch
Apr 23, 2021
A plan to protect the planet | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 23, 2021
Bonus: The Super League | Worldly
Apr 23, 2021
How Nigeria explains the climate crisis | Worldly
Apr 23, 2021
Is nuclear energy good or bad? | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 22, 2021
The complicated history of wildlife conservation | Vox Conversations in 10
Apr 22, 2021
A HEPA filter for my parents | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Apr 22, 2021
It’s electric! | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 21, 2021
Books for a gardening novice | Ask a Book Critic
Apr 21, 2021
What can we learn from South Korea's pandemic response? | The Weeds
Apr 21, 2021
The case for climate optimism | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 20, 2021
The blunt truth about weed farms | Tell Me More
Apr 20, 2021
Peanut butter and jellyfish | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 19, 2021
Welcome to the age of Big Shroom | What's the Story?
Apr 19, 2021
Will the superpowers unite on climate? | Tell Me More
Apr 19, 2021
America awaits a verdict | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 16, 2021
The strangest environmental film you’ll ever see | What to Watch
Apr 16, 2021
America is finally leaving Afghanistan | Worldly
Apr 16, 2021
The Echo Park eviction | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 15, 2021
How to replace everything in the industrialized world | Vox Conversations in 10
Apr 15, 2021
The viral ghosts of long Covid | Unexplainable
Apr 15, 2021
Gaetzgate | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 14, 2021
Why are Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya both nominated for Best Supporting Actor? | One Good Answer
Apr 14, 2021
Does air quality affect chess performance? | The Weeds
Apr 14, 2021
Johnson & Johnson & Problems | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 13, 2021
Twitter doesn't want Trump's tweets, but the National Archives does | Recode Daily
Apr 13, 2021
Can Chuck Schumer's flip phone save America? | Tell Me More
Apr 13, 2021
Vaccine passport, please | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 12, 2021
Pop culture trends for a post-vaccine summer | What's the Story?
Apr 12, 2021
The trauma of the Derek Chauvin trial | Tell Me More
Apr 12, 2021
CICADAPOCALYPSE 2021 | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 10, 2021
Monsters smashing stuff! | What to Watch
Apr 09, 2021
Jordan’s royal family feud | Worldly
Apr 09, 2021
Taylor Swift rewrites her story | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 09, 2021
A kayak that made me appreciate where I come from | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Apr 08, 2021
Patricia Lockwood's big, beautiful internet brain | Vox Conversations in 10
Apr 08, 2021
KKK High | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 08, 2021
Why Satanic Panic never really ended | What's the Story?
Apr 07, 2021
How does the infrastructure bill address the caring economy? | The Weeds
Apr 07, 2021
Hot Senate procedural news | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 06, 2021
Vaccine passports, explained | Recode Daily
Apr 06, 2021
Biden’s Afghanistan dilemma | Tell Me More
Apr 06, 2021
MLB to Georgia: You’re out! | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 06, 2021
Books about complicated mother-daughter relationships | Ask a Book Critic
Apr 05, 2021
The problem with work is work | Tell Me More
Apr 05, 2021
Minari on streaming platforms | What to Watch
Apr 03, 2021
“My friend” has a question about the vaccine | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 02, 2021
Is Myanmar heading for civil war? | Worldly
Apr 02, 2021
High crimes | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 01, 2021
What it means to be a "good" rich person | Vox Conversations in 10
Apr 01, 2021
Who is the real George Soros? | Vox Conversations in 10
Apr 01, 2021
Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan | Today, Explained in 10
Apr 01, 2021
What is "manifesting"? | One Good Answer
Mar 31, 2021
What should we expect from Biden's judicial nominees? | The Weeds
Mar 31, 2021
Making tennis a misdemeanor | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 30, 2021
Skeleton Lake | Unexplainable
Mar 30, 2021
The new wave of anti-trans legislation, explained | Tell Me More
Mar 30, 2021
Ship happens | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 29, 2021
A millennial and a Gen Zer explain the latest generational wars | What's the Story?
Mar 29, 2021
Why so many houseless people didn’t get their stimulus checks | Tell Me More
Mar 29, 2021
Comfort shows | What to Watch
Mar 26, 2021
Why the gun control debate is stuck | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 26, 2021
Your questions about the world, answered | Worldly in 10
Mar 26, 2021
The end of minty cigarettes? | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 26, 2021
The border, explained by someone who knows it intimately | Vox Conversations in 10
Mar 25, 2021
Why the Senate won’t pass gun control reform | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 24, 2021
Books for a quarterlife crisis | Ask a Book Critic
Mar 24, 2021
What problems can gun control solve? | The Weeds
Mar 24, 2021
WTF is an NFT? | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 23, 2021
What lies beneath our feet? | Unexplainable
Mar 23, 2021
Student debt, part 2: The case against forgiveness | Tell Me More
Mar 23, 2021
AnchoRage | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 23, 2021
Why we need to talk about inherited wealth | What's the Story?
Mar 22, 2021
Student debt, part 1: The case for forgiveness | Tell Me More
Mar 22, 2021
The (very good) dogs of Stray | What to Watch
Mar 19, 2021
Why America needs a national pandemic memorial | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 19, 2021
Europe’s vaccine disaster | Worldly
Mar 19, 2021
Racism, misogyny, and the shootings in Georgia | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 18, 2021
Want a vaccine? Walgreens wants your data first | Recode Daily
Mar 18, 2021
"Wintering," wisdom, and weathering life's darkest times | Vox Conversations in 10
Mar 18, 2021
Why are more children crossing the border? | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 17, 2021
Social satires that skewer the rich | Ask a Book Critic
Mar 17, 2021
Has Biden changed border policy? | The Weeds
Mar 17, 2021
Who gets to vote? | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 16, 2021
How smell works | Unexplainable
Mar 16, 2021
Is everyone getting vaccinated without me? | Tell Me More
Mar 16, 2021
Vaccines4Kids | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 15, 2021
A Marvel expert explains WandaVision | What's the Story?
Mar 15, 2021
Should Democrats scrap the filibuster? | Tell Me More
Mar 15, 2021
The movement to recall Gavin Newsom | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 12, 2021
For All Mankind on Apple TV+ | What to Watch
Mar 12, 2021
The Trump of the Tropics vs. the Bernie of Brazil | Worldly in 10
Mar 12, 2021
Biden's war on poverty | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 11, 2021
A Keurig to show my mom I love her | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Mar 11, 2021
Reframing America's race problem | Vox Conversations
Mar 11, 2021
Biden’s Big F***ing Deal | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 11, 2021
How the sneaker resale game ruined online shopping | One Good Answer
Mar 10, 2021
Most of the universe is missing | Unexplainable
Mar 10, 2021
How can we protect voting rights? | The Weeds
Mar 10, 2021
You’re vaccinated. Now what? | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 09, 2021
Amazon’s race problem | Recode Daily
Mar 09, 2021
Gen Z’s transit meme dream | Tell Me More
Mar 09, 2021
Alabama shakes up Amazon | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 08, 2021
A millennial and a Gen Zer explain the latest generational wars | What's the Story?
Mar 08, 2021
The best Covid-19 vaccine is the one you can get | Tell Me More
Mar 08, 2021
The Bachelor meets reality | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 06, 2021
Psychological thrillers with a twist | What to Watch
Mar 05, 2021
Sen. Chris Murphy wants a new US-Saudi relationship | Worldly in 10
Mar 05, 2021
The surge of anti-Asian violence | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 04, 2021
Who owns the Western? | Vox Conversations in 10
Mar 04, 2021
Manchin in the middle | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 03, 2021
Books for breakups | Ask a Book Critic
Mar 03, 2021
How can Dems fight exclusionary zoning? | The Weeds in 10
Mar 03, 2021
The $15 dream | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 02, 2021
How we got to QAnon | Tell Me More
Mar 02, 2021
How acid trips led to better policing | Today, Explained in 10
Mar 01, 2021
What happens after Gorilla Glue fame? | What's the Story?
Mar 01, 2021
Biden goes big on the economy | Tell Me More
Mar 01, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy and the road to herd immunity | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 27, 2021
The best of the Golden Globes | What to Watch
Feb 26, 2021
Why Biden hasn’t reentered the Iran deal — yet | Worldly in 10
Feb 26, 2021
The case for Covid-19 optimism | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 25, 2021
A lawyer for my band | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Feb 25, 2021
A Watchmen writer on race, TV, and tech giants | Vox Conversations in 10
Feb 25, 2021
Andrew Cuomo's fall from grace | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 25, 2021
What is the #FreeBritney movement? | One Good Answer
Feb 24, 2021
What won't be in the stimulus? | The Weeds in 10
Feb 24, 2021
Stimu-less | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 23, 2021
Vaccine equity | Tell Me More
Feb 23, 2021
Googliath | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 22, 2021
Should we watch the Golden Globes? | What's the Story?
Feb 22, 2021
What would it take to fix America’s police? | Tell Me More
Feb 22, 2021
A tough week for Texas | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 20, 2021
Minari on streaming platforms | What to Watch
Feb 19, 2021
The world’s great powers | Worldly
Feb 19, 2021
Rush Limbaugh’s legacy | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 19, 2021
Uncovering the history of psychedelics in Christianity | Vox Conversations in 10
Feb 18, 2021
Biden at the border | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 18, 2021
Books that read like an Edward Hopper painting | Ask a Book Critic
Feb 17, 2021
What's next for Donald Trump? | The Weeds in 10
Feb 17, 2021
57-43 | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 17, 2021
Imagine a life without Google | Recode Daily
Feb 16, 2021
The problem with more Harry Potter | What's the Story?
Feb 16, 2021
The politics of stimulus checks | Tell Me More
Feb 16, 2021
Cupid-19 | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 14, 2021
#FreeBritney | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 13, 2021
Protesting farmers, India's democracy, and Rihanna | Worldly
Feb 12, 2021
Our favorite TV | What to Watch
Feb 12, 2021
The Republican(!) plan to give parents money | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 11, 2021
Biden's immigration architect on racism, reform, and the Obama legacy | Vox Conversations in 10
Feb 11, 2021
A skateboard in my 30s | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Feb 11, 2021
Vaccine hoarding | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 10, 2021
How cops became Hollywood's heroes | One Good Answer
Feb 10, 2021
What we're missing about the Covid relief bill | The Weeds
Feb 10, 2021
How Section 230 came to be | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 09, 2021
Jeff Bezos’s second act | Recode Daily
Feb 09, 2021
Why the U.S. can’t figure out reopening schools | Tell Me More
Feb 09, 2021
Capitol punishment | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 09, 2021
Books about everyday delight | Ask a Book Critic
Feb 08, 2021
Robinhood, meet the Dotcom bubble | Tell Me More
Feb 08, 2021
All Creatures Great and Small on PBS | What to Watch
Feb 05, 2021
Myanmar’s coup has no heroes | Worldly in 10
Feb 05, 2021
The Arab Spring, 10 years later | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 05, 2021
Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle | Vox Conversations in 10
Feb 04, 2021
The Capitol Siege and American Revolution | Vox Conversations in 10
Feb 04, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “loony lies” | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 04, 2021
Books for a long winter | Ask a Book Critic
Feb 03, 2021
What can be done to speed up vaccinations? | The Weeds in 10
Feb 03, 2021
The coup in Myanmar | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 03, 2021
Biden’s climate policy reset | Tell Me More
Feb 02, 2021
Investigating military extremism | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 02, 2021
The wild world of Victorian thrillers | Ask a Book Critic
Feb 01, 2021
Brexit is done ... ish | Tell Me More
Feb 01, 2021
Biden’s latest executive actions | Today, Explained in 10
Feb 01, 2021
Lupin on Netflix | What to Watch
Jan 29, 2021
Why Putin wants Alexei Navalny dead | Worldly in 10
Jan 29, 2021
GameStock | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 29, 2021
A sketchy palm reading in a new city | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Jan 28, 2021
Fascism in Post-Trump America isn't going away | Vox Conversations in 10
Jan 28, 2021
The military’s far-right problem | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 28, 2021
What is "manifesting"? | One Good Answer
Jan 27, 2021
Does more police mean less crime? | The Weeds in 10
Jan 27, 2021
Coronavirus, 365 days later | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 27, 2021
Can you convict an ex-president? | Tell Me More
Jan 26, 2021
Marianne Williamson on healing America’s soul | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 26, 2021
The dark truth behind SoulCycle | What's the Story?
Jan 25, 2021
An actual federal Covid-19 response | Tell Me More
Jan 25, 2021
Second in command, first in history | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 25, 2021
Our favorite films | What to Watch
Jan 22, 2021
Biden’s world | Worldly in 10
Jan 22, 2021
Biden’s first executive actions | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 22, 2021
What it means to be a "good" rich person | Vox Conversations in 10
Jan 21, 2021
Why is everyone talking about Section 230? | Tell Me More
Jan 21, 2021
Biden's Inauguration | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 21, 2021
Understanding Kamala Harris's multiracial identity | What's the Story?
Jan 20, 2021
Books to help you find yourself | Ask a Book Critic
Jan 20, 2021
Biden's $1.9 trillion recovery plan | The Weeds in 10
Jan 20, 2021
Abolish the lame-duck period? | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 20, 2021
$80 on TSA PreCheck | The Best Money I Ever Spent
Jan 19, 2021
Looking for literary glamour | Ask a Book Critic
Jan 19, 2021
What Bridgerton gets right about race | What's the Story?
Jan 19, 2021
Trump is who we are | Tell Me More
Jan 19, 2021
The first global vaccination | Today, Explained in 10
Jan 19, 2021
Introducing Vox Quick Hits
Jan 14, 2021