The Stakes
The Stakes is your look at the week's news, without the filler of talking heads and clickbait. Every week, MTV’s Holly Anderson and her team of writers — including Ana Marie Cox and Jamil Smith — guide you through the week’s news, social justice issues, and culture stories through a mix interviews, essays, special reporting, and poetry. The Stakes is investigative, thoughtful, and BS-free.
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Children Will Listen
A very nasty post-debate conversation.
14 min
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The Stakes Extra: What Happens In Vegas
Ana Marie Cox and Jamil Smith on what to look out for during tonight's presidential debate.
14 min
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Voting Is Not A Form of Self-Expression
This week: The Sexual Abuse Survivor's Rights Act, the fight against wage discrimination, strategic socialism, and (sadly, always, of course) Trump.
42 min
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The Stakes Extra: On Self-Care, Sexual Assault,...
A conversation with Ana Marie Cox and Marcus Ellsworth.
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): An Ode To Ken Bone
A poem by Marcus Ellsworth entitled "The Man In The Red Sweater: An Outpouring Of Love For Ken Bone."
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Tweet Me In St. L...
Another week, another depressing presidential debate. SAD is here to help you through it. #kenbone2020
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Ava DuVernay Makes The Case For Prison Abolition
Ava DuVernay on her new documentary, 13th; Jessica Luther's book on sexual assault and college athletics; and a look back at the presidential primaries.
41 min
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Actually Quite Un...
Fitter. Happier. Engaged with the day's political news.
4 min
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Protecting and Serving
Charlotte, Turkey, Syria, Iraq.
38 min
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Half The Story
WTF did we just watch.
14 min
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Alive and Aware
Artists, Contenders, Dreamers, Poets.
39 min
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Get Up, Stand Up
#WeVote, Prison Strikes, and Pipeline Protests.
49 min
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You're Projecting
This week on The Stakes:Part 1: Our podcast cza…
44 min
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Raw Hearts
This week on The Stakes:Part 1: Ana Marie Cox s…
44 min
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L8r America
Welcome to "The Stakes," our serenade to politics…
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The Stakes Extra: Betty Okino
A bonus episode of The Stakes for all you Olympic…
20 min
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What Comes Next
This week on The Stakes:- Jamil Smith speaks wi…
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Crossroads
This week on The Stakes:- Jamil Smith sits down…
51 min
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Saints And Poets
This week on The Stakes:Part 1: Ana Marie Cox s…
52 min
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Capture The Flag
Hello and welcome back to "The Stakes: After Dark…
16 min
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): A Moment Alone In...
Hello and welcome back to "The Stakes After Dark,…
22 min
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): The Absence Of Agony
Hello and welcome back to “The Stakes After Dark,…
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Bridge To Terabit...
...aaaaaaaaand we're back with another FOUR AIRHO…
27 min
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The World Outside
This week on The Stakes we take a look at some bl…
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The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Papa Is Weak And ...
Hello and welcome back to "The Stakes: After Dark…
29 min