Vox Quick Hits

Vox Quick Hits cover the big, complex, important topics in news, politics and pop culture in just a fraction of the time. Check in daily to hear short updates from your favorite journalists and podcasts in the Vox Media Podcast Network. 

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Trump’s TikTok Trouble Continues | Recode Daily
The latest in the TikTok story
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Working from work | Today, Explained
Lots of folks have had to go back to their workplace to keep their jobs, even if that isn't the safest. But some companies don't want them to talk about the virus.
9 min
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The future of the Supreme Court | The Weeds
Vox's Matt Yglesias and Ian Millhiser discuss how American law might change if a conservative justice replaces Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
3 min
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Zuckerberg’s $100 million gift to Newark 10 yea...
How opinions have shifted about billionaire philanthropy
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RBG’s seat | Today, Explained
Even if Democrats win the Senate and White House in a landslide, Republicans could still appoint a judge before January.
10 min
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The complicated divide between Black activists ...
Aaron Ross Coleman explains this developing dynamic
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How to start a startup | Recode Daily
The origin story behind the popular business newsletter, Morning Brew
8 min
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How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became RBG | Today, Exp...
Before becoming "Notorious RBG," she spent her life fighting gender discrimination in the law.
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The outrage over “Rage” | Tell Me More
Andrew Prokop explains Bob Woodward's new book
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Should you buy your grandma a robot? | Recode D...
Some social robots have been shown to improve health outcomes in elderly patients.
8 min
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Class of Covid-19 | Today, Explained
Some universities switched from in-person to virtual learning after just a week of classes when outbreaks got out of control.
9 min
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The new politics of energy | Worldly
Vox's Zack Beauchamp, Jenn Williams, and Alex Ward talk about the way that the shale revolution and rise of renewables are changing global politics.
8 min
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ICE and involuntary hysterectomies | Today, Ex...
Congress has opened an investigation into the explosive allegations.
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How you can stop the spread of misinformation |...
Is your uncle spreading fake news on Facebook? Here's how to talk to him about it.
7 min
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Rep. Veronica Escobar on Texas politics | The W...
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) joins Vox's Matt Yglesias and ProPublic's Dara Lind to discuss Texas politics and how she's mobilizing Latino voters.
6 min
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A firefighter on battling wildfires | Today, Ex...
It's been an unprecedented wildfire season so far, with record-setting blazes across California and Oregon.
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Can Oracle save TikTok? | Recode Daily
or will the app be banned in the U.S.?
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What data says about race and policing | The Ez...
Phillip Atiba Goff sits atop the world’s largest collection of police behavioral data. He knows what we can say with confidence about race and policing, and what we wish we knew, but simply don’t.
7 min
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What comes after Zoom Fatigue? | Recode Daily
The future of video chat tech
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This is the future Joe Biden wants | Today, Exp...
Vox's Dylan Matthews explains what Biden's America could really look like.
9 min
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Can we build back better? | Tell Me More
How can we create a comeback that works for everyone — especially the folks who have suffered the most?
9 min
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Can Facebook stop election interference? | Reco...
How the company is preparing for the election in November.
8 min
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Can the Democrats take the Senate? | Today, Exp...
With close races in Maine, North Carolina, Colorado, and Arizona, Democrats have a shot at a majority. But they risk losing an incumbent seat in Georgia.
10 min
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Could seniors deliver 2020 to Biden? | Tell Me ...
What a retirement community in Florida can tell us about how seniors are thinking about the 2020 election.
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Cupid-19 | Today, Explained
For some, Covid-19 has made love and physical intimacy a lot tougher. For others, it's played match maker.
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