This week on the VICE podcast Reihan Salam sits down with Jason Q. Ng, author of Blocked on Weibo, a book which examines the keywords blocked on China's most important social media site, Sina Weibo. Jason is a research fellow at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, where he studies information controls in social media. He is also a research consultant for China Digital Times and was a 2013 Google Policy Fellow. His writing and work have been featured in Le Monde, TheAtlantic.com, Foreign Affairs, and Tea Leaf Nation.Watch more VICE Podcasts here: http://bit.ly/VICE-PodcastsCheck out the VICE podcast on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vice-media/id634513189?mt=2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Censorship on China's Sina Weibo: VICE Podcast 028

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If you like The VICE Guide To Right Now, we think you'll also really enjoy VICE News' first ever podcast, "Chapo." As Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán goes on trial, VICE News explores his high-stakes case through the stories of people caught up in the drug war in the U.S. and Mexico. The first episode dropped on Nov. 1 exclusively on Spotify in both English and Spanish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing "Chapo," a New Podcast from VICE News

Hello VICE Meets listeners! It's true we've gone dark for a while, but we're really excited to introduce you to our newest VICE podcast, Queerly Beloved.
Queerly Beloved ​is a new podcast series from Broadly. Co-hosted by Broadly editor Sarah Burke and Fran Tirado of the popular queer podcast Food 4 Thot, it’s a multifaceted portrait of LGBTQ chosen family—the people who help us figure out who we are and inspire us to live as our most authentic selves. In a world obsessed with significant others, Queerly Beloved focuses on the unconventional, seemingly insignificant relationships that actually end up shaping us most.
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Introducing Queerly Beloved

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Introducing Science Solved It: Season 2

VICE founder Shane Smith interviews President Barack Obama, discussing a host of issues important to Americans, from foreign policy and marijuana legalization to global warming and political gridlock. A Roundtable with President Barack Obama: The Cost of Education: http://bit.ly/1MW3pWa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VICE News Meets President Barack Obama

Director Bennett Miller spent seven years making his third feature film, Foxcatcher—a retelling of the true story of millionaire heir John du Pont's fateful relationship with a pair of Olympic wrestlers, Mark and Dave Schultz. Bizarre and haunting, Foxcatcher has an intensity that has come to be expected from the director of Moneyball and Capote. We sat down with Miller to talk about the film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Censorship on China's Sina Weibo: VICE Podcast 028

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