Vox Quick Hits

Vox Quick Hits

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Vox Quick Hits episodes

  • Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle | Vox Conversations in 10

    An excerpt from Ezra Klein's conversation with Anne Helen Petersen and Derek Thompson in April 2019. They discuss what happens when work becomes an identity, capitalism becomes a religion, and productivity becomes the way we measure human value. Hear the whole conversation here.

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    12 min
  • The Capitol Siege and American Revolution | Vox Conversations in 10

    Vox's Dylan Matthews talks with author and Revolutions podcaster Mike Duncan about what history can tell us about the insurrection at the US Capitol. Is America experiencing a true moment of revolution? So many republics throughout history have crumbled - could this one be next?

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    7 min
  • Books for a long winter | Ask a Book Critic

    A caller from Canada seeks cerebral mysteries to help him get through the brutal winter, Vox's book critic Constance Grady recommends:

    • Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
    • Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
    • If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
    • Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson


      If you’d like Constance to recommend a book for you, email her at [email protected] with the subject line “Ask a Book Critic.” The more specific your mood, the better!

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      7 min
    • Biden’s climate policy reset | Tell Me More

      President Biden is hitting the ground running on climate and trying to make up for lost ground under the Trump administration. He signed an executive order for the United States to rejoin the Paris climate agreement on his first day in office and has ordered a slate of actions across the executive branch to try to combat climate change. He’s also set ambitious goals, such as getting to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Climate reporter Lili Pike discusses Biden’s approach to the climate crisis and how much further the country still has to go.

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      10 min
    • Brexit is done ... ish | Tell Me More

      After years of haggling, two prime ministers, and countless fits and starts, the United Kingdom has finally left the European Union — mostly. Britain left the EU at the start of the year, and now both sides are learning to navigate life after the divorce. Vox foreign reporter Jen Kirby explains life after the Brexit breakup, including why some people in the UK won’t feel the weight of the change until the Covid-19 pandemic is over and why Scotland’s political future is still uncertain.

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      10 min

    About Vox Quick Hits

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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,…