V Interesting with V Spehar
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V Interesting with V Spehar
Sometimes TikTok superstar V Spehar needs more than a minute to bring you the news. The Under the Desk News anchor is bringing their sharp outfits and sharper commentary to a new weekly show with Lemonada Media. V highlights the interesting parts of stories we often lose in the chaotic news cycle an...
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Listen Now: Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown is Back for S2!
We’re excited to let you know that Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown is back for another season! Every caregiving journey is unique, but the isolation...
Listen Now: Rent Too High? Join a Tenant Union.
The rent is too damn high, housing quality standards are far too low, and Tara Raghuveer is doing something about it. Tara is director of Kansas City...
Sick of Bad News? Try Good Things
Steve Bishop used to be a youth probation officer. He wanted to help young people navigate out of a juvenile justice system he knew was flawed. Now, a...
Bonus: From Charity to Solidarity
There are countless barriers facing immigrant communities when it comes to finding success and economic security in the US. Today we hear from two wom...
Bonus: The Real Cost of Care Work
When we think of care workers, we often picture individuals who nurture, assist, and heal other human beings. But behind that picture are the harsh re...
Bonus: Addressing Gender-Based Violence
We live in an undeniably violent world. Gender-based violence poses a particular threat to the intersecting identities of women, people of color, and...
Throwback: Who Is a Criminal? with Toni-Michelle Williams
This throwback episode is brought to you with support from The Marguerite Casey Foundation. V sits down with Atlanta-based artist, celebrated communit...
Throwback: The Hidden History of Home Ec
When most people think of home economics, they imagine women baking muffins and caring for practice babies. But in this throwback episode, we’re learn...
Throwback: The Worst Club in the World
In this best-of episode, V opens up about something very personal that has shaped the last seven years of their life. Through this tragedy, V found co...
Throwback: Let’s Talk About Down There with Dr. Jen Lincoln
“Don’t have sex. You will get pregnant — and die.” This line was delivered by a fictional high school coach in the movie Mean Girls, but it alludes to...
Throwback: Venting Isn't Processing, and Other Dope Therapy Notes
Coming out as a person seeking therapy to your partner, parents, or friends can be difficult, and sometimes even dangerous. Sometimes the people who a...
Throwback: Adam Conover Doesn’t Ruin V’s 40th Birthday
This week, we revisit V’s birthday episode! As a gift to their listeners, V invited one of their favorite comedians, Adam Conover, on the show to talk...
Bonus: Environmental Justice and the Climate Crisis
Currently, the dominant framing of climate in our media and policy ecosystems centers stories, experiences, and thus solutions that serve privileged c...
Full House and Beyond with Jodie Sweetin, Cops on Campus, Elon Alternatives
Minnesota doesn’t want cops to use excessive force on students at school. Is that really so much to ask? There’s a new biography of Elon Musk out, so...
Cravings with Chef Karen Akunowicz, Breaking News Buzzkill, Homeschool Tricks and Tips
CNN wants to disrupt your favorite HBO show with breaking news alerts, and people are pissed about it. A rise in homeschooling may have ties to Christ...
Democracy vs. Christian Nationalism with Andrew Seidel, #SeAcabó, COVID Mini Wave
A non-consensual kiss at the World Cup has led to calls for a resignation, an investigation, and a mom on a hunger strike. We’ll look into Spain’s #Me...
Bonus: What Do Communities Know That Police Don’t?
Spirit-centered activist and social justice leader Aqeela Sherrills is a firm believer that public safety can’t exist without the public. As the co-fo...
American Genocide with IllumiNative, Period Progress, Your Brain on Music
A shocking revelation about menstrual products has women pissed to learn how their tampons have been tested for all these years. Scientists are using...
Change the South, Change the Nation with Rep. Justin Jones, Patients Without Borders, Stay Outta Maui
More and more Americans are traveling overseas to get medical procedures they can’t afford in their own country. Is that safe? Local Hawaiians are tel...
Bonus: The Fight For Quality Sex Ed
V chats with advocates who are pushing for evidence-based, comprehensive, and inclusive sex education in schools. V asks 18-year-old Aspen Schenker ho...
Reckoning with Pop Culture with Aisha Harris, Postpartum Progress, Regal Beagles
A new pill could help hundreds of thousands of women who suffer from postpartum depression each year. Thousands of beagles are celebrating one year of...
Politics Isn't a Spectator Sport with Robert Reich, Mouse Trapped, AI in the UK
Blood from young mice could be the new anti-aging serum we’ve all been looking for. New virtual surveillance along the English Channel could help save...
“Criminal” Animals with Mary Roach, Nineties Nostalgia, Scamming Seniors
A certain doll movie is making millennials feel all kinds of nostalgic for the 90s. Financial exploitation of older generations is getting more preval...
Bonus: How State Supreme Courts Defend Our Democracy
V chats with two retired State Supreme Court chief justices about the role these often-overlooked courts play in defending our democracy. V asks North...
Dying to Talk About Death with Nikki Boyer, To Catch a Serial Killer, Suing AI
A New York City architect is charged with murder in the Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) case. Sarah Silverman joins a class action lawsuit against Op...
Bonus: You Can’t Be Rich, Famous, and Politically Radical with Jared Ball
This bonus episode was made possible by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. V chats with Jared Ball, professor of communication studies at Morgan State U...
Propaganda & Social Media Politics with Sam Woolley, Prenatal Plus, Fieri Fallout
We celebrate a major win for women’s reproductive health in the form of a new blood test. If you didn’t keep track of who got canceled this week, don’...
Listen Now: My New Favorite Futbolista
We're off this week, but we wanted to share a new series we think you'll love! Who should you root for at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? Get to know...
The Rebellious, Grieving Heart of Country Music with Ashley McBryde, Billionaire Darwin Awards, Chicken of the Lab
The extreme travel industry is leading more and more billionaires to die on dangerous adventures. Chicken grown in a lab may be hitting your plate soo...
Bonus: The Inequitable University Next Door with Davarian Baldwin
This bonus episode was made possible by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. V speaks with Trinity College professor and urbanist Davarian Baldwin about h...
Collective Liberation with Schuyler Bailar, Reno-viction Warning, Cancer-Free Undersea
So-called “renovictions” are gaining in popularity, displacing renters and erasing affordable units in tight housing markets. What can whales teach us...
Moral Panics and Urban Legends with Chelsey Weber-Smith, Nonbinary Wins, Deepfake Election 2024
Two performers made history this week when they became the first openly nonbinary actors to win Tony Awards. AI-generated images and videos are infilt...
Possibility Modeling with Tre’vell Anderson, Cops at Pride, Shiny Horrible People
It seems the NYPD unknowingly painted a questionable acronym on the side of their cop cars for Pride Month. A new docu-series shows what happens when...
Trans Resistance & Pride with Rep. Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed, Abortion AF, Nap Activism
V shines a spotlight on four of their favorite nonprofits, from a comedy troupe of abortion activists to a theologian holding community naps as a form...
Great Art, Bad People with Claire Dederer, River Rights, Greening Up Gaming
A deluge of money is streaming into the southwest to incentivize people to save the Colorado River. The long-awaited video game “Legend of Zelda: Tear...
Whole Parenting with Jon Fogel, FDA Says Gay, Beneficial Intelligence
It’s true! The Food and Drug Administration has moved to allow gay and bisexual men to once again donate blood, and V explains exactly what’s changed....
Pageantry and Politics with Tally Bevis, The Future of Florida, How the Emergency Ends
In just the past two days, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a huge package of anti-immigration legislation for the state, and we entered a world w...
Throwback: The Hidden History of Home Ec
When most people think of home economics, they imagine women baking muffins and caring for practice babies. But this week, we’re learning that the fie...
Inside 2000s MTV with SuChin Pak, What’s a News Desert?, Bat Signal for Singles
In light of big media personalities getting booted from their platforms and other outlets shutting their doors, V discusses the phenomenon of news des...
Inside the Ring with Bryan Alvarez, One Pill Too Far, Millennials Are Moving Up
As conservative officials continue to restrict abortion access, Republican constituents are starting to put their foot down. V explains why, for many...