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Protest Too Much: A Shakespeare Showdown12.5 Reality TV Costume Party w/ The Baron's MenWhen your theatre group decides to throw a Reality TV themed party after a performance of Twelfth Night, what else can you do besides shove a microphone in all their faces and make them decide what Shakespeare character they'd be???
Featuring:
Sophia Lynch (Stage Manager) as Tim Gunn
Shannon Gibson (Director) as Nicole Ritchie
Jimmie Bragdon (Sebastian) as a Chopped Contestant
Dawn Allee (FoH Manager) as Cat Deeley
Pablo Munoz Evers as the Jersey Shore
Rylee Ross (Fabian) as Kody Brown
2023-10-1909 min
DeadDrunkUncleHellllooooooLet’s catch up. What we know so far in the Delphi case. What’s going on on Sister Wives? It’s exactly that random.
2022-11-3034 minDeadDrunkUncleLong live the Queen…of BratwurstFolks, the Bratwurst Queen was dethroned. Let’s talk about it. Also, some weird DDU flashbacks.
2022-09-0347 minDeadDrunkUnclePolitics and MLMs. Eeew, David!A little small town follow up and ranting as per usual. Then we go back to the world of MLMs and talk about Younique. Also eew David.
2022-08-0839 minDeadDrunkUncleBDE: Big Dystopian EnergyI’m going to tell you some stories that will have you convinced that I am a conspiracy theorist. I wish that was it.
2022-07-2626 min
VICE News ReportsYoung Thug and Gunna on TrialAt the beginning of May, musical artists Young Thug and Gunna along with 26 others were arrested and indicted in Atlanta, Georgia. The core of the indictment accuses them of violating the state’s RICO act and alleges that Young Thug’s label, Young Stoner Life Records, is actually a cover for an Atlanta street gang. Entertainment and culture reporter Jewel Wicker takes us through the 56-count indictment, the prosecution’s use of lyrics and social media, and what this all means for the hip hop capital of Atlanta, Georgia. This episode was produced by Steph Brown.
2022-07-0731 minDeadDrunkUncleMLM cults? Part 1: HerbalifeWhy do 99% of distributors LOSE money? I researched American Bankruptcy Institute, PACER, Wikipedia, managementstudyguide.com, MLMlegal.com, medium.com, TINA.org, and an Herbalife nutrition club manual to try to find the answers!
2022-07-0558 minDeadDrunkUnclePart 3 mckissen deep diveToday I go thru the rest of the claims that I can, to verify or disprove them. I believe this is the third and final part of this series, but who knows with this one!
2022-06-1056 minDeadDrunkUnclePart 2 McKissen wha??In part 2 of my deep dive on the recent claims I researched the twin claim and more. I still don’t know what the f is happening but I’ll investigate the hell outta it! I stay up late wading thru Reddit so you don’t have to!
2022-06-091h 06DeadDrunkUncleMcKissen, WTF: part 1Follow along as I research and report on the bizarre and captivating story that is unfolding regarding Dusty McKissen posts about his family’s suspected criminal history.
2022-06-0756 minVICE News ReportsBrittney Griner’s Path HomeBrittney Griner is one of the most well known WNBA players of all time – but for the last three months she has been sitting in a detention cell in Russia facing drug charges that are punishable for up to 10 years. On the heels of the prisoner exchange that released former marine Trevor Reed, the US government is accelerating the process to bring Brittney home. VICE News correspondent Alexis Johnson meets with Trevor’s parents and Kimberly St Julian Varnon, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, to examine the possible fate of an American sports star s...
2022-05-1926 minDeadDrunkUncleGolden Con and Ballistics ResultsThe ballistics are back on DDUs intratec and I’m back from the first ever Golden Girls Convention!
2022-05-1745 minVICE News Reports“I Will Not Leave”: A Crackdown on Journalists in IndiaLast fall, many journalists across India found themselves cornered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest crackdown on the media. The government had tightened restrictions on India’s Foreign Direct Investment Laws and forced the shutdown of entire news websites, like the India Huffington Post and Yahoo India. Senior Staff Writer for VICE World News, Pallavi Pundir, speaks with one of the most targeted journalists in India, Rana Ayyub. Together they grapple with the question at the forefront of many minds: Is India still a democracy? This episode was produced by Steph Brown. Special thanks to Adity...
2022-04-2120 minVICE News ReportsWhen Ghana’s Renaissance Got ControversialGhana has become one of the latest tourism hot spots. And yet recently a string of celebrity visits has sparked debate about the Ghanaian government’s ongoing campaign encouraging Black people around the world to “return” to the motherland. This story was reported by Gameli Hamelo for OkayAfrica and produced by Sayre Quevedo and Adizah Eghan. You can read Gameli’s article here. Special thanks to Ama Ofeibea Amponsah and Nadia Neophytou.VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, Adreanna Rodriguez, and Adria...
2022-04-1420 minVICE News ReportsThe Perfect Recruits: How US Marines led a Massive Human Smuggling RingWith their closely trimmed hair, clean-cut look, and Marine Corps stickers on their cars, young Marines made the perfect smugglers precisely because no one would ever suspect them. It’s a billion dollar business that many Americans are a part of. Emily Green takes us inside a Marine-led smuggling ring, and how it fell apart.This episode was reported by Vice News senior reporter Emily Green and produced by Jen Kinney and Ashley Cleek. Check out Emily’s article here.Special thanks to reporter Matthew Gault and editors Michael Learmonth and Deborah Bonello
2022-04-0721 minDeadDrunkUncleMinisode rant time!There will be a regular episode out as soon as I re-edit it. In the meantime, I wanted to bitch about weight. So this is like some kind of one woman show satirical piece of performance art….ie a stoned rant. Enjoy.
2022-04-0417 minVICE News ReportsFrom Musician to Explosives Expert: Myanmar’s Jungle WarriorsA little over a year ago, Ko Aung (not his real name) was living the life of a typical thirty-something musician in Yangon, Myanmar. Today, he is a self taught explosives expert taking shelter in a safe house with other pro-democracy dissidents and resistance fighters. In 2021, a military coup toppled Myanmar’s democratically-elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, millions of Burmese people began protesting—and then, many became resistance fighters. This is Ko Aung’s story.This episode was reported by VICE News correspondent Ben Solomon and produced by Sophie Kazis and Sam Greenspan. Check out more o...
2022-03-3128 minDeadDrunkUncleSmalltalk and hostility.Our special guest this week is an actual family member (she’s not related to DDU though)! My IT guy and my dogs make appearances as well as we catch up and hang out.
2022-03-2437 minVICE News ReportsHas the US Nabbed Honduras' Narco-Presidente?Just shy of two months since leaving office, former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez will soon be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in federal court. Hernandez is accused of helping traffic drugs in order to, as one witness alleges, “shove the drugs right up the noses of gringos.” Once a US ally in the war on drugs, now stands accused of overseeing a narco-state. VICE World News’ Deborah Bonello digs into what the arrest of this powerful player could tell us about drug trafficking in Central America. This episode...
2022-03-2421 minVICE News ReportsIs a Crypto-Utopia Possible?The dream of a crypto-powered utopia is nearly as old as Bitcoin itself. Motherboard reporter Edward Ongweso Jr. takes us through the wild visions for Cryptoland, pitched as the world’s first crypto-society, supposedly bound for an island in the Pacific. And explains why some are calling it colonialism 3.0.This episode was reported by Motherboard’s Edward Ongweso Jr. and produced by Jen KinneyVICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek, Adizah Egha...
2022-03-1726 minDeadDrunkUncleDumb DoraToday we talk about shows and funny things, and of course speculate on my uncles possible criminal history.
2022-03-1256 minVICE News ReportsLife During WarA 31-year old woman named Katia in Kyiv—who we met last week—continues her audio dispatches from a city bracing for an onslaught. We also hear from those on the other side of the war - Russian citizens dealing with the fallout. Plus: continued on-the-ground coverage from VICE correspondent Alec Luhn. VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, Adreanna Rodriguez. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek, Adizah Eghan, and Sam Greenspan. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, Natasha Jacobs and K...
2022-03-1040 minVICE News ReportsOn the Ground in UkraineAs Russian forces advance further into Ukraine, we hear from those in the midst of the unfolding war. Reporting from VICE News correspondent Matthew Cassel in Kyiv, with VICE News’s Sean Stephens. Audio diaries from Katia in Kyiv, Saya Kadyan and Patel Saharsh in Sumy. Reporting help from Dipo Faloyin, Festus lyorah and Maya Rostowska. Special thanks to Erik Herron and Olha Vorozhbyt. This episode was reported and produced by our entire VNR team. VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Sophie Kazis...
2022-03-0337 minDeadDrunkUncleCappyIn this episode we discuss the profiles and descriptions reported over the years on the I-70 killer. We also discuss recent reports in the case and a bunch of other nonsense and tomfoolery.
2022-02-221h 13VICE News ReportsHe Asked a 9/11 Plotter About Flight Lessons. What Now?Twenty-five year old Arkeuntrez Washington was recently released from federal prison for arms trafficking. His re-entry comes with a lot of supervision including tracking his activity online, in part because when he was arrested, authorities found evidence that he wrote a letter to an imprisoned 9/11 plotter. VICE News’ Keegan Hamilton spends time with Washington, to figure out how he fits into the bigger picture of extremism and deradicalization, trying to answer the questions: What should happen to you if you’re fascinated by terrorists, curious about them to the point that you even reach out to them...
2022-02-1727 minVICE News ReportsWill Russia Invade?The whole world holds its breath, wondering: will Russia invade Ukraine? In some regards, they already have. Over the past eight years, despite numerous cease-fire agreements,Russia and Ukraine have been locked in an on-going conflict. But now, Russia is moving even more military equipment and personnel to its border with Ukraine, ramping up tensions in an already tenuous—and complex—situation. VICE News’ Hind Hassan was on the ground in Ukraine, and helps unpack what’s at stake in Eastern Europe. This episode was reported by Hind Hassan and Maya Rowstowska, with additional...
2022-02-1029 minVICE News ReportsWaiting for JFKThe QAnon conspiracy theory has long been fixated on certain dates, most recently on the anniversary of President John F Kennedy’s assination. In November, hundreds of followers of a QAnon offshoot movement traveled to the fateful grassy knoll in downtown Dallas to witness one man’s prediction: the return of the assassinated president. VICE News reporter David Gilbert brings us behind the “JFK cult” headlines and into the lives of those who have been swept up by the movement, including those still in Dallas awaiting JFK. This episode was reported by David Gilbert and produced by Adrean...
2022-02-0338 min2022-01-301h 01VICE News Reports“Where Does This End?”: The Rise of Ultra-Fast FashionE-commerce clothing hub Shein is now one of the world’s biggest fashion companies, beating out Amazon as the most popular shopping app. Connecting Chinese clothing manufacturers directly to shoppers on the other side of the globe, Shein has nearly single handedly invented “ultra-fast” fashion. But where did they come from? And where is this all going? Reporters Louise Matsakis and Meaghan Tobin, for the website Rest of World, have been investigating how this company is transforming a generation’s consumption habits.This episode was produced by Sophie Kazis.VICE News Repo...
2022-01-2025 minVICE News ReportsElection Workers Under ThreatThe seemingly unstoppable conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen from President Trump, “The Big Lie,” has led to direct threats on the lives of U.S. elections workers. VICE News politics reporter Madeleine May investigates who is behind it and how the threat of violence has become a form of protest in the lead up to the 2022 elections. This episode was reported by Madeleine May and produced by Steph Brown, Sam Greenspan and Sophie Kazis. Special thanks to Alexis Johnson, Brian Wheeler, Todd Zwillich, and Sebastian Walker who worked on this story which...
2022-01-1327 minVICE News ReportsGod, Guns, and January 6Among the thousands of people who participated in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 2021 was Pastor Hyung Jin “Sean” Moon and some of his followers: members of the Rod of Iron Ministries. It’s a fringe church that worships guns, believes Jesus was an assault weapons manufacturer, and loves former president Donald Trump. A year after the insurrection, reporter Tess Owen explains the little known history and political ambitions of this church, and what they can tell us about the trajectory of the far right today.This episode was reported by Tess Owen and pr...
2022-01-0630 minDeadDrunkUncleDan DB CooperWe chat about my favorite mystery: DB Cooper. And discuss our grief over the loss of everyone’s favorite grandma, Betty White. Mostly Cooper and some of the suspects, but we have to honor America’s sweetheart too.
2022-01-041h 01VICE News ReportsWeekend World (ReAir)For the holidays we’re re-airing some of our favorite episodes from this year. Weekend World is an audio portrait of one weekend across planet Earth.An audio portrait of one weekend across planet Earth. Experience the last weekend in July through the eyes of young people from around the world: a rodeo cowgirl, a South Korean soldier, a group of rappers in Kabul seeking refuge in their studio, a British radio host, and many others. Welcome to Weekend World.This episode was produced by Sayre Quevedo and Sophie Kazis.VI...
2021-12-3040 minVICE News ReportsMonaea, a 2020 Diary (ReAir)This week we’re re-airing our award-winning episode, Monaea, a 2020 Diary.2020 was a YEAR. To try and make sense of it, we handed over the mic to Monaea Upton in North Minneapolis. At the time, she was 17 years old, and she kept audio diary of her senior year of high school -- during online learning, the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, and a spike in neighborhood gun violence. We take you inside her world.Reporting from Monaea Upton. Produced by Jen Kinney. VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhai...
2021-12-2347 minVICE News ReportsBloody and Broke: Fighting the UFCOnce considered a sideshow, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is now one of the world’s most popular sporting organizations. Today, the UFC rakes in hundreds of millions yearly and hosts events at some of the largest venues in the world. But former and current fighters allege they have been vastly underpaid for years, held to predatory contracts, and trapped in a monopoly controlled by the UFC. A labor battle is now brewing in one of the least likely arenas.This episode was reported and produced by Sam Eagan and Adizah Eghan. VICE New...
2021-12-1631 minDeadDrunkUnclethat’s not how you’re supposed to use butter.In this episode Tessa and Betsey are back to talk about recent nearby serial killer Shawn Grate, as we wait for additional information in the I-70 case.
2021-12-111h 41VICE News ReportsBoys’ Love, CensoredOne of the most popular shows in China was, Word of Honor, a supernatural martial arts epic that most fans watched not for the fighting, but for the heavily implied, homoerotic relationship between the two young, male leads. This is a boys’ love drama, a genre that has swept East Asia and managed to flourish even under China’s strict censorship against LGBT content. Somehow, for years, boys’ love skirted the censors. But then, Word of Honor disappeared off the Chinese internet.Reporter Viola Zhou takes us inside the often fantastic, super-romantic world of boy’s...
2021-12-0928 minDeadDrunkUncleWoke and bokeWe discuss other offenders who have been talked about in connection with the I-70 killer, but have been since ruled out. This episode has mannequins, an indoor pool, and a couple of badass heroes. Join us as we talk about stuff we don’t know.
2021-12-0852 minVICE News ReportsNo End in SightAfter a year of violent conflict, an intensifying civil war in Ethiopia has no end in sight. Now the conflict threatens to destabilize the entire Horn of Africa. Few international journalists have been granted permission to travel into Ethiopia, but VICE News’ Julia Steers bring us to the frontlines.This episode was reported by Julia Steers and Amel Guettatfi and produced by Sophie Kazis.VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, Julia Nutter, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are As...
2021-12-0230 minVICE News ReportsLessons from a SupertasterSmell is flavor. And getting any pleasure out of eating can be pretty hard without a sense of smell. For many, COVID19 has radically altered their senses. Italian sommelier, food critic and professor Michelle Crippa is trying to do something about that - using his lifetime of gastronomic expertise to coach people into regaining their smell.This episode was produced by Steph Brown.VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, Julia Nutter, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are Ashley...
2021-11-2522 minDeadDrunkUncleF-tangularIn this episode I discuss some other murders that were at some point considered as possibly related to the I-70 killer.
2021-11-2126 minVICE News ReportsWhite Nationalists on TrialThe leaders of the deadly 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally are on trial in Charlottesville, Virginia this month for allegedly conspiring to incite racially motivated violence. VICE News’ Senior reporter Tess Owen brings us inside the federal court and explains how this unique lawsuit is hoping to hold the broader white nationalist movement accountable. This episode was produced by Sam Eagan.VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, Julia Nutter, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan...
2021-11-1718 minDeadDrunkUncleDon’t F with Steph.In this episode BOTH Betsey and Tessa join me to discuss the I-70 killer. We go thru a timeline of the crimes, review the recent Press Release, and just general trauma and mental health struggles. We laugh, I probably cried, and of course we talked about murder, marijuana, and small town life.
2021-11-141h 35VICE News Reports‘It’s Rough Out Here’: A VICE Guide to Making FriendsAfter an emotional break up, our producer Sam Eagan discovers that his circle of friends has pretty much disappeared. Eager to prevent another weekend from going by with no plans, Sam sets out to find a best friend. In this episode, Sam and fellow producer Sophie Kazis answer the question that many of us fail to think about until we reach adulthood: how the hell do you make friends as a grown-up? And along the way, Sam begins to question what his approach to making friends actually reveals about himself. This episode was pr...
2021-11-0438 minDeadDrunkUncleSmall town free for allToday we discuss some local court cases and allegations and speculations because I forgot my script. Actually, it’s not my fault, but we had a great time talking about T town.
2021-10-301h 28VICE News Reports‘He’s Gonna Die With Us’: Sovereign Citizen GlobalizesRecently, in Ireland, a video emerged of an elderly COVID patient caught in the middle of a tug of war between a man coaxing him to leave the hospital, and a doctor pleading with him to stay. The video was the latest surfacing of the Sovereign Citizen movement’s force outside the U.S. VICE News’ David Gilbert reports on how Sovereign Citizen plus local anti-vax movements equals deadly consequences.This episode was hosted by Jen Kinney, and produced by Adreanna Rodriguez and Ashley Cleek, with reporting by David Gilbert.VICE News Reports is h...
2021-10-2828 minVICE News ReportsHow to Botch a Coup (in Venezuela)Back in May of 2020, a few ex-Green Berets and about 60 Venezuelans tried to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro. The plan was a mess from the beginning, and it ended in a spectacular failure. VICE News reporter Ben Makuch and producer Miguel Fernández Flores investigate who was behind the plan and how it ended so disastrously. 10.25.2022: This episode was reuploaded to include comment that we received from Jordan Goudreau’s lawyer following publication. This episode was reported and produced by Ben Makuch and Miguel Fernández Flores with Ashley Cleek....
2021-10-2132 minDeadDrunkUncleEpisode 5Today we pivot to local cold cases. In an effort to shed some light on unsolved cases, we’ll be featuring local stories and follow up in future episodes. I’m so sorry for the noise, I need to make sure to sit still with my script! This week’s special guestie is Betsey my bestie since before some of you were born.
2021-10-1729 minVICE News ReportsSouth Africa v. Jacob ZumaThis month, South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma may finally go to trial after decades of alleged corruption. For South Africans this trial is divisive. Zuma’s supporters say it's all a campaign to destroy the legacy of a great Black liberator. His critics maintain a conviction could indicate a new day for those seeking to curb corruption. The recent unrest this summer also looms in South Africa's mind, and so regardless of the outcome people worry could there be more violence?
VICE News Reports spoke to freelance journalist Ntshepeng Mtoma in Johannesburg, to explain what this case could mean f...
2021-10-1429 min
VICE News ReportsSouth Africa v. Jacob ZumaThis month, South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma may finally go to trial after decades of alleged corruption. For South Africans this trial is divisive. Zuma’s supporters say it's all a campaign to destroy the legacy of a great Black liberator. His critics maintain a conviction could indicate a new day for those seeking to curb corruption. The recent unrest this summer also looms in South Africa's mind, and so regardless of the outcome people worry could there be more violence? VICE News Reports spoke to freelance journalist Ntshepeng Mtoma in Johannesburg, to explain what this c...
2021-10-1426 min2021-10-0457 min
VICE News ReportsMy Cousin Baptized my Dead RelativesOur host Arielle Duhaime-Ross recently learned that their cousin had been baptizing dead family members into the Mormon Church — and Arielle might be next. This controversial practice is called “baptism by proxy” or “baptism for the dead,” For people who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, it’s a way to get dead family members who weren’t Mormon before their death into the Kingdom of Heaven. But Arielle, who is an atheist, doesn’t want admission into Mormon heaven -- so they contacted their cousin to talk it through.This episode was reported by...
2021-09-3040 minDeadDrunkUncleA day at the parkMy friend Tessa joins me for today’s episode recorded in a park with bonus river ASMR background. We had a great time in nature discussing murder, won’t you join us?
2021-09-261h 03
VICE News ReportsThe Fight for Jamaica’s Red GoldDecades of mining has taken a toll on Jamaica’s land and people. Now, the government wants to move mining operations into the most ecologically sensitive part of the island: Cockpit Country. It’s the ancestral home of the Maroons, the descendants of indigenous people and formerly enslaved Africans who joined together to fight British colonizers. But the people who live in Cockpit Country are resisting. Alzo Slade takes us to Cockpit Country, where residents say they will not allow mining on this sacred land. This episode was produced by Jen Kinney. Special thanks...
2021-09-2337 minDeadDrunkUncleEpisode 2In this episode we explore DDU’s background and I process hard feelings. My world kinda “blew up” after he died. Literally and figuratively.
2021-09-2129 min
VICE News ReportsWeekend WorldAn audio portrait of one weekend across planet Earth. Experience the last weekend in July through the eyes of young people from around the world: a rodeo cowgirl, a South Korean soldier, a group of rappers in Kabul seeking refuge in their studio, a British radio host, and many others. Welcome to Weekend World. This episode was produced by Sayre Quevedo and Sophie Kazis.VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, Julia Nutter, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are A...
2021-09-1741 minDeadDrunkUncleEpisode oneIn this first episode, I’m catching you up to where I am now. How I became part of my uncle’s life in the end, and how I got to where I am now, which is trying to help a murder investigation.
2021-09-1118 min
VICE News Reports“I knew I was being spied on”: The 9/11 EffectThis week marks twenty years since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. Two decades later, 9/11 is less of a day and more of an era -- an event that catalyzed countless effects, reverberating beyond the weeks, months and years that followed. For Muslim Americans that is perhaps distinctly true. After the attacks, religious, racial and ethnic profiling of these communities became so widespread that it fundamentally changed what it meant to be Muslim in America. On this episode, we hear directly from a Brooklyn native whose life dramatically changed, when as a teenager, he was surveilled by a unit...
2021-09-0936 min
VICE News ReportsThe 'Lion Man' Taking On Puerto Rico's GovernmentPuerto Rico has spent much of the last five years in turmoil -- Hurricane Maria, earthquakes, the resignation of their governor. Enter Lorenzo Delgado, better known as “El Leon Fiscalizador,” a local sleuth and internet influencer who is leading a massive anti-corruption campaign against some of the island's most established politicians. VICE News Correspondent Roberto Ferdman reports on what it looks like to take on corruption in Puerto Rico. For more watch Roberto’s video report on the “Lion Man” reported and produced by Ani Ucar, Tomas Navia, and Anne Garrett.This epis...
2021-09-0243 min
VICE News ReportsInside A Mysterious Anti-Sex Trafficking GroupThe anti-child sex trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad has become increasingly popular in the age of QAnon, and has been buoyed in part by President Trump. But not all of the stories OUR tells its donors hold up to scrutiny, and some of its so-called "missions" to save women and children from sex trafficking have been described by insiders as amateurish at best. Reporters Tim Marchman and Anna Merlan of VICE’s Motherboard go deep on their months-long investigation into this popular, shadowy group. This episode was produced by Julia Nutter and Sam Eagan.I...
2021-08-2640 min
VICE News ReportsEmbedded With Afghan Special Forces Who Fought for KandaharSince the fall of Kabul, a lot of focus has been on the failures of the American trained Afghan military. VICE News correspondent Ben C. Solomon was in Kandahar with Afghan special forces units as the city and then the country fell to the Taliban. We hear from the soldiers who fought about the realities on the ground and what the end of this 20 year war feels like for them. Check out more of Ben’s reporting from Kandahar and VICE News’ ongoing coverage from Afghanistan.This episode was reported by Ben C. Solomo...
2021-08-1936 min
VICE News ReportsBruce's BeachIn 1912, a Black couple named Charles and Willa Bruce bought a parcel of land in Manhattan Beach, CA and turned it into a successful seaside resort for Black Californians. Until they were driven out of town -- by white city officials who didn’t want Black neighbors. Now, a hundred years later, a new state law will allow for the return of the property to the Bruces' descendants. But the city of Manhattan Beach refuses to apologize for its actions. VICE producer Julia Nutter heads to Manhattan Beach to explore the tensions playing out right now in what may be...
2021-08-1247 min
VICE News ReportsInside a Disinformation MachineHow a little known Chinese spiritual movement called Falun Gong became one of the most influential digital publishers of anti-China, pro-Trump propaganda. This episode was reported and produced by Titi Yu and Sophie Kazis. VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, Julia Nutter, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan. Our associate producers are Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi and Kyle Murdock. Our in...
2021-08-0547 min
VICE News ReportsIn Search of a Black UtopiaThis past year our producer Adizah Eghan noticed an interesting trend on social media: everyone seemed to be living it up in Tulum, Mexico. Some were flocking there to have a good time, while others were seeking something much deeper: they wanted to escape racism and seek refuge with like-minded people. Adizah traveled to Mexico to experience the vibes of Tulum for herself -- and also dig into why Black people are seeking refuge in a small fishing town south of Cancun. This episode was reported and produced by Adizah Eghan and edited by James T. G...
2021-07-2946 min
VICE News ReportsPunk Rock v. Europe’s Last DictatorFor the better part of a year Belarus’s authoritarian leader has sought to crush dissent by any means necessary -- including forcing a commercial plane to land in order to arrest a 26-year old journalist. We hear from rebellious punk rocker, Igor Bancer, about life under Europe’s last dictator. This episode was reported and produced by Stephanie Brown. VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, Julia Nutter, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan...
2021-07-2232 min
VICE News ReportsBehind the #BlackTikTokStrikeA growing tension between TikTok and Black creators has come to a head in recent weeks with some creators making a stand. Last month, TikTok creator Erick Louis posted a dance video that sparked the beginning of the “#BlackTikTokStrike.” Creator Erick Louis sat down with VICE News Reports producer Janice Llamoca to break down the events that inspired the strike and how he sees this as a labor movement. This episode was reported and produced by Janice Llamoca.VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis...
2021-07-1533 min
VICE News ReportsWhat Led Up to the Assasination of the Haitian PresidentOn Wednesday, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was killed in an attack at his home, destabilizing an already precarious situation in the country. For the past year, political violence has taken over the capital, Port-au-Prince, with supporters and opponents of the current government dividing the city into factions. VICE journalist Jason Motlagh brings us to the heart of the turf battle in Haiti and helps put this week’s assasination into context. This episode was reported by Jason Motlagh and produced by Adreanna Rodriguez. Special thanks to Jason and his team, including: Adam Desiderio, Amanda Pisetzner, Jere...
2021-07-0837 min
VICE News ReportsColombia RisingFor the last two months Colombia has been swept up by nation-wide protests, with clashes between police and protestors, hundreds injured or disappeared across the country. VICE correspondent, David Noriega traveled there to spend time with frontline protesters. He explains how over a century of history brought Colombia to this moment and what it might tell us about the future of politics in the country.This episode was reported by David Noriega and produced by Sayre Quevedo. Watch more of the reporting from Colombia here produced by Juanita Ceballos and Ramon Iriarte. VICE New...
2021-07-0142 min
VICE News Reports“Find this Fuck”: Inside the Citizen AppThe Citizen app is advertised as a public safety tool: a place where people can connect, inform, and “protect one another” from local crime. But VICE News’ Motherboard got a hold of internal documents and messages that show how Citizen is pushing the boundaries of what an app-enabled vigilante force may be capable of. This episode was reported by Joseph Cox and Jason Koebler of VICE News’ Motherboard, and produced by Adreanna Rodriguez. Read more of their reporting here. VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kaz...
2021-06-2442 min
VICE News ReportsA Conversation with Philonise FloydMay 25th marked a year since the world watched the killing of George Floyd. His name and the video of his death reignited a reckoning with systemic racism. But that video doesn’t represent the man that his family knew. VICE News Correspondent Dexter Thomas traveled to Houston to speak with George Floyd’s brother Philonise about the last year, who his big brother really was and what’s next.This interview is part of the STILL HERE x 8:46 project which VICE launched to memorialize George Floyd one year after his murder and to acknowledge the on-goi...
2021-05-2817 min
VICE News ReportsThe Great Pokémon CrisisThe hottest investment right now isn’t cryptocurrency or NFTs, it’s Pokémon cards. The pandemic collectibles boom has skyrocketed Pokemon card prices, with individual cards selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars and people swarming retail stores to get their hands on new cards. Editor-in-Chief of Motherboard and Pokemon aficionado Jason Koebler takes us through a deep dive of the resurgence of everyone’s favorite cuddly pocket monsters. Everyone is looking to catch’em all one more time, and Jason is no exception. This episode was produced by Sam Eagan. VICE N...
2021-05-2731 min
VICE News ReportsReporting From JerusalemVICE News Correspondent Hind Hassan reports from on the ground in Jerusalem amidst the ongoing military offensive on the Gaza Strip. Hind unpacks one of the main sources of tension that has led to the deadliest violence the region has seen in years. She explains how the fight over who owns a few dozen homes in East Jerusalem is at the very heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This episode was produced by Sophie Kazis and Julia Nutter. Reporting from VICE News’ Hind Hassan and Lama Al Arian. Check out their report, “Crisis In Jerusalem.” VICE N...
2021-05-2041 min
VICE News ReportsOn #SolidarityOver the past year, there have been numerous incidents of anti-Asian violence across the country. And after back-to-back videos of assaults on elderly people in the Bay Area went viral earlier this year, VICE News correspondent Dexter Thomas noticed a recurring theme — many comments on social media fixated on the fact that the attackers were Black. This is following a summer of protests against police brutality where many — including Asian Americans — showed solidarity with Black people on those same platforms. Here, Dexter digs into the legacy and current state of Black and Asian solidarity.This episode was re...
2021-05-1350 min
VICE News ReportsBloodlinesAs a teenager, VICE journalist Adreanna Rodriguez was given a choice that would alter the course of her life. It's a choice she has considered and reconsidered again and again. In this collaboration with Snap Judgment, Adreanna travels to the Standing Rock Sioux’s Reservation in North Dakota, to find out what could have been. This story was produced by Adreanna Rodriguez and Shaina Shealy with additional editing by Anna Sussman and Mark Ristich.This story was supported by the USC Center for Health Journalism, which helps journalists investigate health challenges and solutions in...
2021-05-0639 min
VICE News ReportsReturn To: Country of OriginMuseums the world over are filled with stolen works of art and artifacts. One man named Mnyaka Sururu Mboro has spent most of his life on a mission to return these sacred objects, including the remains of the Tanzanian war hero Mangi Meli, home. Mboro shares his emotional journey with reporter Tarisai Ngangura.This episode was reported by Tarisai Ngangura and produced by Julia Nutter. This story was originally reported for VICE Magazine’s Unthinkable Ideas issue. Reported by Tarisai Ngangura and edited by Leah Feiger. Kate Dries is VICE’s Editorial Director, Features....
2021-04-2942 min
VICE News ReportsA Perilous JourneyA surge of migrants from around the world has begun arriving at the US’s southern border, some having traveled thousands of miles to get there. For many, the most dangerous part of their journey is a 60-mile stretch of lawless jungle connecting Colombia and Panama called the Darien Gap. We take you along as VICE on Showtime correspondent Paola Ramos follows the journey of migrants traveling through the Darien. This episode was produced by Adreanna Rodriguez. VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our...
2021-04-1541 min
VICE News ReportsExtraterrestrialWith countries competing to land on the moon again, private companies launching rockets into space, and plans for Mars colonization becoming less like science fiction every day, we’re in the midst of a new space race. And that means, aliens and UFO sightings are also having a heyday. Reporter MJ Banias takes us on a ride through the new space race and what our alien obsession reveals about our hopes and fears for humanity itself. This episode was produced by Jen Kinney. VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinn...
2021-04-0842 min
VICE News ReportsFighting Bezos in BessemerIn the final week of the most-watched union drive in recent history, we take you to an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Workers here will vote this week on whether to form Amazon’s first-ever union in the US, which could deal a blow to one of the world’s richest men and challenge the future of work as we know it. We meet with one of the workers leading that fight.UPDATE: After this episode was published, Amazon responded to several of our questions and requests for comment. In part they told us that the comp...
2021-03-2646 min
VICE News ReportsHealing A Wildlife ParadiseBrazil’s Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, home to an impressive concentration of wildlife like hyacinth macaws, giant otters, piranhas and jaguars. And last year, the wetland was on fire. Our host Arielle Duhaime-Ross travels to the vast region to see first hand how last year’s megafires changed this unique ecosystem and to meet the scientists who have had to take drastic measures to help it heal. Along the way she meets some of the Pantanal’s rare (and adorable) wildlife.Watch a video report from Arielle’s journey here. And read more about...
2021-03-1839 min
VICE News ReportsWaiting on Biden in JuarezFor nearly two years since the Trump administration enacted the “Remain in Mexico” policy, tens of thousands have been sent back to wait. Most asylum seekers have been in a holding pattern akin to immigration purgatory. We spent time with migrants in Ciudad Juarez just as things have started to change. This episode was reported by Lisette Poole. Produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell. VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan. Our associate producers are Sam Eagan...
2021-03-1139 min
VICE News ReportsConspiracy, USAA QAnon promoting mayor. Armed vigilantes looking to scare off antifa. And a heated fight over... an opioid treatment center? Reporter Jen Kinney takes us to one small town in Washington State, where the paranoid style of American politics is turning even the most everyday, local issues into conspiracy theories.For more on this story, check out VICE Senior Staff Writer Anna Merlan's reporting.VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan. Our associate producers are...
2021-03-0453 min
VICE News ReportsHostile Territory: How The Army Got Trolled on TwitchThe U.S. Army needs recruits, and they're looking to Twitch to find them. With the Army’s new e-sports team, they hope to attract young, tech-savvy enlistees by streaming video games online. But they haven’t found a fully receptive audience. And this isn’t the first time the military has slid into our gaming consoles. VICE News Correspondent Dexter Thomas Jr. digs back in military gaming history to explain how we got here. Reporting from Dexter Thomas Jr. and Michelle R. Carney. Produced by Sophie Kazis. VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse...
2021-02-2541 min
Waypoint RadioVice News Reports: Hostile Territory: How The Army Got Trolled on TwitchThe U.S. Army needs recruits, and they're looking to Twitch to find them. With the Army’s new e-sports team, they hope to attract young, tech-savvy enlistees by streaming video games online. But they haven’t found a fully receptive audience. And this isn’t the first time the military has slid into our gaming consoles. VICE News Correspondent Dexter Thomas Jr. digs back in military gaming history to explain how we got here. Reporting from Dexter Thomas Jr. and Michelle R. Carney. Produced by Sophie Kazis. VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse...
2021-02-2535 min
VICE News ReportsMexico's Forever War Against Drug CartelsVICE News Senior Reporter Keegan Hamilton travels to Michoacán where Mexico’s modern drug war began and continues to rage. To understand the effects of a seemingly endless cycle of crackdown, cartel re-alignment and civilians being displaced, Keegan tells the story of the right now in this region with unprecedented access to various sides of the war -- including the dominant Jalisco New Generation Cartel led by the DEA’s Most Wanted cartel boss El Mencho. Produced by VICE News’ Miguel Fernandez and Janice Llamoca. To watch a short film of this reporting check out VICE News...
2021-02-1844 min
VICE News Reports‘I Was Prepared to be Arrested’: Jan. 6, 2021 - Hong KongUPDATE: On February 28th, 2021, the young politician we profiled in this episode, Fergus Leung, and 46 other pro-Democracy activists and lawmakers were charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion,” a violation of Hong Kong’s new National Security Law. As of this update (March 3, 2021) they are all still incarcerated awaiting trial. If convicted, Leung faces a multiple-year prison sentence.In a pre-dawn raid on January 6th, hundreds of Hong Kong police fanned out across the city in a coordinated operation to arrest dozens of pro-democracy activists and lawmakers in a single sweep. It was the biggest crackdown on the ci...
2021-02-1141 min
Snap JudgmentMonaea, a 2020 Diary – Snap Spotlights “VICE News Reports”2020 has been a YEAR, and Monaea Upton has a lot to say about it. This week we bring you an episode from the podcast Vice News Reports. Vice sent 17-year-old Monaea Upton a recorder and she’s been keeping an audio diary of her senior year of high school in North Minneapolis — during online school, the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, and a spike in neighborhood gun violence. We take you inside her world.
This story does contain strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.
BIG BIG love and special thanks to Monaea Upton, for letting us into her worl...
2021-01-0549 min
Snap JudgmentMonaea, a 2020 Diary - Snap Spotlights "VICE News Reports"2020 has been a YEAR, and Monaea Upton has a lot to say about it. This week we bring you an episode from the podcast Vice News Reports. Vice sent 17-year-old Monaea Upton a recorder and she’s been keeping an audio diary of her senior year of high school in North Minneapolis — during online school, the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, and a spike in neighborhood gun violence. We take you inside her world.
This story does contain strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.
BIG BIG love and special thanks to Monaea Upton, for...
2020-12-3149 min
VICE News ReportsMonaea, a 2020 Diary2020 has been a YEAR, and it’s not done yet. This episode, we hand over the mic to Monaea Upton in North Minneapolis. She’s 17 years old, and she’s been keeping an audio diary of her senior year of high school -- during online learning, the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, and a spike in neighborhood gun violence. We take you inside her world.Reporting from Monaea Upton. Produced by Jen Kinney. VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our senior producers are Ash...
2020-12-1653 min
VICE News ReportsEnding A Forever WarAs the US accelerates troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, we examine a fatal attack on a maternity ward and what it says about the current state of peace in America’s longest war. VICE News correspondent Hind Hassan and producer Adam Desiderio travel to Kabul to tell the story of one midwife who was present during the attack that happened on the heels of the peace deal. Field produced and directed by Ana Sebescen. Special thanks to producers Khwaga Ghani and Aleem Agha for their work on the ground.VICE News Reports is produced by...
2020-12-0339 min
VICE News ReportsARMED PART 3: The GuardiansAfter the mass shooting at Parkland, a new law required that every school in the state of Florida had to have someone armed on campus at all times. The cheapest way to fill that requirement? For schools to let their teachers or other staff carry a gun. We take you to two schools in neighboring districts in the first week of school in the midst of new COVID protocols — one that embraces arming staff as the only solution, and one that resists arming staff, only to find themselves boxed into a corner. This is the third episode of a th...
2020-11-2645 min
VICE News ReportsARMED PART 2: The Good GuysWe take you inside a training that transforms school teachers into armed educators. This is the second episode of a three part series about arming teachers and what exactly it means to be safe in school. In this episode producer Jen Kinney follows Angie, an Ohio elementary school teacher with almost no firearm experience, as she learns to use a gun and roleplays shootings in a real school. If she passes, Angie will be able to carry a gun in her classroom.Reported and produced by Jen Kinney. VICE News Reports is produced b...
2020-11-1940 min
VICE News ReportsARMED PART 1: Soft TargetsFor the past two years, producer Jen Kinney has been looking into the movement to arm teachers in schools, and what it means for students, teachers, staff and parents when teachers start to carry guns in the classroom. Part 1 of this three-part series follows Cooper Caffrey, who was shot by a classmate in eighth grade. A few years later, his Ohio school decided to arm its teachers. Cooper’s school is one of many in 19 states that have armed staff. We take you inside the fight that divided the school.Reported and produced by Jen Kinney.
2020-11-1239 min
VICE News ReportsAn Election of ConsequenceAs the U.S. watches for the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, we turn to a surprising comparison. Last year a contested presidential election led to President Evo Morales leaving Bolivia--and pitched Bolivians into a state of conflict and uncertainty. We tell the story of what Bolivians lived through a year ago, and why it might help us understand what’s happening right now in the U.S.This episode was produced by Janice Llamoca.VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our senior pr...
2020-11-0536 min
VICE News ReportsThe Antifa ParadoxIs Antifa even a thing? Ahead of an election positioned as “us” versus “them,” the specter of “Antifa” has become an easy boogeyman to either accept or reject out of hand. VICE News takes a serious look at what it is and what it is not. VICE News Correspondent Alzo Slade reports from across the country. Watch Alzo Slade’s documentary on Antifa here.This episode was produced by Julia Nutter and Jen Kinney.VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our senior prod...
2020-10-2939 min
VICE News ReportsInto the Fire with Wildfire HotshotsVICE News embeds with an elite crew of firefighters -- the Forest Service Hotshot crew out of Eldorado National Forest in California -- as they battle wildfires during one of the worst fire seasons on record, with short staffing in the middle of a pandemic. Think of them as the Navy SEALS of firefighters.VICE News correspondent Michael Anthony Adams reports. Want to see what the frontline of wildfire looks like? Check out Michael’s segment here. This episode was produced by Julia Nutter.VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Je...
2020-10-2236 min
VICE News ReportsThe BubbleWe take you inside the NBA/WNBA bubble told through exclusive recordings.To salvage their 2020 seasons amid the pandemic, the WNBA and NBA create a “bubble” where players and staff are walled off from the rest of the world. We follow two players, Monique Billings, a starting forward for the Atlanta Dream, and Udonis Haslem, captain of the Miami Heat, during their first months inside the Bubble.This episode was produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell.VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutt...
2020-10-1536 min
VICE News ReportsAlternative Medicine, PoliticizedAs India’s health professionals battle the spread of COVID-19, some political leaders claim traditional medicine systems can cure the coronavirus. VICE’s Senior Staff Writer Pallavi Pundir reports on how nationalistic fervor for traditional medicine, fake credentialed doctors, and misinformation are gaining momentum in India and making matters worse.All the views, ideas, comments, opinions and statements expressed in this program are solely those of the guest(s), speaker(s) and the host(s) and VICE Media Group does not subscribe to or endorse the same. None of the comments, dialogues etc. in the podcast are...
2020-10-1541 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastThe Science Behind Setting and Achieving Big Goals
Raise your hand if this describes you: You start working toward a new goal with excitement, only to watch it eventually fizzle out to nothing. If you’re human, it’s likely you’ve experienced this phenomenon. Why is it some goals are just so hard to accomplish, whereas others we’re able to conquer with ease?On today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, that’s exactly what you’ll discover. Diving deep into psychological research on goals, motivation, and time management, Brandon and David will pull back the curtain on how people set and accomplish big goals and give...
2018-12-061h 20
The NC Experience PodcastMinisode 54: Witch Hunter RobinReview(s): Witch Hunter Robin, Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist Opening Song: Shell performed by Bana Closing Song: half pain performed by Bana I'm pretty sure that I did mention the dedication in the show but just in case I somehow didn't. I dedicate this show to my friend Steph. If you are wondering why she liked this show way back when and is the reason I bought the series years ago. Sorry it took so long but I finally watched it, and I'm glad I...
2017-02-1232 min
The NC Experience PodcastEpisode 26: The HangoverViva! Yeah I don't know Spanish, we'll let Steph decipher....Anyways it's just Chris and Nathan this week, they cover the news as always and for the Trailer Spot this week it's two movies! OMG! They review New Moon and Gamer, which one will get the higher score?! I don't know why there are so many exclamation marks. After that it's the Box Office Report with Chris. Then for the one lone review this week it's The Hangover, enjoy the show!
Opening Song- Right Round by Flo Rida
Closing Song- Viva Las Vegas by Elvis...
2009-06-0944 min