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The Stakes

The Stakes is your look at the week’s news, without the filler of talking heads and clickbait. Every week, MTV’s Holly Anderson and her team of writers — including Ana Marie Cox and Jamil Smith — guide you through the week’s news, social justice issues, and culture stories through a mix interviews, essays, special reporting, and poetry. The Stakes is investigative, thoughtful, and BS-free.

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Let Freedom Sing Jun 03, 2016

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This week on the Stakes: - Ana Marie Cox talks about the vulnerability of trans youth with Dan Savage. - MTV Deputy Founders Editor Julie Zeilinger talks to the plaintiff in the most important Supreme Court case on abortion since Roe v. Wade - Doreen St. Felix on the sexist injustice of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the US - Jaime Fuller updates us on the Libertarian convention in Florida - Marcus Ellsworth reflects on the power of freedom songs.

It's Complicated May 27, 2016

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This week on The Stakes: - Ana Marie Cox kicks off her new series "Some Of My Best Friends" and interviews Republican strategist Rick Wilson - Jaime Fuller interviews author Moira Weigel about her book "Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating" - Julianne Ross and Jaime Fuller talk about the conspiracy theorist who ran for the Texas State Board of Education - Marcus Ellsworth shares his faith in humanity through spoken word

34 Candidates?!?! May 20, 2016

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This week: • Julie Zeilinger talks to Andi Zeisler about her new book 'we were feminists once' • Jamil Smith talks to Charlene Carruthers of Black Youth Project 100 • Julianne Ross and Jaime Fuller splash around in the shallow end of the crazy California Senate race • Marcus Ellsworth makes you a limited-time offer for an unforgettable Gulf Coast vacation.

Where The Buffalo Roam May 13, 2016

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This week on The Stakes: - Alex Pappademas and Brian Phillips discuss the politics in "Captain America: Civil War" - Meredith Graves takes on prison visitation - Julie Ross talks to journalist Ann Friedman about the tampon tax - Jaime Fuller introduces us to our new national mammal - Jane Coaston goes head-to-head with the Never Trump movement - Marcus Ellsworth brings us a reclamation of faith as an affirmation of queerness

Ted Cruz = Skull Face Emoji May 06, 2016

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This week on The Stakes: - Ana Marie Cox reports from Ted Cruz's last stand - Meredith Graves lays out the dystopian hellscape of American rape law - Julianne Ross heart-eyes winky-face surfer-dude - Jaime Fuller introduces us to Veto the Dog - Marcus Ellsworth gives an elegy for Afeni Shakur Davis

Introducing 'The Stakes,' A Political Podcast That's Not About Politics, Except When It Is Apr 29, 2016

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The Stakes episode 1: The Politics of Comment Moderation, Prince's Identity, and Diversity at Marvel