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“Where Does This End?”: The Rise of Ultra-Fast Fashion Jan 20, 2022

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E-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 Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek, Adizah Eghan, and Sam Greenspan. Our associate producers are Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, Natasha Jacobs and Kyle Murdock.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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Election Workers Under Threat Jan 13, 2022

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The 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 is part of VICE News’ ongoing series “Breaking the Vote.” Be sure to check out their coverage here.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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God, Guns, and January 6 Jan 06, 2022

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Among 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 produced by Jen Kinney and Sam Eagan. Special thanks to Elgin Strait, Roberto Daza, Jika Gonzalez and Joe LoCascio

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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Weekend World (ReAir) Dec 30, 2021

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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.

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 executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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Monaea, a 2020 Diary (ReAir) Dec 23, 2021

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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 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, Adizah Eghan, and Sam Greenspan. Our associate producers are Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, Natasha Jacobs and Kyle Murdock.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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Bloody and Broke: Fighting the UFC Dec 16, 2021

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Once 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 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, Adizah Eghan, and Sam Greenspan. Our associate producers are Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, Natasha Jacobs and Kyle Murdock.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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Boys’ Love, Censored Dec 09, 2021

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One 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 love dramas, and the political and cultural crackdown that’s threatening their existence.

This episode was reported by Viola Zhou and Koh Ewe. Special thanks to Alan Wong.

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, Adizah Eghan, and Sam Greenspan. Our associate producers are Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, Natasha Jacobs and Kyle Murdock.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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No End in Sight Dec 02, 2021

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After 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 Ashley Cleek, Adizah Eghan, and Sam Greenspan. Our associate producers are Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, Natasha Jacobs and Kyle Murdock.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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Lessons from a Supertaster Nov 25, 2021

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Smell 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.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

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White Nationalists on Trial Nov 17, 2021

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The 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.

Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.