noemail@noemail.org (Vox)Fri, 3 Jul 2026 14:02:03 GMTLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnAhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnAen-usnoAll rights reserved / Little Skein in the Big Woolknitting,microbusiness,handmadeFeaturing Anne from Little Skein in the Big Wool and Stacie from Must Stash Yarn, Little Skein & the Big Stash is a short, bimonthly podcast about what it's like to run a microbusiness focused on knitting. It has a bit of structured content, a little storytelling, and will appeal to the curious knitter who wants to learn something new.Featuring Anne from Little Skein in the Big Wool and Stacie from Must Stash Yarn, Little Skein & the Big Stash is a short, bimonthly podcast about what it's like to run a microbusiness focused on knitting. It has a bit of structured content, a little storAnne Vallyanne@littleskein.comAnne Vallyhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/MVdy3RopsGwFri, 3 Jul 2026 14:00:15 GMTyt:video:MVdy3RopsGwMVdy3RopsGwUCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA A story of surprising defiance in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood It turns out a single address in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood has a few different stories of defiance attached to it — but in very different ways. This is Pin Point, the series where Vox producer Nate Krieger throws a dart at a map and investigates the surprising history of whatever address he hits. In this episode, he investigates the site of a forgotten Revolutionary War fort and a rebellious fashion choice. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. 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Guest Host: Jonquilyn Hill, Host of Vox’s Explain It To Me podcast Guest: Kermit Roosevelt, constitutional law professor and author of The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story 00:00 Intro 03:16 America’s two foundings 07:20 The fight over America’s founding myth 15:18 Why every nation needs a story 21:43 Does a national story have to be a success story? 34:06 Why are Americans so attached to their ancestors? 42:02 Will the political pendulum swing back-and-forth forever? We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show. And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NviCwpQO3OYThu, 2 Jul 2026 19:38:56 GMTyt:video:NviCwpQO3OYNviCwpQO3OYUCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA Both liberals and conservatives don't like seeing pigs locked in tiny cages The pork industry routinely confines pregnant pigs in tiny enclosures called gestation crates. The practice has drawn bipartisan opposition, with lawmakers from both parties pushing back against the Save Our Bacon Act — a bill that would override state laws banning the crates. Read more: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/493710/gestation-crates-farm-bill-save-our-bacon-republicans Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tcXPzrJiJTEThu, 2 Jul 2026 17:15:02 GMTyt:video:tcXPzrJiJTEtcXPzrJiJTEUCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA Elon Musk has a weird obsession with Citizen Vigilante Elon Musk has been repeatedly posting about Citizen Vigilante, an obscure movie that dramatizes a racist and anti-immigrant fantasy: that Western countries are being “invaded” by migrants, and that vigilante violence is the answer. Vox’s Constance Grady explains why Musk’s obsession with the film is so alarming — and what it says about the power of the platform he bought. #CitizenVigilante #ElonMusk #Musk #RottenTomatoes Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. 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Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xGgTK4rv-_UWed, 1 Jul 2026 15:00:02 GMTyt:video:xGgTK4rv-_UxGgTK4rv-_UUCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA Is Zohran Mamdani the bro democrats need? Democratic commentators keep saying the party needs a manlier candidate to win back young male voters. Vox's Constance Grady points out that someone who fits all of their definitions of manliness is right in front of them. Zohran Mamdani did well with male voters, loves sports, and performs well on bro podcasts. And he did all of that without alienating women, the actual base of the Democratic Party. So why isn't he the bro Democrats keep saying they need? Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-goTnnHj0r8Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:00:05 GMTyt:video:-goTnnHj0r8-goTnnHj0r8UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA Why are fans upset by water breaks at the World Cup? CEO and Founder of the Men in Blazers Media Network, Roger Bennett, says many soccer fans are upset about FIFA imposing excessive water breaks for FIFA World Cup players. Bennett suggests FIFA’s implementing these to bump up its ad revenue, rather than out of pure necessity. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XAcrKHPWNOgTue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:16 GMTyt:video:XAcrKHPWNOgXAcrKHPWNOgUCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA The guilt you feel after killing bugs has a name Every summer, people on the East Coast are told to stomp the spotted lanternfly. It's invasive, it damages crops, and scientists say killing them helps slow their spread. So why does it still feel bad? Vox's Sally Helm looked into that feeling and found out it has a name: moral residue. The guilt you feel when you do something you think is right but that still doesn't sit well with you. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dKlRYvlUjL8Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:58:55 GMTyt:video:dKlRYvlUjL8dKlRYvlUjL8UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA How the Supreme Court just made Trump the most powerful president in generations Trump v. Slaughter, one of two “unitary executive” cases that the Supreme Court handed down on Monday, is the culmination of a nearly 40-year fight by Republican judges to expand the powers of the presidency. It transforms President Donald Trump into the most powerful figure to govern the United States in generations. Read more: https://www.vox.com/politics/493610/supreme-court-trump-slaughter-cook-unitary-executive Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. 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Listen to the full discussion with The Gray Area host Sean Illing wherever you get your podcasts. #Politics #DemocraticParty #ChrisMurphy #Vox #TheGrayArea #PoliticalStrategy #USPolitics Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. 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Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) 00:00 Intro 01:11 America’s ‘spiritual sickness’ 06:34 What does it mean to pursue the ‘common good?’ 10:33 In America, the powerful profit from ‘the disintegration of the broader populace’ 12:14 The story Trump is telling America 16:25 How does the Right diagnosis America’s spiritual crisis? 23:14 Why the Left’s rhetoric isn’t landing 36:35 Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party 38:48 Why AI is the most important policy fight of the future We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show. And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P_ZovvcVtU8Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:00:23 GMTyt:video:P_ZovvcVtU8P_ZovvcVtU8UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA Are loneliness influencers the new wave? Lana Isa is 24. She lives alone, spends most Friday nights in, and has no active social life. She also has almost 200,000 TikTok followers who can't stop watching her life of solitude. She joins Vox's Noel King to talk about what her quiet life actually looks like and why so many people see themselves in it. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. 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Vox’s Astead Herndon recently went to an event billed as an opportunity for the administration to reconnect with young men to find out: the UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington DC. 00:00 - Is Trump losing young men? 00:58 - Inside the White House’s UFC event 01:25 - Gas prices and the Iran war 03:15 - Epstein files and a crisis of elite transparency 09:01 - Where masculinity and politics overlap 12:43 - Jack Posobiec on how Trump reached young men in 2024 16:58 - Defending the Trump administration’s foreign policy 17:49 - The Epstein dilemma 23:07 - Can JD Vance woo young men? 24:01 - The Blue Dog strategy 26:40 - What Astead took away from his trip to Washington DC America, Actually publishes video episodes every Saturday tackling key issues in politics, culture, and the economy. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel to get them. Listen to episodes of America, Actually on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite app. If you enjoy our reporting and want to hear more from Vox journalists, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/vox. Each month, our members get access to exclusive videos, livestreams, and chats with our newsroom. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H anne@littleskein.com (Anne Vally)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SSaC6DyLSeASat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:19 GMTyt:video:SSaC6DyLSeASSaC6DyLSeAUCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA Why Trump is losing young men Young men aren’t as sure about President Donald Trump as they once were. Polling indicates that men under 30 now have a disapproval rating of Trump that’s over 50 percentage points. Vox’s Astead Herndon went to Washington, D.C. to talk to young men attending the UFC fight on the White House lawn and see what concerns they have about the president. Listen to the full episode of America, Actually wherever you get your podcasts or watch here on YouTube. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. 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