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Home Budgeting with Bobby Berk [Partner content from @progressive] - August 12, 2026 - Vox

If you’ve been clicking through dreamy property listings, bookmarking your favorite neighborhoods, or squirreling away savings for a home, there are three key numbers: the down payment, the total price, and the mortgage. It’s a great start, but there's more you need to know for making a plan. Partner content from @progressive

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The Democrats need a makeover | America Actually - August 11, 2026 - Vox

Progressives are racking up primary wins. Is the Democratic establishment getting the message?

In a special episode of America, Actually, Vox’s Astead Herndon speaks to Democratic strategist Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, to discuss what it will take to build a coalition capable of defeating Trump. Tanden discusses the failures of the Biden era, the party’s need to win back working-class voters, and the ideological divide on AIPAC, Israel, and the Iran war.

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What happens when we stop reading? | The Gray Area - August 10, 2026 - Vox

What happens when we read less? What does that do to our ability to understand complex ideas, or even think for ourselves?

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In today’s episode, guest host Jonquilyn Hill speaks with Atlantic staff writer Rose Horowitch. In her recent cover story, Rose argues that we are entering a postliterate age. Although we’re surrounded by text — like emails, text messages, and notifications — we no longer have an interest in reading longer, book-length content.

Jonquilyn and Rose discuss how the digital age has transformed the way we consume information, what deep reading teaches us that scrolling can't, and how being postliterate is changing our politics and culture.

00:00 Intro

04:05 A literacy crisis vs postliteracy

06:39 Why books are different from social media

13:24 The impact of postliteracy on students

26:53 Donald Trump is the first postliterate president

33:20 Print vs digital media

39:04 Deep reading vs the endless scroll

48:27 Could a postliterate society actually be better informed?

Host: Jonquilyn Hill, host of Explain It To Me

Guest: Rose Horowitch, staff writer for The Atlantic

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Will gas prices decide the midterms? | America, Actually - August 8, 2026 - Vox

Gas prices are hovering around $4 a gallon nationally, and hitting $4.20 in swing states like Pennsylvania. President Trump has promised relief once the Iran war ends, but history shows voters’ patience at the pump doesn’t last long. So Vox’s Astead Herndon traveled to one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country to see if high fuel costs might actually flip votes in this year’s midterm elections.

00:00 Do gas prices decide elections?

01:10 Why $4 gas could hurt Republicans

02:00 What Pennsylvania voters told us

03:00 Did Trump break his promise on gas prices?

05:00 What’s to blame for the higher prices?

08:03 Why some voters still support Trump

12:47 The history of gas prices and elections

14:53 How gas prices helped unseat Jimmy Carter

15:45 Why presidents get blamed for gas prices

17:19 Why gas prices hit differently for Americans

18:45 Can the GOP survive $4 gas?

21:19 Will gas prices decide the midterms?

21:21 How should Democrats campaign?

23:51 The limits of presidential power

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Why Gas Prices Hit Different

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What does a parent owe their child? | The Gray Area - August 7, 2026 - Vox

The Gray Area is taking a short break this week — but we’ve got something special for you.

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We’re dropping an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Unexplainable. In it, host Noam Hassenfeld and Vox senior reporter Sigal Samuel explore one of the biggest dilemmas facing growing families: How much should parents decide about their children’s future from prenatal testing alone? Noam and Sigal wrestle with the moral dilemmas surrounding genetic testing, parental choice, and the limitations of trying to predict the future.

Host: Noam Hassenfeld, Host of Unexplainable

Guest: Sigal Samuel, Vox Senior Reporter

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Read Sigal’s advice column here: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/459003/designer-babies-embryo-selection-polygenic-testing-ethics

00:00 Intro

03:49 What does a parent owe their child?

04:59 What do genetic tests screen for?

09:29 The complexities of genetics screening

13:02 Should parents choose their baby’s traits?

21:41 How did the Vox audience respond?

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