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What makes a life good enough? | The Gray Area - October 23, 2026 - Vox
What does it mean to have a good life when so much feels wrong?
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In this episode of The Gray Area, guest host Jonquilyn Hill speaks with Vox journalist Rachel Wilkerson Miller about her forthcoming book, The Nice Life. Rachel argues that even when we feel anxious or unsettled, we can build a satisfying life through curiosity, friendship, creativity, and generosity. Jonquilyn and Rachel explore how to find joy in difficult times, take pleasure in ordinary things, and share that pleasure with others.
Guest Host: Jonquilyn Hill, host of Explain It To Me
Guest: Rachel Miller, Vox Senior Even Better & Lifestyle Editor
00:00 Intro
01:07 What is a nice life?
04:31 Why is life losing its magic?
07:01 Cultivating curiosity
16:16 Finding a co-conspirator
18:52 Avoiding mindingless consumption
30:49 How to find purpose
34:30 The value of being earnest
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Introducing Best of Luck with Kyla Scanlon - October 20, 2026 - Vox
Most career advice comes from an economy that no longer exists. So how do you make smart decisions about work when the rules keep changing? That’s where economic commentator and New York Times best-selling author Kyla Scanlon comes in. Each week on Best of Luck, she talks with economists, journalists, farmers, comedians and more to help us all make sense of the economy, and figure out how to make work work.
New episodes every Tuesday, starting October 27, 2026.
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Democrats need new faces | America, Actually - October 19, 2026 - Vox
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says Democrats need new faces, bold ideas, and a willingness to fight. In a conversation with Astead Herndon at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, the Michigan Democrat discusses what her party still gets wrong about voters, how Democrats should use their power, and why she thinks the party needs a wide-open presidential primary in 2028.
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