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Sometimes TikTok superstar V Spehar needs more than a minute to bring you the news. The Under the Desk News anchor is bringing their sharp outfits and sharper commentary to a new weekly show with Lemonada Media. V highlights the interesting parts of stories we often lose in the chaotic news cycle and goes deeper into the complex, evergreen Big Issues that matter most, but don’t have a simple, Tweetable solution. Part explainer, part thought-starter show, V’s goal is to make you the most well-informed and “v interesting” person in any crowd. 

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V Interesting with V Spehar Lemonada

    • News
    • 4.9 • 854 Ratings

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Sometimes TikTok superstar V Spehar needs more than a minute to bring you the news. The Under the Desk News anchor is bringing their sharp outfits and sharper commentary to a new weekly show with Lemonada Media. V highlights the interesting parts of stories we often lose in the chaotic news cycle and goes deeper into the complex, evergreen Big Issues that matter most, but don’t have a simple, Tweetable solution. Part explainer, part thought-starter show, V’s goal is to make you the most well-informed and “v interesting” person in any crowd. 

Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Bonus: Environmental Justice and the Climate Crisis

    Bonus: Environmental Justice and the Climate Crisis

    Currently, the dominant framing of climate in our media and policy ecosystems centers stories, experiences, and thus solutions that serve privileged communities. The Hip Hop Caucus is working to help rewrite this narrative and center the climate movement in a justice framework. V asks Hip Hop Caucus’ Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Liz Havstad why we need to stop thinking of the climate crisis as just an environmental issue, how to spot greenwashing on social media, and how you can get involved in the movement.

     

    This episode is made possible in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, a family-led foundation that tackles tough social and environmental problems with urgency and a long-term approach to create access to opportunity for people and communities. Learn more at waltonfamilyfoundation.org.

     

    Thank you to Liz Havstad from the Hip Hop Caucus for participating in today's discussion. The Hip Hop Caucus uses the power of our cultural expression to empower communities who are first and worst impacted by injustice. Learn more and get involved at hiphopcaucus.org.

     

    Follow Hip Hop Caucus online at @HipHopCaucus on Twitter and @hiphopcaucus on Instagram.

     

    Keep up with V on TikTok at @underthedesknews and on Twitter at @VitusSpehar. And stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. 

     

    For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

     

    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.
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    • 45 min
    V x Lashay Wesley

    V x Lashay Wesley

    V asks IllumiNative’s Lashay Wesley several questions about cultural appropriation that you may be too embarrassed to ask a Native person yourself. Should you burn sage in your house, sell beaded earrings, or get a tribal tattoo as a non-Native person? Lashay has answers.

    Full House and Beyond with Jodie Sweetin, Cops on Campus, Elon Alternatives

    Full House and Beyond with Jodie Sweetin, Cops on Campus, Elon Alternatives

    Minnesota doesn’t want cops to use excessive force on students at school. Is that really so much to ask? There’s a new biography of Elon Musk out, so let’s highlight all the amazing books to read instead. And V is joined by 1990s TV icon Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie Tanner on “Full House.” They catch up on what she’s been up to since then, from working in drug recovery to performing on “Dancing with the Stars,” and ask ‘were the 90s better or were we just more naive?’

     

    Follow Jodie Sweetin @jodiesweetin on Instagram and @jodiesweetin on TikTok.

     

    Keep up with V on TikTok at @underthedesknews and on Twitter at @VitusSpehar. And stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. 

     

    For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

     

    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.
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    • 53 min
    Cravings with Chef Karen Akunowicz, Breaking News Buzzkill, Homeschool Tricks and Tips

    Cravings with Chef Karen Akunowicz, Breaking News Buzzkill, Homeschool Tricks and Tips

    CNN wants to disrupt your favorite HBO show with breaking news alerts, and people are pissed about it. A rise in homeschooling may have ties to Christian Nationalism and dangerous ripple effects for public schools. And V chats with James Beard Award-winning chef Karen Akunowicz about being a restaurateur during the pandemic, some of her favorite recipes from her latest cookbook, and the humbling experience of having her toddler reject her cooking.

    Follow Karen Akunowicz @chefkarenakunowicz on Instagram.

    Keep up with V on TikTok @underthedesknews and on Twitter @VitusSpehar. And stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. 

    For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.
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    • 59 min
    V x Justin Jones

    V x Justin Jones

    V talks with Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones about how the moment he was called worthless by a colleague on his first week in office clarified his role to make change, not friends.

    Democracy vs. Christian Nationalism with Andrew Seidel, #SeAcabó, COVID Mini Wave

    Democracy vs. Christian Nationalism with Andrew Seidel, #SeAcabó, COVID Mini Wave

    A non-consensual kiss at the World Cup has led to calls for a resignation, an investigation, and a mom on a hunger strike. We’ll look into Spain’s #MeToo reckoning. Back-to-school season is unluckily coinciding with a late-summer wave of coronavirus infections. And V chats with constitutional attorney Andrew Seidel about how the Supreme Court is weaponizing religious freedom and how and why we must win the fight against Christian Nationalism.

     

    Follow Andrew @AndrewLSeidel on Twitter and @andrewlseidel TikTok.

     

    Keep up with V on TikTok at @underthedesknews and on Twitter at @VitusSpehar. And stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. 

     

    For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

     

    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
854 Ratings

854 Ratings

BrieGus ,

Best place to get the current news

Love all the hard work and how awesome V explains it all!! Thank you!!

Buffalo Jill M ,

V Good Podcast?!

Like most, I discovered V on TikTok. And then I found out they live near Rochester! As a Buffalo gal, I was in.

The pod is engaging & insightful with some really excellent interviews. I am so happy to see it in my feed each week!

Single professional mom ,

Wow… amazing.

Exceptional interview with Dr. Jared Ball. As a Corporate America Executive, proud Immigrant single Mom by choice and foster mom of various kiddos with different backgrounds. I loudly said YES all throughout this interview. THANK YOU BOTH.❤️

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