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A bite-sized daily podcast from the Culture and The Goods teams at Vox that goes wherever our (and your!) pop culture and consumerism curiosities take us. Hear the stories behind the news and trends, get personal about purchases, and find your next book or binge watch. New episodes daily, Monday to Friday. Each 15 minutes or less.

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A bite-sized daily podcast from the Culture and The Goods teams at Vox that goes wherever our (and your!) pop culture and consumerism curiosities take us. Hear the stories behind the news and trends, get personal about purchases, and find your next book or binge watch. New episodes daily, Monday to Friday. Each 15 minutes or less.

    A quick goodbye (and thank you!)

    A quick goodbye (and thank you!)

    We’re going to make this goodbye short and sweet: Vox Quick Hits is ending. 
    All of us from the Vox Culture Desk and the team at The Goods want to thank you for following our work and tuning in to Tell Me More, Ask a Book Critic, The Best Money I Ever Spent and What to Watch. You can still keep up with us on vox.com.
    Vox Quick Hits was made by...
    Hosts:

    Constance Grady

    Meredith Haggerty

    Rebecca Jennings

    Alanna Okun

    Emily Stewart

    Emily VanDerWerff

    Alissa Wilkinson


    Producers: Sofi Lalonde and Schuyler Swenson
    Senior Producer: Taylor Maycan
    Engineers: Paul Robert Mounsey
    Editors: Julia Rubin and Jen Trolio
    Executive Producer: Liz Kelly Nelson
    Thanks so much for listening.
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    • 1 min
    What you should have watched this summer | What to Watch

    What you should have watched this summer | What to Watch

    Everything you should have watched this summer as recommended — for the final time — by Vox's film critic Alissa Wilkinson (@alissamarie) and critic at large Emily VanDerWerff (@emilyvdw). Thanks for listening to What to Watch. If you enjoyed the show, please rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

    Hosts: Alissa Wilkinson (@alissamarie) and Emily VanDerWerff (@emilyvdw)
    Producer: Taylor Maycan (@taylormaycan)
    Engineer: Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions)
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    • 13 min
    Cocktails and caviar before my C-section | The Best Money I Ever Spent

    Cocktails and caviar before my C-section | The Best Money I Ever Spent

    Writer Gray Chapman tells us why a dinner of oysters, caviar, and champagne the night before she gave birth was the best $298 she ever spent. 

    Link to essay: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22456529/best-money-birth-c-section-oysters-cocktail 

    Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
     
    Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Quick Hits by subscribing in your favorite podcast app.

    This episode was made by: 


    - Editor: Alanna Okun (@alanna)

    - Producer: Sofi LaLonde (@sofilalonde)


    - Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey


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    • 14 min
    How to find yourself in a book | Ask a Book Critic

    How to find yourself in a book | Ask a Book Critic

    For our very last episode, a listener asked for books with disabled protagonists. Specifically, characters whose disability is not their defining trait. Ask a Book Critic will continue in text form, so don’t stop sending your requests! Check out vox.com/ask-a-book-critic. Thank you for listening! 
    Constance recommends: 

    The Cormoran Strike books by Robert Galbraith

    Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    The Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel

    Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles

     
    If you’re looking for a book recommendation, you can email constance.grady@vox.com — and be sure to use the subject line “Ask a Book Critic.” 
     
    Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
     
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    • 6 min
    $20,000 on Starbucks | The Best Money I Ever Spent

    $20,000 on Starbucks | The Best Money I Ever Spent

    Writer Mae Rice goes to Starbucks every day. She tells us why she has no plans to stop.

    Link to essay: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/9/18296792/starbucks-habit-millennials-money 

    Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
     
    Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Quick Hits by subscribing in your favorite podcast app.

    This episode was made by: 


    Editor: Alanna Okun (@alanna)


    Producers: Sofi LaLonde (@sofilalonde)


    Engineer: Cristian Ayala


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    • 10 min
    Welcome to The White Lotus | What to Watch

    Welcome to The White Lotus | What to Watch

    HBO’s hit series The White Lotus takes the darkly comedic mind of creator Mike White and turns it loose on an elite resort in Hawaii. It’s a very funny, very engrossing look at the global mega-rich, with phenomenal performances up and down the cast list. And you can watch all six episodes right now.

    Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
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    What to Watch has new episodes every Friday. Support the show by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts

    Episode by: 


    - Hosts: Alissa Wilkinson (@alissamarie) and Emily VanDerWerff (@emilyvdw)


    - Producer: Taylor Maycan (@taylormaycan)


    - Engineer: Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions)


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    • 9 min

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