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Riots, tear gas, and violent street clashes… Shane Smith sits down with longtime VICE producer Alex Chitty to look back on their reporting in Venezuela, from its most chaotic years under Nicolás Maduro to a very different reality today. This week’s episode of Vice INSIDE is now on YouTube.

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As trials tied to the brutal Assad regime begin this week, Shane Smith sits down with former VICE correspondent Isobel Yeung to look back on their reporting in Syria and the experience of working there. Full episode of VICE Inside on YouTube.

Longtime VICE producer Alex Chitty recalls being called a “dog” by Iran’s military leader. Find this story and others from VICE’s reporting in Iran on VICE Inside, now on YouTube.

Even with vastly increased spending, California’s educational outcomes are not improving. Governor hopeful Matt Mahan explains the lags in the state’s public education and what can be done about it.

The oldest nuclear reactor in Iran was created with uranium donated by the United States. Shane Smith and longtime VICE producer Alex Chitty talk about their experience reporting from inside the facility on the latest episode of VICE Inside, now on YouTube.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan knows the AI Revolution is already here. He joins Shane Smith to discuss viable solutions to get ahead of a rapidly changing job market.

Are government failures in California fueling the MAGA movement? San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on why the next governor of California matters more than ever.

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joins Shane Smith for a raw conversation about why California feels broken and what it would actually take to fix it. The governor hopeful lays out why he believes California is at an inflection point and what a more pragmatic approach could look like. Full episode on YouTube.

VICE’s wildest shoots — told by the people who were there. This one started with basketball in North Korea and ended at a party with Kim Jong Un. VICE INSIDE.

If the U.S. GDP is at an all-time high, why does it feel like things aren’t getting better? NYU professor Scott Galloway says the government is misdiagnosing the problem and bailing out corporations and the owning class. Here are his solutions to fixing wealth inequality:

Do you have a final straw moment? NYU professor Scott Galloway and Shane Smith discuss the unsettling moments that forced them to truly question what’s going on.

What is Scott Galloway’s Resist and Unsubscribe movement and what kind of impact can it have? The NYU professor sat down with Shane Smith to explain how the economic boycott works. Full episode on YouTube.

When can Americans expect the War in Iran to end? With roughly 20% of the world’s oil functionally taken out of supply due to the war, political scientist Ian Bremmer says that President Trump is actively looking for off-ramps to exit the conflict.

Nearly a month into the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, political scientist Ian Bremmer explains just how exactly it came about. He says that the combination of success in Venezuela and previous military encounters with Iran led to President Trump’s decision to attack.

How do Iranians actually feel about Americans? In 2019, VICE News’ Suroosh Alvi sat down with local producer Katty to unpack where “Death to America” comes from and what it really means to someone who’s lived under decades of sanctions.

VICE News’ Alex Chitty, Jake Burghart, and Keegan Gibbs take a swim with local kids in the Strait of Hormuz in 2019

When VICE’S Suroosh Alvi visited Iran in 2019, he discovered an anti-America street fair in Tehran. Here’s what he saw:

The war in Iran impacts more than just oil prices. Political scientist Ian Bremmer warns of a far greater global economic challenge, and why it won’t go away anytime soon. Full episode on YouTube.