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Avishay Artsy

Avishay Artsy

Senior Producer

Avishay Artsy is a senior producer of Vox’s daily news explainer podcast and radio show Today, Explained. He’s currently focusing on climate stories, among other areas. He got his start at WPFW in Washington, DC, and continued on to Paris Live Radio in Paris, France; Nebraska Public Radio; New Hampshire Public Radio; Marketplace; and KCRW. His reporting has appeared on PRI’s The World, WHYY’s The Pulse, KQED’s The California Report, Studio 360, Marketplace, NPR, and other venues. He has a degree in political communications from Boston University and taught audio production and podcasting at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Latest articles by Avishay Artsy

Podcasts
The larger stakes of Trump’s redesign of Washington, DCThe larger stakes of Trump’s redesign of Washington, DC
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Podcasts

Donald Trump’s makeover of the nation’s capital, explained.

By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
Podcasts
Does fine dining have a toxic chef problem?Does fine dining have a toxic chef problem?
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Podcasts

Why new allegations against a high-profile chef are prompting a reckoning in the world of haute cuisine.

By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
Podcasts
The man behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. mergerThe man behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
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Podcasts

Is David Ellison Hollywood’s nepo baby king?

By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
Podcasts
Iran after KhameneiIran after Khamenei
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Podcasts

Can Trump bomb his way to regime change in Iran?

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
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How the prenup became mainstreamHow the prenup became mainstream
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Podcasts

The surprising embrace of prenuptial agreements by millennials and zoomers, explained.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
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Is heterosexuality cringe?Is heterosexuality cringe?
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Podcasts

Boyfriends. Ugh.

By Avishay Artsy and Astead Herndon
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What does Trump’s AI czar want?What does Trump’s AI czar want?
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Podcasts

David Sacks, Trump’s go-to adviser on all things tech, may help decide who wins the AI race between the US and China.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Politics
Why Republicans in Congress are turning against TrumpWhy Republicans in Congress are turning against Trump
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Politics

Republicans are also quitting in droves.

By Avishay Artsy and Astead Herndon
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MAHA’s war on antidepressantsMAHA’s war on antidepressants
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RFK Jr. and his supporters are asking the wrong questions about these medications.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
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Why are there so many billionaires nowadays?Why are there so many billionaires nowadays?
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And what, if anything, should be done about it?

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King