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Lexie Schapitl

Social Media Manager

Latest articles by Lexie Schapitl

Politics
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policyVox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Politics

Keep up with the policy debates that will shape the Democratic 2020 primary.

By Lexie Schapitl
Culture
Breaking down The Bachelorette’s take on slut-shaming, religion and duplicitous boyfriendsBreaking down The Bachelorette’s take on slut-shaming, religion and duplicitous boyfriends
Culture

This maybe, just maybe, might be the “most dramatic” season yet.

By Li Zhou, Lexie Schapitl and 2 more
Podcasts
The lasting, complicated legacy of The West WingThe lasting, complicated legacy of The West Wing
Podcast
Podcasts

We explore the real-life influence of the fictional Bartlet administration on the first episode of Primetime, a new podcast about how television shapes and reflects American culture.

By Lexie Schapitl
Politics
Pete Buttigieg explains his theory of political changePete Buttigieg explains his theory of political change
Podcast
Politics

The South Bend mayor turned 2020 hopeful talked to Ezra Klein about how being a mayor has prepared him for national office and his vision for the country.

By Lexie Schapitl
Culture
A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s estate responds to disturbing Leaving Neverland documentary allegationsA lawyer for Michael Jackson’s estate responds to disturbing Leaving Neverland documentary allegations
Culture

“There was no effort made at all to reach out to anyone who would have a different point of view,” lawyer Jonathan Steinsapir said in his first broadcast interview in response to the film.

By Lexie Schapitl
archives
Every known human culture has had its own musicEvery known human culture has had its own music
archives

We examine what makes music so universal in this week’s episode of Explained.

By Lexie Schapitl
archives
By 2040, most of the world won’t have enough water to meet demand year-roundBy 2040, most of the world won’t have enough water to meet demand year-round
archives

What happens when we run out of an invaluable resource? We tackle the crisis on this week’s episode of our Netflix show, Explained.

By Lexie Schapitl
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox
Pay discrimination only explains part of the gender wage gapPay discrimination only explains part of the gender wage gap
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox

Hillary Clinton, Greta Van Susteren, and Anne-Marie Slaughter help us explain the rest on our Netflix show, Explained.

By Lexie Schapitl
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox
What we’re really fighting about when we debate “political correctness”What we’re really fighting about when we debate “political correctness”
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox

We dive into the thorny “PC” debate in this week’s episode of Explained.

By Lexie Schapitl
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox
Let’s talk about the female orgasmLet’s talk about the female orgasm
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox

We’re going there in the latest episode of our new Netflix show, Explained.

By Lexie Schapitl