The Impact

The Impact is a weekly narrative podcast about the consequences that laws have on real people's lives, hosted by Sarah Kliff. You can listen to it, and more Vox podcasts, here.

Seattle’s radical plan to fight big money in politics

By Sarah Kliff November 5

Sit in a circle. Talk to other pregnant women. Save your baby’s life?

By Sarah Kliff November 2

The wait is over: The Impact is back next week!

By Sarah Kliff October 26

11 podcast episodes to broaden your mind over Labor Day weekend

By Julie Bogen August 31

The US maternal death rate is unacceptably high. It doesn't have to be.

By Byrd Pinkerton, Sarah Kliff, and 3 others December 4

Is this the best way to care for patients with severe mental illness?

By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska, and 2 others November 27

Robot uteruses and the quest to end unintended pregnancy

By Byrd Pinkerton, Sarah Kliff, and 2 others November 20

Opioids often aren't a great way to treat chronic pain. So … what is?

By Sarah Kliff, Byrd Pinkerton, and 2 others November 13

How well-intentioned doctors helped create the opioid epidemic

By Sarah Kliff, Byrd Pinkerton, and 2 others November 7

It’s 2017. Why does medicine still run on fax machines?

By Sarah Kliff, Byrd Pinkerton, and 2 others October 30

How a change in hospital policy saved thousands of lives

By Sarah Kliff, Byrd Pinkerton, and 2 others October 23

A Band-Aid, a $629 ER bill, and a hard truth about American health care

By Sarah Kliff and Byrd Pinkerton October 16

The Impact: Vox’s new podcast launches October 16

By Sarah Kliff October 9

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