VICE News
Season 2026
Current affairs channel, producing daily documentary essays and video through its website and YouTube channel.
Where to Watch VICE News • Season 2026
7 Episodes
- North Korea (Feat. Jake Burghart) | VICE InsideE1
North Korea (Feat. Jake Burghart) | VICE InsideJake Burghart joins Shane Smith to talk through Vice’s infamous North Korea trip. They discuss what went wrong behind the scenes, the surreal moments with Dennis Rodman, and how the trip unfolded in ways no one expected. Jake shares his take on the challenges of filming in North Korea, the absurdity of the situation, and how it all came together, unfiltered and unexpected. It’s a quick dive into the story behind the story. - Iran (Feat. Alex Chitty) | VICE InsideE2
Iran (Feat. Alex Chitty) | VICE InsideIn this episode of VICE Inside, Shane Smith talks with longtime VICE producer Alex Chitty about their reporting in Iran and the unpredictability of working there. They recall coming face to face with senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and attempting to turn it into an interview. Shane and Alex reflect on the gap between the official narrative and everyday life in Tehran, and what didn’t make it into the final cuts. - Syria (Feat. Isobel Yeung) | VICE InsideE3
Syria (Feat. Isobel Yeung) | VICE InsideIn this episode of VICE Inside, 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. They revisit moments from Aleppo and Damascus, where active frontlines and everyday life existed side by side — and reflect on the strange disconnect between what was happening on the ground and what people were allowed to say on camera. Isobel shares what it was like reporting under constant oversight, navigating government minders, and trying to capture reality inside a system built to control the narrative — along with what didn’t make it into the final cuts. A conversation about memory, perspective, and the lasting impact of reporting from a place defined by conflict and contradiction. - Venezuela (Feat. Alex Chitty) | VICE InsideE4
Venezuela (Feat. Alex Chitty) | VICE InsideIn this episode of VICE Inside, Shane Smith sits down with longtime VICE producer Alex Chitty to look back on their reporting in Venezuela — from its most chaotic years to a very different reality today. They revisit some of VICE’s most infamous shoots, including a trip embedded with cocaine traffickers moving product through West Africa — a story that became legendary during VICE’s early, anything-goes era. Shane and Alex reflect on filming in Caracas when it was the murder capital of the world — covering riots, tear gas, and violent street clashes — and compare it to returning more recently, where parts of the country felt almost unrecognizable. They also touch on the strange legacy of those early years, from parody to perception, before turning to what might come next for Venezuela after recent political changes. A conversation about risk, memory, and how both a place and the people reporting on it evolve over time. - Inside Africa's AI War Games with Shane SmithE5
Inside Africa's AI War Games with Shane SmithIn January last year, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the US military to "accelerate like hell" in the use of AI, robots, & autonomous systems. Now, just over 100 days later, we're on the ground in Morocco, where AI-powered "robotic forces" are working alongside human soldiers as part of African Lion, the US military's largest exercise on the African continent. - Cartels Online Digital Drug War | Proton Data WarsE6
Cartels Online Digital Drug War | Proton Data WarsWhen we think about the War on Drugs, we tend to picture police kicking down doors or busting dealers on the street. But these days, the drug war is just as much about huge networks of surveillance, data analysis and digital espionage. And this spying isn’t just being carried out by the cops. Made by Proton, Data War is a series investigating the hidden battles shaping our digital world from mass surveillance and cybercrime to the fight for privacy and human rights online. As governments, corporations and criminals battle for control of our data, the series reveals why digital freedom, personal privacy and the tools we use to protect ourselves have never mattered more. In this episode we’re looking at how Mexican drug cartels are hacking US law enforcement, monitoring entire cities through their CCTV system – and importing cutting edge military technology from the world’s deadliest war zone. - North Korea’s Online Bubble | Proton Data WarsE7
North Korea’s Online Bubble | Proton Data WarsInside North Korea, every piece of technology is built for surveillance and control. This is Red Star OS, the regime’s custom operating system that secretly embeds metadata watermarks into files, allowing authorities to trace them back to the original computer. The control doesn’t stop there. North Korean smartphones are heavily restricted, the country operates its own isolated intranet called Kwangmyong filled with state propaganda, and software like “Red Flag” reportedly captures screenshots from devices every few minutes for security monitoring. In North Korea, being caught with outside media can lead to prison camps, forced labor, or even execution.