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The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast

The VR Experience That Might Make You Less Afraid to Die

We talk about the professor who's trying to reduce the fear of death by creating near-death experiences with VR on 'The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast.'

On The VICE Guide to Right Now, VICE's daily podcast, we delve into the biggest news of the day and give you a rundown of the stories we're reading, working on, and fascinated with.

Today we talk about Trump's false claim that his State of the Union address was the most watched in US history, South Africa's devastating drought, and Telegram, the messaging app that got kicked off the App Store. Then we talk to Tonic writer Shayla Love about a professor who's using virtual reality to create near-death experiences to help reduce the fear of death.

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