Today, Explained

Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Should women be in combat?

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

Combat roles have been open to women for a decade, but President Donald Trump's Pentagon still questions whether women can be lethal. Army veteran Eme...

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White genocide Grok

Episode Date: May 20, 2025

When the Twitter/X chatbot, Grok, started glitching with responses about white genocide to unrelated questions, it pulled back the curtain on the peop...

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My colleague, the scammer

Episode Date: May 19, 2025

North Korea has been sending young, tech-savvy operatives to pose as ordinary American job seekers. Tech reporter Bobbie Johnson investigates the scam...

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How to "fix" your face

Episode Date: May 16, 2025

All that time staring at ourselves on Zoom has led to a rise in procedures like “baby botox.” The Atlantic’s Yasmin Tayag explains the lure and Dr. Mi...

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Oops!... I voted for Trump!

Episode Date: May 13, 2025

In the run-up to the election, Donald Trump successfully convinced a historic number of younger, Black, and Latino voters that he was the best option....

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Is John Fetterman ok?

Episode Date: May 12, 2025

New York magazine’s Ben Terris talks through his reporting on Sen. John Fetterman’s health and what it means for the future of the Democratic Party....

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Chicago Pope

Episode Date: May 9, 2025

The first American pope's pro-immigrant views have put him publicly at odds with Vice President JD Vance. How Pope Leo XIV's ancient Catholic order co...

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What did Wikipedia do?

Episode Date: May 8, 2025

The Trump administration is going after the free encyclopedia. Journalist Stephen Harrison explains how the site went from “the last bastion of shared...

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The two dolls economy

Episode Date: May 6, 2025

Shortages are on the way. President Trump says children must live with fewer dolls and the rest of us have to adapt, too. This episode was produced...