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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Everyone is on testosterone

Episode Date: October 31, 2025

Should they be? Let’s see. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Adriene Li...

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Food stamp rage bait

Episode Date: October 30, 2025

Millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits. The fight over who deserves them has been juiced by online videos that claim to show reci...

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The AI bubble

Episode Date: October 28, 2025

And what happens when it pops. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard...

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Paging Dr. ChatBot

Episode Date: October 26, 2025

Patients and doctors both are turning to AI for help with diagnosing ailments and managing chronic issues. Should we trust it? This episode was produ...

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Can you sue ICE?

Episode Date: October 23, 2025

You can. And ICE's aggressive tactics are inviting legal challenges from protesters. But some recent court rulings will make it hard for them to win....

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A test of Trump's coalition

Episode Date: October 22, 2025

We visit New Jersey, where there are cracks emerging in Trump's gains with Latinos. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Peter Balonon-Rosen,...

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The "I love Hitler" group chat

Episode Date: October 21, 2025

When the private messages of Young Republican leaders leaked, it exposed an antisemitism problem that is dividing the GOP. And the online world that i...

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Is voting doomed?

Episode Date: October 15, 2025

The 1965 Voting Rights Act enfranchised millions of Black voters in the Jim Crow era. The Supreme Court may be about to decide it's no longer needed....

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When young adults get cancer

Episode Date: October 13, 2025

Getting a cancer diagnosis at any age is life changing. But when you’re in your 20s or 30s, it can feel like hitting the pause button on life. That’s...

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The campus resistance

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

In this special feed drop of On with Kara Swisher, Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber talks about standing up to Donald Trump and what free spe...

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Saudi Arabia is no joke

Episode Date: October 9, 2025

The Riyadh Comedy Festival was billed as “two weeks of laughs in the desert” but has comics asking, “At what cost?” This episode was produced by Hady...