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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Iran, Israel, and Trump

Episode Date: June 17, 2025

The conflict between Israel and Iran is revealing a deep divide within the MAGA universe over whether to get more involved or stay on the sidelines....

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America the extreme

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

This weekend saw a shocking act of political violence, a military parade in DC, and political protests across the US. What's going on? This episode w...

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Let's fight over bike lanes

Episode Date: June 15, 2025

A caller asks why it's so hard to make biking safe in LA. We bike around different US cities to get the answer. This episode was produced by Miles Br...

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Palantir has your info

Episode Date: June 12, 2025

The Trump administration wants to merge all of our data across government agencies. And it's asked a controversial company to help. This episode was...

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Elon and Trump need space

Episode Date: June 11, 2025

Vox’s Joshua Keating explains why the US government can’t have a big, beautiful breakup with Elon Musk. And now that he’s left DOGE, Elaine Kamarck fr...

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Trump's other big breakup

Episode Date: June 10, 2025

President Trump recently blew up his alliance with the conservative legal group that helped him remake the judiciary. But the group’s leader is alread...

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Fire and ICE in Los Angeles

Episode Date: June 9, 2025

President Trump sent in the National Guard to quell protests caused by ICE raids. LA Times reporter Rachel Uranga covered the chaos, which Mark Krikor...

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The recession indicator game

Episode Date: June 8, 2025

Press-on nails, new music from Katy Perry, and an uptick in Klarna purchases: signs of an economic downturn or no? This episode was produced by Hady...

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AI Video Killed the Video Star

Episode Date: June 6, 2025

Google’s new AI video tool Veo 3 looks freakishly real, but it might take Hollywood to fully harness its power. This episode was produced by Gabriell...

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Baby’s first gene edit

Episode Date: June 5, 2025

For the first time ever, experimental gene editing technology has been used to treat a baby with a fatal condition. Just don’t mess with the embryos.
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Black schools, red states

Episode Date: June 4, 2025

A supporter of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis was just appointed to lead the historically Black college Florida A&M University. Students...

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Donald Trump's "Golden Dome"

Episode Date: June 3, 2025

President Trump wants to build a "Golden Dome" to protect the US from the threat of nuclear weapons. It’s a sign we’re in a new nuclear era. This epi...

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The white gold rush

Episode Date: June 2, 2025

The US has enormous deposits of critical minerals like lithium right here at home. So why are we looking at mining the ocean floor and asteroids? Thi...

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How Gen Z found religion

Episode Date: June 1, 2025

For the first time in decades, American Christianity is not in decline. What are young people looking for–and finding–at church? Further reading: The...

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All eyes back on Gaza

Episode Date: May 29, 2025

From podcaster Theo Von to children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel to the new pope to President Trump, a strange coalition of people is criticizing Israel’s...