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.
2018 episodes transcribedFirst there was a fraud scandal involving the Somali community in Minnesota. Then, Trump sent in ICE. Now a woman is dead and people want answers. Th...
How the Trump administration is using "third country deportations" to expel asylum seekers. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited...
The biggest sporting event is coming to North America this year. Here’s what it means that President Trump will get to host the world. This episode w...
President Trump says the US will "run Venezuela." Here’s what that looks like from Caracas, given the US's history in the region. This episode was pr...
Once a place of serendipity and discovery, the internet now thrives on feeding us toxic rage bait designed to piss us off. Can we get the good interne...
We investigate. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and h...
Demand for cocaine around the world has exploded. Production is at record highs. Law enforcement can barely keep up. Cocaine is back in a big way. Th...
New York City's Democratic socialist mayor takes office on January 1. Can he follow through on all those campaign promises? We ask him. This episode...
More people are getting facial injections — and they're starting younger too. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi,...
This year Abundance went from a bestselling book to a political practice powering Democrats from New York to Seattle. This episode was produced by Mi...
The Trump administration was ordered to release all the Epstein Files. They didn’t. Lawmakers say they are breaking the law. This episode was produce...
Our brain constructs the world we hear, see, and feel — but tinnitus shows how that superpower can backfire. This episode is made in collaboration wi...
Popular music went more Christian this year, but religion has had a long history of influencing secular sounds. This episode was produced by Hady Maw...
From Twitter feuds to memes to providing cover for President Trump, the vice president had a big year. Up next, the midterms. And then — the presidenc...
President Trump's new executive order makes it harder for states to regulate AI, giving a powerful industry even more power. This episode was produce...
Instacart is using customer data to charge different prices for the exact same products. It's called surveillance pricing, and it means you could be p...
Some Republican women in the House are so frustrated with the leadership of speaker Mike Johnson that they're turning on him. This episode was produc...
If AI handles all our busy work and optimizes our resources, it may also give us the one thing there never seems to be enough of: time. This episode...
Why books, movies, music, and fashion all took a turn to the right. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-che...
Trump calls the idea of “affordability” a hoax. Nonetheless, he pressured the Fed to fix it. It's just one example of Trump prizing loyalty over econo...
