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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Shein wants to go public

Episode Date: December 21, 2023

The Chinese apparel company Shein, a favorite of Gen Z shoppers and the latest frontier in US-China tensions, has indicated it plans to go public in 2...

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How Barnes & Noble survived

Episode Date: December 19, 2023

The bookseller has gone from big-box villain to company on the brink of bankruptcy to bright spot in the mostly dismal retail space. The Verge’s Nilay...

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EU vs. AI

Episode Date: December 18, 2023

The EU has advanced first-of-its-kind AI regulation. The Verge’s Jess Weatherbed tells us whether it will make a difference, and Columbia University’s...

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An oily climate deal

Episode Date: December 14, 2023

Semafor’s Tim McDonnell says what made COP28 successful was the same thing that made climate activists skeptical about the conference: its host was an...

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Long live your dog

Episode Date: December 13, 2023

A drug that aims to increase life expectancy for dogs is getting closer to market. But pet ethicists aren’t sure it’s great news for man’s best friend...

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Are movies too long now?

Episode Date: December 8, 2023

No, movies aren’t getting longer. Even though, yes, it definitely does feel like they are. Slate’s Sam Adams makes it make sense. This episode was pro...

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Get the lead out

Episode Date: December 7, 2023

The Biden administration wants all lead pipes ripped up. It’ll take billions of dollars and rarely seen cooperation among government agencies. We ask...

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Still hot and bothered

Episode Date: December 6, 2023

Earlier this year the FDA approved a game-changing drug to treat hot flashes, a symptom of menopause. But menopause is much more than just hot flashes...

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They paved paradise

Episode Date: December 5, 2023

In our quest to accommodate parked cars, we’ve paved over downtowns, polluted the planet, and made it damn near impossible to get anywhere without dri...

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How Palestine went global

Episode Date: December 4, 2023

People with no direct connection to the Middle East have taken to seeing the Palestinian cause as an anti-colonial struggle connected to their own exp...

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Kissinger’s long goodbye

Episode Date: November 30, 2023

Noted American diplomat and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is revered by few, reviled by many, and now he’s dead. Vox’s Jonathan Guyer expl...

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The American politics of Israel

Episode Date: November 29, 2023

The Israel-Hamas war is dividing the previously united Democrats and uniting the recently fractured Republican party. Semafor’s David Weigel explains...

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Taking Tuesday

Episode Date: November 28, 2023

Package theft is on the rise, and it affects everyone, from the retailer, to shippers, to consumers. So maybe it’s time to take a cue from Gen Z and g...

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Chaos at OpenAI

Episode Date: November 22, 2023

It’s been a wild few days at OpenAI, whose board fired CEO Sam Altman on Friday only to rehire him late Tuesday. Vox reporter Sigal Samuel explains wh...