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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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The air-istocracy
Episode Date: August 4, 2023Private jets aren’t what they used to be. AOC is calling out Hollywood executives for having too many, and European nations are trying to ban them. Pe...
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Battlechips
Episode Date: August 3, 2023Semiconductors are used in just about every piece of technology. The US wants to limit what China can do with them. Alex W. Palmer explains the latest...
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Florida man indicted (again) (again)
Episode Date: August 2, 2023The latest unprecedented is about January 6, but does the American public still care about January 6? This episode was produced by Siona Peterous with...
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Where did the recession go?
Episode Date: August 1, 2023A much-dreaded recession doesn’t actually seem to be materializing. We called up some experts — economics reporters Tracy Alloway and Greg Ip, plus ou...
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Will “parental rights” mobilize Muslims?
Episode Date: July 31, 2023Some Muslim parents wanted their kids to opt out of reading schoolbooks with LGBTQ characters and themes. Today, Explained reporter Haleema Shah expla...
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Music’s nostalgia-industrial complex
Episode Date: July 28, 2023A lot of our new hit music sounds just like our parents’ old hit music. Pitchfork’s Jayson Greene says you should blame publishing companies. This epi...
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Sound of Freedom
Episode Date: July 27, 2023The Wall Street Journal’s John Jurgensen explains how Sound of Freedom, an action-drama about fighting child sex trafficking, beat Tom Cruise and Indi...
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A third nuclear superpower
Episode Date: July 26, 2023For decades, a delicate strategy of deterrence kept Russia and the US from nuclear war. With China upping its nuclear ambitions, things are about to g...
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Inside the AI factory
Episode Date: July 25, 2023We are used to thinking of artificial intelligence as knowledge generated by machines. The Verge’s Josh Dzieza pulls back the curtain on the vast netw...
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I want you! (to fight the culture war)
Episode Date: July 24, 2023The defense bill is the latest piece of legislation to be weaponized by the far-right Freedom Caucus. It’s also the latest test for House Speaker Kevi...
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Barbie Dreampodcast
Episode Date: July 21, 2023Is Barbie a toy commercial doubling as the first installment of an inevitable Mattel Cinematic Universe? Or does it have something important to say? B...
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Bidenomics
Episode Date: July 20, 2023A lot of Americans are still feeling iffy about the economy, but Joe Biden’s so proud of how things are going that he’s stuck his name on it. The Wash...
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Is ethical investing a sham?
Episode Date: July 19, 2023Republican presidential candidates have a bone to pick with ESG investments. So does James Surowiecki, contributing writer at The Atlantic. This episo...
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Inside the Actors Strike
Episode Date: July 18, 2023The actors are officially on strike. Vox senior correspondent and critic Alissa Wilkinson breaks down what SAG-AFTRA is afta, and the New Yorker’s Mic...
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Vacation ... all I ever wanted?
Episode Date: July 17, 2023🎵 Now that I’m away, I wish I had stayed. 🎵 Vox’s Allie Volpe explains why travel feels like such a mess right now (and how to make it a bit better)...
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The Joshua Generation
Episode Date: July 14, 2023A group of evangelical Christians raised their children to become influential in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the Supreme Court. Now, as a...
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Disaster unpreparedness
Episode Date: July 13, 2023Vermont just got slammed with flash floods, road closures, and evacuations. Harvard’s Juliette Kayyem says the storm reveals how unprepared the US is...
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Can Threads unravel Twitter?
Episode Date: July 12, 2023As Meta launches its Twitter competitor, The Verge’s David Pierce says that we are watching the end of the social internet in real time. This episode...
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NATO to Ukraine: Not yet
Episode Date: July 11, 2023President Biden and other world leaders say it’s too dangerous to admit Ukraine into NATO while it’s at war with Russia. But, to the dismay of allies,...