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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Team America

Episode Date: November 18, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated some unconventional people to his Cabinet, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Wa...

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When docs cry

Episode Date: November 15, 2024

Prince is the subject of a new film from one of the greatest living documentarians, but it might never come out and almost no one’s seen it. We talk t...

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There's a new tariff in town

Episode Date: November 14, 2024

Trump’s tariffs could remake world trade. The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Ip explains the president-elect’s plan and how the world is preparing. This e...

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The Bro Brogan presidency

Episode Date: November 13, 2024

An air of musky manliness settled over the 2024 presidential campaign and brought the bros to the polls. But a second Trump term has some women sweari...

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A live-forever diet?

Episode Date: November 12, 2024

The quest to live forever has taken us from diet fads to geographic fantasies like Blue Zones. But none of these ideas are based in reality, according...

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Does #Resist still exist?

Episode Date: November 11, 2024

It looks like Donald Trump will arrive in Washington without much of a movement in place to challenge him. Politico’s Melanie Mason and Vox’s Christia...

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The world Trump inherits

Episode Date: November 8, 2024

Vox’s Joshua Keating explains how Trump’s foreign policy will influence some of the world’s biggest conflicts. This episode was produced by Peter Balo...

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Pin the fail on the donkey

Episode Date: November 7, 2024

Democrats lost big on Election Day: the presidency, the Senate, and maybe the House too. Vox's Eric Levitz explains what went wrong, and political str...

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Trump country

Episode Date: November 6, 2024

Donald Trump won. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how and Semafor’s Shelby Talcott explains what comes next. Today’s show was produced by Amanda Lewellyn...

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Did the Dodgers save baseball?

Episode Date: October 31, 2024

Dodger Blue Dream podcast host Richard Parks III looks back on a cinematic season. The Wall Street Journal’s Jared Diamond explains whether it was eno...

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Polar opposites

Episode Date: October 30, 2024

Florida is looking to turn one of its last apolitical offices into yet another partisan job. It's the latest example of political polarization making...

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It's the economy, stupid

Episode Date: October 28, 2024

Economic concerns are shaping this year’s election, especially in Nevada. As candidates promise no taxes on you-name-it, it’s a glimpse into how each...

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Demographics aren't destiny

Episode Date: October 23, 2024

Latinos and other groups that typically vote for Democrats are showing weaker support for Kamala Harris. Vox's Christian Paz and Cook Political Report...