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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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How America’s gas got hacked
Episode Date: May 12, 2021The largest-known ransomware attack on American energy infrastructure is driving up gas prices and creating shortages. Wired's Lily Hay Newman says Co...
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Liz Cheney and the Big Lie
Episode Date: May 11, 2021A push to remove Cheney from her House leadership position shows how Trump, marooned at Mar-a-Lago without Twitter, continues to hold sway in the GOP....
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Vaccinated! (Still anxious.)
Episode Date: May 10, 2021There’s no vaccine for Covid-19 anxiety. Nor is there one for those who aren’t ready to “go back to normal.” But, as Vox’s Sigal Samuel explains, ther...
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“Free the vaccine!”
Episode Date: May 7, 2021President Joe Biden heeded calls from low-income countries to try to relax patents on Covid-19 vaccines so they can make cheaper generic versions. Big...
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Fortnite fights Apple for your phone
Episode Date: May 6, 2021One of the world's biggest video games is suing one of the world's biggest tech companies. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins explains how the figh...
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Can we get to 70%?
Episode Date: May 5, 2021That’s President Joe Biden’s new vaccination goal, and he’s got some fresh ideas on how to get there. Vox’s German Lopez explains. Transcript at vox.c...
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Congress takes on sexual assault in the military
Episode Date: May 4, 2021Congress wants to change how the military prosecutes sex crimes. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand explains her bill. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Lear...
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The bonkers housing market
Episode Date: May 3, 2021Is it a bubble? Is it going to pop? Do you need to bid over asking? Has it already sold? Are there any houses left? Will you ever find one? Vox’s Jeru...
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The enduring mystery of long Covid
Episode Date: April 30, 2021An estimated 10 percent of people who test positive for Covid-19 experience long-haul symptoms. Vox’s Julia Belluz joins the Unexplainable podcast to...
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We scored Biden's first 100 days
Episode Date: April 29, 2021Biden’s biographer, Evan Osnos, explains why the president is a weather vane for the Democratic Party. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support T...
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Apple vs. Facebook (feat. Privacy)
Episode Date: April 28, 2021Apple updated its software and Facebook was very upset. Recode’s Sara Morrison and Peter Kafka explain. Roller derby is involved. Transcript at vox.co...
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Biden vs. Putin (feat. Navalny)
Episode Date: April 27, 2021President Biden is cranking the pressure on President Putin, but it was Russian dissident Alexei Navalny who scored a victory by refusing his prison f...
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India’s SOS to the world
Episode Date: April 26, 2021The world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer ended up with the world’s worst Covid-19 surge. Neha Arora, New Delhi correspondent for Reuters, explains. Tr...
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A plan to protect the planet
Episode Date: April 24, 2021Or at least 30 percent of it. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepod...
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Is nuclear energy good or bad?
Episode Date: April 22, 2021Listen to the Atlantic’s Robinson Meyer explain the arguments and then decide for yourself. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about you...
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It’s electric!
Episode Date: April 21, 2021Norway has lapped the world in adopting electric vehicles. Vox’s Umair Irfan explains how the US might catch up. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained....
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The case for climate optimism
Episode Date: April 20, 2021In 2019, David Wallace-Wells wrote a book called The Uninhabitable Earth. Just two years later, he’s feeling hopeful — thanks to the world’s biggest p...
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Peanut butter and jellyfish
Episode Date: April 19, 2021And other items from the lunch menu of 2050. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
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America awaits a verdict
Episode Date: April 16, 2021Arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin have wrapped after a brutal week for policing in America. Minnesota Public Radio’s Jon Collins shares his repo...