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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10 Downer Street

Episode Date: January 21, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing political ruin because his aides partied while the UK locked down. This episode was produced by Will Re...

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The man with a pig heart

Episode Date: January 20, 2022

That’ll do, pig. That’ll do. Today's show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Mounsey, fact-chec...

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The James Webb Time Machine

Episode Date: January 19, 2022

To look into deep space is to look back in time. Ahead of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, Unexplainable talked to scientists who hope to...

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The James Webb Space Telescope

Episode Date: January 18, 2022

This Sunday, the greatest telescope in the history of humanity is scheduled to reach its destination nearly a million miles away from Earth. Vox’s Une...

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Chile’s millennial president

Episode Date: January 14, 2022

The 35-year-old president-elect in Chile loves tattoos, Taylor Swift, and progressive policies. Gabriel Boric will now try to overhaul the government...

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"Break the Senate"

Episode Date: January 12, 2022

President Joe Biden wants to change how the Senate works to pass voting reforms. Sen. Mitch McConnell is threatening hell if it happens. Today’s show...

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Novax Djokovic

Episode Date: January 11, 2022

How the best-ranked men’s tennis player in the world went to Australia to become the greatest of all time and ended up being detained. Today’s show wa...

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The high cost of cheap clothes

Episode Date: January 7, 2022

Fast fashion took over the apparel industry, but consumers are tiring of its poor labor and environmental standards. Vox’s Terry Nguyen explains. Toda...

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Theranope

Episode Date: January 5, 2022

A tech startup said it could start a medical revolution with a little machine and a drop of blood. It was a fraud, but research into smarter, less inv...

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2021

Episode Date: December 30, 2021

This song was written and performed by Sean Rameswaram and Noam Hassenfeld, produced by Noam, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and features additional voca...

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Taylor’s version

Episode Date: December 28, 2021

One of the biggest pop stars in the world is rerecording her first six albums at the artistic peak of her career. In this repodcast, the Atlantic’s Sh...

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The spike in gun violence

Episode Date: December 27, 2021

America's homicide rate rose by almost 30 percent in 2020. It was the biggest spike in 60 years, and the murder rate was even higher in 2021. In this...

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Four days of work?

Episode Date: December 23, 2021

The pandemic changed how we think about work. In this repodcast, Vox’s Anna North says it might be time to change how much we work, too. Today’s show...

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Good news

Episode Date: December 22, 2021

2021 was better than 2020. Here's proof. Today’s show was produced by Matt Collette, edited by Jillian Weinberger, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-ch...