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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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Abolish the lame-duck period?
Episode Date: January 19, 2021America’s two-month lame-duck period gave supporters of the outgoing president ample time to plan a violent uprising. Vox’s Ian Millhiser argues the l...
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The first global vaccination
Episode Date: January 15, 2021Was distributed by 22 orphans. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Okay, Google: unionize!
Episode Date: January 15, 2021A very big tech company now has a very small union. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary explains why highly paid workers in an anti-union industry still organize...
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The people behind the insurrection
Episode Date: January 13, 2021President Trump has been impeached for inciting an insurrection on the Capitol one week ago. CNN’s Elle Reeve was there and explains who was duped int...
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A step past impeachment
Episode Date: January 12, 2021Impeachment won’t stop the United States’ slide towards authoritarianism. Voter reform might. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about y...
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Deplatforming Donald
Episode Date: January 12, 2021First he lost his Facebook. Then he lost his Twitter. As of today, President Trump had been limited or booted by more than a dozen platforms. Casey Ne...
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The flamethrowers and the fire extinguishers
Episode Date: January 8, 2021Infighting among Republican lawmakers reached a breaking point this week. The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins explains why and the tough road ahead for the G...
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How security at the Capitol failed
Episode Date: January 8, 2021Washington Post national security reporter Dan Lamothe explains how a number of agencies and politicians put together a historically bad security plan...
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The breach, explained by Rep. Maloney (locked in her office)
Episode Date: January 7, 2021Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York explains what it was like to live through today’s violent transfer of power. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Le...
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The virus gets more contagious
Episode Date: January 5, 2021Viruses mutate, but this time it’s different. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
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All eyes on Georgia
Episode Date: January 5, 2021Tuesday’s election will decide who controls the Senate, but the president is still hung up on the election he already lost. Transcript at vox.com/toda...
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The year in revue
Episode Date: December 30, 2020It's been a year. It’s been a year And after all the news We’re still not in the clear It’s been a year Can’t even remember what life was like Back...
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How 2020 changed us
Episode Date: December 29, 2020In the final episode of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” people look back on a very long year. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Lea...
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Animals catch Covid-19, too
Episode Date: December 28, 2020In the fourth of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” a reminder that we’re not the only animals who got Covid-19 this year. Science writer...
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Dr. Fauci’s nightmare before Christmas
Episode Date: December 23, 2020In the third of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” Dr. Anthony Fauci reflects back on his pandemic year, what he’s learned, and what he’d...
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The year live music died
Episode Date: December 22, 2020In the second of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” musicians explain how they got creative when live shows and tours were canceled. Tran...
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Moving home
Episode Date: December 21, 2020In the first of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” millennials are moving back in with their parents (again), but they are discovering mul...
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A climate change of address
Episode Date: December 19, 2020An estimated 143 million people will relocate to escape climate change in the next three decades. Quartz’s Amanda Shendruk explains how cities can tra...
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How Netscape created our tech world
Episode Date: December 17, 2020In this episode of the Go for Broke podcast, host Julia Furlan travels back to the mid-’90s to explain how a bygone web browser set the stage for mode...