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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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What is QAnon?
Episode Date: August 24, 2020As the Republican National Convention gets underway, a bonkers (and dangerous) conspiracy theory is gaining a foothold inside the GOP. President Trump...
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Unconventional
Episode Date: August 21, 2020The Democrats proved a virtual convention doesn't have to be a downer. Especially when Rhode Island brings calamari. Transcript at vox.com/todayexpla...
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Who polices the police?
Episode Date: August 20, 2020ProPublica's Eric Umansky explains how the New York Police Department's Civilian Complaint Review Board has struggled for decades to hold the NYPD to...
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Class is in quarantine
Episode Date: August 19, 2020Schools in the US are reopening even though kids play a key role in community transmission of Covid-19. Georgia Public Broadcasting reporter Ellen Eld...
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A woman’s place is at the polls
Episode Date: August 18, 2020The 19th Amendment’s centenary is today, but the fight for universal suffrage in the United States continues. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. L...
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The mail, man
Episode Date: August 17, 2020The House of Representatives is cutting its vacation short to block changes at the United States Postal Service that could affect the integrity and ou...
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The Island of Explained: Escape from Boredom
Episode Date: August 15, 2020After hearing from kids around the world who are grappling with serious boredom, Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton venture deep into the belly of a w...
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Well, this is awkward
Episode Date: August 14, 2020The coronavirus is complicating our relationships with family, friends, and strangers. But it’s also making us better at life?? Transcript at vox.com/...
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2020 makes no census
Episode Date: August 13, 2020The 2020 census is fighting a losing battle against the coronavirus and President Trump. NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang explains how a decade of money and power...
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The dictator vs. the homemaker
Episode Date: August 11, 2020The longtime leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is facing nationwide protests and accusations that he stole Sunday’s election. His opponent, a 3...
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How Trump’s relief plan helps and hurts
Episode Date: August 10, 2020President Trump wants to resolve the congressional deadlock over stimulus relief by himself. Vox’s Li Zhou rummages through the mixed bag. Transcript...
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TikTok, on the clock, Donald says your time is up
Episode Date: August 7, 2020President Trump is threatening to ban TikTok, but Microsoft might be able to stop the clock. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about yo...
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Florida’s Covid-19 tragedy
Episode Date: August 6, 2020The state saw Covid-19 coming. It still became an outbreak epicenter. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...
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What’s going on in Lebanon
Episode Date: August 5, 2020A chemical blast has made a very bad situation worse for Lebanon. Journalist Habib Battah explains from Beirut. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained....
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Everything that could go wrong with the November election
Episode Date: August 4, 2020A worsening pandemic. A poll worker shortage. A hobbled postal service. Russian hacking. Donald Trump. Vox’s Ella Nilsen explains the many obstacles f...
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Who’s “Karen?” And what’s BIPOC?
Episode Date: August 3, 2020A Washington Post columnist named Karen explains her feelings about “Karen.” A University of Arizona linguist named Sonja explains BIPOC and the capit...
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The Island of Explained: Election Day
Episode Date: July 31, 2020It’s Election Day on the Island of Explained! Will the candidate with the most votes win, or will the island’s Electoral College determine a different...
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Tim, Mark, Jeff, and Sundar
Episode Date: July 30, 2020The leaders of Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Google testified before Congress on Wednesday in what The Verge’s Casey Newton says might have been the mo...