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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Deplatforming Donald

Episode Date: January 12, 2021

First 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 virus gets more contagious

Episode Date: January 5, 2021

Viruses 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, 2021

Tuesday’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, 2020

It'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, 2020

In 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, 2020

In 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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The year live music died

Episode Date: December 22, 2020

 In 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, 2020

In 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, 2020

An 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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India’s farmers strike

Episode Date: December 14, 2020

The world’s biggest democracy is contending with what might be the world’s biggest labor stoppage. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more ab...

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No coup for you!

Episode Date: December 9, 2020

Joe won. And won. And won. Rudy can fail. And fail. And fail. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...