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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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Is empathy toxic?
Episode Date: October 5, 2025Society teaches us empathy is a good thing. But some are now saying the opposite, and science is complicating our assumptions too. This episode was p...
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KPop Demon Hunters keeps slaying
Episode Date: October 3, 2025The Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters is a mega cultural phenomenon. And the studio that used to own animation, Disney, is watching its dominan...
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Hegseth’s hectic military
Episode Date: October 2, 2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered top military officials to DC for a surprise lecture on the "warrior ethos." Chaos ensued. With Hegseth, it usua...
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Shutdown for what?
Episode Date: October 1, 2025We ask Sen Elizabeth Warren why. President Donald Trump is reportedly mostly worried about the midterms. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger...
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Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession
Episode Date: September 30, 2025Murdoch has built a media empire that leads all the way to the White House. But nothing lasts forever. And at age 94, he finally has an official succe...
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How Rupert Murdoch remade the world
Episode Date: September 29, 2025Murdoch started his media empire in Australia, sharpened his playbook in the UK, and became one of the most powerful people in the world once he came...
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Who is the modern American dad?
Episode Date: September 28, 2025Young men are more interested in becoming parents than young women are, and there's a growing number of single dads by choice. A look at modern father...
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Episode Date: September 26, 2025How TikTok reshaped the trend cycle. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered...
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$100,000 for a visa
Episode Date: September 25, 2025With its announcement that an H-1B visa will now cost $100,000, the Trump administration is proving it's willing to wreak havoc on American industry i...
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A Palestinian state
Episode Date: September 24, 2025As Israel continues pushing into Gaza, a growing number of world leaders are saying they now recognize statehood for Palestine. This episode was prod...
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TikTok’s new owners
Episode Date: September 23, 2025The US and China have a plan for American TikTok. It involves a Trump-aligned billionaire whose family is building a new media empire. This episode w...
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RFK Jr.'s vaccine dream team
Episode Date: September 22, 2025Noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced a key board of vaccine advisers at the CDC. After a chaotic meeting, they just handed down their...
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A nation of jerks
Episode Date: September 21, 2025Americans seem to be getting ruder. Are our attempts at making ourselves better actually making us worse? This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy,...
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Silencing Kimmel
Episode Date: September 19, 2025ABC’s “indefinite” suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show has people worried about the First Amendment under President Trump. This episode was...
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Kash Patel is posting through it
Episode Date: September 18, 2025The FBI director's handling of the Kirk assassination proves knowing the ropes isn't as important as being the president's bestie. This episode was p...
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The Charlie Kirk revenge plot
Episode Date: September 17, 2025The motives behind Charlie Kirk’s killing are still unclear, but the Trump administration is mounting a crackdown on people and groups he says are par...
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Debate or rage-bait?
Episode Date: September 16, 2025Jubilee Media has figured out a way to make the issues that divide Americans go viral - for better or worse. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajd...
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Should Democrats shut it down?
Episode Date: September 15, 2025Democrats are debating whether a government shutdown is a way to push back on Trump’s authoritarian impulses or a bad idea made worse by the killing o...
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Why horror kills at the box office
Episode Date: September 14, 2025Hollywood has always made money from vampires and brain-eating zombies. But this year's a record-breaker thanks to sequels, hilariously unlikely creat...