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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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Class of Covid-19
Episode Date: September 18, 2020Colleges reopened. Outbreaks followed. Robert J. Jones, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explains why he still thinks bri...
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ICE and involuntary hysterectomies
Episode Date: September 17, 2020A whistleblower complaint alleges immigrants being detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Georgia have been subjected to involuntary proc...
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A firefighter on battling wildfires
Episode Date: September 16, 2020After 16 seasons of wildfires, Glen Haydon has figured out how to cope. For everyone else, there’s an app for that. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplain...
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This is the future Joe Biden wants
Episode Date: September 15, 2020Trillions spent on the environment, caregiving, manufacturing, and the racial wealth gap: Vox’s Dylan Matthews explains how Biden wants to “Build Back...
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Can the Democrats take the Senate?
Episode Date: September 14, 2020Vox’s Ella Nilsen says the implausible is now looking possible. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
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What was Putin the tea?
Episode Date: September 10, 2020A chief political rival of Vladimir Putin has been poisoned in what Foreign Policy’s Amy MacKinnon says is a watershed moment for Russia. Transcript a...
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The truth about herd immunity
Episode Date: September 9, 2020Some people think it’s the only way out of the pandemic. Those people are very wrong. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad ch...
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A Fake News Survival Guide
Episode Date: September 8, 2020As the election draws near, of fake news you must steer clear. For you (and your uncle), this episode is here. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Le...
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The movies are back*
Episode Date: September 4, 2020*But that doesn’t necessarily mean you should go see one. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
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Is the stock market bull?
Episode Date: September 3, 2020Vox’s Emily Stewart clears up the mystery of the market, and Ella Nilsen offers an update on the stimulus that has collapsed into stalemate. Transcri...
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Let’s talk about ventilation
Episode Date: September 2, 2020Ventilation is key to reopening office buildings safely. But The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson says many workers aren’t going back, even when it’s safer....
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Is Facebook ready for the election?
Episode Date: September 1, 2020Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company made an “operational mistake” in its handling of Kenosha militia groups. The Verge’s Casey Newton explai...
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Wakanda forever
Episode Date: August 31, 2020The actor Chadwick Boseman died of cancer on Friday, but because of Black Panther he’ll live forever. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Learn more...
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The Island of Explained: A Summer of Protest
Episode Date: August 29, 2020All summer long, we have been explaining complex news stories to kids. In our final summer camp journey to the Island of Explained, we tackle the figh...
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Unconventional (Part II)
Episode Date: August 28, 2020The GOP proved that laws were made to be broken at its 2020 convention. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Optimism in 2020
Episode Date: August 26, 2020Being an optimist can seem ridiculous right now, but in the inaugural episode of The Cut podcast, host Avery Trufelman is searching for some well-grou...