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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Roe v. Wade v. Roberts

Episode Date: March 5, 2020

There's a new fight over abortion at the Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts is in the swing position. (Transcript here.) Learn more about yo...

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Thanks, Obama

Episode Date: March 4, 2020

Vox's Andrew Prokop runs through Super Tuesday results, before Laura McGann explains Vice President Biden's "Joementum." (Transcript here.) Learn more...

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Tuesday, Explained

Episode Date: March 2, 2020

Vox's Andrew Prokop explains what makes this Tuesday so super and performs some basic arithmetic to suggest how Democrats could end up with a conteste...

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Make America Doubt Again

Episode Date: February 28, 2020

McKay Coppins built a fake Facebook profile to fully experience President Trump's 2020 digital strategy. It didn't take long for him to start doubting...

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The last stronghold in Syria

Episode Date: February 27, 2020

Idlib province in northwestern Syria is now the last stronghold of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad and one of the world’s greatest humanitaria...

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Pandemic?

Episode Date: February 26, 2020

Covid-19 may be on the brink of becoming a pandemic. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what that p-word means and Brian Resnick breaks down what an outbreak...

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Putin his thumb on the scale

Episode Date: February 25, 2020

Russian interference in U.S. elections could go from Vlad to worse as President Trump sidelines U.S. intelligence agencies. (Transcript here.) Learn m...

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Weekend at Bernie’s

Episode Date: February 24, 2020

Bernie Sanders took Nevada with a landslide coalition so diverse it has left Joe Biden feeling nervous heading into South Carolina. (Transcript here.)...

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The sixth sense (the real one)

Episode Date: February 21, 2020

A study at the National Institutes of Health offers a window into some of science’s biggest mysteries, from the origins of pain to how consciousness w...

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Ok, Bloomberg

Episode Date: February 20, 2020

Enter the Bloomberg! Exit the Bloomberg? (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Where Medicare-for-all is real

Episode Date: February 19, 2020

The Democratic presidential candidates keep having the same argument over Medicare-for-all at the televised debates. To spice up the conversation, Vox...

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The floating petri dish

Episode Date: February 18, 2020

One coronavirus. Two cruise ships. Lots of mistakes. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Love Me Tinder

Episode Date: February 14, 2020

A new investigation reveals what you may have suspected: dating apps can be very dangerous. But there are safer ways to look for love online.(Transcri...

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Bernie, bro.

Episode Date: February 12, 2020

New Hampshire felt the Bern. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Old Hampshire vs. New Hampshire

Episode Date: February 11, 2020

House parties are key to picking a president in New Hampshire, but they’re quickly being replaced by impersonal rallies. New Hampshire Public Radio re...

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President Trump's "Africa ban"

Episode Date: February 10, 2020

Vox's Nicole Narea explains how new immigration restrictions that will hit a quarter of Africa's population might be President Trump's version of dipl...