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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This one's for Earth

Episode Date: April 22, 2020

Cryptic treehunters. Unknown apples. Flowers fighting back. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Vox’s Umair Irfan and Brian Resnick explain what we...

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Long shot

Episode Date: April 17, 2020

 It could be a year or more before the vaccine is ready, but there’s a radical plan to speed up the process. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your...

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Zeke Emanuel’s exit strategy

Episode Date: April 16, 2020

President Trump wants to reopen the country yesterday. Bioethicist Zeke Emanuel, who served as a health policy advisor to former President Obama, offe...

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All praise, no pay

Episode Date: April 14, 2020

Essential workers in the food, transportation, and retail industries are being called American heroes. They want to be paid as such. (Transcript here....

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The loneliness pandemic

Episode Date: April 10, 2020

Coronavirus has led to another pandemic: social isolation. Vox’s Ezra Klein says this sickness has a cure. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad...

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Six feet away from God

Episode Date: April 9, 2020

While a few religious leaders flout shelter in place ordinances, Easter, Passover, and Ramadan are inspiring most to get creative with worship. (Trans...

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Vote and die

Episode Date: April 8, 2020

Wisconsinites had to choose between catching Covid-19 and voting on Tuesday. Is the rest of the country next? (Transcript here.) Learn more about your...

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"The Great Equalizer"

Episode Date: April 7, 2020

Madonna was wrong. Covid-19 isn't an equalizer. It's coming for America's most vulnerable populations. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad cho...

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The immunity test

Episode Date: April 6, 2020

A vaccine will take a while, but Vox’s Umair Irfan says the global effort to test for immunity and treat Covid-19 is well underway. (An earlier versio...

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Mask on? Mask off?

Episode Date: April 3, 2020

In an about-face, the Centers for Disease Control would now like you to cover your mouth and nose when you go outside. (Transcript here.) Learn more a...

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6.6 million more unemployed

Episode Date: April 2, 2020

Last week's unemployment numbers shattered all records. This week, they doubled. Vox's Matthew Yglesias, host of The Weeds podcast, proposes a way out...

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Lockdown while locked up

Episode Date: April 1, 2020

Arthur Longworth calls Sean from Washington State Reformatory to explain what it's like to serve a life sentence at a prison where the coronavirus is...

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How Covid-19 attacks your body

Episode Date: March 30, 2020

In this episode of Vox's Reset podcast Ed Yong from The Atlantic explains how a little spiky ball called SARS-CoV2 brought the world to its knees. (Tr...

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The emergency room emergency

Episode Date: March 26, 2020

The Atlantic's James Hamblin explains why America has a critical shortage of medical supplies. New York City ER doctor Calvin Sun says, “It’s like a l...