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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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...

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A woman’s work is never done

Episode Date: December 4, 2020

Millions of women left the workforce as Covid-19 forced school closures, but that doesn’t mean they have less on their plates. Is government-funded ch...

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God-given right?

Episode Date: December 3, 2020

The Supreme Court ruled that New York state can’t limit how many people gather in church, even during a pandemic. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains why thi...

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America Offline

Episode Date: December 2, 2020

Low-income students are dropping out of college because many don’t have a reliable way to get online. Vox’s Emily Stewart says the solution is simple:...

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The key to the Cabinet

Episode Date: December 1, 2020

President-elect Biden has started announcing his Cabinet nominees, but Matthew Yglesias says the most important positions aren’t the ones you’d think....