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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Breaking the Olympics

Episode Date: July 26, 2024

Breaking will dance its way into the Olympics this summer. B-boy historian Alien Ness says this is destiny. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh...

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Kamala’s meme-mentum

Episode Date: July 25, 2024

Kamala Harris memes have taken over the internet. Now she needs to figure out how to capitalize on them. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Ro...

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Abercrombie is back

Episode Date: July 24, 2024

Fast Company’s senior fashion writer Elizabeth Segran explains how the company overcame a problematic history to pull off a renaissance. This episode...

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Dengue’s biggest year ever

Episode Date: July 23, 2024

More than 10 million people worldwide have contracted dengue from mosquitos this year. Now experts are worried it might show up at the Olympics. This...

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You did it, Joe

Episode Date: July 22, 2024

All bets are off as President Biden exits the 2024 race. Vox’s Andrew Prokop and Democratic strategist David Axelrod explain. This episode was produce...

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Trump-a-mania at the RNC

Episode Date: July 19, 2024

Hulk Hogan delivered at the final night of the RNC, but did Donald Trump? We hear from two conservative strategists who do not agree on whether Trump'...

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Why banning Juul backfired

Episode Date: July 18, 2024

The US cracked down on Juul after an uptick in teen vaping and a flurry of health concerns. Podcaster Leon Neyfakh explains how the ban inadvertently...

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VP J.D.

Episode Date: July 16, 2024

Donald Trump’s running mate is Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. Politico’s Ian Ward describes Vance’s transformation from a self-described hillbilly to the polit...

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Is this us?

Episode Date: July 15, 2024

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump is part of a steady uptick in political — and increasingly partisan — violence in the United States. With a...

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The song of the summer is DEAD

Episode Date: July 12, 2024

Long live the song of the summer. But wait! Switched on Pop’s Charlie Harding disagrees. And Rolling Stone’s Brittany Spanos says maybe it never exist...

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What is Project 2025?

Episode Date: July 11, 2024

Donald Trump is trying to distance himself from it. Joe Biden wants you to Google it. Semafor’s Shelby Talcott explains what’s going on with the conse...

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Dancing in the Dark Money

Episode Date: July 9, 2024

Prosecutors ain’t nothing but tired of New Jersey’s political corruption. WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, host of the Dead End podcast, explains the cases again...

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Joe Almighty

Episode Date: July 8, 2024

President Biden says only the “Lord Almighty” can get him to end his re-election campaign, though more and more Democrats are trying to sway him thems...

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Criminalizing homelessness?

Episode Date: July 2, 2024

The Supreme Court has weighed in on homelessness for the first time in decades. The Economist's Steven Mazie tells us what the decision means, and Vox...

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Panic! At The White House

Episode Date: June 28, 2024

Joe Biden needed to win the debate. He didn’t. Vox’s Christian Paz explains if Democrats can find a better candidate. This episode was produced by Mil...

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How Spotify picks its winners

Episode Date: June 27, 2024

No, Sabrina Carpenter probably isn’t paying the streamer to play “Espresso” every time you’re listening to music. But the app is making changes to its...