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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Should Facebook let Trump lie?

Episode Date: October 17, 2019

President Trump lied in a Facebook ad and Facebook didn’t take it down so Elizabeth Warren lied, too. The Verge’s Casey Newton explains. Learn more ab...

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DEB4TE

Episode Date: October 16, 2019

In the fourth Democratic debate, the candidates treated Elizabeth Warren as the frontrunner. Vox’s Ezra Klein explains what that means for the race ah...

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A new war in Syria

Episode Date: October 15, 2019

The Trump administration just imposed sanctions on Turkey for invading northern Syria. But it may be too late for America’s Kurdish allies. Learn more...

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Indigenous Peoples' Delegate

Episode Date: October 14, 2019

Nearly 200 years ago, the Treaty of New Echota offered the Cherokee Nation representation in Congress. Kimberly Teehee just became its first nominee....

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Did China just dunk on the NBA?

Episode Date: October 11, 2019

An NBA executive’s tweet supporting protests in Hong Kong has exposed how vulnerable the biggest American companies are to China. Learn more about you...

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The nine impeachment scenarios

Episode Date: October 10, 2019

President Pence? President Pelosi? There are nearly a dozen ways the impeachment inquiry could end. Vox’s Laura McGann runs through each of them. Lear...

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Leaving Syria (and the Kurds)

Episode Date: October 9, 2019

Turkey is sending troops and tanks to its border with Syria hours after President Trump announced he would be removing US forces from the nation. Syri...

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SCOTUS raises the stakes

Episode Date: October 7, 2019

After a sleepy spring term, the Supreme Court of the United States is back and looking to weigh in on abortion, immigration, and LGBT rights. Learn mo...

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Inside a Facebook all-staff

Episode Date: October 4, 2019

Audio of Mark Zuckerberg in a closed-door staff meeting leaked to Casey Newton of The Verge. Then Elizabeth Warren entered the fray. Learn more about...

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Meanwhile in Ukraine....

Episode Date: October 3, 2019

Ukraine finds itself at the center of the American impeachment drama, but President Trump is the least of the country's worries. Learn more about your...

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It's not easy whistleblowin'

Episode Date: October 2, 2019

The whistleblower’s attorneys say their client is in danger. That’s not unusual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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"No contract! No cars!"

Episode Date: September 30, 2019

The United Auto Workers is engaged in the biggest General Motors strike since the 1970s, all while union leaders are having their homes raided by the...

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UN-for-Greta-ble

Episode Date: September 27, 2019

In just one week, she inspired global protests, mean-mugged President Trump, and chastised world leaders at the United Nations. David Wallace-Wells, e...

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The whistleblower complaint

Episode Date: September 26, 2019

The House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblower complaint minutes before Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire began his...

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The "transcript"

Episode Date: September 25, 2019

The White House released a record of President Trump’s conversation with President Zelensky, then went on the defensive. Learn more about your ad choi...

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Son of a Biden

Episode Date: September 23, 2019

A whistleblower in the intelligence community has sparked a political scandal involving President Trump and a pair of Bidens. Vox’s Andrew Prokop expl...

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Burn, baby, burn

Episode Date: September 20, 2019

The vast majority of your plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...