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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The minds behind MAGA

Episode Date: October 16, 2024

Vox's Andrew Prokop and Zack Beauchamp explain the right-wing thinkers whose ideas could dominate Trump's next term. This episode was produced by Pete...

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Pennies don’t make cents

Episode Date: October 11, 2024

Pennies cost more than a cent to make — and no one spends them. The New York Times Magazine’s Caity Weaver explains why we can’t get rid of them. This...

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A hurricane of misinformation

Episode Date: October 10, 2024

Lies about disaster relief are spreading like never before this hurricane season, and it’s making FEMA’s job harder. Juliette Kayyem, author of The De...

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Mysterious Melania

Episode Date: October 9, 2024

Book critic Martin Pengelly read MELANIA so you don’t have to. Intelligencer’s Margaret Hartmann says the book is the latest in a long line of Trump g...

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Abortion on the ballot

Episode Date: October 8, 2024

Ten states have an initiative on the ballot that would protect access to abortion. KJZZ’s Camryn Sanchez explains how Arizona's Proposition 139 could...

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The future of Gaza

Episode Date: October 7, 2024

It's been one year since Hamas attacked Israel and started a war in Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians look back, and Vox's Joshua Keating says Israel's...

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Puberty hits different now

Episode Date: October 4, 2024

Kids are going through puberty earlier, and scientists think they have found another reason why. Pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson and puberty educator...

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Christmas in October

Episode Date: October 3, 2024

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro landed himself on the naughty list for stealing an election. He's hoping an early Christmas will improve his stand...

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Mr. Veep

Episode Date: October 2, 2024

Vox's Andrew Prokop says the vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance was about policy, but in a weird way. Professor and pollster Dan C...

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Israel’s escalation

Episode Date: October 1, 2024

Tanks, rockets, missiles, and the death of Hassan Nasrallah. Israel is asserting itself as the most powerful player in the Middle East. This episode w...

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How to win Pennsylvania

Episode Date: September 30, 2024

Vox’s Christian Paz and Miles Bryan head to Philadelphia and Lancaster to see what the Harris and Trump campaigns are doing to win the state. This epi...

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The office vs. everyone else

Episode Date: September 27, 2024

Amazon is the latest high-profile company to mandate in-person work five days a week. Today, Explained heads to Miami, where many people are back in t...

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AI’s nuclear option

Episode Date: September 25, 2024

Microsoft needs so much energy for its AI data centers that it’s helping to reboot Three Mile Island, the site of the US’s worst nuclear accident. Eva...

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War in Lebanon?

Episode Date: September 24, 2024

It looks a lot like all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah. Semafor’s Sarah Dadouch has the latest from Beirut and CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh explains I...

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Start the steal?

Episode Date: September 23, 2024

A partisan election board in Georgia has been trying to change the rules around voting and election certification. It's giving 2020. In the first epis...

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Everybody's gone country

Episode Date: September 20, 2024

Country music is cool again!!!!! Billboard's Melinda Newman explains. This episode was reported and produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi...

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Republicans are getting raunchy

Episode Date: September 19, 2024

Conservatives have started claiming hot girls as a culture war victory. Vox's Constance Grady explains why. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah...