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.
Summer. Time for pools, BBQs, and the beach read. But why do we read "summer books"?
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Super mad about Superman
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How the YIMBYs won
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Trump's Epstein problem
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Trump’s dork philosopher
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Elon's party in the USA
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Chat BFF
More and more of us are interacting with chatbots. Can we have real relationships with AI, and can AI teach humans to be better people?
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Plastic rain
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From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
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I was told there would be deals
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Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
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Texas blame game
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Our complicated relationship with the flag
Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar openly celebrate the American flag. But a lot of Black Americans feel differently. What does that tell us about identity today?
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Disney's America
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Make America Uninsured Again
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Unmasking ICE
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Porn on the docket
The Supreme Court has a long history of taking on cases about porn, including one they decided on Friday. Vox's Ian Millhiser explains how that history of First Amendment rulings once meant the justices had to watch porn in a basement.
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Can we ever know our dogs?
So many of us believe we understand what our pets are feeling. Are we fooling ourselves?
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Swole Girl Summer
Weightlifting is the fastest growing sport among women. It's challenging how we think about who is allowed to be strong and what fitness really means.
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Wars have rules
The legal architecture that would define and prosecute what’s happening in Gaza is failing. Reporter Suzy Hansen explains how 80 years of international humanitarian law is being tested. And professor Omer Bartov thought calling Israel's offensive in Gaza a genocide immediately after the October 7 attacks was inaccurate. He’s changed his mind.