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.


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This is your brain off books
23 min
27
The Trumpiest judge yet
23 min
28
AI is killing the internet
23 min
29
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
30
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
31
Is tipping fair?
From raising the tipped minimum wage to "no tax on tips," we look at the challenges of remaking tipped work.
27 min
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Crashing out
23 min
33
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
34
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
35
Stop the press!
23 min
36
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
37
The summer I turned into a bookworm
Summer. Time for pools, BBQs, and the beach read. But why do we read "summer books"?
27 min
38
Super mad about Superman
23 min
39
How the YIMBYs won
23 min
40
Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
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Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
42
Elon's party in the USA
23 min
43
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?
27 min
44
Plastic rain
23 min
45
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
46
I was told there would be deals
23 min
47
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
23 min
48
Texas blame game
23 min
49
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?
27 min
50
Disney's America
23 min