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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Hacking our health
We track our steps and our sleep, guzzle supplements and protein shakes, and even inject hormones – all in the name of wellness.
27 min
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Living on Mars
23 min
28
A soccer mom takes on ICE
23 min
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"Roving mobs of wild youth"
24 min
30
What Trump really wants from colleges
23 min
31
Drilling for clean energy
23 min
32
What wellness costs us
Americans are investing billions in their health and wellness. What good do all these green powders and costly club memberships actually do?
26 min
33
Going to Mars
23 min
34
TEXAS HOLD DEMS
23 min
35
Can China save our climate?
23 min
36
The deal with Trump's deals
23 min
37
Schooling kids at PragerU
23 min
38
America’s high-speed rail fail
26 min
39
This is your brain off books
23 min
40
The Trumpiest judge yet
23 min
41
AI is killing the internet
23 min
42
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
43
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
44
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
45
Crashing out
23 min
46
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
47
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
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Stop the press!
23 min
49
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
50
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