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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Kash Patel is posting through it
23 min
27
The Charlie Kirk revenge plot
23 min
28
Debate or rage-bait?
23 min
29
Should Democrats shut it down?
23 min
30
Why horror kills at the box office
Hollywood has always made money from vampires and brain-eating zombies. But this year's a record-breaker thanks to sequels, hilariously unlikely creators, and pure thrills.
26 min
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What the right gets wrong about Tolkien
23 min
32
Charlie Kirk's America
24 min
33
Trump's chief culture warrior
23 min
34
The report RFK Jr. buried
23 min
35
Trump’s new war on drugs
President Donald Trump promised to crack down on illicit drugs. Then, he blew up a Venezuelan vessel in international waters.
23 min
36
The United States is Southern now
From #rushtok to country music, American culture is getting more and more southern.
26 min
37
Hamilton and Obamacore cringe
The smash hit musical Hamilton is now in a movie theater near you. But in the decade since it came out, Hamilton — and much of Obama-era culture — is feeling a little dated.
23 min
38
Trump and Modi’s broken bromance
India’s prime minister was so tight with Donald Trump that they held hands during public appearances. But the two strongmen are on the outs, and Narendra Modi has found a new hand to hold.
23 min
39
Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia (to Uganda)
24 min
40
Trump's "tough on crime" spree
23 min
41
The Made in the USA myth
This special feed drop of NPR's Planet Money examines the United States' dwindling domestic garment industry and whether it is ever likely to come back.
30 min
42
$250 million to work for Meta
23 min
43
Fed up
23 min
44
The future of vaccines
23 min
45
AI took your job
23 min
46
The golden age of exercise
Americans are flocking to gyms and fitness classes. It wasn't always that way.
27 min
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Good Bunny
24 min
48
Trump evicts homeless people
24 min
49
South Park is not your friend
23 min
50
Is America still capitalist?
23 min