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.
When WNBA player Sophie Cunningham recently said she wanted to protect girls in sports from "biological men," a new front in the culture wars opened up.
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Flock cameras are watching you
Law enforcement agencies are using a vast network of AI-powered license plate cameras to track drivers. You may not have noticed them, but they have noticed you.
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The last real place on the internet
Reddit is one of the last remaining websites where people are still talking to people. But brands and AI bots want in.
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Why can’t I remember being a baby?
Even if we have little to no memory of our first few years, our earliest experiences still matter.
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Hasan Piker’s challenge to the center
Democrats have been duking it out all summer. He’s at the center of it all.
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The influencer recession
An oversaturated internet filled with slop has made influencing a lot harder. It's left creators and brands scrambling for ways to regain our attention.
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“Woke 1 was crazy”
The progressive left wants your vote. But some candidates for major races have a lot of online baggage.
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Testosterone is all the rage
Prescriptions for testosterone are way up. But it's not just men looking to live a high-T life. We revisit our show on taking T.
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The AIPAC backlash
AIPAC is one of the biggest spenders in American politics. This year, it could backfire.
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MAGA rethinks Ukraine
After years of skepticism, an important MAGA figure is warming to the Ukrainian cause. And she has the ear of the president.
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Vacation? In this economy?
Gas is expensive and Europeans want us to stay home. How can you still make use of that precious PTO?
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The gas price vote
Will high gas prices actually change how people vote? We went to Pennsylvania to find out.
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TV is getting dumber
We revisit an episode about how our shrinking attention spans are changing TV.
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The Lindsay Clancy murder trial
A Massachusetts jury is weighing whether a woman should be convicted in the deaths of her three young children or found not guilty based on her defense of postpartum psychosis.
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The communist comeback
There's a new Red Scare bubbling up in politics. Just how real is the communist threat?
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“It must suck to be young”
Young people used to vote reliably blue. But they're burnt out on politics as usual, which means their votes are up for grabs.
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Weapons of mass infection
A new book imagines the chaos that could unfold if a biological weapon were released — either accidentally or on purpose.
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Going broke on wellness
Americans spend billions on healthcare products, from green powders and cold plunges to costly gym memberships. Last summer we asked: what good do they do?
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Fantasy draft: 2028 presidential race
Journalists Astead Herndon, Don Lemon, and Kara Swisher hold a fantasy draft to find out who has the best shot at becoming president in 2028.
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Dad, where’s my inheritance?
When boomers die, they’ll leave trillions to their adult children. Some of those kids say they should get that money now.
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The culture wars turn deadly
The US is intentionally losing a fight against HIV that could be won.
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The scandal undoing the ICC
The International Criminal Court has a lot on its hands. The chief prosecutor was ousted over abuse allegations, the Trump administration is on the warpath, and Netanyahu and Mamdani are fighting over an arrest warrant.
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AI just went rogue
OpenAI recently briefly lost control of an AI agent during a contained security test. After years of warnings, AI is now outsmarting its masters.
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The Trump-Saudi-Israel drama
The US and Saudi Arabia signed a nuclear deal but Israel hates it.
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The perimenopause moment
Women’s health and hormones have been misunderstood by the medical establishment for decades. That’s changing.