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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Daily News
Politics
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AI is killing the internet
23 min
52
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
53
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
54
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
55
Crashing out
23 min
56
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
57
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
58
Stop the press!
23 min
59
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
60
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
61
Super mad about Superman
23 min
62
How the YIMBYs won
23 min
63
Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
64
Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
65
Elon's party in the USA
23 min
66
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
67
Plastic rain
23 min
68
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
69
I was told there would be deals
23 min
70
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
23 min
71
Texas blame game
23 min
72
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
73
Disney's America
23 min
74
Make America Uninsured Again
23 min
75
Unmasking ICE
23 min