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.
Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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The mother of all conspiracies
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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
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Revoking US citizenship
23 min
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America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
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Stop the press!
23 min
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We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
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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
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Super mad about Superman
23 min
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How the YIMBYs won
23 min
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Trump's Epstein problem
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Trump’s dork philosopher
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Elon's party in the USA
23 min
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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
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Plastic rain
23 min
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From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
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I was told there would be deals
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Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
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Texas blame game
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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?
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Disney's America
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Make America Uninsured Again
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Unmasking ICE
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Porn on the docket
The Supreme Court has a long history of taking on cases about porn, including one they decided on Friday. Vox's Ian Millhiser explains how that history of First Amendment rulings once meant the justices had to watch porn in a basement.
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Can we ever know our dogs?
So many of us believe we understand what our pets are feeling. Are we fooling ourselves?
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