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
101
Charlie Kirk's America
24 min
102
Trump's chief culture warrior
23 min
103
The report RFK Jr. buried
23 min
104
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
105
The United States is Southern now
From #rushtok to country music, American culture is getting more and more southern.
26 min
106
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
107
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
108
Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia (to Uganda)
24 min
109
Trump's "tough on crime" spree
23 min
110
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
111
$250 million to work for Meta
23 min
112
Fed up
23 min
113
The future of vaccines
23 min
114
AI took your job
23 min
115
The golden age of exercise
Americans are flocking to gyms and fitness classes. It wasn't always that way.
27 min
116
Good Bunny
24 min
117
Trump evicts homeless people
24 min
118
South Park is not your friend
23 min
119
Is America still capitalist?
23 min
120
Trump meets with Europe
23 min
121
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
122
Living on Mars
23 min
123
A soccer mom takes on ICE
23 min
124
"Roving mobs of wild youth"
24 min
125
What Trump really wants from colleges
23 min