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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America’s high-speed rail fail
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This is your brain off books
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The Trumpiest judge yet
23 min
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AI is killing the internet
23 min
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Gaza's breaking point
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The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
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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.
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Crashing out
23 min
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Revoking US citizenship
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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
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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
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Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
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Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
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Elon's party in the USA
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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
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From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
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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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