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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The Charlie Kirk revenge plot
23 min
102
Debate or rage-bait?
23 min
103
Should Democrats shut it down?
23 min
104
Why horror kills at the box office
Hollywood has always made money from vampires and brain-eating zombies. But this year's a record-breaker thanks to sequels, hilariously unlikely creators, and pure thrills.
26 min
105
What the right gets wrong about Tolkien
23 min
106
Charlie Kirk's America
24 min
107
Trump's chief culture warrior
23 min
108
The report RFK Jr. buried
23 min
109
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
110
The United States is Southern now
From #rushtok to country music, American culture is getting more and more southern.
26 min
111
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
112
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
113
Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia (to Uganda)
24 min
114
Trump's "tough on crime" spree
23 min
115
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
116
$250 million to work for Meta
23 min
117
Fed up
23 min
118
The future of vaccines
23 min
119
AI took your job
23 min
120
The golden age of exercise
Americans are flocking to gyms and fitness classes. It wasn't always that way.
27 min
121
Good Bunny
24 min
122
Trump evicts homeless people
24 min
123
South Park is not your friend
23 min
124
Is America still capitalist?
23 min
125
Trump meets with Europe
23 min