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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1451
Person of the Year
Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine explains why.
16 min
1452
The Queen of Christmas
A quarter-century after its release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Call it a "Christmas Mariahcle."
22 min
1453
Debate 6: Enter the Wine Cave
The sixth and final Democratic debate of the year was less diverse, more substantive, and also featured a fight about a wine cave. Vox's Emily Stewart explains.
23 min
1454
Aging in America
By 2035, there will be more elderly people than children in America. The country isn’t ready.
20 min
1455
Impeachment Day
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains what comes next.
17 min
1456
Trump v. Taxes
The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump has to turn over his tax returns, but WNYC's Andrea Bernstein says the Court is really deciding whether Trump can literally get away with murder.
16 min
1457
Big Bezos is watching you
In under 20 years, Amazon grew from an online bookstore to the eyes and ears in our homes. OneZero's Will Oremus says we should be concerned about what comes next.
25 min
1458
Space Farce
The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it?
18 min
1459
India's Muslim ban
16 min
1460
The cost of PrEP
23 min
1461
Articles of impeachment
19 min
1462
Rudolph the former mayor
27 min
1463
“This will end when one of us dies”
16 min
1464
Giving justice an extension
22 min
1465
Impeachment TV: Law & Disorder
22 min
1466
Don't curl your lashes and talk about Uighurs o...
19 min
1467
ICE University
18 min
1468
Amazon's preppers
22 min
1469
A tribe called keto
21 min
1470
Can a billionaire buy the presidency?
28 min
1471
Showdown at High Nunes
26 min
1472
Ok boomer
25 min
1473
The Dems Went Down to Georgia
22 min
1474
Impeachment TV: Mr. Sondland Goes to Washington
24 min
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Impeachment TV (Part 2 of 2)
10 min