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.

News
Daily News
Politics
1701
Should we burn our recycling?
The vast majority of our plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire.
27 min
1702
The other TV president
Before stumbling into the biggest American political scandal in a generation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was best known for playing the president on TV.
21 min
1703
Trump of the Year
On the cusp of a big election year, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias reviews President Trump’s accomplishments thus far.
21 min
1704
Song of the Year
“Old Town Road” is unlike anything that’s ever happened in American popular music.
23 min
1705
Person of the Year
Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine explains why.
16 min
1706
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
1707
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
1708
Aging in America
By 2035, there will be more elderly people than children in America. The country isn’t ready.
20 min
1709
Impeachment Day
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains what comes next.
17 min
1710
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
1711
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
1712
Space Farce
The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it?
18 min
1713
India's Muslim ban
16 min
1714
The cost of PrEP
23 min
1715
Articles of impeachment
19 min
1716
Rudolph the former mayor
27 min
1717
“This will end when one of us dies”
16 min
1718
Giving justice an extension
22 min
1719
Impeachment TV: Law & Disorder
22 min
1720
Don't curl your lashes and talk about Uighurs o...
19 min
1721
ICE University
18 min
1722
Amazon's preppers
22 min
1723
A tribe called keto
21 min
1724
Can a billionaire buy the presidency?
28 min
1725
Showdown at High Nunes
26 min