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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News
Daily News
Politics
151
What the right gets wrong about Tolkien
23 min
152
Charlie Kirk's America
24 min
153
Trump's chief culture warrior
23 min
154
The report RFK Jr. buried
23 min
155
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
156
The United States is Southern now
From #rushtok to country music, American culture is getting more and more southern.
26 min
157
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
158
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
159
Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia (to Uganda)
24 min
160
Trump's "tough on crime" spree
23 min
161
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
162
$250 million to work for Meta
23 min
163
Fed up
23 min
164
The future of vaccines
23 min
165
AI took your job
23 min
166
The golden age of exercise
Americans are flocking to gyms and fitness classes. It wasn't always that way.
27 min
167
Good Bunny
24 min
168
Trump evicts homeless people
24 min
169
South Park is not your friend
23 min
170
Is America still capitalist?
23 min
171
Trump meets with Europe
23 min
172
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
173
Living on Mars
23 min
174
A soccer mom takes on ICE
23 min
175
"Roving mobs of wild youth"
24 min