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
176
AI is killing the internet
23 min
177
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
178
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
179
Is tipping fair?
From raising the tipped minimum wage to "no tax on tips," we look at the challenges of remaking tipped work.
27 min
180
Crashing out
23 min
181
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
182
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
183
Stop the press!
23 min
184
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
185
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
186
Super mad about Superman
23 min
187
How the YIMBYs won
23 min
188
Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
189
Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
190
Elon's party in the USA
23 min
191
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
192
Plastic rain
23 min
193
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
194
I was told there would be deals
23 min
195
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
23 min
196
Texas blame game
23 min
197
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?
27 min
198
Disney's America
23 min
199
Make America Uninsured Again
23 min
200
Unmasking ICE
23 min