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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TikTok’s new owners
The US and China have a plan for American TikTok. It involves a Trump-aligned billionaire whose family is building a new media empire.
24 min
177
RFK Jr.'s vaccine dream team
Noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced a key board of vaccine advisers at the CDC. After a chaotic meeting, they just handed down their first set of new recommendations.
23 min
178
A nation of jerks
Americans seem to be getting ruder. Are our attempts at making ourselves better actually making us worse?
26 min
179
Silencing Kimmel
ABC’s “indefinite” suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show has people worried about the First Amendment under President Trump.
23 min
180
Kash Patel is posting through it
23 min
181
The Charlie Kirk revenge plot
23 min
182
Debate or rage-bait?
23 min
183
Should Democrats shut it down?
23 min
184
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
185
What the right gets wrong about Tolkien
23 min
186
Charlie Kirk's America
24 min
187
Trump's chief culture warrior
23 min
188
The report RFK Jr. buried
23 min
189
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
190
The United States is Southern now
From #rushtok to country music, American culture is getting more and more southern.
26 min
191
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
192
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
193
Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia (to Uganda)
24 min
194
Trump's "tough on crime" spree
23 min
195
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
196
$250 million to work for Meta
23 min
197
Fed up
23 min
198
The future of vaccines
23 min
199
AI took your job
23 min
200
The golden age of exercise
Americans are flocking to gyms and fitness classes. It wasn't always that way.
27 min