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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Daily News
Politics
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This is your brain off books
23 min
177
The Trumpiest judge yet
23 min
178
AI is killing the internet
23 min
179
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
180
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
181
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
182
Crashing out
23 min
183
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
184
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
185
Stop the press!
23 min
186
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
187
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
188
Super mad about Superman
23 min
189
How the YIMBYs won
23 min
190
Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
191
Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
192
Elon's party in the USA
23 min
193
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
194
Plastic rain
23 min
195
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
196
I was told there would be deals
23 min
197
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
23 min
198
Texas blame game
23 min
199
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
200
Disney's America
23 min