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
2026
"I don't get confused"
19 min
2027
Congress just broke the Internet
18 min
2028
The $43,000 phone booth
23 min
2029
Why did the U.S. just bomb Syria?
20 min
2030
Mile-high mutiny
24 min
2031
He said, she said, she said, she said....
17 min
2032
The raid
23 min
2033
What's my wage again?
21 min
2034
1, 2, 3, 4... I declare a trade war
19 min
2035
It’s never too late to understand the war in Syria
22 min
2036
They're not gonna take it
20 min
2037
20 shots and a cell phone
25 min
2038
Mark Zuckerberg Explains Himself
22 min
2039
Gerrymandering 101
23 min
2040
Quitting the Border Patrol
19 min
2041
Chief Wahoo Strikes Out
18 min
2042
The New Abortion Wars
18 min
2043
Bolton's Back
17 min
2044
The Survivors
25 min
2045
Flagrant Foul
20 min
2046
Me Too, Mr. Trump
19 min
2047
Cambridge Analytica
20 min
2048
It's Been Six Months
17 min
2049
One Man vs. InfoWars
19 min
2050
Lady and the Trump
19 min