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
201
AI is killing the internet
23 min
202
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
203
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
204
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
205
Crashing out
23 min
206
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
207
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
208
Stop the press!
23 min
209
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
210
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
211
Super mad about Superman
23 min
212
How the YIMBYs won
23 min
213
Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
214
Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
215
Elon's party in the USA
23 min
216
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
217
Plastic rain
23 min
218
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
219
I was told there would be deals
23 min
220
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
23 min
221
Texas blame game
23 min
222
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
223
Disney's America
23 min
224
Make America Uninsured Again
23 min
225
Unmasking ICE
23 min