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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Politics
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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
202
Crashing out
23 min
203
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
204
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
205
Stop the press!
23 min
206
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
207
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
208
Super mad about Superman
23 min
209
How the YIMBYs won
23 min
210
Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
211
Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
212
Elon's party in the USA
23 min
213
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
214
Plastic rain
23 min
215
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
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I was told there would be deals
23 min
217
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
23 min
218
Texas blame game
23 min
219
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
220
Disney's America
23 min
221
Make America Uninsured Again
23 min
222
Unmasking ICE
23 min
223
Porn on the docket
The Supreme Court has a long history of taking on cases about porn, including one they decided on Friday. Vox's Ian Millhiser explains how that history of First Amendment rulings once meant the justices had to watch porn in a basement.
23 min
224
Can we ever know our dogs?
So many of us believe we understand what our pets are feeling. Are we fooling ourselves?
27 min
225
Swole Girl Summer
Weightlifting is the fastest growing sport among women. It's challenging how we think about who is allowed to be strong and what fitness really means.
23 min