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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1
Ruining a young woman’s life for sport
It’s called the “burnerverse": an online community of anonymous college sports fans who mostly trash talk other teams, except when things turn very, very dark.
25 min
2
What the AI doom debate misses
Some top AI thinkers warn that the technology could kill us all. But it could also save us.
23 min
3
Trump’s temper tantrum
President Trump got so mad about his name not being on the Kennedy Center he threatened to demolish it. We try to understand his obsession.
23 min
4
We should party more
We’re lonely, isolated, and bored. The solution may be as simple as an invite and killer playlist.
27 min
5
Latino voters swing back
Latino voters swung hard to the right in 2024. Now, they’re giving Dems another look.
30 min
6
Miss Piggy, feminist diva
From Miss Piggy to the Housewives, depictions of women who refuse to be anything but larger than life has revolutionized the way culture views the other side of middle age.
23 min
7
Speaking up for Gaza
It's not just Macklemore. A new documentary on atrocities in Gaza has enraged the Israeli government... and some pro-Palestinian activists.
23 min
8
Good news about Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s research has stalled for decades. That’s finally changing.
23 min
9
Our Great Big AI Freakout
Fears of impending AI doom have burst into the mainstream. They still might not be enough for Washington to regulate AI.
23 min
10
The anti-Muslim midterms
Republicans are stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in new ways ahead of the midterms.
23 min
11
How to date IRL
People are getting tired of the dating apps and turning to a more old-fashioned way of finding love.
26 min
12
Your midterms study guide
With the 2026 midterms fast approaching, we’re asking a simple question: What actually matters to voters right now?
29 min
13
How 9/11 became a meme
On the 25th anniversary of the deadliest attack on America, 9/11 has quite possibly become the most memed event in human history.
23 min
14
Trump's mail-in meltdown
Restricting voting by mail is President Trump's latest obsession ahead of the 2026 midterms.
23 min
15
How to tax the (really) rich
Taxing billionaires is on the ballot in California. The measure has split Democrats — and may do more harm than good.
23 min
16
How private equity ate youth sports
Big investors are pouring money into kids' sports and parents say it’s ruining the game.
23 min
17
Blame it on the inflammation
We are living in a time of inflammation information overload. Chronic inflammation is real, but Vox’s Unexplainable asks if it’s all bad.
24 min
18
The farmers turning on Trump
As farmers and rural voters reel from moves made by the Trump administration, Democrats see an opening.
23 min
19
Everyone hates data centers
Data centers have become politically untenable, even in very Republican Texas.
23 min
20
Meta cares about kids now?!
Meta is giving teens a curfew on Instagram and Facebook. And they want other social media sites to join them.
23 min
21
Is anything safe to eat?
It’s been a summer of food-safety scares and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new cooking show probably isn’t going to make things better.
23 min
22
How to survive a flop
In the streaming era, success is public, failure is viral, and everyone's one release away from a flop era. How do you come back?
26 min
23
The politics of Gen Z
What’s up with the kids these days? We asked a Gen Z researcher to explain her generation’s politics.
34 min
24
Dolly Parton's platform
Dolly Parton never endorsed a party or candidate, but that doesn't mean she was apolitical.
24 min
25
Our $40,000,000,000,000 debt
The US debt keeps breaking records. Should we panic?
23 min