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.
1
America’s high-speed rail fail
26 min
2
This is your brain off books
23 min
3
The Trumpiest judge yet
23 min
4
AI is killing the internet
23 min
5
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
6
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
7
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
8
Crashing out
23 min
9
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
10
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
11
Stop the press!
23 min
12
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
13
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
14
Super mad about Superman
23 min
15
How the YIMBYs won
23 min
16
Trump's Epstein problem
23 min
17
Trump’s dork philosopher
23 min
18
Elon's party in the USA
23 min
19
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
20
Plastic rain
23 min
21
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
24 min
22
I was told there would be deals
23 min
23
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
23 min
24
Texas blame game
23 min
25
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