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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AI: 1 — Humanity: 0
President Trump's new executive order makes it harder for states to regulate AI, giving a powerful industry even more power.
23 min
2
The Price is Rigged
23 min
3
GOP women are over it
Some Republican women in the House are so frustrated with the leadership of speaker Mike Johnson that they're turning on him.
23 min
4
Let AI replace you
If AI handles all our busy work and optimizes our resources, it may also give us the one thing there never seems to be enough of: time.
25 min
5
Pop culture is conservative now
Why books, movies, music, and fashion all took a turn to the right.
22 min
6
The ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ economy
Trump calls the idea of “affordability” a hoax. Nonetheless, he pressured the Fed to fix it. It's just one example of Trump prizing loyalty over economic expertise.
23 min
7
Everyone’s fired now
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case that could give President Donald Trump the power to fire…just about anyone.
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The Republicans bucking Trump
From a redistricting fight in Indiana to a wave of GOP retirements from Congress, there are signs MAGA's chokehold on the Republican Party may be loosening.
24 min
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Fear and uncertainty in Venezuela
It's a waiting game inside the country, where the US is threatening military action.
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10
The rise of the introverts
Turns out those personality tests you’re taking online are all wrong.
23 min
11
I fell in love with my AI
Two humans — and their AI lovers — spill it all.
24 min
12
Fishy business
Fish farms promise to grow massive amounts of seafood to feed a hungry planet, and to do it ethically. But what’s good for the humans isn’t always good for the salmon.
23 min
13
Bettor living through Polymarket
Polymarket is making it easier than ever to bet billions on anything — including politics. But should we be able to?
23 min
14
Can Rubio end the Ukraine war?
The Trump administration is trying to sell its latest peace plan to Russia — and it's enlisted the help of former Russia hawk Marco Rubio.
23 min
15
Data center backlash!
AI data centers are driving up the cost of energy — and it's starting to get political.
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16
The DOJ's revenge agenda
A judge just threw out indictments against some of Trump's sworn enemies. It's part of a long year of chaos and confusion at the Justice Department.
23 min
17
MAGA’s other immigration battle
The debate over high-skill work visas is revealing cracks between President Trump and his base.
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18
Trump's new billionaire bestie
Nvidia is the most valuable company in the world. Major parts of the economy hinge on its success. CEO Jensen Huang and President Trump have become inseparable.
23 min
19
Talk turkey to me
How this big, lean bird became the staple of the most American of meals.
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20
Attention deficit television
The screens are getting smaller, and so are our attention spans.
23 min
21
How antidepressants got political
More young people are taking antidepressants. And there's a brewing backlash to the meds on the right.
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22
Can Trump help Sudan?
Two military generals are responsible for Sudan's brutal civil war. The American president just pledged to get involved.
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Trump's Epstein flip
President Donald Trump told Congress to vote to release the Epstein files. That shows just how eager he is to close the growing gap within his MAGA movement.
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Trump can't bring prices down
The affordability crisis is not entirely the president's fault. But he promised lower prices, and now it is his problem.
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25
The case for renting forever
Housing prices aren't coming down, and that's challenging us to redefine the American dream. Maybe renting isn't so bad?
25 min