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
Hacking our health
We track our steps and our sleep, guzzle supplements and protein shakes, and even inject hormones – all in the name of wellness.
27 min
2
Living on Mars
23 min
3
A soccer mom takes on ICE
23 min
4
"Roving mobs of wild youth"
24 min
5
What Trump really wants from colleges
23 min
6
Drilling for clean energy
23 min
7
What wellness costs us
Americans are investing billions in their health and wellness. What good do all these green powders and costly club memberships actually do?
26 min
8
Going to Mars
23 min
9
TEXAS HOLD DEMS
23 min
10
Can China save our climate?
23 min
11
The deal with Trump's deals
23 min
12
Schooling kids at PragerU
23 min
13
America’s high-speed rail fail
26 min
14
This is your brain off books
23 min
15
The Trumpiest judge yet
23 min
16
AI is killing the internet
23 min
17
Gaza's breaking point
23 min
18
The mother of all conspiracies
23 min
19
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
20
Crashing out
23 min
21
Revoking US citizenship
23 min
22
America’s miraculous murder decline
23 min
23
Stop the press!
23 min
24
We’re setting fire to food aid
23 min
25
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