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Amanda Lewellyn

Amanda Lewellyn

Former Producer

Amanda Lewellyn was a tech-focused Today, Explained producer. She has made shows about topics ranging from the end of the tech boom to the rise of AI-generated art to Ticketmaster’s battle with Swifties. Before joining Vox, Amanda hosted and produced a daily tech news podcast for the Wall Street Journal, where she also worked with top editors to coordinate coverage across formats and launch new segments and shows. She also helped launch theSkimm’s first three audio products. She is a graduate of Duke University.

Latest articles by Amanda Lewellyn

Today, Explained podcast
Donald Trump keeps declaring national emergencies. Why?Donald Trump keeps declaring national emergencies. Why?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Presidential emergency declarations mean emergency powers — and a way around Congress.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Noel King
Today, Explained podcast
What Pope Leo XIV’s history can tell us about his papacyWhat Pope Leo XIV’s history can tell us about his papacy
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

His views on immigration may point to an early clash with the Trump administration.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Noel King
Today, Explained podcast
How Trump is rewriting American historyHow Trump is rewriting American history
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Yale professor David W. Blight explains why Trump is far from the first to try to rewrite the record.

By Amanda Lewellyn
Today, Explained podcast
The playbook Trump is following to deport protestersThe playbook Trump is following to deport protesters
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

The authors of Project 2025 are at it again with Project Esther, a plan that’s supposedly about fighting antisemitism.

By Amanda Lewellyn
Culture
The man trying to capture the internet before it disappearsThe man trying to capture the internet before it disappears
Podcast
Culture

The Trump administration is purging some government websites. The director of the Wayback Machine explains what we can do about it.

By Amanda Lewellyn
Today, Explained podcast
Why Trump pardoned the creator of “the Amazon of drugs”Why Trump pardoned the creator of “the Amazon of drugs”
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Journalist and author Nick Bilton explains the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road marketplace.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Even Better
Why everyone you know is running a marathonWhy everyone you know is running a marathon
Even Better

For 20-somethings like me, it can bring order, and friendship, into our lives when we need it most.

By Amanda Lewellyn
Today, Explained podcast
How Hurricane Helene scrambled the election in North CarolinaHow Hurricane Helene scrambled the election in North Carolina
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Will storm damage depress turnout in a key battleground state?

By Amanda Lewellyn
Consumerism
The surprisingly subdued resurrection of Abercrombie & FitchThe surprisingly subdued resurrection of Abercrombie & Fitch
Consumerism

How the once-maligned retailer quietly became a closet staple — and a stock market giant — once again.

By Amanda Lewellyn
Today, Explained podcast
How the UK’s far right used a local tragedy to spur chaosHow the UK’s far right used a local tragedy to spur chaos
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Rumors and disinformation have fueled violence across the country.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Victoria Chamberlin