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Devan Schwartz

Devan Schwartz joined Today, Explained as producer after working for NPR productions including How I Built This, The Limits With Jay Williams, Morning Edition, and Here & Now. Prior to that he co-wrote and story-edited an HBO docu-series about QAnon, and worked in scripted television. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, and grew up in the Pacific Northwest.

Latest articles by Devan Schwartz

Podcasts
The chaos at the Pentagon, explainedThe chaos at the Pentagon, explained
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Podcasts

Why Trump is sticking with Pete Hegseth.

By Devan Schwartz and Noel King
Podcasts
The problem with debating fascists — from a guy who’s debated just about everyoneThe problem with debating fascists — from a guy who’s debated just about everyone
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Podcasts

Mehdi Hasan explains why he’ll debate (almost) anyone.

By Devan Schwartz and Noel King
Today, Explained podcast
Why the Trump-Modi split is such a disasterWhy the Trump-Modi split is such a disaster
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Today, Explained podcast

Is a Nobel Prize grudge pushing India closer to China?

By Devan Schwartz and Sean Rameswaram
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Trump’s controversial homelessness solution? Blue states have done it for years.Trump’s controversial homelessness solution? Blue states have done it for years.
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Podcasts

Some find it brutal. But if done the right way, for the right people, it can work.

By Sean Rameswaram and Devan Schwartz
Today, Explained podcast
The crisis in American air travel, explained by Newark airportThe crisis in American air travel, explained by Newark airport
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Today, Explained podcast

Is flying into Newark safe?

By Devan Schwartz and Sean Rameswaram
Today, Explained newsletter
The most divisive part of the GOP’s big bill, explainedThe most divisive part of the GOP’s big bill, explained
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Today, Explained newsletter

Why the GOP put SALT on the table.

By Sean Collins and Devan Schwartz
Today, Explained podcast
The remaking of Marco RubioThe remaking of Marco Rubio
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Today, Explained podcast

Marco Rubio’s four jobs, explained the best we can.

By Devan Schwartz and Sean Rameswaram
Today, Explained podcast
Why Florida’s public universities are collaborating with ICEWhy Florida’s public universities are collaborating with ICE
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Today, Explained podcast

As Trump wages war against Harvard, something unprecedented is happening on Florida’s college campuses.

By Devan Schwartz and Sean Rameswaram
Today, Explained podcast
Trump is on a losing streak in the courts. How will he respond?Trump is on a losing streak in the courts. How will he respond?
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Today, Explained podcast

The administration’s war on the judiciary, explained by a law professor.

By Sean Rameswaram and Devan Schwartz
Politics
The Tesla backlash is hereThe Tesla backlash is here
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Politics

Tesla’s electric slide, briefly explained.

By Devan Schwartz