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Kelli Wessinger

Producer, Today, Explained

Kelli Wessinger is a producer with Today, Explained at Vox. Before joining Vox, she wore many production hats for NPR — producing The NPR Politics Podcast and the arts and culture coverage, among others. She went to Clemson University (Go Tigers!) where she completed a food history degree, which she swears is very relevant to her current position.

Latest articles by Kelli Wessinger

Podcasts
Obama’s top Iran negotiator on Trump’s screwupsObama’s top Iran negotiator on Trump’s screwups
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Podcasts

Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. Here’s what she thinks Trump is doing wrong.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
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Why people are having such strong reactions to Lindy West’s new memoirWhy people are having such strong reactions to Lindy West’s new memoir
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Podcasts

The book has left many readers feeling baffled and disappointed.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
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You’re already paying for Trump’s Iran warYou’re already paying for Trump’s Iran war
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It won’t stop at the gas pump.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
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The influencer circus around Nancy Guthrie’s homeThe influencer circus around Nancy Guthrie’s home
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Are they harming the investigation — or just doing the same thing as CNN?

By Kelli Wessinger and Sean Rameswaram
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Meet the toymaker who helped take down Trump’s tariffsMeet the toymaker who helped take down Trump’s tariffs
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Learning Resources, an Illinois toy company, says it paid more than $10 million in tariffs.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
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The mysterious symptom popping up in some GLP-1 usersThe mysterious symptom popping up in some GLP-1 users
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Podcasts

What if you lost weight and didn’t care — about anything?

By Jonquilyn Hill and Kelli Wessinger
Politics
The Art of the StealThe Art of the Steal
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Politics

How election officials are thinking about Trump’s threat to the midterms.

By Kelli Wessinger and Astead Herndon
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Just how healthy is Donald Trump, really?Just how healthy is Donald Trump, really?
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Podcasts

Why it’s so hard to know whether the president is okay.

By Kelli Wessinger and Astead Herndon
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You may not like what comes after Charlie KirkYou may not like what comes after Charlie Kirk
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Podcasts

His followers are drifting toward Nick Fuentes, his onetime nemesis.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
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The return of cocaineThe return of cocaine
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The fentanyl crisis gets more attention — but production and trade in cocaine is surging worldwide.

By Kelli Wessinger and Jonquilyn Hill