
Miranda Kennedy
Executive Producer
Miranda Kennedy is the executive producer of Today, Explained from Vox. Before taking up this role, she was at NPR for more than 15 years as a reporter, editor, and supervisor. She helped launch NPR’s Up First in 2017 and led the coverage of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections for NPR’s Morning Edition. She was based in New Delhi, India, for five years as a reporter and is the author of the book Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India which examines class, caste, and gender.
Latest articles by Miranda Kennedy


Luigi Mangione was charged with murdering a health care CEO. The internet responded with a flood of support.


Nearly 25 years after Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone, Americans are more socially isolated than ever.


How will California define itself under Trump 2.0?


Black women delegates opened up about the thorniest challenges ahead.


The 1968 Democratic National Convention was chaos. What can that tell us about 2024?


Amid ever-increasing global outrage, the objectives in Israel’s war are out of reach.


The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.