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Sean Rameswaram

Sean Rameswaram

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    Should I get on an airplane?Should I get on an airplane?
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    Recent plane crashes have people afraid, just as DOGE lays off workers at the agency that keeps people safe in the air.

    By Victoria Chamberlin and Sean Rameswaram
    Politics
    Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s spy chief makes sense, actuallyTulsi Gabbard as Trump’s spy chief makes sense, actually
    Podcast
    Politics

    How a veteran with very little experience in foreign intelligence ended up overseeing the nation’s spy agencies.

    By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
    Today, Explained podcast
    Sports gambling should have stayed in Las VegasSports gambling should have stayed in Las Vegas
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    Online sports betting is bad for sports — and for gamblers.

    By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram
    Today, Explained podcast
    How UnitedHealthcare became the face of a broken health care systemHow UnitedHealthcare became the face of a broken health care system
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

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

    By Miranda Kennedy and Sean Rameswaram
    Culture
    Y2K is so backY2K is so back
    Podcast
    Culture

    25 years later, Kyle Mooney’s new movie revisits the apocalypse that wasn’t.

    By Sean Rameswaram and Avishay Artsy
    Today, Explained podcast
    Deep-blue California’s rightward slide, explainedDeep-blue California’s rightward slide, explained
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    How will California define itself under Trump 2.0?

    By Miranda Kennedy and Sean Rameswaram
    Today, Explained podcast
    Why Trump and Republicans think they have a chance in NevadaWhy Trump and Republicans think they have a chance in Nevada
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    Nevada has voted blue since 2008. Will that change this year?

    By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
    Today, Explained podcast
    Why Wisconsin Democrats are campaigning in places they can’t winWhy Wisconsin Democrats are campaigning in places they can’t win
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    To win statewide, the party wants to “lose by less” in rural areas.

    By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
    Today, Explained podcast
    Toxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and MiltonToxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the biggest misinformation superspreaders.

    By Miles Bryan and Sean Rameswaram
    Today, Explained podcast
    What the death of Hezbollah’s leader means for the Middle EastWhat the death of Hezbollah’s leader means for the Middle East
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, was killed in an airstrike. What now?

    By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram