Today, Explained podcast
Today, Explained is Vox’s daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. You can listen to it, and more Vox podcasts, here. Today, Explained is now available on public radio stations across the US. For more daily news offerings, check out Vox’s weekday newsletter.
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The Today, Explained team includes Miranda Kennedy, Jolie Myers, Amina Al-Sadi, Avishay Artsy, Miles Bryan, Hady Mawajdeh, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Danielle Hewitt, Kelli Wessinger, Ariana Aspuru, Laura Bullard, and Patrick Boyd. The show is a production of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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California cut property taxes in the 1970s. It didn’t go so well.
Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. Here’s what she thinks Trump is doing wrong.
The community that underpins Heated Rivalry, explained.
How Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are waging war in Iran.
Houston, we have a plumbing problem.
A reporter who covered the Iraq War explains what it can tell us about Iran.
Sen. Chris Murphy explains how blatant corruption is undermining faith in democracy.
One of Trump’s longtime allies makes the case against the Iran war.
Donald Trump’s makeover of the nation’s capital, explained.
The book has left many readers feeling baffled and disappointed.
He’s wanted regime change for 20 years. But not like this.
Can OpenAI serve humanity — and investors?
Why the Trump administration is gamifying war.
The drone math giving Iran an edge, explained.
Vibe coding and what it means for the future of programming, explained.
Why new allegations against a high-profile chef are prompting a reckoning in the world of haute cuisine.
The former House speaker on the midterms, Trump, and democracy.
James Fishback espouses openly racist and antisemitic views. Young GOP voters are paying attention.
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are testing the moral and ethical limits of betting.
Is David Ellison Hollywood’s nepo baby king?
It would give $3,000 to every American in a household earning less than $150,000.
Trump’s new leader for DHS, briefly explained.
It won’t stop at the gas pump.
After Venezuela and Iran, Trump has a new target on his mind.
Tyra Banks is not the only villain.
Are they harming the investigation — or just doing the same thing as CNN?
Are Claude and ChatGPT helping the US fight a war?
Can Trump bomb his way to regime change in Iran?
Why Rep. Ro Khanna isn’t done talking about the Epstein files.
The 3 big lessons we’ve learned since “Liberation Day.”
Learning Resources, an Illinois toy company, says it paid more than $10 million in tariffs.
Going to a show? In this economy?
What the United States can learn from Poland’s experience with autocracy.
What an online drama tells us about the attention economy.
The drama at the Department of Homeland Security, explained.
Today, Explained explores the fall of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and what it proves about Trump-style authoritarians.
What if you lost weight and didn’t care — about anything?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Trump, immigration, and fighting back.
When “mass deportation” gets to Trump country.
How election officials are thinking about Trump’s threat to the midterms.