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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Why it’s so hard to know whether the president is okay.
Millions of files, zero accountability?
The US Senate candidate from Texas on why she believes voters — and nonvoters — are hungry for politicians like her.
Are the new owners censoring you, or are they just bad at running the app?
He’s teaching some dangerous lessons to China and Russia.
His followers are drifting toward Nick Fuentes, his onetime nemesis.
A MAGA diehard on ICE in Minneapolis, the Epstein files, and what Trump must do before the midterms.
2016 really wasn’t that great. Why are we so nostalgic for it?
Alex Pretti’s death has pushed more and more lawmakers into saying something must be done.
The surprising embrace of prenuptial agreements by millennials and zoomers, explained.
And 3 other takeaways from a conversation with the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison.
The president’s retreat, explained.
The agency’s meme-laced hiring campaign, explained.
And how much has the Trump administration already accomplished from its playbook?
Why the nation’s movies, video games, and toys went global in 2025.
What comes after “peak protein”?
A small but meaningful split among Republicans is emerging.
The answer could hinge on a Supreme Court ruling from 1890 — and another from 2025.
Since Renee Good’s killing, more residents are trying to protect their neighbors themselves.
Here’s what the future might sound like, according to a science writer who experimented with it.
One of the most consequential changes to immigration in the US under Trump, explained.
The Twin Cities were already on edge. Now they’re full of anguish.
The Trump-FIFA connection, explained.
On the ground in Venezuela after Trump’s attack.
“This is really about bringing Latin America, all of Latin America, to heel and bringing Trump allies to power.”
The fentanyl crisis gets more attention — but production and trade in cocaine is surging worldwide.
The New York mayor-elect sat down with Vox’s Astead Herndon to talk about his political project and his top priorities.
Ezra Klein talks Zohran Mamdani and one year of his new book with Vox’s Astead Herndon.
What Katie Wilson thinks national Democrats should learn from her win.
JD Vance crossed many things off his to-do list this year. But what’s in store for 2026 and 2028?
Understanding Ghislaine Maxwell, the heir who went on to abuse children.
David Sacks, Trump’s go-to adviser on all things tech, may help decide who wins the AI race between the US and China.
The House speaker still has Trump’s backing, but a growing number of his female colleagues have had enough.
Love, actually…is a chatbot?
Republicans are also quitting in droves.
The president wants new congressional maps in Indiana. Its GOP state senators aren’t so sure.
AI is causing electricity prices to surge. No one is happy about it.