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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Delay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action.
The city’s bumpy experiment with self-driving taxis is spreading nationwide, too.
Hyrule can’t seem to catch a break. Lucky us.
On Today, Explained, WNYC reporters Matt Katz and Samantha Max explain the complexity of the incident.
People are scared of urban centers. They shouldn’t be.
Five years later, David Hogg and Rep. Maxwell Frost reflect on the impact of the March for Our Lives demonstration in Washington, DC.
Washington just owned DC.
Did El Chapo have a double agent in the Mexican government?
Human composting, now legal in six states, is on the rise as an alternative to burial or cremation.
Why millions of men admire internet misogynist Andrew Tate.
An art expert breaks down Just Stop Oil’s infamous climate protests.
Baldwin managed to rally bipartisan support for a marriage equality bill, but she’s the first to admit the legislation is “humble.”
The billionaire dug himself into a hole with the Boring Company.
Protests in China might force the government to back down from its extreme Covid-19 restrictions and ramp up its extreme surveillance.
Maxwell Frost on why he isn’t worried about being the first Gen Z member in Congress.
Why Big Tech’s glory days are coming to a close.
The implosion of the crypto exchange FTX will likely set the industry back years.
A Lake expert tells Vox everything about her rise and what to expect after Election Day.
Why were these felons allowed to vote in Florida in the first place?
The Fed’s rate hikes carry an implicit assumption: Double-digit Black unemployment is worth lower inflation.
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood explains the Dahomey’s history of selling their enemies.
These candidates are one election away from becoming their states’ top election officials, and they’ve all denied the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
Here’s what their responses say about the political factors weighing on Putin — and how that all might affect his response to the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
A conservationist, a murder, and a bestselling book.
Today, Explained to Kids explores the damage done by fossil fuels and why renewable energy might be the best way to power the future.
The musical case against the musicians — who face RICO charges for alleged gang activity — is built on decades of racist precedent.
Today, Explained to Kids explores how hearing works and why actively listening with empathy is key to resolving arguments between friends.
The WNBA superstar was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for drug possession. A prisoner swap freed her much sooner.
You’re invited to a plant-based party on the Island of Explained.
Today, Explained to Kids explores why whole species are losing their habitats and what humans can do about it.
Bad news, but there’s still time to fix it.
What could it take to bring the WNBA superstar home?
Overturning precedent isn’t easy, but Jim Bopp has been fighting for decades.
What Putin’s ever-shrinking world means for the war in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine isn’t a country. Yale historian Timothy Synder explains why he’s wrong.
Some residents of one of Atlanta’s wealthiest (and whitest) neighborhoods want to form their own city.
Stillwater is based on Amanda Knox’s story. She wishes someone had asked her to tell it.
The homicide rate fell dramatically across American cities throughout the 2000s. In 2020, it skyrocketed. That climb continues.