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Today, Explained

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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. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

 

#1924

Hamilton and Obamacore cringe

The smash hit musical Hamilton is now in a movie theater near you. But in the decade since... more

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#1923

Trump and Modi’s broken bromance

India’s prime minister was so tight with Donald Trump that they held hands during public a... more

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#1922

Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia (to Uganda)

The US government is trying to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia again. It's part of a larger wa... more

03 Sep 2025

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03 Sep 2025


#1921

Trump's "tough on crime" spree

President Donald Trump thinks he solved crime in the nation's capital. Let’s take a look a... more

02 Sep 2025

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02 Sep 2025


#1920

The Made in the USA myth

This special feed drop of NPR's Planet Money examines the United States' dwindling domesti... more

01 Sep 2025

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01 Sep 2025


#1919

$250 million to work for Meta

Meta Mark is going all-out to put his superintelligence lab on superdrive. What is superin... more

28 Aug 2025

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28 Aug 2025


#1918

Fed up

President Donald Trump wants to control interest rates. To do that, he needs to control th... more

27 Aug 2025

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27 Aug 2025


#1917

The future of vaccines

Trump 1.0 got us safe COVID vaccines in record time. Trump 2.0 is trying to take the vacci... more

26 Aug 2025

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26 Aug 2025


#1916

AI took your job

Hundreds of job applications, but not one call. Young workers are frustrated, scared, and ... more

25 Aug 2025

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25 Aug 2025


#1915

The golden age of exercise

Americans are flocking to gyms and fitness classes. It wasn't always that way. This episod... more

24 Aug 2025

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24 Aug 2025


#1914

Good Bunny

Bad Bunny is having a very good summer making Puerto Rico feel like the center of the univ... more

22 Aug 2025

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22 Aug 2025


#1913

Trump evicts homeless people

One of his strategies is throwing people into treatment programs without their consent. Bl... more

21 Aug 2025

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21 Aug 2025


#1912

South Park is not your friend

The latest season of South Park has been vicious in its critique of Trump 2.0. But the cre... more

20 Aug 2025

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20 Aug 2025


#1911

Is America still capitalist?

President Trump is threatening CEOs, nationalizing the steel industry, and demanding a cut... more

19 Aug 2025

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19 Aug 2025


#1910

Trump meets with Europe

Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russia's Vladimir Putin last week. Now, Ukraini... more

18 Aug 2025

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18 Aug 2025


#1909

Hacking our health

We track our steps and our sleep, guzzle supplements and protein shakes, and even inject h... more

17 Aug 2025

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17 Aug 2025


#1908

Living on Mars

The most powerful people in the world want to send humans to Mars. Getting there will be e... more

15 Aug 2025

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15 Aug 2025


#1907

A soccer mom takes on ICE

Angie Vargas witnessed an ICE raid near her hometown. Now, she's the one chasing ICE agent... more

14 Aug 2025

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14 Aug 2025


#1906

"Roving mobs of wild youth"

Trump says he is taking over DC’s police to save the city from crime — it's really just an... more

13 Aug 2025

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13 Aug 2025


#1905

What Trump really wants from colleges

It’s not just about the money. This episode was produced by Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Am... more

12 Aug 2025

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12 Aug 2025


#1904

Drilling for clean energy

An unlimited source of energy lurks below the earth. On this special episode of the Unexpl... more

11 Aug 2025

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11 Aug 2025


#1903

What wellness costs us

Americans are investing billions in their health and wellness. What good do all these gree... more

10 Aug 2025

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10 Aug 2025


#1902

Going to Mars

The president and Elon Musk still agree on Mars. Our close neighbor has captured the imagi... more

08 Aug 2025

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08 Aug 2025


#1901

TEXAS HOLD DEMS

Texas Republicans want to remake voting maps to their advantage. Democrats say they’re rea... more

07 Aug 2025

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07 Aug 2025