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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.

 

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How TikTok reshaped the trend cycle. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited ... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#1941

$100,000 for a visa

With its announcement that an H-1B visa will now cost $100,000, the Trump administration i... more

25 Sep 2025

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25 Sep 2025


#1940

A Palestinian state

As Israel continues pushing into Gaza, a growing number of world leaders are saying they n... more

24 Sep 2025

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24 Sep 2025


#1939

TikTok’s new owners

The US and China have a plan for American TikTok. It involves a Trump-aligned billionaire ... more

23 Sep 2025

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23 Sep 2025


#1938

RFK Jr.'s vaccine dream team

Noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced a key board of vaccine advisers at th... more

22 Sep 2025

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22 Sep 2025


#1937

A nation of jerks

Americans seem to be getting ruder. Are our attempts at making ourselves better actually m... more

21 Sep 2025

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21 Sep 2025


#1936

Silencing Kimmel

ABC’s “indefinite” suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show has people worried about t... more

19 Sep 2025

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19 Sep 2025


#1935

Kash Patel is posting through it

The FBI director's handling of the Kirk assassination proves knowing the ropes isn't as im... more

18 Sep 2025

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18 Sep 2025


#1934

The Charlie Kirk revenge plot

The motives behind Charlie Kirk’s killing are still unclear, but the Trump administration ... more

17 Sep 2025

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17 Sep 2025


#1933

Debate or rage-bait?

Jubilee Media has figured out a way to make the issues that divide Americans go viral - fo... more

16 Sep 2025

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16 Sep 2025


#1932

Should Democrats shut it down?

Democrats are debating whether a government shutdown is a way to push back on Trump’s auth... more

15 Sep 2025

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15 Sep 2025


#1931

Why horror kills at the box office

Hollywood has always made money from vampires and brain-eating zombies. But this year's a ... more

14 Sep 2025

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14 Sep 2025


#1930

What the right gets wrong about Tolkien

Many far-right conservatives think The Lord of the Rings is about them. They may love Tolk... more

12 Sep 2025

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12 Sep 2025


#1929

Charlie Kirk's America

The fatal shooting of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk has reignited a debate about pol... more

11 Sep 2025

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11 Sep 2025


#1928

Trump's chief culture warrior

Christopher Rufo is leading a ruthless — and successful — counterrevolution against Americ... more

10 Sep 2025

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10 Sep 2025


#1927

The report RFK Jr. buried

A new report that links increased alcohol consumption to cancer was supposed to help infor... more

09 Sep 2025

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09 Sep 2025


#1926

Trump’s new war on drugs

President Donald Trump promised to crack down on illicit drugs. Then, he blew up a Venezue... more

08 Sep 2025

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08 Sep 2025


#1925

The United States is Southern now

From #rushtok to country music, American culture is getting more and more southern. This e... more

07 Sep 2025

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30:10

07 Sep 2025


#1924

Hamilton and Obamacore cringe

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

05 Sep 2025

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05 Sep 2025


#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

04 Sep 2025

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04 Sep 2025


#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