Today, Explained

The US government shutdown has left TSA workers unpaid, airports a hot mess, and a lot of ... more

How you talk reveals where you’re from and who you’d like to be. This episode was produced... more

Ambassador John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pushed ... more

Millennial feminist Lindy West's new book is about her path to polyamory. Cue the backlash... more

President Trump came in like a wrecking ball in his second term, with a transformative vis... more

OpenAI's founders promised its tech would benefit humanity. Now that it has split into a g... more

Have you seen the video of the US military bombing Iran spliced with clips of SpongeBob Sq... more

Iran's cutting-edge drones are changing how wars are fought, and the US is running out of ... more

From TikTok to reality TV, Mormons are having a big moment in pop culture. This episode wa... more

Nancy Pelosi, the longtime speaker of the House, plans to retire later this year at age 86... more

One of the most influential chefs in the world has been accused of tormenting his staff ph... more

AI code is here to stay. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jenny Lawto... more

James Fishback is racist, antisemitic, economically populist, and the longshot candidate f... more

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are making it possible for just about anyone... more

Iran's top leaders are dead, but regime change isn't in sight, and the US and Israel's att... more

We’re obsessed with sugar. And Big Sugar is obsessed with us. How do we make a break? This... more

Senator Bernie Sanders has a whole new reason to go after the world’s billionaires. We ask... more

David Ellison’s daddy won him Warner Brothers. The rest of us are probably losing. This ep... more

The war with Iran is deepening divisions in the US-Israel alliance, on both the left and t... more

The Trump administration's immigration policies are taking a toll on families. No sign tha... more

Gas prices are spiking in the US. Markets are crashing. The whole world will pay for this ... more

If you take the president at his word, the answer is yes. This episode was produced by Dus... more