Today, Explained podcast

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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 Trump’s maps could backfire

The president's push to redraw congressional maps to favor Republicans is making voters ma... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


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Iran won the war

Deal or no deal? Doesn’t matter. The war on Iran has irrevocably transformed the country a... more

17 Jun 2026

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17 Jun 2026


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Why the Antichrist is back

Former supporters of President Trump have speculated about whether he could be the Antichr... more

16 Jun 2026

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16 Jun 2026


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Trump loves the inflation

President Trump's messaging on the economy is increasingly bizarre. So is our perception o... more

15 Jun 2026

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15 Jun 2026


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The lost art of handwriting

How our relationship with writing has changed, and how that’s changed us. This episode was... more

14 Jun 2026

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14 Jun 2026


#2175

Hasan Piker vs. The Establishment

Hasan Piker has become one of the most prominent leftist voices in the US. But his rapid r... more

13 Jun 2026

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13 Jun 2026


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YouTube at the movies

It's blockbuster season, but low-budget horror films from YouTubers — like Iron Lung, Obse... more

12 Jun 2026

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12 Jun 2026


#2173

Nike lost its cool

And once a brand has lost its cool, it's almost impossible to get it back. This episode wa... more

11 Jun 2026

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11 Jun 2026


#2172

Is Platner too “authentic”?

Senate candidate Graham Platner swept the Maine Democratic primary no problem. The questio... more

10 Jun 2026

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10 Jun 2026


#2171

America's birthday blues

America's 250th birthday party has gotten political. So did its last big one. This episode... more

09 Jun 2026

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09 Jun 2026


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Putin's plan to live forever

Russia has long been a cradle of modern longevity science, even before its current preside... more

08 Jun 2026

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08 Jun 2026


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DIY or don’t?

YouTube has advice for how to do everything from plumbing to electrical work. Should you t... more

07 Jun 2026

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07 Jun 2026


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Can corruption drive voter turnout?

We went to Virginia to report on redistricting. What we found was a potential new message ... more

06 Jun 2026

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06 Jun 2026


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The Ferrari of electric vehicles

Ferrari is about to drop an almost $700,000 electric vehicle on the market. It has even fe... more

05 Jun 2026

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05 Jun 2026


#2166

Why Israel won’t stop

Trump and Netanyahu are beefing over Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon. Israel has sei... more

04 Jun 2026

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04 Jun 2026


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Trump enters his flop era

The Trump administration will no longer create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund,... more

03 Jun 2026

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03 Jun 2026


#2164

AI goes IPO

Some of the richest companies on Earth want your money. OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX are ... more

02 Jun 2026

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02 Jun 2026


#2163

Ebola conspiracies

As Ebola continues to spread in Central and East Africa, conspiracies and myths about the ... more

01 Jun 2026

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01 Jun 2026


#2162

Why people cheat

Our fears about infidelity reveal a lot about us. And so do our reasons for cheating. This... more

31 May 2026

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31 May 2026


#2161

You voted. Does it matter?

Democrats talk a lot about protecting democracy, but for most Americans, the system was wr... more

30 May 2026

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30 May 2026