Today, Explained
News comes at you fast. Join us at the end of your day to understand it. Today, Explained is your all killer, no filler, Monday to Friday news explainer co-hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King. Every episode features the finest reporters from the Vox Media Podcast Network and beyond.
00:25:21
2022-06-24
The Supreme Court overturned a 49-year-old precedent that secured the right to an abortion. Irin Carmon from New York magazine breaks down the case and Vox’s Ian Millhiser argues the Supreme Court is undermining democracy.
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00:27:06
2022-06-23
The US is spending billions to arm Ukraine against Russian invaders. But without the proper training or supplies, Javelin missiles can only do so much.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-check...
00:27:06
2022-06-22
Venture capitalists spent years subsidizing the price of things like Uber rides and food delivery. The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson explains why they’ve stopped.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bul...
00:27:06
2022-06-21
Oligarchs from Russia and beyond stash their cash in British banks, which play a central role in the global offshore economy.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey...
00:27:06
2022-06-17
John Temple was the editor of Rocky Mountain News in April 1999, when two students committed mass murder at Columbine High School. The photos he published that day would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize and enrage Daniel Rohrbough’s mom.
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00:27:05
2022-06-16
America’s gun violence epidemic is a public health crisis. After 24 years of blocked funding, Congress is finally starting to treat it like one.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, en...
00:27:05
2022-06-15
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says tougher gun laws wouldn’t have stopped the Uvalde shooter. He’s wrong.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey an...
00:27:06
2022-06-14
It wasn’t until 2008 that the US Supreme Court established what a confusing sentence in the Constitution really meant for gun ownership.
Sean Rameswaram reported on District of Columbia v. Heller for Radiolab’s More Perfect.
Transcript at vox.com/toda...
00:27:06
2022-06-13
You might look at school shootings and think “Yes, obviously.” But two people who have been studying and participating in the movement for decades explain how its success isn’t obvious.
This episode was produced by Jillian Weinberger, fact-checked b...
00:25:21
2022-06-10
Ten months ago the faculty of Cramer Hill Elementary set out to get their kids back on track after a year of mostly remote learning. Today, Explained’s Miles Bryan attended eighth-grade graduation to see how they did.
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00:27:06
2022-06-09
The mental health startup Cerebral benefited from pandemic-era changes to federal telehealth laws. But its easy-to-get prescriptions for tightly regulated stimulants — heavily promoted on social media — have sparked a Department of Justice investigati...
00:27:06
2022-06-07
The British government will deport UK-bound migrants to Rwanda. It’s part of a larger trend of rich countries offloading asylum seekers to poorer countries.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullar...
00:27:00
2022-06-06
The Supreme Court is going to let Arizona kill Barry Jones, a man whose rape and murder convictions were vacated in 2018.
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00:27:06
2022-06-03
We opened up our hotline. You called and asked questions. We found answers.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and host Sean Rameswaram, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and engineered by Paul Mounsey and Efim Shapiro....
00:27:06
2022-06-02
The stock market tumble and crypto crash are symptoms of a broader shift in the US economy. Jacob Goldstein explains the end of the “Goldilocks Era.”
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, eng...
00:27:06
2022-06-01
Does your immunity still last for months? We asked a researcher who has been studying omicron reinfections.
This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, edited by Matthew Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sean ...
00:27:06
2022-05-31
Police departments across the US are signing a pledge to increase the share of women in their ranks, hoping the move will help reduce excessive force by officers. Researchers say it’s not that simple.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, ed...
00:25:21
2022-05-27
Writer and parent Joanna Schroeder wrote a guide for parents about what to look out for and how to intervene.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sea...
00:27:06
2022-05-26
Good news: Epidemiologists don’t think monkeypox will be as bad as Covid-19. Bad news: We stopped vaccinating people against this type of disease decades ago. Vox reporter (and resident epidemiologist) Keren Landman explains.
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00:27:06
2022-05-25
Vox’s Marin Cogan, who lived through a school shooting herself, explains why she hasn’t given up on a solution to our gun problem yet.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Victoria Chamberlin edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bu...
00:27:06
2022-05-24
It’s not just Johnny Depp’s fans — it’s Amber Heard’s anti-fans, too. The Atlantic's Kaitlyn Tiffany explains the Depp-ressing social media hate campaign.
This episode was produced by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Co...
00:27:06
2022-05-23
Their admission to NATO would further isolate Russia, leaving it the only Arctic country outside the alliance.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted...
00:27:06
2022-05-20
The Conservative Political Action Conference, which is like Republican Coachella, is usually held stateside, but this week it's throwing a party in Budapest, Hungary. Noel King got kicked out.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan with Haleema Shah, ed...
00:27:06
2022-05-19
Noel King traveled to Hungary to talk to people who voted for Viktor Orbán, people being persecuted by his government, and an American just along for the ride.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers and Matt Collette, fact-checke...
00:25:21
2022-05-18
The same man who helped usher in democracy in Hungary is the one who’s chipping away at it now. American conservatives want to know how Prime Minister Viktor Orban did it.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers and Matt Collette...
00:27:06
2022-05-17
Millions of US parents are struggling to feed their infants due to a nationwide shortage of baby formula.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, Avishay Artsy, and Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engi...
00:27:06
2022-05-16
This week Pennsylvania voters decide whether to give Dr. Oz a shot at the US Senate. To mark the occasion, Sean Rameswaram tries to understand what makes a celebrity candidate viable, from “the Gipper” to “the Governator” to “the Donald.”
This...
00:25:21
2022-05-13
Not explicitly, no. But neither is the right to travel from New York to New Jersey. NYU law professor Kenji Yoshino explains our unenumerated rights.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard,...
00:27:06
2022-05-12
Sri Lanka’s “Go home, Gota!” protesters want to throw President Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of office. Reveal’s Ike Sriskandarajah explains what could happen if Gota "goes home" to the serene suburbs of Southern California.
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00:27:06
2022-05-11
The son of repressive dictator Ferdinand Marcos was just elected president of the Philippines. All he had to do was rewrite his country’s history.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by ...
00:27:04
2022-05-10
A week before Russia invaded Ukraine, it detained WNBA superstar Brittney Griner. Now the United States is turning up the pressure to get her released. ESPN’s T.J. Quinn explains.
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00:27:06
2022-05-09
Patriarch Kirill is the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. A former colleague describes him as a one-time anti-Kremlin nonconformist. Now, he’s blessing Russia’s war in Ukraine.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, f...
00:27:06
2022-05-06
Scientists have developed a long-sought treatment — perhaps even a cure — for sickle cell anemia. But getting it to patients might be an even bigger challenge.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bu...
00:27:06
2022-05-05
And how the seemingly endless wait in the US is affecting their development.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Sean Rameswaram and Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, a...
00:27:06
2022-05-04
Indiana lawyer Jim Bopp has spent most of his life chipping away at Roe v. Wade. His incremental approach to overturning the Court’s decades-old precedent appears to have paid off.
This episode was produced by Jillian Weinberger, edited by Katherine Wel...
00:27:06
2022-05-03
A largely unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court decision reveals the Court’s conservative majority intends to overturn Roe v. Wade. New York magazine’s Irin Carmon explains what that means for reproductive rights.
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00:27:06
2022-05-02
For less than $20 plus shipping everyday people can turn their handguns into machine guns. The Trace’s Alain Stephens explains the rise of the “auto-sear.”
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00:25:20
2022-04-29
Liberals turned to J.D. Vance’s book to better understand Donald Trump’s victory. Now the “Hillbilly Elegy” author is turning to Trump to try and win the Republican primary in Ohio’s Senate race.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin,...
00:27:06
2022-04-28
Elon Musk and Twitter have reached a deal. Recode’s Peter Kafka and Shirin Ghaffary explain what it means for the business of Twitter, and for free speech on the platform.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Efim Sh...
00:27:06
2022-04-27
Dianne Feinstein’s colleagues are concerned the 88-year-old senator is struggling with memory loss, reports Tal Kopan of the San Francisco Chronicle. It’s raising concerns about Feinstein’s ability to do her job and the aging of America's politician...
00:27:06
2022-04-26
Accounts like “Libs of TikTok” are fueling right-wing media to label people who speak openly about sexuality and gender as “groomers.” Vox’s Aja Romano and the Washington Post’s Taylor Lorenz explain this age-old practice.
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00:27:05
2022-04-25
By making bitcoin a national currency, El Salvador tried to transform its economy. Rest of World’s Leo Schwartz explains why the bet hasn’t yet paid off.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact...
00:26:06
2022-04-22
A Florida judge ended the federal government’s mass transit mask mandate this week. Vox’s Dylan Scott explains if mask mandates are over forever and Dr. Kavita Patel explores how much of a difference that would make.
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00:27:06
2022-04-21
The Wagner Group, a superviolent (and supersecretive) team of Kremlin-aligned mercenaries, is doing Vladimir Putin’s dirty work in Ukraine and around the world.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and edited by Matt C...
00:27:06
2022-04-19
Last year, Vox correspondent Dylan Matthews didn’t think inflation would be a big deal. He wasn’t the only one to miss the mark.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard...
00:27:06
2022-04-18
Russia is ramping up attacks on Ukraine’s digital infrastructure. The US could be next.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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00:25:23
2022-04-15
Warner Bros. is censoring the newest Fantastic Beasts movie for Chinese audiences. It’s the latest reminder that Hollywood’s reliance on China comes at a cost.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapi...
00:27:06
2022-04-14
The congressional committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has gathered an enormous amount of information. Now it must decide what to do with it. Politico’s Kyle Cheney explains five crucial decisions that remain.
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00:27:07
2022-04-13
Hunter Biden may not be the archcriminal that conservatives describe, but his actions present problems for his father (the president of the United States). Vox's Andrew Prokop explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Efim Shapir...
00:27:07
2022-04-12
Pakistan’s prime minister was ousted. He blames the US.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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00:27:06
2022-04-11
Starting a union can be a tall order, but many baristas have found it’s an effective way to venti their frustration with management.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bulla...
00:27:05
2022-04-08
Vladimir Putin says the West is trying to erase 1,000 years of culture. Arts organizations say they have an obligation to respond to the war in Ukraine.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro,...
00:27:05
2022-04-07
The Buffalo Bills are set to receive a record-breaking $850 million in public funds to build a new stadium — even though they’re owned by a fracking billionaire. An economist explains whether publicly funded stadiums ever work out in the public’s fa...
00:27:05
2022-04-06
A 2012 law tried to limit lawmakers' ability to make money on Wall Street. It hasn’t worked.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dom...
00:26:56
2022-04-05
The Russian president has come to rely on a skewed version of history and an increasingly small circle of advisers. Journalist Marvin Kalb explains what that means for the war in Ukraine.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Co...
00:27:06
2022-04-04
A groundbreaking new study claims to have found a way for a fully paralyzed person to communicate entirely via thought. But the scientists behind it have a checkered past.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Ef...
00:36:24
2022-04-01
For thousands of years, there have been four basic tastes recognized across cultures. But thanks to Kumiko Ninomiya (aka the Umami Mama), scientists finally accepted a fifth. As part of its Making Sense series, Vox’s Unexplainable podcast explores wheth...
00:22:47
2022-03-31
There is growing support for psychedelics as performance enhancers, mood boosters, and a shortcut to therapy. The science is mixed.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Victoria Dominguez, and edited by Mat...
00:25:58
2022-03-30
The US southern border remains closed to asylum seekers on account of Covid-19, unless you happen to be Ukrainian.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and edited by Matt C...
00:24:57
2022-03-29
And in Texas, they’re trying to unionize.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and edited by Matt Collette and Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
Transcript at vox....
00:25:57
2022-03-28
The Oscars were bordering on irrelevancy until Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, an...
00:25:57
2022-03-25
One month in, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going according to plan. Historian and retired Army colonel Andrew Bacevich explains how it might end.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fa...
00:25:57
2022-03-24
As Poland welcomes almost 2 million Ukrainians in, it’s spending $4 million on a wall to keep Syrians, Iraqis, and Afghans out. Vox’s Sigal Samuel explains the myth of the “deserving” refugee.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by M...
00:25:57
2022-03-23
The Russian military may have committed war crimes in its brutal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. International law expert Philippe Sands explains how Vladimir Putin could be held accountable.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Mat...
00:26:27
2022-03-22
A bill to make daylight saving time permanent slipped through the Senate. Now, the real fight for time begins.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean...
00:26:31
2022-03-21
President Biden insists he won’t send American troops to join Ukraine’s war with Russia. Veterans like Alexander Szokoly joined the fight anyway.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, co-reported by Makena Kelly, edited by Matt Collette, e...
00:24:42
2022-03-18
With its neighbor distracted by domestic culture wars, North Korea is making new moves.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vo...
00:26:27
2022-03-17
The furor over Florida’s latest culture-war legislation has Disney, among the state’s largest employers, turning red.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and edited by Matt Collette and...
00:24:41
2022-03-16
Millions of people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s war begin. We check back in with Kurii Vasyl, who stayed behind, and his niece Yulya, who fled.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fa...
00:26:27
2022-03-15
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but certain corners of Congress don’t want to spend a penny more on it. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel argues for $100 billion in new spending to fight Covid-19.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette...
00:29:46
2022-03-14
Americans bet more than $50 billion on sports last year, and that record will likely be broken in 2022 as more states legalize the practice. A professional named Captain Jack and a novice named Emily Stewart explain the perils and glory of betting on the ...
00:26:27
2022-03-11
The BBC is bringing back shortwave radio broadcasts to counter censorship and disinformation in Russia and Ukraine. Professor D.W. Stupples explains.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fa...
00:26:27
2022-03-10
Russia has threatened to let the International Space Station plummet. The Verge’s Loren Grush explains the Star Wars.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted ...
00:30:17
2022-03-09
The world watched in horror as tens of thousands fled Afghanistan last August. Today, Explained’s Haleema Shah meets with an evacuee still stuck in immigration limbo.
This episode was reported and produced by Haleema Shah, fact-checked by Laura Bullard,...
00:26:17
2022-03-08
Gas prices hit a record high in the United States today. Then the White House put an embargo on Russian oil. The Atlantic's Robinson Meyer explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Haleema Shah, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by ...
00:26:27
2022-03-07
The US and EU are denying a handful of Russian banks access to SWIFT, a key tool in the global financial system.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by No...
00:24:39
2022-03-04
Volodymyr Zelenskyy went from a middling peacetime president to a heroic wartime president. Kyiv Independent’s Oleksiy Sorokin explains from an undisclosed location in western Ukraine. Vox’s Emily VanDerWerff also explains, but from her home in Los An...
00:23:42
2022-03-03
Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed child protection officials to investigate the parents of transgender children. Dallas Morning News reporter Lauren McGaughy explains why.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette,...
00:24:26
2022-03-02
And how the fight might end.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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00:28:53
2022-03-01
It depends a lot on where they get their news. Meduza’s Aleksey Kovalev reports from Moscow.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Noel King.
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00:27:47
2022-02-28
President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee is historic but may have little impact on American law. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Cristian Ayala, fact-checked by Laura Bul...
00:28:51
2022-02-25
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine isn’t a country. He’s wrong.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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00:24:29
2022-02-24
Kurii Vasyl and his niece Yulya try to make sense of Russia’s invasion of their country. And Kyiv Independent reporter Igor Kossov explains the latest from Ukraine’s capital.
This episode was produced by Will Reid and Victoria Chamberlin, fact-checked...
00:29:38
2022-02-23
Vox’s Jonathan Guyer explains how a Russian invasion of Ukraine could affect me and you and everyone we know.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by S...
00:28:37
2022-02-22
This year’s weird Winter Olympics were overshadowed by politics, Covid-19, and the threat of war. But as NPR’s Tom Goldman explains, the biggest scandals were still about the sports.
This episode was produced by Will Reid with help from Victoria Chamb...
00:31:01
2022-02-18
The US hopes the threat of sanctions will dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine. Historian Nicholas Mulder explains the surprising history of economic penalties as a weapon of war.
This episode was produced by Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette and Se...
00:22:46
2022-02-17
A tech investor and his rapper wife were busted for a multi-billion dollar bitcoin heist. They couldn’t really spend any of the money.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by ...
00:29:34
2022-02-16
In her Today, Explained debut, co-host Noel King heads to Atlanta to find out why some people in one of its wealthiest neighborhoods are trying to secede from the rest of the city.
This episode was reported by Noel King and produced by Miles Bryan, with e...
00:26:28
2022-02-15
A convoy of truckers angry over Covid-19 mandates is disrupting life in Canada’s capital city. Their movement is gaining traction in cities around the globe.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh with Haleema Shah and Will Reid, edited by Matt Coll...
00:28:03
2022-02-14
The New York Times published an editorial that made false claims about Sarah Palin. A lawsuit over the error could change American media.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Richard ...
00:35:32
2022-02-11
Quarterback Tom Brady will retire as the winningest football player in NFL history. ESPN's Seth Wickersham explains why so many people are happy to see him go.
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00:23:22
2022-02-10
When it comes to fixing discriminatory voting maps, nine months may not be enough for some justices. Ian Millhiser explains.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hos...
00:30:04
2022-02-09
The Oscar nominations are out, but the No. 1 movie in America features Johnny Knoxville and his friends hurting each other. He attempts to explain why, and Vox's Alissa Wilkinson picks up his slack.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Miles Bry...
00:24:25
2022-02-08
President Biden gave strict orders to avoid collateral damage during a raid on an ISIS leader. Civilians still died, but it might be a sign of a shift at the Pentagon.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered b...
00:30:29
2022-02-04
Psychologists are worried that "trauma" is losing its meaning. A trauma survivor says they shouldn't be.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Ramesw...
00:29:13
2022-02-03
At least in schools.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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00:22:03
2022-02-02
Vice President Kamala Harris just attended Honduras’s presidential inauguration. Her trip was really about the US-Mexico border.
February 4, 2022 correction:
An earlier version of this episode incorrectly stated that President Alejandro Giammattei of Gu...
00:33:25
2022-02-01
The podcast host built a massive audience by speaking to fringe figures in culture, business, and science. During the pandemic, that got him in trouble with Neil Young, among others.
This episode was produced by Will Reid and Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt...
00:28:51
2022-01-31
The US government let the expanded child tax credit expire ... just as researchers produced a study showing giving parents money might help improve brain development in kids.
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00:22:45
2022-01-28
The US is negotiating to stop Russia from invading Ukraine, but a Germany-backed natural gas project complicates things.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted ...
00:23:57
2022-01-27
Vox’s Ian Millhiser says American politics shifted during Justice Stephen Breyer’s career, until he no longer had a place in them.
This episode was produced by Amina Al-Sadi and Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey,...
00:25:50
2022-01-26
Build Back Blunders, and other presidential misadventures.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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00:26:21
2022-01-25
Crimes against humanity are rarely prosecuted successfully, but a Syrian colonel got a life sentence for just that. Documentarian Adithya Sambamurthy explains how Germany is spearheading the effort.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Mat...
00:28:35
2022-01-24
The Games don’t begin until February 4, but the drama around the pandemic, free speech, and diplomatic boycotts has been building for months. NPR’s Emily Feng explains from Beijing.
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00:29:19
2022-01-21
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing political ruin because his aides partied while the UK locked down.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean...
00:27:51
2022-01-20
That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.
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00:25:44
2022-01-19
To look into deep space is to look back in time. Ahead of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, Unexplainable talked to scientists who hope to see “cosmic dawn,” a period long ago when the first starlight transformed the universe.
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00:29:57
2022-01-18
This Sunday, the greatest telescope in the history of humanity is scheduled to reach its destination nearly a million miles away from Earth. Vox’s Unexplainable explored what it will do when it gets there.
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00:27:51
2022-01-14
The 35-year-old president-elect in Chile loves tattoos, Taylor Swift, and progressive policies. Gabriel Boric will now try to overhaul the government as Chile rewrites its constitution.
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00:20:29
2022-01-13
The speedy arrival of CSTO troops in Kazakhstan is unprecedented in the 30-year history of the Russia-backed regional security alliance.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette and Noel King, engineered by Efim Shapiro,...
00:28:37
2022-01-12
President Joe Biden wants to change how the Senate works to pass voting reforms. Sen. Mitch McConnell is threatening hell if it happens.
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00:30:54
2022-01-11
How the best-ranked men’s tennis player in the world went to Australia to become the greatest of all time and ended up being detained.
Today’s show was produced by Will Reid with help from Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Pa...
00:24:56
2022-01-10
What happens when all the teachers get sick?
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Haleema Shah.
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00:26:16
2022-01-07
Fast fashion took over the apparel industry, but consumers are tiring of its poor labor and environmental standards. Vox’s Terry Nguyen explains.
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00:28:19
2022-01-06
Russia has kept its military at Ukraine’s doorstep for almost a decade. But a recent escalation on the border is creating fears of a full-blown invasion.
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00:24:27
2022-01-04
The omicron variant is very transmissible, but it might make Covid-19 less miserable.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by...
00:34:45
2022-01-03
One year later, the United States is still trying to wrap its head around what happened on January 6, 2021. (It was an insurrection.) This year, our democracy once again will be tested.
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00:37:05
2021-12-29
Giannis Antetokounmpo went from hawking watches and DVDs on the streets of Greece to winning an NBA championship for the Milwaukee Bucks. In this repodcast, the Ringer’s Mirin Fader tells the story of his improbable rise.
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00:30:12
2021-12-28
One of the biggest pop stars in the world is rerecording her first six albums at the artistic peak of her career. In this repodcast, the Atlantic’s Shirley Li explains Taylor Swift’s strategy.
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00:50:33
2021-12-27
America's homicide rate rose by almost 30 percent in 2020. It was the biggest spike in 60 years, and the murder rate was even higher in 2021. In this repodcast, ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis explains what might be causing “The Great Regression."
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00:27:59
2021-12-23
The pandemic changed how we think about work. In this repodcast, Vox’s Anna North says it might be time to change how much we work, too.
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00:27:49
2021-12-21
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been ridiculed, erased, and let down by the world's most powerful people. She explains how she remains hopeful for her movement and our planet.
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00:29:46
2021-12-20
We scored Biden’s first year
The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos evaluates President Biden’s first year in office and whether Biden managed to lower the temperature after the January 6 insurrection.
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00:33:55
2021-12-17
Nearly 60 years after the assassination of Malcolm X, some of the men wrongly put in prison for killing him are finally being redeemed. Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, from the documentary series "Who Killed Malcolm X?", explains whether the true killers will ever...
00:31:05
2021-12-16
Cobalt is powering the electric vehicle revolution, but much of the world’s supply is mined under deadly conditions in Congo. Journalist Nicolas Niarchos explains Congo's resource curse.
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00:24:53
2021-12-15
Thanks to South Africa, the world now has some data on omicron’s severity, transmissibility, and whether or not the vaccines will protect us from it.
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00:35:27
2021-12-14
A bodybuilder posing as a Muslim convert was welcomed into a California mosque. When he showed signs of extremism, members reported him to the FBI, only to learn that he was their informant. Now, their story is before the Supreme Court.
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00:23:35
2021-12-13
Most people get about eight minutes' advance warning of a tornado. This episode of Vox’s Unexplainable podcast explores how scientists need to confront more of these storms, head on.
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00:22:47
2021-12-10
While the nation’s attention has been focused on the opioid crisis, a new, more dangerous form of methamphetamine has swept across the country.
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00:26:27
2021-12-09
That’s what the United Nations says is taking place in Afghanistan right now.
Today’s show was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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00:30:55
2021-12-08
Today, Explained returns to Cramer Hill Elementary School to explore the challenges of vaccinating children against Covid-19.
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00:23:13
2021-12-07
The mass killing at Oxford High School in Michigan may seem comparable to those that preceded it, but the aftermath has taken several new turns.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard,...
00:23:49
2021-12-07
The world’s most illustrious museums are finally having to reckon with the stolen art in their collections.
Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sea...
00:29:16
2021-12-03
Big Bird got vaccinated, an Asian American Muppet moved in, and conservatives got really mad at Sesame Street.
Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Se...
00:28:52
2021-12-02
A tennis star accused a former top Chinese official of sexual assault. Then she vanished. Now her case is changing sports in China.
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00:22:10
2021-12-02
The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains how the Court could undo Roe v. Wade without overruling it.
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00:24:59
2021-11-30
Russia blew up a satellite and almost put the International Space Station in a precarious position. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains how humans are trashing space. A space environmentalist (!) explains what cleanup might look like.
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00:25:22
2021-11-23
A deadly salmonella strain is spreading through American poultry, and there’s not much the government can do to stop it. ProPublica’s Bernice Yeung explains.
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00:31:18
2021-11-23
After the Chicago Tribune’s Stacy St. Clair runs through the Rittenhouse trial and verdict, legal scholar Eric Ruben explains how “self-defense” can apply to shooting unarmed people in public.
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00:31:38
2021-11-19
But somehow it got very scary.
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00:27:31
2021-11-18
And why they're easy to find in Europe (though they don't seem to be helping much at the moment).
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan with help from Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and h...
00:27:01
2021-11-17
No. Vox's Jerusalem Demsas disproves a popular internet conspiracy theory.
Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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00:25:33
2021-11-16
Belarus is promising migrants passage to Europe knowing the EU will turn them away.
Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah with help from Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by ...
00:24:13
2021-11-15
Consumer prices are rising at their fastest rate in 30 years. Vox’s Emily Stewart explains why this is bad news for for drivers, shoppers, and President Biden.
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00:29:28
2021-11-12
A third of American workers do gig work. In the third part of our series, The Future of Work, learn how the pandemic helped them discover their power.
Today’s show was produced by Will Reid, edited by Jillian Weinberger, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact...
00:27:53
2021-11-11
China’s 1.4 billion people are averaging fewer than 100 cases of Covid-19 a day. All it takes is the willingness to shut down anything at any time.
NPR’s Emily Feng explains from Beijing.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Coll...
00:27:41
2021-11-10
Extremists in the right-wing militant organization known as the Oath Keepers are present in law enforcement and in the military. Now, thanks to reporting from ProPublica’s Isaac Arnsdorf, we know they’re in the government, too.
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00:27:35
2021-11-09
How a music festival became a death trap, and what it would take for it never to happen again.
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00:23:35
2021-11-08
You win some and you lose some. Just ask President Biden, who started last week with electoral setbacks and ended it with a big f***ing deal.
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00:28:20
2021-11-05
They said the office would never be the same. In part two of our series, The Future of Work, what happens to your workplace when they're right.
Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked...
00:30:24
2021-11-04
While world leaders have descended on Glasgow to try to figure out how to slow emissions in the future, New York magazine’s David Wallace-Wells argues rich countries like the United States should also atone for their polluting past.
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00:25:13
2021-11-03
After a bloody fight for democracy, Sudan is sliding back into the hands of the military. CNN’s Nima Elbagir says a successful military coup could have dire consequences for democracies around the world.
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00:26:19
2021-11-03
It's Election Day in the USA. This time around, the nasty political fights and insurrections are going local. NPR's Anya Kamenetz explains.
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00:47:30
2021-11-01
While the doorbell recovers from Halloween, Nice Try explains how it’s an essential part of the American dream.
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00:29:53
2021-10-29
There are millions of job openings in America, and millions of Americans are still not able to find work that suits. In the first part of our series, The Future of Work, Recode’s Rani Molla explains “the great reassessment.”
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00:27:20
2021-10-28
From the company that brought you alternate facts comes an alternate reality!
Today’s show was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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00:31:46
2021-10-27
Vox's Aja Romano explains how Dave Chappelle's latest standup special led to a reckoning at Netflix. Vulture's Craig Jenkins assesses whether there's anything funny in it.
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00:27:47
2021-10-26
Variety’s Brent Lang explains how cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on the Rust film set—and how the tragic shooting might catalyze positive change in the entertainment industry.
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00:27:25
2021-10-25
For 11 years, a Tennessee judge sent kids to jail for a crime that doesn’t exist. Nashville Public Radio’s Meribah Knight explains why that judge is still in charge of “juvenile justice.”
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00:28:51
2021-10-22
Since the Supreme Court’s "shadow docket" decision to allow the Texas abortion ban to go into effect, a growing chorus of politicians and legal experts have questioned the court’s legitimacy. Vox's Ian Millhiser says the justices aren’t taking the c...
00:27:11
2021-10-21
The House is holding Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena as part of its January 6 investigation. Journalist Andrea Bernstein explains.
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00:22:20
2021-10-20
All I want for Christmas is a functional supply chain.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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00:32:21
2021-10-19
Tim Murphy from Mother Jones explains how Sen. Kyrsten Sinema went from a left-wing activist to a Biden obstructionist.
Today’s show was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted...
00:28:46
2021-10-18
Iran is entering its fifth decade of taking hostages. One who made it out tells his story.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram...
00:34:00
2021-10-15
In 2007, Steve Jobs introduced a product that would change our lives forever. The new season of Land of the Giants explores “The Apple Revolution.”
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00:23:58
2021-10-14
And whether the show’s message is being lost in the shuffle.
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00:21:06
2021-10-13
Vox’s Umair Irfan explains how a new pill that might soon be authorized by the FDA could fill major gaps in treating Covid-19.
Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah and Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked b...
00:29:34
2021-10-12
Body cameras were supposed to bring greater transparency to law enforcement. The case of Ronald Greene suggests police departments are still learning how to use, and even abuse, a new tool.
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00:26:30
2021-10-08
The city of Philadelphia put an opportunistic 22-year-old in charge of its vaccine rollout. Nina Feldman of WHYY’s Half Vaxxed podcast explains how it went just as badly as you’d expect.
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00:20:16
2021-10-07
But also, should we kill all the mosquitoes?
Today’s show was produced by Will Reid with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Victoria Chamberlin was the...
00:28:28
2021-10-06
An energy expert explains why offshore oil spills keep happening and whether they’ll ever stop.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Cristian Ayala and Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and...
00:29:45
2021-10-05
Facebook kicked off the week with an outage and followed that up today with a whistleblower testifying before Congress. The Wall Street Journal’s Jeff Horwitz explains how the company may have misled the public about the dangers of its social networks.
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00:28:03
2021-10-04
School’s been back for a month. Today, Explained spent a month checking in with Cramer Hill Elementary to find out how it’s going.
Today’s show was produced and reported by Miles Bryan with help from Jillian Weinberger, edited by Matt Collette, engi...
00:32:36
2021-10-01
The Brazilian butt lift isn’t just a cosmetic surgery; it’s a lifestyle. Vox’s Rebecca Jennings explains how influencers gave a decades-old procedure new life.
Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efi...
00:31:09
2021-09-30
Twelve people at Rikers Island have died in custody so far this year. The pandemic is only part of the problem, explains Nick Pinto, who is covering the string of deaths for the Intercept.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt...
00:36:48
2021-09-29
Former CDC Director Nancy Messonnier and former White House Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt join Sean at Code Conference in Los Angeles to explain the back and forth on vaccine booster shots.
Today’s show was produced and hosted by Sean Rameswaram, with h...
00:20:17
2021-09-28
Moderates and progressives are threatening to vote down different parts of their own party’s agenda, all while a government shutdown looms. Vox’s Li Zhou explains why.
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00:33:31
2021-09-27
A former Defense Department adviser says President Biden might succeed where President Obama failed, and the man formerly known as “Detainee 441” speaks.
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00:29:07
2021-09-24
President Biden wants to give Americans four more years of free school: two years of pre-K and two of community college. In a two-part series, Today, Explained’s Haleema Shah explores the challenges of expanding public education.
This episode was report...
00:29:22
2021-09-23
President Biden wants to give Americans four more years of free school: two years of pre-K and two of community college. In a two-part series, Today, Explained’s Haleema Shah explores the challenges of expanding public education.
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00:23:31
2021-09-23
Vox’s Aja Romano explains why the internet stopped what it was doing to find one particular missing person.
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00:28:20
2021-09-21
Vox’s Nicole Narea explains the latest border crisis, and Ayibopost’s Widlore Mérancourt documents deported Haitians’ return to Port-au-Prince.
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00:24:10
2021-09-20
Chinese President Xi Jinping has kicked off a "rectification" campaign that’s affecting every sector of Chinese society and business. Lily Kuo, the Washington Post's China bureau chief, explains.
Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Miles Br...
00:31:23
2021-09-17
A US drone strike in Afghanistan was meant to take out an ISIS-K target. Reporting on the ground shows an aid worker and several children were killed. Matthieu Aikins, reporter at the New York Times, explains from Kabul.
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00:30:51
2021-09-16
The US military is redoubling its efforts to figure out what’s behind reports of mysterious sonic attacks. So is Vox’s Unexplainable podcast.
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00:24:04
2021-09-15
A California judge weighed in on whether Apple has a monopoly. NPR’s Bobby Allyn unpacks the ruling. Sen. Amy Klobuchar explains why she wants the government to get serious about regulating Big Tech.
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00:26:22
2021-09-14
President Joe Biden is taking a new approach to fight the pandemic. Former acting CDC director Richard Besser explains the vaccine mandates and the booster shot debate.
Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Mat...
00:25:54
2021-09-13
Jeffrey Epstein has been dead for over two years, but his crimes and mysterious death still haunt his victims and friends. The Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown explains.
Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Pa...
00:31:38
2021-09-10
A love story between a person who's alive and a person who is dead, told by the San Francisco Chronicle's Jason Fagone.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hos...
00:26:56
2021-09-09
NPR’s Anya Kamenetz explains how America is sending its kids back to school while delta surges. Politico’s Lauren Gardner has the latest on vaccines for kids.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shap...
00:25:44
2021-09-08
Neigh!
Today’s show was produced by Will Reid with help from Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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00:29:02
2021-09-07
The Department of Defense tracks how much US wars cost, but last week President Biden cited instead accounting from the Costs of War Project at Brown University. Its co-director, Stephanie Savell, explains why.
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00:27:48
2021-09-02
The pandemic has changed how we think about work. Vox’s Anna North says it might be time to change how much we work, too.
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00:22:04
2021-09-01
Texas didn't just make it almost impossible to get an abortion, the state made it easy to sue somebody who gets one after about six weeks of pregnancy — and anyone who helps. KUT reporter Ashley Lopez explains.
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00:22:27
2021-08-31
The United States’ 20-year war in Afghanistan is officially over. Vox’s Nicole Narea explains what’s next for the more than 100,000 refugees evacuated from Kabul.
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00:28:59
2021-08-30
California could elect a Republican governor in a few weeks. KPCC reporter Libby Denkmann explains how. And the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law argues the state's recall election process is unconstitutional.
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00:21:49
2021-08-25
The Afghan refugee crisis started long before the US withdrawal. Al Jazeera English correspondent Ali Latifi explains from Kabul.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah with help from Jillian Weinberger, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shap...
00:27:00
2021-08-24
Vox’s Umair Irfan explains why you might need one. The Atlantic’s Sarah Zhang says the coronavirus is here forever, but ultimately, it might not be so bad.
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00:22:17
2021-08-23
The pandemic wiped out the slow but steady progress America had been making against another deadly disease: opioid addiction. The Washington Post’s Peter Jamison explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:57:55
2021-08-20
In this episode of Vox Conversations, the Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig shares forgiveness strategies built for unforgiving times.
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00:28:33
2021-08-19
The Taliban last controlled Afghanistan 20 years ago. They may be more pragmatic now, but their ideology hasn’t changed.
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00:23:13
2021-08-18
Some recent analysis of America’s changing demographics is inaccurate and dangerous. NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang makes sense of the 2020 census.
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00:23:47
2021-08-17
An assassination followed by an earthquake followed by a tropical storm strike a country where aid organizations often have more influence than Haitians.
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00:25:05
2021-08-16
And did it faster than the US ever imagined.
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00:22:19
2021-08-13
Covid-19 is surging so high in several states, you’d think we didn’t have a vaccine. A Mississippi nurse who was initially skeptical explains her path to getting the shot.
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00:26:22
2021-08-12
While the US withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban is surging, which is a likely death sentence for the thousands of Afghans who helped the US military. An interpreter who escaped explains.
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00:22:55
2021-08-11
A new UN report says humans are “unequivocally” causing climate change. Rich countries are to blame, but poorer ones, like Madagascar, are paying the price with an unprecedented climate-induced famine.
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00:22:26
2021-08-10
People said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo would never resign. Then he did. New York magazine contributing writer David Freedlander explains.
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00:25:40
2021-08-09
The pandemic Olympics have come to an end. NPR’s Tom Goldman provides a highlight reel and an evaluation from Tokyo.
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00:36:21
2021-08-07
Giannis Antetokounmpo went from hawking watches and DVDs on the streets of Greece to winning an NBA championship for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Ringer’s Mirin Fader tells the story of his improbable rise.
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00:24:15
2021-08-05
Democrats this week scrambled to extend a federal evictions moratorium amid the government's failure to deliver tens of billions of dollars to renters in need. Vox’s Ian Millhiser and Jerusalem Demsas explain.
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00:32:57
2021-08-04
The new Matt Damon movie, Stillwater, is based on Amanda Knox’s story. She wishes someone had asked her to tell it.
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00:29:26
2021-08-03
The Roth IRA was invented by Congress to incentivize middle-class retirement savings. ProPublica’s Justin Elliott explains how venture capitalist Peter Thiel ended up with $5 billion in his.
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00:21:31
2021-08-02
Vox’s Dylan Scott explains what an outbreak in a mostly vaccinated beach town taught the CDC about the delta variant.
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00:28:15
2021-07-30
A Philadelphia election tested progressive ideas on how to reduce shootings in America. ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis explains.
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00:28:45
2021-07-29
The nation’s murder rate rose by almost 25 percent last year — the largest increase in at least 60 years. This year might be even worse. ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis reports on “The Great Regression.”
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00:25:47
2021-07-28
Capitol police officers testified on Tuesday in the building they defended on January 6. Seamus Hughes, a former congressional investigator, explains whether their testimony will make a difference.
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00:20:37
2021-07-27
The 2020 Games were mired in scandal before they even started. Vox’s Jen Kirby explains how things are going now that the Olympics have finally begun.
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00:25:39
2021-07-26
Vox’s Umair Irfan explains why the United States is seeing another Covid-19 surge. Dr. Rhea Boyd says the country is getting unvaccinated people all wrong.
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00:21:53
2021-07-23
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg explains what he and his boss are calling a once-in-a-generation spending plan.
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00:24:52
2021-07-23
President Biden wants infrastructure spending to include child care, elder care, food assistance, even community college. Vox’s Anna North explains how he might convince Republicans in Congress.
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00:27:12
2021-07-21
America’s sewage system is total crap, but there’s a new plumber in town.
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00:29:22
2021-07-20
And how it got so dam expensive to build things in America.
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00:26:20
2021-07-19
It’s a big week for President Biden’s infrastructure plans. Vox’s Li Zhou explains the obstacles in his way, and a historian says one of them is our collective memory.
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00:27:36
2021-07-16
Britney Spears returned to conservatorship court this week. Vox’s Constance Grady explains how Spears has rapidly become the face of a legal reform movement.
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00:26:32
2021-07-15
Cubans hit the streets for unprecedented protests against their communist government. CNN's Patrick Oppmann is on the ground in Havana with spotty wifi.
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00:20:58
2021-07-14
Republicans in Texas are legislating so far to the right the state’s Democrats up and fled to Washington, DC. Vox’s Nicole Narea explains.
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00:27:38
2021-07-13
The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse is the latest in a long line of setbacks for Haiti’s stability. AyiboPost’s Widlore Mérancourt explains from Port-au-Prince.
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00:25:58
2021-07-12
Travel around the globe to hear how disparately people are experiencing the pandemic in July 2021.
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00:22:50
2021-07-09
An estimated 143 million people will relocate to escape climate change in the next three decades. Quartz’s Amanda Shendruk explains how cities can transform themselves into climate havens.
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00:23:37
2021-07-07
When people see Deeyah Khan's documentary about white supremacists, they tell her, "The real problem is jihad. You should spend time with jihadists." She says, "I did."
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00:26:51
2021-07-06
Documentary filmmaker Deeyah Khan grew tired of receiving death threats from white supremacists so she traveled to a Detroit motel to meet up with one.
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00:30:19
2021-07-02
Getting buzzed helped build civilization.. The Atlantic's Kate Julian explains.
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00:23:21
2021-07-01
The Trump Organization and its top lieutenant have been indicted for tax fraud. Andrew Prokop says the case could have uge implications for American politics.
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00:24:19
2021-06-30
A housing watchdog says real estate companies often discriminate against low-income tenants who use federal rental assistance. Now it’s suing.
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00:27:34
2021-06-29
The discovery of mass graves of Indigenous children in Canada has led to reckonings on both sides of the border.
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00:36:00
2021-06-28
Doctors have suffered psychologically throughout the pandemic, but as Vox’s Julia Belluz reports, those who seek mental health treatment in the US put their careers at risk.
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00:35:36
2021-06-25
Restaurant delivery apps have made it possible to order pretty much anything we want to eat with the click of a button. The latest season of the Land of the Giants podcast explores the cost of that convenience.
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00:27:49
2021-06-24
Catholic bishops want to deny President Biden communion, even though Pope Francis thinks that's a terrible idea. The Atlantic's Emma Green explains.
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00:24:29
2021-06-23
Vox’s Emily Stewart explains how scared you should be of inflation.
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00:21:25
2021-06-22
The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first detected in India is coming for the rest of the world.
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00:30:45
2021-06-21
After 20 years of waiting, there’s a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s. For some patients, it’s a glimmer of hope. For some scientists, it’s one of the FDA’s worst drug approval decisions ever.
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00:27:04
2021-06-17
Cryptocurrency is everywhere! And now some people are saying it could be good for the environment?! New York Magazine's Jen Wieczner is here to explain.
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00:26:57
2021-06-16
The Atlantic’s Tom McTague provides a halftime report on Brexit. It appears it’s going very well for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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00:21:28
2021-06-15
Benjamin Netanyahu is out. Israel has a new leader and a new coalition government. The question now is whether they bring anyone closer to peace.
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00:29:24
2021-06-11
Over 14 years and 20 seasons of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” the show rewrote the rules of reality TV, social media, marketing, and popular culture. Next up? Politics.
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00:26:55
2021-06-10
Senegal. Vox’s Jen Kirby flew there to find out how.
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00:26:35
2021-06-09
New York City is picking a new mayor with a new election system. What could go wrong?
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00:22:02
2021-06-08
Gangs and drug cartels killed dozens of candidates in Mexico’s midterm elections. Voters weren’t intimidated.
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00:26:38
2021-06-07
Across the country, Republican lawmakers are pushing laws banning “critical race theory” in schools. It’s already had a chilling effect on teachers.
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00:29:01
2021-06-04
Texas isn’t the only state advancing legislation that would disenfranchise voters in Democratic strongholds. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains why some voter suppression efforts are worse than others.
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00:27:14
2021-06-03
The idea that Covid-19 emerged from a Chinese lab once sounded too fringe to take seriously. That’s starting to change.
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00:25:19
2021-06-02
Despite a violent terror campaign by the military junta, protesters are still fighting for a new government. The latest conflict is uniting ethnic and religious groups that have long been at odds with one another.
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00:26:57
2021-06-01
It was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history, but for a long time very few Americans learned what happened to the Black residents of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Guest host Jamil Smith explores why — and how —...
00:34:29
2021-05-28
UFOs are having a renaissance. The New Yorker’s Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains what we stand to learn from an expected government disclosure, and why we want to believe.
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00:28:29
2021-05-27
Missourians voted for more Medicaid. Missouri lawmakers said no. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum explains what happens when you bypass the will of the people.
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00:24:02
2021-05-26
The hijacking of Ryanair flight 4978 is a big escalation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s attempts to hold on to power. It might also be his downfall.
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00:26:53
2021-05-25
Nine New York Yankees tested positive for Covid-19, even though they were all vaccinated. Vox’s Brian Resnick says it’s proof the system is working, just as New York City is opening back up.
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00:29:26
2021-05-24
Some would rather forget.
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00:58:55
2021-05-21
China’s Uyghur minority has been subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, and even forced sterilization. NPR’s Throughline explains how they became the target of what many are calling a genocide.
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00:25:58
2021-05-20
For decades, Bill Gates exemplified the “good billionaire.” His reputation — tarnished almost overnight — highlights the danger of relying too much on billionaire philanthropists.
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00:29:22
2021-05-19
An arms deal between the United States and Israel is drawing criticism from Democrats. It's part of a shifting tide in the American approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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00:31:03
2021-05-18
*Are being held this summer in Tokyo. And it’s a mess.
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00:26:32
2021-05-17
Job growth has slowed, but there are plenty of positions posted. That's got politicians arguing about the cost of benefits. Matt Yglesias explains.
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00:31:13
2021-05-14
This weekend, Chileans head to the polls to decide who will rewrite the country's constitution. CNN's Daniel Matamala explains why it's a historic experiment in democracy not just for the country, but the world.
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00:28:30
2021-05-12
The largest-known ransomware attack on American energy infrastructure is driving up gas prices and creating shortages. Wired's Lily Hay Newman says Colonial Pipeline might be a turning point for cybersecurity.
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00:26:02
2021-05-11
A push to remove Cheney from her House leadership position shows how Trump, marooned at Mar-a-Lago without Twitter, continues to hold sway in the GOP.
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00:28:36
2021-05-10
There’s no vaccine for Covid-19 anxiety. Nor is there one for those who aren’t ready to “go back to normal.” But, as Vox’s Sigal Samuel explains, there is hope.
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00:29:28
2021-05-07
President Joe Biden heeded calls from low-income countries to try to relax patents on Covid-19 vaccines so they can make cheaper generic versions. Big Pharma was furious.
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00:28:49
2021-05-06
One of the world's biggest video games is suing one of the world's biggest tech companies. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins explains how the fight might fundamentally change your phone.
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00:26:51
2021-05-05
That’s President Joe Biden’s new vaccination goal, and he’s got some fresh ideas on how to get there. Vox’s German Lopez explains.
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00:28:04
2021-05-04
Congress wants to change how the military prosecutes sex crimes. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand explains her bill.
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00:27:20
2021-05-03
Is it a bubble? Is it going to pop? Do you need to bid over asking? Has it already sold? Are there any houses left? Will you ever find one? Vox’s Jerusalem Demsas explains.
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00:25:37
2021-04-30
An estimated 10 percent of people who test positive for Covid-19 experience long-haul symptoms. Vox’s Julia Belluz joins the Unexplainable podcast to sort out what’s known and what remains mysterious about long Covid.
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00:28:45
2021-04-29
Biden’s biographer, Evan Osnos, explains why the president is a weather vane for the Democratic Party.
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00:22:59
2021-04-28
Apple updated its software and Facebook was very upset. Recode’s Sara Morrison and Peter Kafka explain. Roller derby is involved.
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00:30:17
2021-04-27
President Biden is cranking the pressure on President Putin, but it was Russian dissident Alexei Navalny who scored a victory by refusing his prison food.
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00:25:29
2021-04-26
The world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer ended up with the world’s worst Covid-19 surge. Neha Arora, New Delhi correspondent for Reuters, explains.
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00:32:23
2021-04-24
Or at least 30 percent of it.
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00:36:02
2021-04-22
Listen to the Atlantic’s Robinson Meyer explain the arguments and then decide for yourself.
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00:29:34
2021-04-21
Norway has lapped the world in adopting electric vehicles. Vox’s Umair Irfan explains how the US might catch up.
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00:30:09
2021-04-20
In 2019, David Wallace-Wells wrote a book called The Uninhabitable Earth. Just two years later, he’s feeling hopeful — thanks to the world’s biggest polluters.
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00:28:36
2021-04-19
And other items from the lunch menu of 2050.
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00:29:04
2021-04-16
Arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin have wrapped after a brutal week for policing in America. Minnesota Public Radio’s Jon Collins shares his reporting from Minneapolis.
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00:30:32
2021-04-15
The recent police crackdown on a tent camp in Los Angeles has left the city divided. One thing everyone agrees on is the dire need for lasting solutions to the growing homelessness crisis in the United States.
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00:26:37
2021-04-13
The US government is calling for an immediate pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccinations after six recipients (out of millions) developed blood clots. ProPublica’s Caroline Chen explains. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choic...
00:24:26
2021-04-12
Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains how proving you got the shot became controversial. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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00:27:55
2021-04-09
Or maybe, after listening to this episode, it’ll be more like CICADAPALOOZA!
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00:29:01
2021-04-09
One of the biggest pop stars in the world is rerecording her first six albums at the artistic peak of her career. The Atlantic’s Shirley Li explains Swift’s gambit to reclaim her catalog.
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00:19:48
2021-04-06
On Monday night, the Senate parliamentarian gave Democrats an unprecedented blessing. Vox’s Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou explain what they might do with it.
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00:28:52
2021-04-06
Major League Baseball, Delta, and Coke are calling out Georgia for its new voting reforms, but some of these corporations were involved in crafting the legislation. WABE’s Emma Hurt explains.
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00:29:53
2021-04-02
We asked if you still had vaccine questions, and you did. We found answers. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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00:28:48
2021-04-01
New York is the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana, but President Joe Biden won’t budge. This means that it’s possible to become a billionaire or a convicted felon for selling weed in the US.
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00:24:28
2021-03-31
It’s infrastructure week in America. President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to spend trillions on bridges, roads, housing, and clean energy to prove it. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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00:32:51
2021-03-30
More than half of US states are working to ban, or even criminalize, trans athletes playing sports. Vox contributor Katelyn Burns explains how conservative politicians came to care so much about women’s sports.
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00:23:54
2021-03-29
After six days, a very big boat is finally afloat. While stuck, it brought international trade through the Suez Canal to a halt and cost companies billions of dollars.
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00:41:39
2021-03-26
When a Swedish American pastor refused to get a smallpox vaccine in 1902, he ended up in the United States Supreme Court. The Atlantic’s new podcast The Experiment tells the story of Pastor Henning Jacobson.
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00:29:56
2021-03-25
With Democrats in charge, there is a lot of talk about big ideas for the country, including … banning menthol cigarettes? Politico’s Sarah Owermohle explains why Black lawmakers are split over whether a ban would help or hurt Black communities.
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00:26:47
2021-03-24
The Trace’s Jennifer Mascia explains why two gun reform bills the House recently passed are likely to fail in the Senate. Patrick Blanchfield from the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research argues the American gun control debate is a big part of the pro...
00:24:04
2021-03-23
On Monday, a tweet sold for $2.9 million. That followed a JPEG that went for $69 million. The Verge’s Liz Lopatto explains how internet ephemera turned to gold.
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00:23:31
2021-03-19
People want to move on from Covid-19, but that doesn’t mean forgetting its victims. Historian Paul Farber and Vox reporter Alissa Wilkinson explain why a memorial could help us all heal and find accountability.
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00:23:36
2021-03-18
Eight people were killed in shootings at three Atlanta-area spas. Most of the victims were women. Six were Asian American. Georgia state Sen. Michelle Au explains how her community is coping, and author Kate Manne explores the intersection of racism and m...
00:23:25
2021-03-17
A growing number of unaccompanied minors at the US-Mexico border is highlighting President Biden’s struggle to fulfill his campaign promises on immigration — as well as the difficult path to comprehensive immigration reform.
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00:25:55
2021-03-16
It’s a question the US has struggled with since its founding.
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00:27:49
2021-03-15
President Biden says all adults will be eligible for a vaccine by May 1. But for the world to truly return to normal, young people will need shots, too. ProPublica’s Caroline Chen explains how, and when, that might happen.
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00:29:09
2021-03-12
Believe it or not, scientists still don’t know how the sense of smell works. But that isn’t stopping one guy at MIT from trying to reverse-engineer it. Sounds like a job for Vox’s new podcast, Unexplainable.
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00:21:36
2021-03-11
The year in revue.
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00:23:50
2021-03-10
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan has been approved by Congress. It’s a revolution in American welfare disguised as stimulus.
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00:28:11
2021-03-09
New guidelines from the CDC for fully vaccinated people suggest it’s finally time to hug your grandparents. Dr. Kavita Patel explains the do’s and don’ts as we inch back towards “normal” life.
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00:29:00
2021-03-08
Darryl Richardson, a worker at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, explains why he helped initiate a unionization effort that now has President Biden’s support. Recode’s Jason Del Rey explains how the Bessemer vote could be a game changer for A...
00:34:19
2021-03-05
Beset by controversy, The Bachelor’s latest season is winding down with an identity crisis. It’s a rare case of reality TV reflecting our cultural reality.
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00:28:52
2021-03-05
The United States is stumbling through two racial reckonings at once. Author Jeff Chang says it’s an inflection point centuries in the making.
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00:26:34
2021-03-03
Joe Biden won the presidency, but it’s Joe Manchin from West Virginia who seems to be the decider. The Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Joe Severino shadowed Senator Joe in the spotlight. Mountain State Spotlight’s Greg Moore explains why this is West Virg...
00:24:24
2021-03-02
Washington’s hottest policy fight is over raising the minimum wage to $15. Emily Stewart explains the Democrats’ effort to get it through Congress, and Dylan Matthews explains whether it will cost the country jobs.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained...
00:32:43
2021-03-01
Thirty years ago, Eugene, Oregon, figured out an alternative to the police. They called it CAHOOTS. Seriously.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:28:23
2021-02-27
President Biden finally wants to put the Keystone XL pipeline to bed. But if the last 12 years of environmental fights are any indication, it won’t be easy.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:24:54
2021-02-25
Vox’s German Lopez explains why he feels optimistic about the end of the pandemic even though 500,000 Americans have died, the virus is mutating, and it’s going to take a long time to vaccinate the world.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:32:33
2021-02-24
Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom were hailed for their leadership early on in the pandemic. Now, the former is mired in scandal and the latter is facing a recall campaign.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:27:30
2021-02-23
What’s taking so long? What’s happening with those $1,400 checks? Are the Democrats betraying the people who voted for them? Vox’s Li Zhou and Andrew Prokop explain.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:11
2021-02-20
First it was brutal winter weather, power outages followed, and then came a poorly timed trip to Cancun. Texas Public Radio’s Joey Palacios explains what comes next.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:29:31
2021-02-19
Author Nicole Hemmer explains how Limbaugh helped pave the way for Fox News, OAN, and Newsmax.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:28:42
2021-02-17
President Biden says he wants to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, so why are some of them still in effect? The El Paso Times’s Lauren Villagran and the New Yorker’s Sarah Stillman explain.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:28:09
2021-02-13
The movement to liberate Britney Spears from her conservatorship may not succeed, but it’s revealing a lot about how we treat young women. Vox’s Constance Grady explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:25:02
2021-02-11
Sen. Mitt Romney wants to throw money at parents, Andrew Yang-style. President Biden is into it, too. Vox’s Dylan Matthews explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:19:35
2021-02-10
Poorer countries have received less than 1 percent of the Covid-19 vaccines distributed around the world. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what the WHO is calling a “catastrophic moral failure.”
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:29:35
2021-02-09
Vox’s Andrew Prokop previews the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. Law professor Alan Rozenshtein explains what the Justice Department can and cannot do to prosecute insurrectionists.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplaine...
00:19:15
2021-02-05
The Senate voted on more than 40 pieces of legislation overnight. Vox’s Li Zhou explains what the “vote-a-rama” means for President Biden’s agenda.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:36:30
2021-02-04
Ten years ago, a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire and set off a revolution across the Middle East and North Africa. The Independent’s Borzou Daragahi says the Arab Spring never ended.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:27:06
2021-02-03
Vox’s Aaron Rupar explains why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has likened a fellow Republican’s views to cancer. And New York magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi explores what lawmakers peddling conspiracy theories means for the future of the GOP.
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00:21:30
2021-02-02
Some would say the military has always been in control of Myanmar. On Monday morning, they made it official once again.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:50:44
2021-02-01
After the 1977 murder of a young Latino man, the Houston Police Department created a team of five young Latino officers to solve homicides in their community. True crime meets forgotten history in the Vox Media Podcast Network’s Chicano Squad.
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00:23:37
2021-01-30
And whether or not any of it will last beyond his presidency.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:34
2021-01-27
Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants the military to do a better job of rooting out extremism in its ranks. A military investigator explains how to solve a decades-old problem.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:25:23
2021-01-26
One year after our first episode on the novel coronavirus, Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what we got right, what we got wrong, and what comes next.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:27:05
2021-01-25
Marianne Williamson was applauded as well as ridiculed on the presidential debate stage when she warned of the “dark psychic forces of collectivized hatred.” Now, just a few weeks after a lethal insurrection, a historic second impeachment, and the ina...
00:27:40
2021-01-22
Kamala Harris has already broken barriers, but ahead lies the rare task of leading a polarized and evenly divided Senate.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:30
2021-01-22
In his first few minutes in office, President Biden hit CTRL+Z on former President Trump’s agenda.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:09
2021-01-19
America’s two-month lame-duck period gave supporters of the outgoing president ample time to plan a violent uprising. Vox’s Ian Millhiser argues the long transition needs to end.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:12
2021-01-15
Was distributed by 22 orphans.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:27:11
2021-01-15
A very big tech company now has a very small union. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary explains why highly paid workers in an anti-union industry still organized and made history.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:24:55
2021-01-13
President Trump has been impeached for inciting an insurrection on the Capitol one week ago. CNN’s Elle Reeve was there and explains who was duped into mobbing the government. Plus, Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe reports on how the government plans to ...
00:26:21
2021-01-12
Impeachment won’t stop the United States’ slide towards authoritarianism. Voter reform might.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:29:57
2021-01-12
First he lost his Facebook. Then he lost his Twitter. As of today, President Trump had been limited or booted by more than a dozen platforms. Casey Newton, editor of Platformer, explains the historic shift on social media.
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00:36:35
2021-01-08
Infighting among Republican lawmakers reached a breaking point this week. The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins explains why and the tough road ahead for the GOP.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:28:40
2021-01-08
Washington Post national security reporter Dan Lamothe explains how a number of agencies and politicians put together a historically bad security plan for Congress on Wednesday.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:11:44
2021-01-07
Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York explains what it was like to live through today’s violent transfer of power.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:22:26
2021-01-05
Viruses mutate, but this time it’s different.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:28:41
2021-01-05
Tuesday’s election will decide who controls the Senate, but the president is still hung up on the election he already lost.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:06:46
2020-12-30
It's been a year.
It’s been a year
And after all the news
We’re still not in the clear
It’s been a year
Can’t even remember what life was like
Back before we didn’t need a mask to go outside
It’s been a year
Can’t even remember how it ...
00:27:55
2020-12-29
In the final episode of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” people look back on a very long year.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:24:14
2020-12-28
In the fourth of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” a reminder that we’re not the only animals who got Covid-19 this year. Science writer David Quammen explains why our health and theirs are intertwined.
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00:25:20
2020-12-23
In the third of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” Dr. Anthony Fauci reflects back on his pandemic year, what he’s learned, and what he’d do differently.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:30:11
2020-12-22
In the second of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” musicians explain how they got creative when live shows and tours were canceled.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:21:48
2020-12-21
In the first of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” millennials are moving back in with their parents (again), but they are discovering multigenerational living has its perks.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:24
2020-12-19
An estimated 143 million people will relocate to escape climate change in the next three decades. Quartz’s Amanda Shendruk explains how cities can transform themselves into climate havens.
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00:31:03
2020-12-17
In this episode of the Go for Broke podcast, host Julia Furlan travels back to the mid-’90s to explain how a bygone web browser set the stage for modern tech.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:22:10
2020-12-16
One of the most popular porn sites on the internet just purged more than 10 million videos. Vice’s Samantha Cole explains why.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:32:53
2020-12-16
The Covid-19 vaccine is being distributed in the United States, and you have questions. Vox’s Umair Irfan has answers.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:25:16
2020-12-14
The world’s biggest democracy is contending with what might be the world’s biggest labor stoppage.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:44:15
2020-12-12
On this episode of the Decoder podcast, host Nilay Patel speaks with Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse. Taylor argues the government has failed to manage the pandemic effectively for business owners and explains what the future of theaters could ...
00:25:01
2020-12-10
Martin Kenyon was one of the first people to get the Covid-19 vaccine this week. He talks about his experience, and an epidemiologist explains how to talk to the “vaccine hesitant” people in your life.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:01
2020-12-09
Joe won. And won. And won. Rudy can fail. And fail. And fail.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:21:31
2020-12-08
Melbourne, Australia, had a first wave. Then it had a second wave. Then it decided it was done with Covid-19.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:16
2020-12-08
In an end-of-year plot twist, Congress is working on a fresh bipartisan stimulus bill.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:24:24
2020-12-04
Millions of women left the workforce as Covid-19 forced school closures, but that doesn’t mean they have less on their plates. Is government-funded child care the answer?
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:35
2020-12-03
The Supreme Court ruled that New York state can’t limit how many people gather in church, even during a pandemic. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains why this is one of the most significant religious liberty cases in the last 30 years.
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00:21:48
2020-12-02
Low-income students are dropping out of college because many don’t have a reliable way to get online. Vox’s Emily Stewart says the solution is simple: Give everybody the internet.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:35
2020-12-01
President-elect Biden has started announcing his Cabinet nominees, but Matthew Yglesias says the most important positions aren’t the ones you’d think.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:19:05
2020-12-01
Covid-19 vaccines are coming out faster than many thought possible. But distributing the vaccines could be an even tougher challenge.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:32:50
2020-11-24
Scientists all over the world are searching for dark matter: an invisible, untouchable substance that holds our universe together. But they haven’t found it. Are they chasing a ghost?
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00:23:10
2020-11-23
With two months left in the Trump presidency, the US is reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan in an attempt to end America's longest war. But Biden will still inherit the conflict.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:32
2020-11-20
Retail was struggling. Then came the virus. Recode’s Jason Del Rey explains how the American mall will never be the same, and how the machines might save retail.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:21:31
2020-11-19
An ethnic conflict in Ethiopia has thrown the Horn of Africa into disarray and could upset order on the continent.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:59
2020-11-17
Oregon decriminalized all drugs. Red states and blue states are doing the same with weed. It’s the culmination of a failed drug war.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:24:23
2020-11-16
A weekend of protests, violence, and enmity in DC revealed what Donald Trump has planned post-presidency.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:53
2020-11-13
Covid-19 is surging (again). Schools are closing (again). Kids are learning online (again). And more American parents than ever are turning to homeschool (for the very first time).
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:15
2020-11-12
California tried to strengthen labor rights for gig workers. Uber, Lyft, and their food-delivering cohorts responded with a $200 million propaganda offensive.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:22:09
2020-11-11
After a fraught Election Week, cable news is finally cutting away from President Trump’s falsehoods. Erik Wemple, media critic for the Washington Post, explains why it might not last.
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00:25:21
2020-11-10
The 45th president of the United States has thus far refused to acknowledge the 46th. Political scientist Zeynep Tufekci explains this latest test of America’s democracy. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:28:01
2020-11-09
And some big vaccine news, too.
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00:32:59
2020-11-06
-And Kamala Harris, too.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:22:37
2020-11-05
Vox’s Ella Nilsen explains why Democrats are waving goodbye to the blue wave.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:30:57
2020-11-04
Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains the latest election math, and Ezra Klein argues that, despite record-setting turnout, it wasn’t a great night for American democracy.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:16
2020-11-03
This Election Day, voter turnout is projected to break records in the United States, but it won’t get anywhere close to Australia’s. Professor Lisa Hill explains what happens when you make voting mandatory.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:29:13
2020-11-02
Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how Joe Biden — or President Trump — could win 270 electoral votes.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:30:55
2020-10-30
In the final episode of our five-part series, New York Magazine’s Rebecca Traister and Vox’s Ezra Klein explain how four years of the Trump presidency have changed the American people and their politics.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:35:16
2020-10-29
In the fourth of our five-part series, Vox’s Dylan Scott explains how a president with no plan on health care evolved into a president with no plan for the pandemic.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:31
2020-10-28
Election turnout is on track to be the highest in a century. Farmers, essential workers, prisoners, and two ladies named Ruth explain their 2020 presidential pick.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:20:10
2020-10-27
Pandemic or not, the highest court in the land won’t extend Wisconsin’s deadline for mailed ballots. Good thing it’s not a swing state. Oh, wait ...
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:33:15
2020-10-23
In the third of our five-part series, Vox’s Andrew Prokop says there’s one key takeaway from the Mueller investigation and impeachment: Trump will do anything to win an election.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:21:39
2020-10-22
Bill Barr and Elizabeth Warren have found a common enemy.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:22:13
2020-10-21
Last Christmas, I gave you my health.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:19
2020-10-20
The 2020 election is well underway, as are efforts to prevent people from voting.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:28:48
2020-10-19
Live from New York, impressions are trite! Vox critic-at-large Emily VanDerWerff explains why late-night TV struggles to satirize President Trump, and argues the internet is doing a much better job.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:27:50
2020-10-16
In the second of our five-part series, Vox’s Nicole Narea and Jenn Williams explain how President Trump has fundamentally changed the perception of the United States at home and abroad.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:22:31
2020-10-15
A Los Angeles magician struck gold with a glorified Zoom meeting. Some are asking if he’s figured out how to save theater.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:26:59
2020-10-14
The judge isn’t saying much in her confirmation hearing, but Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains how her legal theory will guide her on the Supreme Court. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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00:24:51
2020-10-13
Even if Democrats win the White House, take the Senate, and hold the House, most of their legislation could be doomed because of the filibuster. Vox’s Ezra Klein says it’s filibusted.
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00:24:40
2020-10-09
In the first of our five-part series, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explains why President Donald Trump seldom boasts about his biggest accomplishment.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:25:22
2020-10-08
In June, nine members of the Minneapolis City Council stood onstage at a community rally and pledged to dismantle the police. Council member Alondra Cano returns to explain why it’s taking so long.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:23:19
2020-10-07
After months of downplaying the risks, the White House has come down with Covid-19. Vox’s Aaron Rupar gives the updates, and Future Perfect’s Sigal Samuel sifts through the moral complexities in the gleeful reactions.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplai...
00:20:59
2020-10-06
President Trump told a fringe group of misogynistic racists to “stand back and stand by” at the first presidential debate. Vox’s Jane Coaston explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:31:20
2020-10-05
President Trump is battling Covid-19 and the vice-presidential debate is days away. McKay Coppins from the Atlantic explains the man waiting in the wings. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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00:20:33
2020-10-02
The president had a very busy week, then tested positive for the coronavirus. Vox’s Aaron Rupar traces his steps and Ella Nilsen explores the possible scenarios.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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