Today, Explained podcast
Today, Explained is Vox’s daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. You can listen to it, and more Vox podcasts, here. Today, Explained is now available on public radio stations across the US. For more daily news offerings, check out Vox’s weekday newsletter.
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The Today, Explained team includes Miranda Kennedy, Amina Al-Sadi, Matt Collette, Haleema Shah, Victoria Chamberlin, Miles Bryan, Hady Mawajdeh, Patrick Boyd, Avishay Artsy, Amanda Lewellyn, Laura Bullard, Andrea Kristinsdottir, Peter Balonon-Rosen, and Rob Byers. The show is a production of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Arab American support for third parties could decide Michigan — and the presidency.
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Will storm damage depress turnout in a key battleground state?
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Arizona’s dueling ballot measures on abortion and immigration, explained.
For many children, puberty is starting earlier and lasting longer.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the biggest misinformation superspreaders.
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Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, was killed in an airstrike. What now?
How a tech and finance boom brought workers back to the office. It might just be the future of work for all of us.
The Georgia state election board’s 11th-hour rule changes, explained.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke to Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram about her plan.
The right-wing conspiracy theory jumped from Facebook to X to a presidential debate stage.
February?! Until February?!?! Boeing slip leaves astronauts in limbo.
Black women delegates opened up about the thorniest challenges ahead.
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was chaos. What can that tell us about 2024?
The FDA rejected MDMA-assisted therapy, lengthening an already decades-long journey to medicalize the psychedelic.
Rumors and disinformation have fueled violence across the country.
Just as the US team enters its influencer era, the sport is in trouble.
Ultimate fighting and the 2024 election’s connections, explained
Amid ever-increasing global outrage, the objectives in Israel’s war are out of reach.
Does the restaurant’s bankruptcy signal rough seas ahead for casual dining chains?
Vox’s daily news explainer podcast is available on public radio stations across the US as well as on podcast platforms.
The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.
The historical discussion at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Minnesota found a way to make college a good deal.
Can’t buy, won’t sell: Today’s housing market, explained.
A century of history of Black country music, explained by Alice Randall.
Voices from a besieged Rafah.
Why Taylor Swift, Drake, and Bad Bunny have been muted on TikTok dance videos.
The world’s “coolest dictator,” Nayib Bukele, wins reelection.
The economy did well under Trump the first time around. Here’s why some CEOs are worried about the sequel.
Today, Explained digs into the stigma associated with a prostate cancer diagnosis like Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s, and the fear many men have of the exam itself.
Three years after demands for police reform, police are solving fewer crimes. What happened?
With the world focused on Gaza, Israeli settlers and soldiers are increasing attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.
What’s behind the politics shift in the United States around Israel and Palestine — and how it might affect the 2024 presidential race.
Why the UK is banning the American XL bully.
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