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Vox’s daily news explainer podcast is available on public radio stations across the US as well as on podcast platforms.

You can listen to Today, Explained on 158 local public radio stations across the US, with more being added all the time. We have partnered with WNYC to bring our daily news podcast to stations all over the country.

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WVPS/Vermont Public Radio

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WESA, Pittsburgh, PA

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KUHF, Houston, TX

KAWC, Yuma, AZ

KJZZ, Phoenix, AZ

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KANW, Albuquerque, NM

CPR/Colorado Public Radio

KCRW, Los Angeles, CA

KOPB/Oregon Public Broadcasting

Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR

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KUOW, Seattle, WA

KCLU, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and southern San Luis Obispo counties, CA

KALW, San Francisco Bay Area, CA

KPBX, Spokane, WA

KCFR, Denver, CO

KNPR, Las Vegas, NV

KSJK, Talent, OR

SOUTHEAST

WAMU, Washington, DC

WYPR, Baltimore, MD

WRKF, Baton Rouge Public Radio

WFAE, Charlotte, NC

WUFT, Gainesville, FL

WJCT, Jacksonville, FL

WGCU, southwest Florida

WWNO/New Orleans Public Radio

WEKU, Central and Eastern Kentucky

WFPL, Louisville, KY

WUTC, Chattanooga, TN

WKNO, Memphis, TN

WCVE, Richmond, VA

KTRL, Stephenville, TX

WHRV, Norfolk, VA

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Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN

WVXU/Cincinnati Public Radio

WLPR/Lakeshore Public Media

WUOM/Michigan Radio

WGLT, Normal, IL

WCBU, Peoria, IL

KRPS, Pittsburg, KS

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