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, Jolie Myers, Amina Al-Sadi, Avishay Artsy, Miles Bryan, Hady Mawajdeh, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Danielle Hewitt, Kelli Wessinger, Ariana Aspuru, Laura Bullard, and Patrick Boyd. The show is a production of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.
A conversation with the New Yorker’s Susan Glasser on why 2025 feels so different from 2017.
Ozempic is changing the way we think about diet and exercise.
Online sports betting is bad for sports — and for gamblers.
The president-elect is pushing Hamas to free Israeli hostages by January 20.
The big decision facing millions of Syrian refugees, explained.
Luigi Mangione was charged with murdering a health care CEO. The internet responded with a flood of support.
25 years later, Kyle Mooney’s new movie revisits the apocalypse that wasn’t.
Nearly 25 years after Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone, Americans are more socially isolated than ever.
Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on where she thinks her party went wrong in 2024.
How will California define itself under Trump 2.0?
Jeff Weaver explains how the Democratic Party lost working-class voters.
Arab American support for third parties could decide Michigan — and the presidency.
Nevada has voted blue since 2008. Will that change this year?
What matters most to voters in the battleground states.
Will storm damage depress turnout in a key battleground state?
To win statewide, the party wants to “lose by less” in rural areas.
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.