Today, Explained podcast

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.

Salt Lake City could be a model for downtown development — if it figures out how to address its environmental problems.

Today, Explained looks at how Americans lost faith in capitalism — and whether we can get it back.

“Die-ins,” Krazy Glue, and gridlock: The climate movement is embracing civil disobedience.

Delay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action.

The city’s bumpy experiment with self-driving taxis is spreading nationwide, too.

Hint: Ask the publishing companies.

Hyrule can’t seem to catch a break. Lucky us.

On Today, Explained, WNYC reporters Matt Katz and Samantha Max explain the complexity of the incident.

“Excuseflation,” explained.

People are scared of urban centers. They shouldn’t be.

Five years later, David Hogg and Rep. Maxwell Frost reflect on the impact of the March for Our Lives demonstration in Washington, DC.

Washington just owned DC.

Did El Chapo have a double agent in the Mexican government?

Human composting, now legal in six states, is on the rise as an alternative to burial or cremation.

Why millions of men admire internet misogynist Andrew Tate.

An art expert breaks down Just Stop Oil’s infamous climate protests.

Baldwin managed to rally bipartisan support for a marriage equality bill, but she’s the first to admit the legislation is “humble.”

The billionaire dug himself into a hole with the Boring Company.

Protests in China might force the government to back down from its extreme Covid-19 restrictions and ramp up its extreme surveillance.

Maxwell Frost on why he isn’t worried about being the first Gen Z member in Congress.

Why Big Tech’s glory days are coming to a close.

The implosion of the crypto exchange FTX will likely set the industry back years.

A Lake expert tells Vox everything about her rise and what to expect after Election Day.

Why were these felons allowed to vote in Florida in the first place?

The Fed’s rate hikes carry an implicit assumption: Double-digit Black unemployment is worth lower inflation.

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood explains the Dahomey’s history of selling their enemies.

These candidates are one election away from becoming their states’ top election officials, and they’ve all denied the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.

Here’s what their responses say about the political factors weighing on Putin — and how that all might affect his response to the Ukrainian counteroffensive.