Today, Explained
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Today, Explained
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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 hosted by Sean Rameswaram and featuring the finest reporters from the Vox Media Podcast Network and beyond.
Thursday 24 June 2021 : Catholic bishops want to deny President Biden communion, even though Pope Francis thinks that's a terrible idea. The Atlantic's Emma Green...
Wednesday 23 June 2021 : Vox’s Emily Stewart explains how scared you should be of inflation. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by...
Tuesday 22 June 2021 : The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first detected in India is coming for the rest of the world. Transcript at...
Monday 21 June 2021 : 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,...
Thursday 17 June 2021 : Cryptocurrency is everywhere! And now some people are saying it could be good for the environment?! New York Magazine's Jen Wieczner is here...
Wednesday 16 June 2021 : The Atlantic’s Tom McTague provides a halftime report on Brexit. It appears it’s going very well for Prime Minister Boris...
Tuesday 15 June 2021 : Benjamin Netanyahu is out. Israel has a new leader and a new coalition government. The question now is whether they bring anyone closer to...
Monday 14 June 2021 : What to do when your mom is with Q. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to...
Friday 11 June 2021 : Over 14 years and 20 seasons of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” the show rewrote the rules of reality TV, social media, marketing,...
Thursday 10 June 2021 : Senegal. Vox’s Jen Kirby flew there to find out how. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a...
Wednesday 09 June 2021 : New York City is picking a new mayor with a new election system. What could go wrong? Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today,...
Tuesday 08 June 2021 : Gangs and drug cartels killed dozens of candidates in Mexico’s midterm elections. Voters weren’t intimidated. Transcript at...
Monday 07 June 2021 : Across the country, Republican lawmakers are pushing laws banning “critical race theory” in schools. It’s already had a chilling...
Friday 04 June 2021 : Texas isn’t the only state advancing legislation that would disenfranchise voters in Democratic strongholds. Vox’s Ian Millhiser...
Friday 04 June 2021 : Texas isn’t the only state advancing legislation that would disenfranchise voters in Democratic strongholds. Vox’s Ian Millhiser...
Thursday 03 June 2021 : The idea that Covid-19 emerged from a Chinese lab once sounded too fringe to take seriously. That’s starting to change. Transcript at...
Wednesday 02 June 2021 : Despite a violent terror campaign by the military junta, protesters are still fighting for a new government. The latest conflict is uniting...
Tuesday 01 June 2021 : 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...
Friday 28 May 2021 : UFOs are having a renaissance. The New Yorker’s Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains what we stand to learn from an expected government disclosure,...
Thursday 27 May 2021 : Missourians voted for more Medicaid. Missouri lawmakers said no. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum explains what happens when you...
Wednesday 26 May 2021 : The hijacking of Ryanair flight 4978 is a big escalation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s attempts to hold on to power. It...
Tuesday 25 May 2021 : 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...
Monday 24 May 2021 : Some would rather forget. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to...
Friday 21 May 2021 : China’s Uyghur minority has been subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, and even forced sterilization. NPR’s...
Thursday 20 May 2021 : For decades, Bill Gates exemplified the “good billionaire.” His reputation — tarnished almost overnight — highlights the danger of...
Today, Explained
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Bish, don't kill my vibe
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Catholic bishops want to deny President Biden communion, even though Pope Francis thinks that's a terrible idea. The Atlantic's Emma Green...
Why stuff is getting more expensive
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Vox’s Emily Stewart explains how scared you should be of inflation. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by...
The delta variant
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The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first detected in India is coming for the rest of the world. Transcript at...
A $55,000 drug that doesn’t cure Alzheimer’s
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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,...
Tales from the crypto
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Cryptocurrency is everywhere! And now some people are saying it could be good for the environment?! New York Magazine's Jen Wieczner is here...
Once more unto the Brexit
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The Atlantic’s Tom McTague provides a halftime report on Brexit. It appears it’s going very well for Prime Minister Boris...
Israel is under new management
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Benjamin Netanyahu is out. Israel has a new leader and a new coalition government. The question now is whether they bring anyone closer to...
QAmom
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What to do when your mom is with Q. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to...
The Kardashi-end
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Over 14 years and 20 seasons of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” the show rewrote the rules of reality TV, social media, marketing,...
You know who kinda crushed Covid?
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Senegal. Vox’s Jen Kirby flew there to find out how. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a...
Mare of New York
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New York City is picking a new mayor with a new election system. What could go wrong? Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today,...
Mexico’s deadly election
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Gangs and drug cartels killed dozens of candidates in Mexico’s midterm elections. Voters weren’t intimidated. Transcript at...
Critical race theory
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Across the country, Republican lawmakers are pushing laws banning “critical race theory” in schools. It’s already had a chilling...
It’s getting harder to vote in America
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Texas isn’t the only state advancing legislation that would disenfranchise voters in Democratic strongholds. Vox’s Ian Millhiser...
It’s getting harder to vote in America
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Texas isn’t the only state advancing legislation that would disenfranchise voters in Democratic strongholds. Vox’s Ian Millhiser...
The lab leak theory
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The idea that Covid-19 emerged from a Chinese lab once sounded too fringe to take seriously. That’s starting to change. Transcript at...
Myanmar wants a revolution
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Despite a violent terror campaign by the military junta, protesters are still fighting for a new government. The latest conflict is uniting...
The Tulsa massacre, 100 years later
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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 truth is out there
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UFOs are having a renaissance. The New Yorker’s Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains what we stand to learn from an expected government disclosure,...
MO Medicaid MO Problems
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Missourians voted for more Medicaid. Missouri lawmakers said no. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum explains what happens when you...
Why Belarus hijacked a plane
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The hijacking of Ryanair flight 4978 is a big escalation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s attempts to hold on to power. It...
You’re vaxxed. You test positive. Don’t panic.
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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...
Remember the insurrection?
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Some would rather forget. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to...
A million Muslims detained
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China’s Uyghur minority has been subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, and even forced sterilization. NPR’s...
Ctrl+Alt+Divorce
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For decades, Bill Gates exemplified the “good billionaire.” His reputation — tarnished almost overnight — highlights the danger of...
