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Today, Explainedactive

Publisher |: Vox,; Vox Media Podcast Network

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: News & Politics

Categories Via RSS |: Daily News,; News,; Politics

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.

Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

People |: Noel King (@noelking),; Sean Rameswaram (@rameswaram)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Washington, DC
Premiere Date |: 2018-02-07
Related Hashtags |: #coronavirus,; #COVIDー19,; #COVIDー19,; #Kavanaugh,; #TodayExplained
Frequency |: Daily
Explicit |: No

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1551 Available Episodes (1551 Total) / Average duration: 00:24:59

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1551 Available Episodes (1551 Total)Average duration: 00:24:59

Apr 18, 2024

00:25:31

Politicians and conservative news outlets say there’s an epidemic of people moving into a stranger’s house and refusing to leave. Curbed’s Bridget Read and Semafor’s David Weigel explain what’s actually happening.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette and Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 17, 2024

00:25:46

Drivers are increasingly paying sticker price or more for a new car. Then there are sky-high insurance rates and mortgage-level car payments. Vox’s Marin Cogan explains how we got here.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 16, 2024

00:25:39

The first of former President Donald Trump's four criminal trials began this week. Vox's Andrew Prokop explains what's at stake, and Vox's Abdallah Fayyad explains how he might (or might not) pay the mounting legal bills.

This episode was produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, Matt Collette and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 15, 2024

00:25:39

The Economist’s Gregg Carlstrom explains. Jerusalem-based journalist Noga Tarnopolsky explores whether the unprecedented attack hurts or helps Benjamin Netanyahu.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 12, 2024

00:25:45

The new movie Civil War delivers a sensational story about political polarization spilling into mass violence. If that seems reckless, it’s what apocalyptic films have done forever. The LA Times’s Mark Olsen and Northeastern University’s Nathan Blake explain.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Lissa Soep, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 11, 2024

00:25:43

Congress is back in session and the House speakership is once again on the line. The New Yorker’s David Kirkpatrick explains how Mike Johnson got the gavel and whether he’ll be able to keep it.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 10, 2024

00:25:41

The Oxford, Michigan, school shooter's parents will serve up to 15 years in prison. Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents held criminally liable for a mass school shooting in the US, but they likely won't be the last.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 09, 2024

00:25:45

A pig’s kidney was just transplanted into a human. But Vox’s Dylan Matthews says we shouldn't need the pigs.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Anouk Dussaud, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 08, 2024

00:25:03

More and more Americans feel like college isn’t a good deal anymore. One state thinks it’s found a way to turn things around.

This episode was reported and produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette with help from Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 05, 2024

00:25:37

Tweens are shopping for trendy, expensive skincare products. Gen Z worries it’s “aging like milk.” Are today’s young people too afraid of looking old? Allure editor-in-chief Jessica Cruel and Vox correspondent Rebecca Jennings explain.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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Apr 18 | 00:25:31

The great American squatter panic

Apr 17 | 00:25:46

How car ownership got so expensive

Apr 16 | 00:25:39

Florida man’s first criminal trial begins

Apr 15 | 00:25:39

Why Iran attacked Israel

Apr 12 | 00:25:45

America at war, now in theaters

Apr 11 | 00:25:43

Speaker Johnson's next test

Apr 10 | 00:25:41

Prosecuting parents

Apr 09 | 00:25:45

The man with a pig kidney

Apr 08 | 00:25:03

Is college still worth it?

Apr 05 | 00:25:37

The Sephora kids

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