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Today, Explained
Today, Explained
Vox

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... more

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Episodes

The making of a beauty king

Sephora revolutionized high-end beauty and turned tiny brands into household names. Now, comes the reckoning. Fast Company’s Liz Segran on... more

14 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
Elon's African roots

President Trump is offering to resettle white South Africans in the US, and his white South African bestie may have... more

13 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Tater bot

The prices of all kinds of things have stayed stubbornly high even as inflation has cooled. And a spate of... more

12 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
DOGE-y behavior

Elon Musk promised to feed "USAID into the wood chipper." The way he's dismantling the agency provides a roadmap for... more

11 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Guantanamo’s other history

The Trump administration has begun detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay. For more than 40 years, the US has sent immigrants... more

10 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Super Bowl GNX

Kendrick Lamar is celebrating his latest album, GNX, on the biggest stage in American music. But everyone wants to know... more

07 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
Chaos in Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is at war. Again. Sixty-five years of mismanagement began with a CIA assassination plot... more

06 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Democrats, where you at?

NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) try to explain if the Democrats are, like, dead. This episode... more

05 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
Tariffied

The first battles have now been fought in the new North American trade war. President Donald Trump came out on... more

04 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Rebuilding Los Angeles

LA Times reporter Liam Dillon assesses the damage now that the fires are fully contained. Torched editor Alissa Walker explains... more

03 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes