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Today, Explained

By Vox

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.

  1. 1.
    Abolish the lame-duck period?01/19/2021
    24:20
  2. 2.
    The first global vaccination01/15/2021
    22:02
  3. 3.
    Okay, Google: unionize! 01/15/2021
    28:21
  4. 4.
    The people behind the insurrection01/13/2021
    24:12
  5. 5.
    A step past impeachment01/12/2021
    25:45
  6. 6.
    Deplatforming Donald01/12/2021
    30:57
  7. 7.
    The flamethrowers and the fire extinguishers01/08/2021
    38:10
  8. 8.
    How security at the Capitol failed01/08/2021
    29:13
  1. 9.
    The breach, explained by Rep. Maloney (locked in her office)01/07/2021
    6:33
  2. 10.
    The virus gets more contagious01/05/2021
    23:08
  3. 11.
    All eyes on Georgia01/05/2021
    30:36
  4. 12.
    The year in revue12/30/2020
    6:46
  5. 13.
    How 2020 changed us12/29/2020
    27:53
  6. 14.
    Animals catch Covid-19, too12/28/2020
    24:48
  7. 15.
    Dr. Fauci’s nightmare before Christmas12/23/2020
    26:22
  8. 16.
    The year live music died12/22/2020
    31:11
  9. 17.
    Moving home12/21/2020
    20:31
  10. 18.
    A climate change of address12/19/2020
    22:59
  11. 19.
    How Netscape created our tech world12/17/2020
    32:11
  12. 20.
    Pornhub just deleted 80% of its videos12/16/2020
    20:25
  13. 21.
    Your vaccine questions, answered12/16/2020
    34:07
  14. 22.
    India’s farmers strike12/14/2020
    24:32
  15. 23.
    How movie theaters might survive12/12/2020
    45:15
  16. 24.
    The vaccine, explained by Martin (who got it)12/10/2020
    22:06
  17. 25.
    No coup for you!12/09/2020
    25:26
  18. 26.
    How Melbourne eradicated Covid-1912/08/2020
    20:25
  19. 27.
    It’s beginning to look a lot like stimulus12/08/2020
    28:00
  20. 28.
    A woman’s work is never done12/04/2020
    26:18
  21. 29.
    God-given right?12/03/2020
    22:31
  22. 30.
    America Offline12/02/2020
    20:55
  23. 31.
    The key to the Cabinet12/01/2020
    23:35
  24. 32.
    What if developing a vaccine was the easy part?12/01/2020
    20:37
  25. 33.
    Unexplainable11/24/2020
    32:14
  26. 34.
    Withdrawing won’t end the war11/23/2020
    22:37
  27. 35.
    All the mall things11/20/2020
    21:55
  28. 36.
    The peacemaker’s civil war11/19/2020
    19:54
  29. 37.
    Badlands11/18/2020
    23:29
  30. 38.
    America said yes to drugs11/17/2020
    26:15
  31. 39.
    MAGAlomaniac11/16/2020
    23:45
  32. 40.
    (Home)school is cool 11/13/2020
    27:15
  33. 41.
    They fought the Lyft and the Lyft won 11/12/2020
    23:04
  34. 42.
    Fox & Frenemies 11/11/2020
    23:11
  35. 43.
    No concession!11/10/2020
    25:34
  36. 44.
    Biden’s coronavirus plan11/09/2020
    30:43
  37. 45.
    Joe Biden wins11/06/2020
    35:24
  38. 46.
    What happened to Congress?11/05/2020
    23:15
  39. 47.
    President Biden?11/04/2020
    32:12
  40. 48.
    Today (should be a holiday), Explained11/03/2020
    24:06
  41. 49.
    What to expect when you’re electing11/02/2020
    29:08
  42. 50.
    The Trump Years: State of our union10/30/2020
    32:23
  43. 51.
    The Trump Years: Health of the nation10/29/2020
    36:54
  44. 52.
    The Voters10/28/2020
    27:30
  45. 53.
    The Supreme Court may disenfranchise you now10/27/2020
    21:40
  46. 54.
    #EndSARS10/26/2020
    25:53
  47. 55.
    The Trump Years: Win at all costs10/23/2020
    34:51
  48. 56.
    “Hey Google,” the United States is suing you10/22/2020
    22:57
  49. 57.
    Will Covid-19 cancel the holidays?10/21/2020
    23:21
  50. 58.
    Block the vote?10/20/2020
    23:07
  51. 59.
    The parody-proof president10/19/2020
    30:07
  52. 60.
    The Trump Years: America First10/16/2020
    28:21
  53. 61.
    Do you believe in magic?10/15/2020
    23:37
  54. 62.
    Amy Coney Barrett’s originalism10/14/2020
    28:45
  55. 63.
    The case for ending the filibuster10/13/2020
    26:54
  56. 64.
    The Trump Years: Deregulator in chief10/09/2020
    25:33
  57. 65.
    Did anyone defund the police?10/08/2020
    29:56
  58. 66.
    1600 Coronavirus Avenue10/07/2020
    25:36
  59. 67.
    Who are the Proud Boys?10/06/2020
    22:41
  60. 68.
    It’s time to talk about Mike Pence10/05/2020
    32:29
  61. 69.
    Contact tracing President Trump10/02/2020
    20:53
  62. 70.
    Missing Chapter10/01/2020
    37:38
  63. 71.
    Joe Versus the Volcano09/30/2020
    29:22
  64. 72.
    Amy Coney Barrett09/29/2020
    25:43
  65. 73.
    $75009/28/2020
    22:25
  66. 74.
    Justice For Breonna Taylor (Part II)09/25/2020
    23:35
  67. 75.
    Dr. Fauci on pandemic politics09/24/2020
    26:50
  68. 76.
    Working from work09/23/2020
    25:36
  69. 77.
    RBG’s seat09/22/2020
    24:01
  70. 78.
    Supreme09/21/2020
    33:18
  71. 79.
    Class of Covid-1909/18/2020
    30:52
  72. 80.
    ICE and involuntary hysterectomies09/17/2020
    22:36
  73. 81.
    A firefighter on battling wildfires09/16/2020
    27:07
  74. 82.
    This is the future Joe Biden wants09/15/2020
    23:52
  75. 83.
    Can the Democrats take the Senate?09/14/2020
    26:27
  76. 84.
    Cupid-1909/11/2020
    24:16
  77. 85.
    What was Putin the tea?09/10/2020
    22:56
  78. 86.
    The truth about herd immunity09/09/2020
    20:59
  79. 87.
    A Fake News Survival Guide09/08/2020
    24:45
  80. 88.
    The movies are back*09/04/2020
    31:50
  81. 89.
    Is the stock market bull?09/03/2020
    22:51
  82. 90.
    Let’s talk about ventilation09/02/2020
    24:59
  83. 91.
    Is Facebook ready for the election?09/01/2020
    23:45
  84. 92.
    Wakanda forever08/31/2020
    20:38
  85. 93.
    The Island of Explained: A Summer of Protest08/29/2020
    26:30
  86. 94.
    Unconventional (Part II)08/28/2020
    30:59
  87. 95.
    Kenosha08/27/2020
    23:39
  88. 96.
    Optimism in 202008/26/2020
    31:32
  89. 97.
    Plasmania08/25/2020
    24:12
  90. 98.
    What is QAnon?08/24/2020
    24:31
  91. 99.
    Unconventional08/21/2020
    25:14
  92. 100.
    Who polices the police?08/20/2020
    28:33
  93. 101.
    Class is in quarantine08/19/2020
    28:01
  94. 102.
    A woman’s place is at the polls08/18/2020
    25:42
  95. 103.
    The mail, man08/17/2020
    20:07
  96. 104.
    The Island of Explained: Escape from Boredom08/15/2020
    21:49
  97. 105.
    Well, this is awkward08/14/2020
    26:48
  98. 106.
    2020 makes no census 08/13/2020
    21:36
  99. 107.
    Kamala08/12/2020
    23:22
  100. 108.
    The dictator vs. the homemaker 08/11/2020
    21:56
  101. 109.
    How Trump’s relief plan helps and hurts08/10/2020
    21:22
  102. 110.
    TikTok, on the clock, Donald says your time is up08/07/2020
    25:32
  103. 111.
    Florida’s Covid-19 tragedy08/06/2020
    22:06
  104. 112.
    What’s going on in Lebanon08/05/2020
    20:56
  105. 113.
    Everything that could go wrong with the November election08/04/2020
    20:18
  106. 114.
    Who’s “Karen?” And what’s BIPOC?08/03/2020
    21:43
  107. 115.
    The Island of Explained: Election Day07/31/2020
    25:47
  108. 116.
    Tim, Mark, Jeff, and Sundar07/30/2020
    27:37
  109. 117.
    Life after Covid-19, explained by Carl (who had it)07/29/2020
    23:08
  110. 118.
    Stimulating America07/28/2020
    24:24
  111. 119.
    Rural America meets Black Lives Matter07/27/2020
    23:48
  112. 120.
    Houston, we have a problem07/24/2020
    23:56
  113. 121.
    The Anti-maskers07/23/2020
    21:36
  114. 122.
    Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan07/22/2020
    22:49
  115. 123.
    Tucker Carlson’s America07/21/2020
    26:24
  116. 124.
    When the feds came to Portland07/20/2020
    21:13
  117. 125.
    The Island of Explained: Vaccines07/17/2020
    26:20
  118. 126.
    #CancelRent 07/16/2020
    22:20
  119. 127.
    What happened to California?07/15/2020
    23:56
  120. 128.
    The Washington Football Team07/14/2020
    19:33
  121. 129.
    Stone free07/13/2020
    25:59
  122. 130.
    A million international students in limbo07/10/2020
    25:07
  123. 131.
    Supreme Tax Court07/09/2020
    23:27
  124. 132.
    “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!”07/08/2020
    23:23
  125. 133.
    Surfaces vs. droplets vs. aerosols07/07/2020
    26:09
  126. 134.
    Netflix has no chill07/06/2020
    42:48
  127. 135.
    How AI makes policing more racist07/02/2020
    21:49
  128. 136.
    A bounty on American troops 07/01/2020
    24:17
  129. 137.
    Helicopter policing06/30/2020
    22:56
  130. 138.
    Lockdown, reopen, repeat06/29/2020
    22:11
  131. 139.
    Justice for Breonna Taylor06/26/2020
    30:44
  132. 140.
    Black Lives Matter is working06/25/2020
    25:55
  133. 141.
    Brazil’s coronavirus disaster06/24/2020
    23:03
  134. 142.
    A world without bail?06/23/2020
    25:01
  135. 143.
    How not to fire someone06/22/2020
    22:10
  136. 144.
    Celebrate Juneteenth!06/19/2020
    18:26
  137. 145.
    A good day for DREAMers06/18/2020
    19:55
  138. 146.
    The return of sports06/17/2020
    21:26
  139. 147.
    Welcome to CHAZ06/16/2020
    18:15
  140. 148.
    A landmark LGBTQ ruling06/15/2020
    18:06
  141. 149.
    Copaganda06/13/2020
    21:04
  142. 150.
    Is this the second wave?06/11/2020
    16:18
  143. 151.
    Can Congress reform the police?06/10/2020
    22:23
  144. 152.
    Minneapolis commits to “dismantling” the police06/09/2020
    20:23
  145. 153.
    Biden his time06/08/2020
    19:40
  146. 154.
    The Talk06/05/2020
    24:47
  147. 155.
    What “abolish the police” means06/04/2020
    19:41
  148. 156.
    The problem with police unions06/03/2020
    21:44
  149. 157.
    Antifa?06/02/2020
    25:34
  150. 158.
    American Nightmare06/01/2020
    20:17
  151. 159.
    “I can’t breathe.” Again.05/29/2020
    19:26
  152. 160.
    100,000 is an undercount05/28/2020
    20:16
  153. 161.
    "First Hong Kong, then the world"05/27/2020
    17:41
  154. 162.
    One giant leap for SpaceX05/26/2020
    21:24
  155. 163.
    Today, Explained: Greatest Hits05/22/2020
    26:50
  156. 164.
    Blame WHO?05/21/2020
    21:08
  157. 165.
    The case for reopening parks05/20/2020
    17:52
  158. 166.
    Is this Trump's fault?05/19/2020
    23:39
  159. 167.
    Elongate05/18/2020
    27:37
  160. 168.
    The Class of 202005/15/2020
    23:58
  161. 169.
    Facebook’s PTSD payout05/14/2020
    24:14
  162. 170.
    Covid, kids, and a mystery illness05/13/2020
    18:01
  163. 171.
    Will Ahmaud Arbery’s killing change Georgia law?05/12/2020
    24:20
  164. 172.
    A few men in fishing boats try to take Venezuela05/11/2020
    17:13
  165. 173.
    Quarantine dreams05/08/2020
    25:27
  166. 174.
    The Reopening States of America05/07/2020
    21:33
  167. 175.
    Why Sweden stayed open05/06/2020
    20:30
  168. 176.
    How to be happy05/05/2020
    25:22
  169. 177.
    Tara Reade alleges, Joe Biden denies05/04/2020
    19:53
  170. 178.
    The Island of Explained05/01/2020
    24:58
  171. 179.
    The Invisible Man04/30/2020
    20:49
  172. 180.
    Overflowing farms, desperate food banks04/29/2020
    27:23
  173. 181.
    Inside the world's biggest lockdown04/28/2020
    25:21
  174. 182.
    Oil is broke. Green New Deal with it?04/27/2020
    24:17
  175. 183.
    Georgia on my mind04/24/2020
    18:56
  176. 184.
    Conspiracy-1904/23/2020
    24:19
  177. 185.
    This one's for Earth04/22/2020
    23:23
  178. 186.
    One day, three healthcare workers04/21/2020
    25:01
  179. 187.
    The epicenter of the epicenter04/20/2020
    25:45
  180. 188.
    Long shot04/17/2020
    28:51
  181. 189.
    Zeke Emanuel’s exit strategy04/16/2020
    27:38
  182. 190.
    Death Cab for The Postal Service?04/15/2020
    27:46
  183. 191.
    All praise, no pay04/14/2020
    29:10
  184. 192.
    Elizabeth Warren has a plan for this, too04/13/2020
    53:31
  185. 193.
    The loneliness pandemic04/10/2020
    22:56
  186. 194.
    Six feet away from God04/09/2020
    26:22
  187. 195.
    Vote and die04/08/2020
    25:29
  188. 196.
    "The Great Equalizer"04/07/2020
    25:04
  189. 197.
    The immunity test04/06/2020
    21:43
  190. 198.
    Mask on? Mask off?04/03/2020
    29:58
  191. 199.
    6.6 million more unemployed04/02/2020
    30:39
  192. 200.
    Lockdown while locked up04/01/2020
    25:34

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