Today, Explained

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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.

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20 episodes
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Fantasy draft: 2028 presidential race
Journalists Astead Herndon, Don Lemon, and Kara Swisher hold a fantasy draft to find out who has the best shot at becoming president in 2028.
Yesterday · 43 min
Dad, where’s my inheritance?
When boomers die, they’ll leave trillions to their adult children. Some of those kids say they should get that money now.
Friday · 26 min
The culture wars turn deadly
The US is intentionally losing a fight against HIV that could be won.
Thursday · 26 min
The scandal undoing the ICC
The International Criminal Court has a lot on its hands. The chief prosecutor was ousted over abuse allegations, the Trump administration is on the warpath, and Netanyahu and Mamdani are fighting over an arrest warrant.
Wednesday · 28 min
AI just went rogue
OpenAI recently briefly lost control of an AI agent during a contained security test. After years of warnings, AI is now outsmarting its masters.
Tuesday · 26 min
The Trump-Saudi-Israel drama
The US and Saudi Arabia signed a nuclear deal but Israel hates it.
Monday · 26 min
The perimenopause moment
Women’s health and hormones have been misunderstood by the medical establishment for decades. That’s changing.
July 26 · 30 min
The Boomer politicians who won't retire
Democratic Congressman James Clyburn turned 86 years old this week. He has no plans to retire.
July 25 · 36 min
America’s best hot dog
Chef José Andrés explains what makes the winning wiener. A DC hot dog vendor respectfully disagrees.
July 24 · 26 min
Our tick nightmare
Ticks are exponentially expanding their territory, using us for their next blood meal. We must fight back.
July 23 · 25 min
The truth about Iran
The on-again, off-again war is on again. But we still don't know the point of it all or how it will end.
July 22 · 25 min
Defunding Israel
Democrats in Congress voted in shocking numbers to cut aid to Israel.
July 21 · 25 min
Trump's 2020 obsession
President Trump has a midterm message that Republicans hate and Democrats love.
July 20 · 25 min
What's in a name?
Jalen and Olivia and Liam and Ailany. We look at what makes a name top the popularity charts.
July 19 · 30 min
Progressives take on the Rust Belt
First there was New York, then Colorado. But can a progressive candidate win in the Rust Belt?
July 18 · 31 min
Parasite (2026)
Cyclospora can cause explosive diarrhea that can last a month. But you don’t need to swear off vegetables.
July 17 · 26 min
Vance vs. Rubio 2028
The Republican front-runners for the 2028 presidential nomination represent two competing visions for post-Trump conservatism.
July 16 · 29 min
Anarchy in the UK
The UK is about to have its seventh prime minister in 10 years.
July 15 · 25 min
The Mitch McConnell mystery
You'd probably get fired for not showing up to work for a month — unless you're a member of Congress.
July 14 · 25 min
ICE kills again
The new guy overseeing ICE was supposed to dial back the shock and awe. But in Houston, another person was just shot and killed by an ICE agent.
July 13 · 26 min

Today, Explained

Fantasy draft: 2028 presidential race

Dad, where’s my inheritance?

The culture wars turn deadly

The scandal undoing the ICC

AI just went rogue

The Trump-Saudi-Israel drama

The perimenopause moment

The Boomer politicians who won't retire

America’s best hot dog

Our tick nightmare

The truth about Iran

Defunding Israel

Trump's 2020 obsession

What's in a name?

Progressives take on the Rust Belt

Parasite (2026)

Vance vs. Rubio 2028

Anarchy in the UK

The Mitch McConnell mystery

ICE kills again