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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.


Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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  • Today · 31 min

    Nevada's Trump slump

    Nevada is in many ways “ground zero” for this year’s midterms. The state swung to the right in 2024 and voted for Donald Trump. Now, many voters there are grappling with buyer’s remorse. 

  • Yesterday · 25 min

    Life in the rage economy

    The consumer experience is getting worse even as everything is getting more expensive. AI agents could make things better... or much, much worse.

  • Thursday · 25 min

    Texas Talarico freakout

    Texas hasn't elected a Democrat for Senate since 1988. James Talarico has a shot, but Republicans have launched a full culture war to try to prevent it.

  • Wednesday · 27 min

    The future of MAGA is... Nixon?

    MAGA-aligned conservatives, including Vice President JD Vance, are trying to rehabilitate Richard Nixon's image. That's evidence of where they want to take their party.

  • Monday · 25 min

    Democrats find God

    Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in over 90 years, but moderate pastor Adam Hamilton might break the losing streak. And his approach to religion could help Democrats around the country.

  • October 24 · 32 min

    Can Trump steal the midterms?

    Between the Trump administration’s executive orders, lawsuits, and relentless rhetoric, it feels like voting systems in America are under constant threat. Is it working?

  • October 23 · 25 min

    RFK Jr. and the chocolate factory

    The HHS secretary has pressured food companies like Mars, which makes M&M's, to stop using artificial dyes. Easier said than done.

  • October 20 · 27 min

    The passive income influencers

    They promise you financial freedom with very little work, but these side hustles might just be the new pyramid schemes.

  • October 19 · 25 min

    Susan Collins, political ninja

    The Maine senator has dodged decades of attacks, but President Trump’s low approval ratings could be her political deathblow.

  • October 18 · 30 min

    The quest for the perfect baby

    Men and women are trying to maximize their reproductive health due to anxieties around declining fertility trends. But are we taking “embryomaxxing” too far?

  • October 17 · 35 min

    Can you buy the midterms?

    Republicans are entering the midterm home stretch with a staggering $1 billion campaign war chest. Will it make a difference?

  • October 16 · 26 min

    Thirst trap politics

    The internet has a crush on some of the candidates running for office this election season and it’s saying a lot about how Democrats and Republicans wield sexuality.

  • October 15 · 25 min

    The Iran war is spreading

    Saudi Arabia's dreams of becoming a global financial hub are running into the reality of regional war.

  • October 14 · 25 min

    Data centers fight back

    Data centers have maybe the worst image in America right now. Enter the public relations professionals.

  • October 13 · 25 min

    Should we ban fraternities?

    Cornell University’s president is wary of an outright ban, but the school’s sexual assault case has campuses around the country considering the question.

  • October 12 · 25 min

    America’s death penalty problem

    Support for the death penalty has dropped dramatically in the US, but in some places there's still a "death penalty assembly line" as this episode of The Gray Area explores.

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